SAFETY DEVICE FOR A HANDLING APPARATUS, IN PARTICULAR AN INDUSTRIAL ROBOT, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAFETY DEVICE
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Abstract
A safety device is described for a handling apparatus, particularly an industrial robot, having at least one movable gripping arm and a gripping device situated on the gripping arm, as well as having a first sensor device, connected to a control device, that is associated with the gripping arm, for collision detection. The first sensor device includes a first recording range. The safety device includes a second sensor device connected to the control device and including a second recording range. The second recording range records a range which has a greater distance from the handling apparatus than the first recording range. Both recording ranges extend outside the handling apparatus.
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24 Claims
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11. A safety device for a handling apparatus that includes at least one movable gripping arm, comprising:
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a control device; a first sensor device connected to a control device and associated with the gripping arm for collision detection, the first sensor device having a first recording range; and a second sensor device connected to the control device and having a second recording range, the second recording range recording a range which has a greater distance from the handling apparatus than the first recording range, wherein the first and second recording ranges extend outside the handling apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for operating a safety device for a handling apparatus, the safety device including a first sensor device connected to a control device and a second sensor device connected to the control device, the first sensor device including a first recording range that is different than a second recording range of the second sensor device, the second recording range having a greater distance from a path of motion of the handling apparatus than the first recording range, the method comprising:
upon a response of the second sensor device for the second recording range, reducing by the control device a traversing speed of the handling apparatus compared to a normal operation. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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