Safety switching apparatus for switching-on or switching-off a technical installation

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PATENT NO 9892878
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14831113

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A safety switching apparatus for switching-on or switching-off a technical installation has a first input for receiving a first clock signal via a feed line, said first clock signal having a first clock frequency. A failsafe control/evaluation unit processes the first clock signal in a failsafe manner in order to generate an output signal for switching-on or switching-off the technical installation in response to the first clock signal. A clock reference provides a second clock signal having a second clock frequency. A current-increasing circuit having a switching element is arranged for selectively increasing an input current into the first input. The switching element is coupled to the clock reference and selectively activates or deactivates the current-increasing circuit in response to the second clock frequency.

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PILZ GMBH & CO KG73760 OSTFILDERN

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Schwenkel, Hans Ostfildern, DE 14 152
Veil, Richard Ostfildern, DE 18 182

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