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A safety device for monitoring at least one machine comprises at least one sensor for generating sensor data about the machine and a processing unit for the sensor data, at least indirectly connected to the sensor and the machine, which is configured as an execution environment with at least one computing node and for running at least one logic unit on the computing node, wherein at least one logic unit includes at least one safety function unit for safety-related evaluation of the sensor data in order to output a safety signal to the machine to trigger a safety response in the event of a safety-relevant event, wherein the processing unit further comprises: an environmental perception unit, configured to acquire data relating to a physical environment of the machine;a risk assessment unit, configured to determine a risk based on the collected data regarding the physical environment of the sensors; and a safety adaptation unit, configured to create, modify and / or resolve logic units.

The invention provides a method, a system, equipment and a medium for alarming personnel invasion in a hoisting working area of an automobile crane, and relates to the technical field of safety guarantee in the construction process of the automobile crane, which comprises the following steps: setting the radius of the hoisting working area of the automobile crane, and acquiring suspension arm state information of the automobile crane in real time; calculating the position of a lifting hook in real time according to the state information of the lifting arm; calculating the position of a lifting working area in real time according to the position of the lifting hook and the radius of the lifting working area; acquiring a monitoring image in the lifting working area in real time; identifying the monitoring image in the lifting working area; and an alarm is given out when a person intrudes into the hoisting working area. The method has the advantages of strong pertinence of monitoring image acquisition, small limitation of use scenes, high working efficiency, strong environmental adaptability and high identification accuracy, and can meet the real-time safety guarantee requirement of the operation of the automobile crane.

An obstacle determination unit determines whether an obstacle is present in a periphery of the work machine. An action detection unit detects an action of an operator of the work machine. An action determination unit determines whether the detected action is a confirmation action executed at the time of safety confirmation. A notification unit changes a mode of notification when the action is determined to be the confirmation action.

An automated storage and retrieval system includes a three-dimensional storage grid for storing storage containers; first and second container handling vehicles operating on the storage grid; and a central communication system for controlling and communicating with the container handling vehicles for handling storage containers in the storage grid. The automated storage and retrieval system includes a barrier separating the three dimensional storage grid into a first section and a second section. The barrier has two states: a first state in which the container handling vehicles are allowed to move between the first section and the second section; and a second state, in which the container handling vehicles are physically prevented from moving between the first section and the second section by means of the barrier.

The invention discloses an automatic die changing control system of a press machine. The automatic die changing control system comprises a programmable logic controller, electrical hardware electrically connected with the programmable logic controller and an execution component. The programmable logic controller is configured to achieve the control functions of sliding block die-filling height adjustment, balancer air pressure adjustment, die clamping device action, movable workbench operation and die identification number switching, and triggers at least two control functions to be executed in parallel in the die changing process. The programmable logic controller is connected with all electrical hardware and execution components through preset program logic so as to control starting, running and ending of the automatic die changing process in the whole process.

A kneading machine (1) for food doughs, comprising a kneading machine frame (2) with a lower part (4) and a head part, wherein a kneading tool and a drive for driving the kneading tool are held on the head part (3), and wherein a kneading bowl (6) can be arranged on the lower part (4) and a bowl drive (7) for rotating the kneading bowl (6) is attached, wherein the bowl drive (7) is a gear drive with a gear (70) that can be engaged with a bowl disc (9) of the kneading bowl (6), wherein the kneading machine (1) comprises an emergency stop device (14) associated with the gear (70) of the bowl drive (7) and comprising at least one device (13) with a stationary element (15) and a movable element (16) mounted on the stationary element (15), and wherein the at least one device (13) is designed such thatthat it covers an intake point between the gear (70) of the tub drive (7) and the tub disc (9) and wherein the at least one device (13) has a sensor (19) which is configured to detect a movement of the movable element (16) and to communicate with a control device of the tub drive (7).

A vertical shaft construction slag sliding well bottom rock ballast gathering and protecting device comprises a supporting structure, an upper fence and a sliding groove structure are sequentially arranged on the supporting structure from top to bottom through a traction structure, and a lower fence is arranged on the lower portion of the sliding groove structure. The lower fence and the sliding groove structure are driven through a linkage structure. When the lower fence is unfolded, the sliding groove structure is folded; when the lower fence is folded, the sliding groove structure is unfolded. According to the stone slag gathering and protecting device at the bottom of the slag slipping well for vertical shaft construction, stone slag falling to the bottom of a vertical shaft can be effectively gathered; meanwhile, in the bottom deslagging operation process, the device can stop rock ballast falling from the upper portion.

A safety device is provided for monitoring at least one machine that has at least one sensor for generating sensor data on the machine and a processing unit for the sensor data that is connected at least indirectly to the sensor and to the machine and that is configured as a runtime environment having at least one computing node and to allow at least one logic unit to run on the computing node, wherein at least one logic unit comprises a safety functional unit for a safety relevant evaluation of the sensor data to output in the case of a safety relevant event a safety signal to the machine for triggering a safety response, In this respect, the processing unit is furthermore configured to generate and resolve logic units and / or to assign them to a computing node.

The present disclosure relates to an Unlocking system for unlocking the opening of a door or gate, a protection or the like, comprising: at least one power supply control device, interposed between a power supply network and a load to be supplied; an unlocking unit, having an actuator, comprising a body that can be fixed to a door or gate, and an engagement member, and an actuation unit, which can be fixed to a frame in correspondence with an opening, closed by said door or gate, wherein said actuation unit comprises a blocking member, engageable with said engagement member when said door or gate are closed, and a logic control unit, configured or configurable to control the operation of said at least one power supply control device, so as to allowing the interruption of the power supply of said load, and activating the blocking member, releasing the engagement member, after a predefined or predefined time interval.

A kneading machine includes a kneading machine frame with a lower portion and a head movable relative to the lower portion between a lower operating position and an upper cleaning position. A kneading bowl is on the lower portion and a drivable kneading tool and a lid closing an opening of the kneading bowl in the operating position are the head. The lid is surrounded on a circumferential side by a first safety ring of a safety device which projects beyond the lid on an underside thereof, and which is movably fastened to the lid. The safety device includes a detector to detect a relative movement between the lid and the first safety ring. The kneading machine frame includes at least two trunnion bearings, each defined by a trunnion and a matching receptacle.

A powered saw includes at least one camera, a sensor, a saw blade, a motor configured to drive the saw blade, and an electronic controller including an electronic processor and a memory. The electronic controller receives an indication of an orientation of the saw blade from the sensor and determines a keep-out area based on the orientation of the saw blade, where the keep-out area corresponds to, or is defined relative to, the saw blade. Images captured from the at least one camera are received by the electronic controller, where the captured images include at least a portion of the keep-out area. The electronic controller analyzes, using a machine learning (ML) model, the captured images to determine whether a portion of a hand is present in the keep-out area and, in response to detecting the portion of the hand in the keep-out area, executes a safety action.

Described is a facility for palletising products and a method for palletising products. The facility has a pick area for picking up the products, and two place areas for placing products on pallets. The facility includes a work station situated between the two place areas and the facility includes a separating wall that moves between a first position between the work station and the first place area, and a second position between the work station and the second place area, so as to alternately separate one of the two place areas from the work station.

In some examples, a system can access video data collected from one or more image sensors, the video data showing a region of interest proximate to a machine. The system can execute an object detection model to detect that a person is within the region of interest proximate to the machine based on the video data. The system can detect a motion status of a component of the machine. The system can execute a pose estimation model on the video data to estimate a pose of the person with respect to the machine. The system can detect a safety rule violation based on the pose of the person with respect to the machine, and the motion status of the machine. The system can transmit a signal to a controller of the machine in response to detecting the safety rule violation.

The present invention relates to an image processing system and an associated method. The method comprises receiving one or more images comprising image data relating to a user of a piece of equipment; processing the one or more images to determine whether a personal protective equipment (PPE) requirement is met, wherein determining whether the PPE requirement is met comprises processing the one or more images to determine whether the user is wearing PPE, and transmitting a signal to the piece of equipment to shut down at least part of the piece of equipment if the PPE requirement is not met.

A method and a system have at least one sensor for monitoring a plurality of protected zones for infringement by at least one object. A controller controls a plant to be safeguarded having a mechanically movable part, having the sensor for the at least planar monitoring of the protected zones by a control and evaluation unit for evaluating. The received signals of the sensor determine which of the protected zones has been infringed by the object and which protected zone the object has left. The controller generates and outputs a switch signal that is a release signal for the release of the plant operation. The mechanically movable part is either in a first working zone or in a second working zone, with the first working zone and the second working zone each being associated with a first protected zone and a second protected zone, respectively.

A robot assembly for processing and / or handling a workpiece is described. It comprises a manipulator unit with a flange surface, an effector unit which is mounted on the flange surface, and a protection element which is fastened to the manipulator unit and / or to the effector unit. The protection element has an extension component along a flange surface central axis and is positioned at least in portions next to the effector unit in the flange surface in the transverse direction. Furthermore, a fastening interface for fastening a sensor unit is provided on the protection element for collision protection. Alternatively, the protection element can be monitored by sensors for collision protection. A protection element for such a robot assembly is also presented. Also presented is a protection assembly comprising such a protection element and a distance sensor unit.

The utility model discloses a high-energy screw press for inner flange processing, which comprises a shell and a base fixedly mounted at the lower end of the shell, a driving motor is fixedly mounted at the upper end of the shell, a threaded rod is fixedly mounted at the output end of the driving motor, and the surface of the threaded rod is in threaded connection with a threaded sleeve. The lower end of the threaded sleeve is fixedly provided with a lifting piece, and the left end and the right end of the shell are provided with limiting grooves. According to the high-energy screw press for machining the inner flange, when a lifting part descends, a limiting block slides downwards along the interior of a limiting groove, so that the limiting block extrudes a first air bag, the extruded first air bag conveys air in the first air bag through an air guide pipeline, the conveyed air enters a second air bag, and the second air bag conveys the air into the second air bag; therefore, the second air bag can expand to automatically jack up the protection plate when the second air bag is filled with air, and the protection plate is arranged, so that workers inside the device and outside can be isolated when the device works, and the workers are prevented from being easily and safely injured.

The present invention relates to an automated storage and retrieval system, comprising a three-dimensional storage grid for storing storage containers, first and second container handling vehicles operating on the storage grid and a central communication system for controlling and communicating with the container handling vehicles for handling storage containers in the storage grid. The system also comprises a barrier separating the three dimensional storage grid into a first section and a second section, wherein the barrier has two states. A first state in which the container handling vehicles are allowed to move between the first section and the second section. A second state, in which the container handling vehicles are physically prevented from moving between the first section and the second section by means of the barrier.

A control arrangement includes at least one sensor. The sensor is adapted to detect at least one object in an area of at least one predefined sector focused in an area between a control cabin and a boom end, and to detect at least one of: location information of the detected object at two different time instants, at least, and the speed of the detected object. The control arrangement additionally includes at least one control unit adapted to determine at least the direction of travel of the detected object in relation to the control cabin at two different time instants, at least, based on the detected location information and / or the detected speed of the object, and cause a change in the control of a forest machine responsive to the detected direction of movement of the detected object being directed towards the control cabin in the area of the sector.

To prevent chips from dropping on a protection curtain of an expansible / contractable cover.SOLUTION: An expansible / contractable cover includes a protective curtain unit 10, a support unit 20, and a strip shield unit 30. The protective curtain unit 10 is expansible / contractable between a developed state and a folded state, and has a plurality of upper ridge parts 111 and a plurality of upper valley-holding parts 112 connected between the two adjacent upper ridge parts 111. The support unit 20 has a movable plate 21 provided on the front end of the protective curtain unit 10, and a supporter 22 connected to the upper ridge parts 111. The strip shield unit 30 has an extension plate material 31 fixed to the movable plate 21, and a plurality of standard plate materials 32 fixed to the supporter 22 behind the extension plate material 31, and in the developed state, the extension plate material 31 shields the plurality of upper valley-holding parts 112 on the side of the movable plate 21, and each of the standard plate materials 32 is connected to the upper ridge parts 111 on both front and rear sides of each of the remaining upper valley-holding parts 112.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 10