# US 11,999,050 B2 · Safety switch device attached to mobile terminal for operating machine and machine operation device including safety switch device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,999,050 B2 - Document ID: US11999050B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/118,972 - Filed: 2023-03-08 - Published: 2023-07-13 - Granted: 2024-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2019-07-09 - Assignees: Fanuc Corporation - Applicants: Fanuc Corporation - Inventors: Tan Qin Chen - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11999050B2 ## CPC - B25J 13/06: Control stands, e.g. consoles, switchboards - B25J 13/081: {Touching devices, e.g. pressure-sensitive} - F16B 2/12: using sliding jaws - F16M 13/00: Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles (heads thereof F16M11/02 {; undercarriages thereof F16M11/20} ; adapted to be stuck in the ground A45F3/44 {; sockets or holders for poles or posts E04H12/22}); Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles {(supports for measuring instruments G01D11/30; supports for casings of remote control switching devices H01H9/025)} - F16M 13/04: for supporting on, or holding steady relative to, a person, e.g. by chains {, e.g. rifle butt or pistol grip supports, supports attached to the chest or head (apparatus or arrangements for taking photographs or for projecting or viewing them G03B)} - G05G 1/01: Arrangements of two or more controlling members with respect to one another (double foot control, e.g. for instruction vehicles G05G1/34; mounting units comprising an assembly with two or more pedals G05G1/36) - G05G 1/02: Controlling members for hand actuation by linear movement, e.g. push buttons - G05G 11/00: Manually-actuated control mechanisms provided with two or more controlling members co-operating with one single controlled member - H04M 1/72409: by interfacing with external accessories (hands-free H04M1/60) - B25J 19/06: Safety devices - B60R 2011/0071: {using latches, clips, clamps, straps or the like} - F16M 11/041: {Allowing quick release of the apparatus} - F16M 2200/00: Details of stands or supports - F16M 2200/027: by friction - H04M 1/026: {Details of the structure or mounting of specific components} - H04M 1/04: Supports for telephone transmitters or receivers - H04M 1/724095: {Worn on the wrist, hand or arm} - B25J: MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES ({manipulators specially adapted for use in surgery A61B34/70; manipulators used in cleaning hollow articles B08B9/04}; manipulators associated with rolling mills B21B39/20; manipulators associated with forging machines B21J13/10; {manipulators associated with picking-up and placing mechanisms B23P19/007}; means for holding wheels or parts thereof B60B30/00; {vehicles with ground-engaging propulsion means, e.g. walking members B62D57/02, B62D57/032; devices for picking-up and depositing articles or materials between conveyors B65G47/90, B65G47/91; manipulators with gripping or holding means for transferring packages B65H67/065}; cranes B66C; {manipulators used in the protection or supervision of pipe-line installations F17D5/00; walking equipment adapted for nuclear steam-generators F22B37/006}; manipulators specially adapted for, or associated with, nuclear reactors G21C; {apparatus used for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor H10P72/50}) - F16B: DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING (couplings for transmitting rotation F16D) - F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS - G05G: CONTROL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS INSOFAR AS CHARACTERISED BY MECHANICAL FEATURES ONLY ("Bowden" or like mechanisms F16C1/10; gearings or mechanisms not peculiar to this purpose F16H; speed changing or reversing mechanisms for gearings conveying rotary motion F16H59/00 - F16H63/00) - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) - B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A safety switch device includes a first support member and a second support member which are formed so as to secure a mobile terminal, and a grip part to be grasped by an operator's hand. The safety switch device includes an enable switch for transmitting a signal for permitting a robot to operate, and an emergency stop button for transmitting a signal for stopping the robot. The first support member and the second support member are formed so as to secure a plurality of types of mobile terminals having different sizes. The grip part is disposed at the center part of the shape of the back surface of the mobile terminal, which corresponds to the position of the center of gravity of the mobile terminal. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A safety switch device attached to a mobile terminal for operating a machine, comprising: a fixation mechanism configured to secure the mobile terminal; a grip part arranged to be grasped by a hand of an operator, wherein the grip part has a longitudinal direction which is parallel to a back surface of the mobile terminal, and is supported by the fixation mechanism so as to be disposed at a center part of a shape of the back surface of the mobile terminal, which corresponds to a position of the center of gravity of the mobile terminal; a permission switch having a shape extending along the longitudinal direction, and disposed on a side surface of the grip part, wherein the permission switch transmits a signal for permitting the machine to operate; and an emergency stop button for transmitting a signal for stopping the machine, wherein the fixation mechanism is formed so as to secure a plurality of types of the mobile terminals having different sizes. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The safety switch device according to claim 1, wherein the fixation mechanism includes: a first support member having a first recess part to be engaged with one end of the mobile terminal; a second support member having a second recess part to be engaged with the other end of the mobile terminal; and a securing member for securing the second support member to the first support member, wherein the second support member is formed so as to slide with respect to the first support member, and the first support member and the second support member sandwich the mobile terminal such that the fixation mechanism secures the mobile terminal. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The safety switch device according to claim 1, wherein the grip part has a symmetrical sectional shape with respect to a center line in a width direction of the grip part when cutting along a line perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The safety switch device according to claim 1, further comprising a protection member secured to the fixation mechanism and configured to protect a cable of the mobile terminal. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The safety switch device according to claim 4, wherein the protection member is disposed around the cable when the safety switch device is connected to the mobile terminal by the cable, and is formed so as to be higher than a height of the cable protruding from the mobile terminal. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The safety switch device according to claim 1, further comprising a press member for preventing the hand of the operator from moving away from the grip part, wherein the press member extends along the longitudinal direction such that the hand of the operator is disposed between the press member and the grip part. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The safety switch device according to claim 1, wherein: at least one of the fixation mechanism and the grip part has a dent part formed on a side surface, and the dent part is formed at a position to be engaged with at least one of an index finger, a middle finger, a ring finger, or a little finger when the operator grasps the grip part. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The safety switch device according to claim 1, wherein: the grip part includes a contact surface with which a palm of the operator contacts when the grip part is grasped by the hand of the operator, and the permission switch is disposed so as to be operated by a particular finger of the hand of the operator grasping the grip part in a state where the palm of the operator contacts the contact surface. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The safety switch device according to claim 1, wherein the longitudinal direction is parallel to a vertical direction defined when operator holds the mobile device by grasping the grip part. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) A machine operation device comprising: the safety switch device according to claim 1; and the mobile terminal secured to the safety switch device.