Safety switching device with universal signal input

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9053884
APP PUB NO 20110204729A1
SERIAL NO

13031414

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The present invention relates to a safety switching device for actuating actuators in a fail-safe manner, and further relates to an emergency shut-off circuit comprising a safety switching device according to the present invention. The safety switching device includes at least one first and second safety input for receiving a first and second input signal, at least one first and second safety output for transmitting a first and second output signal, and a control unit for evaluating said input signals and for generating said output signals. The first and second safety outputs further comprise a feedback loop said that couples the output signals back to the control unit such that the control unit is operable to perform a test routine for testing said output signals.

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ROCKWELL AUTOMATION GERMANY GMBH & CO KGGERMANY WUPPERTAL

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Helpenstein, Thomas Grevenbroich, DE 23 138
Lorenz, Dirk Wetter, DE 15 86
Machuletz, Norbert Wetter, DE 22 106
Papenbreer, Rudolf Wuppertal, DE 21 82
Zomchek, Kevin Nashua, US 10 6

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