Linear, Gripping, Clamping, Rotary or Swivelling Device, Method For Operating A Device Of This Type, And Unit For Evaluating A Device Of This Type
AssigneeSchunk GmbH & Co. KG Spann-Und Greiftechnik
InventorsFlorian Flaxmeyer, Bruno Fellhauer
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Abstract
The invention relates to a linear, gripping, clamping, rotary or swiveling device having a microprocessor and a basic housing, wherein at least two sensors are arranged on the basic housing, wherein the microprocessor is designed to merge output signals of the at least two sensors to form a merged signal, and wherein the microprocessor is designed to determine an operating status of the linear, gripping, clamping, rotary or swiveling device depending on the merged signal.
Claims21
Linear, gripping, clamping, rotary or swiveling device comprising a microprocessor and a basic housing, it being possible to detachably arrange a linear, gripping, clamping, rotary or swiveling element on the basic housing, and at least two sensors being arranged on the basic housing, characterized in that the microprocessor is designed to merge output signals of the at least two sensors to form a merged signal and to identify information about an identification of the linear, gripping, clamping, rotary or swiveling device or of the linear, gripping, clamping, rotary or swiveling element depending on the merged signal.
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Method for evaluating an operating status of a linear, gripping, clamping, rotary or swiveling device comprising the steps of:
- arranging at least two sensors on a basic housing, wherein output signals of the at least two sensors are merged to form a merged signal, and information about an identification of the linear, gripping, clamping, rotary or swiveling device or of a linear, gripping, clamping, rotary or swiveling element which is arranged on the linear, gripping, clamping, rotary or swiveling device depending on the merged signal.
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Unit for evaluating or adjusting an operating status of a linear, gripping, clamping, rotary or swiveling device, wherein the linear, gripping, clamping, rotary or swiveling device comprises a microprocessor and a basic housing, it being possible to detachably arrange a linear, gripping, clamping, rotary or swiveling element on the basic housing, and at least two sensors being arranged on the basic housing, characterized in that the microprocessor is designed to merge output signals of the at least two sensors to form a merged signal and to identify information about an identification of the linear, gripping, clamping, rotary or swiveling device or of the linear, gripping, clamping, rotary or swiveling element depending on the merged signal, characterized in that the unit is designed to receive information about an operating status, information about a merged signal or information about an identification of the linear, gripping, clamping, rotary or swiveling device in a wired or wireless manner, and/or the unit being designed to transmit information about a functionality of the linear, gripping, clamping, rotary or swiveling device in a wired or wireless manner in order to configure the operating status of the linear, gripping, clamping, rotary or swiveling device depending on the information about the functionality.
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