Granted Patent B2

US 12,312,836 · App. 17/755,998 · Granted May 27, 2025

Inventors: Koji Ito (Gifu, JP); Tomohiro Mori (Aichi, JP)

Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.

E05B47/0603E05B41/00E05B47/00E05B47/06B23Q11/08E06B7/00G05B9/02

Abstract

Claims (52)

1. A safety switch comprising:

an actuator; and

a sensor main body facing the actuator,

wherein the sensor main body includes a coil, and the actuator includes an RFID tag,

wherein the coil and the RFID tag are configured to detect presence or absence of abnormality, and

the sensor main body is configured to output an abnormality detection signal indicating a detection result of the presence or absence of the abnormality, and to input a display control signal;

wherein the sensor main body further includes a display unit configured to perform display based on the display control signal, and

wherein the coil and the RFID tag are configured to detect the presence or absence of the abnormality based on a state in which the sensor main body and the actuator are close to each other, and

wherein the display control signal includes closing information if all of the coils and the RFID tags of a plurality of safety switches each corresponding to the safety switch detect absence of abnormality in the respective safety switch and includes opening information otherwise.

2. The safety switch according to claim 1 ,

wherein the display control signal is based on the detection result of the presence or absence of the abnormality by each of the safety switch and another safety switch.

3. The safety switch according to claim 1 ,

wherein the display unit performs the display based on the display control signal and the detection result of the presence or absence of the abnormality detected by the coil and the RFID tag.

4. The safety switch according to claim 1 ,

wherein in a case in which the display control signal indicates that the abnormality is detected by at least one of the safety switch and the another safety switch, the display unit performs the display in a display mode different from that in a case in which the display control signal indicates that no abnormality is detected by all of the safety switch and the another safety switch.

5. The safety switch according to claim 1 ,

wherein the display unit displays information indicating that the abnormality is detected by the coil and the RFID tag in a case in which the abnormality is detected by the coil and the RFID tag.

6. The safety switch according to claim 1 ,

wherein the safety switch is provided on a door, and

wherein the coil and the RFID tag are configured to detect an opening and closed state of the door.

7. A switch system comprising:

a plurality of safety switches, each of the plurality of safety switches being the safety switch according to claim 1 ,

wherein the plurality of safety switches comprise a first safety switch and a second safety switch,

wherein the sensor main body of the second safety switch outputs, to the first safety switch, the detection result of the presence or absence of the abnormality detected by the coil and the RFID tag of the second safety switch, and

wherein the first safety switch comprises a control unit configured to output the display control signal to the second safety switch based on the detection result of the presence or absence of the abnormality detected by the coil and the RFID tag of the first safety switch and the detection result of the presence or absence of the abnormality output by the second safety switch.

8. The safety system according to claim 7 ,

wherein the plurality of safety switches are connected in a ring shape and in series.

9. The safety system according to claim 7 ,

wherein the sensor main body of the first safety switch is configured to output the abnormality detection signal via a duplexed signal line, and

wherein the sensor main body of the second safety switch is configured to output the abnormality detection signal via a single signal line.

10. A switch system comprising:

a plurality of safety switches,

wherein each of the plurality of safety switches comprises:

an actuator; and

a sensor main body facing the actuator,

wherein the sensor main body is configured to input a display control signal, and

wherein the sensor main body includes a coil, and the actuator includes an RFID tag,

wherein the sensor main body further includes a display unit configured to perform display based on the display control signal,

wherein the sensor main body is configured to output an abnormality detection signal indicating a detection result of the presence or absence of the abnormality,

wherein the plurality of safety switches are connected in series, the plurality of safety switches comprising a first safety switch disposed at a last stage and a second safety switch disposed at a position other than the last stage,

wherein the sensor main body of the first safety switch is configured to output the abnormality detection signal via a duplexed signal line,

wherein the sensor main body of the second safety switch is configured to output the abnormality detection signal via a single signal line,

wherein the coil and the RFID tag are configured to detect the presence or absence of the abnormality based on a state in which the sensor main body and the actuator are close to each other, and

the display control signal includes closing information if all of the coils and the RFID tags of the plurality of safety switches detect absence of abnormality in the respective safety switch and includes opening information otherwise.

11. The safety switch according to claim 1 ,

wherein the coil and the RFID tag are configured to detect the presence or absence of the abnormality based on whether the coil receives a predetermined signal from the actuator.

12. The safety switch according to claim 1 ,

wherein the coil and the RFID tag are configured to detect the presence or absence of the abnormality based on a state in which the coil and the RFID tag are close to each other.

13. The safety switch according to claim 1 ,

wherein the safety switch is provided on a door having a fixed frame and a movable frame,

wherein the sensor main body is provided on the fixed frame, and the actuator is provided on the movable frame, and

wherein the coil and the RFID tag are configured to detect an opening and closed state of the door based on a state in which the sensor main body and the actuator are close to each other.

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