Method for Operating a Bale Opener and Such a Bale Opener
AssigneeMaschinenfabrik Rieter AG
InventorsGerhard Gschliesser, Alexander Schmid
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for operating a bale opener (1) having a stripping element (3) and a safety device for protection against penetration into a hazardous zone of the stripping element (3), said safety device consisting of sensory safety means, wherein a monitoring region (13, 131, 132, 133) at the front beneath the stripping element is detected and wherein the stripping element (3) is mounted on a stripping tower (2). According to the invention the safety device is at least one two-dimensional laser scanner (12), on which at least one monitoring region (13, 131, 132, 133), which is adjustable and variable over time, is monitored. The invention also relates to a corresponding bale opener (1).
Claims2
A method for operating a bale opener (1) having a stripping element (3) and a safety device for protection against penetration into a hazardous zone of the stripping element (3), said safety device consisting of sensory safety means, wherein a monitoring region (13) at the front beneath the stripping element is detected and wherein the stripping element (3) is mounted on a stripping tower (2),
- characterized in that
- the safety device is at least one two-dimensional laser scanner (12) on which at least one monitoring region (13) which is adjustable and variable over time is monitored.
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