Method for operating a machine control system, and machine control system
US11886163B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 28, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jan 30, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/50198
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for operating a machine control system and a corresponding machine control system uses a portable hand-held terminal for functionally influencing at least one machine controller. The terminal includes at least one emergency stop actuation element for terminating potentially dangerous machine operations. The controller and/or the terminal is adapted for indicating a representation of the control system on the terminal display. The controller and/or the hand-held terminal is adapted for indicating the operational range(s) of the at least one emergency stop actuation element by the terminal display. The controller and/or the hand-held terminal are further adapted for simultaneously representing the operational range(s) of the at least one emergency stop actuation element by selective, fail-safe controlling of at least one lighting device at the hand-held terminal and/or at least one discrete lighting device in or at the at least one emergency stop actuation element at the hand-held terminal.
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