Contact detection system for power equipment
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1. A woodworking machine having one or more dangerous portions comprising:
- means for generating an electrical signal;
means for coupling the electrical signal onto a personmeans for monitoring at least one of the dangerous portions for the presence of electrical signals; and
means for detecting if the electrical signal coupled onto the person becomes coupled onto the at least one dangerous portion due to contact between the person and the at least one dangerous portion.
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Abstract
A woodworking machine having one or more dangerous portions is disclosed. The machine also includes a safety system configured to detect accidental contact between a person and at least one of the dangerous portions by electrically coupling a signal to the person'"'"'s body, and detecting if the signal becomes coupled to the dangerous portion.
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7 Claims
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1. A woodworking machine having one or more dangerous portions comprising:
- means for generating an electrical signal;
means for coupling the electrical signal onto a personmeans for monitoring at least one of the dangerous portions for the presence of electrical signals; and means for detecting if the electrical signal coupled onto the person becomes coupled onto the at least one dangerous portion due to contact between the person and the at least one dangerous portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
- means for generating an electrical signal;
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