Safety photoelectric switch
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1. A safety photoelectric switch comprising:
- a distance measuring unit configured to optically measure a distance of an object;
a position recognizer configured to recognize a position of the object based upon the distance of the object;
a memory configured to store a protection area, at least partial of the protection area being designated as a muting area;
a signal receiver configured to receive a respective external signal from each of at least two external mute sensors,a muting determination unit configured to determine a muting period based upon the respective external signal, a muting start criteria and a muting completion criteria;
a safety output controller configured to determine whether a safety output signal is ON or OFF based upon the position of the object and the protection area; and
wherein during the muting period determined by the muting determination unit, the safety output controller determines whether a safety output signal is ON or OFF based upon the position of the object and the protection area excluding the muting area.
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Abstract
A photoelectric switch reduces a cost load of a user while ensuring its protection function inherent to safety equipment without impairing its safety function, and an optical scanning type photoelectric switch is provided with a muting function settable by the user, which is a function of temporarily invalidating sensing of part or the whole of a protection area, and is provided with two output systems, with respect to each of which the muting function is settable and on each output of which an inspection signal is superimposed at a different timing in a time-division manner.
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1. A safety photoelectric switch comprising:
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a distance measuring unit configured to optically measure a distance of an object; a position recognizer configured to recognize a position of the object based upon the distance of the object; a memory configured to store a protection area, at least partial of the protection area being designated as a muting area; a signal receiver configured to receive a respective external signal from each of at least two external mute sensors, a muting determination unit configured to determine a muting period based upon the respective external signal, a muting start criteria and a muting completion criteria; a safety output controller configured to determine whether a safety output signal is ON or OFF based upon the position of the object and the protection area; and wherein during the muting period determined by the muting determination unit, the safety output controller determines whether a safety output signal is ON or OFF based upon the position of the object and the protection area excluding the muting area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A safety control method using a safety photoelectric switch, comprising:
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storing a protection area, at least partial of the protection area being designated as a muting area; optically measuring a distance of an object; recognizing a position of the object based upon the distance of the object; receiving a respective external signal from each of at least two external mute sensors, determining a muting period based upon the respective external signal, a muting start criteria and a muting completion criteria; determining whether a safety output signal is ON or OFF based upon the position of the object and the protection area; and wherein during the muting period, determining whether a safety output signal is ON or OFF based upon the position of the object and the protection area excluding the muting area.
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