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Communication control apparatus for monitoring a condition of a machine and for transmittiing the condition to an external apparatus

US5293196A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 16, 1992
Grant dateMar 8, 1994
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 16, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G15/5075
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A power supply control apparatus includes an input device for receiving data from a machine, the data being indicative of a condition of a malfunction occurring in the machine; a communication device for communicating between the input device and an external apparatus installed at a position separate from the machine; and a power supply control device for controlling a supply of electric power to the machine. The communication device transmits the received data to the external apparatus, and based on the malfunction condition indicated by the data, the external apparatus transmits an instruction to the communication device to interrupt the supply of power to the machine. The power supply control device interrupts the supply of power to the machine in accordance with the instruction from the external apparatus.

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