Guard locking switch with three concurrent directions of approach

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11572709
APP PUB NO 20200378154A1
SERIAL NO

16427673

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An industrial locking switch comprises multiple locking tongue entry slots formed on adjacent sides of the locking switch housing, thereby supporting receipt of the corresponding locking tongue from multiple directions of approach without the need to mechanically modify the switch's head or to reorient the switch itself. The locking switch houses locking bolt detection circuity comprising multiple series connected RFID coils configured to detect an RFID tag mounted on the locking tongue when the locking tongue is inserted into any of the entry slots.

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ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES INC1 ALLEN-BRADLEY DRIVE MAYFIELD HEIGHTS OH 44124

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Botker, Thomas Andover, US 1 2
Cai, Yongyao Acton, US 31 174
Mali, Girish S Nashua, US 6 11
Sacherski, Burt Nashua, US 26 189
Santos, Roberto S Hudson, US 22 111
Wolfe, Timothy P Medford, US 13 20

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