Abstract: The invention relates to a control system for electrically controlled installations, comprising at least one electronic control apparatus and at least one portable, mobile manual held operating unit, and a wireless communication connection between the at least one control apparatus and the manual held operating unit. Furthermore, at least one material coupling means, flexible in terms of form, with a restricted maximum longitudinal extent is provided for selectively establishing and releasing a physical link between the manual held operating unit and a machine-side coupling counterpart. The control system is embodied to release or block supervisory-relevant control commands depending on a coupling state and/or a linkage state of the coupling means.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling the movements of articulated arms (21, 22, 23) of an industrial robot (2) using a movement setting means (3) to be guided by hand by an operator, the movements of which are provided for generating at least a portion of the movement control data for the industrial robot (2) to be controlled. At least one of a plurality of reference marks (19, 19?, 19?) is arranged or formed at least on individual articulated arms (21, 22, 23) adjustable by the operator. The movement setting means (3) comprises at least one imaging and/or at least one distance-sensitive sensor (16, 17) which at least one sensor (16, 17) can be set with at least one of the plurality of reference marks (19, 19?, 19?) into a relative spatial position selected by the operator.

Abstract: A method operates a charging connection device for electric vehicles, the charging connection device including a housing inside which at least one temperature sensor constantly senses at least one temperature value. As an essential feature, the maximum permissible charging current is reduced to a specific value greater than zero if a first threshold temperature of a first temperature value is exceeded and the charging process is interrupted if the first threshold temperature has been continuously exceeded by the end of a first interval or when the at least one temperature value exceeds a second threshold temperature of the at least one temperature value. The proposed method of operating a charging connection device for electric vehicles provides for greater availability, better fault tolerance of the charging connection device while ensuring lower production costs.

Abstract: The invention relates to a lock (1) which can be actively released and locked by control technology, particularly for use in automatic storage machines having a plurality of compartments with compartment doors (2) which are to be opened individually, and to an automatic storage machine having at least one such lock (1). The lock (1) comprises a detent pawl (14), which can lock a locking element (9), which is permanently connected to a compartment door (2), in the lock such that the compartment door (2) can be held in closed position. The lock further has a first electric drive element (17) which transitions the detent pawl (14) from the locking position to a release position upon the applying of electrical power, such that the compartment door (2) can be opened.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for determining the angle (?) between two planar workpiece surfaces (1, 2), comprising a laser transmitter (10) for a laser beam (9), a continuously rotating straightening rotor (3), which is arranged between the two workpiece surfaces (1, 2), is axially parallel to the vertex axis (5) of the angle (?) and has an emission direction for the laser beam (9) that is perpendicular to the rotor axis (4), and comprising a receiving device (11) having a receiver for the laser beam (9) reflected on the workpiece surfaces (1, 2) in the emission direction, and an evaluation circuit (18) connected to the receiving device (11). In order to provide advantageous constructive conditions, it is proposed that the laser transmitter (10) comprises a monitor diode (16) and that the monitor diode (16) forms the receiver for the reflected laser beam (9).

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for determining the angle (?) between two planar workpiece surfaces (1, 2), comprising a laser transmitter (10) for a laser beam (9), a continuously rotating straightening rotor (3), which is arranged between the two workpiece surfaces (1, 2), is axially parallel to the vertex axis (5) of the angle (?) and has an emission direction for the laser beam (9) that is perpendicular to the rotor axis (4), and comprising a receiving device (11) having a receiver for the laser beam (9) reflected on the workpiece surfaces (1, 2) in the emission direction, and an evaluation circuit (18) connected to the receiving device (11). In order to provide advantageous constructive conditions, it is proposed that the laser transmitter (10) comprises a monitor diode (16) and that the monitor diode (16) forms the receiver for the reflected laser beam (9).

Abstract: A housing for receiving electrotechnical components includes a first and a second housing shell having, respectively, a first housing web that forms a sealing face and a second housing web that forms a further sealing face. The first and second housing webs are part of an inner wall of a double-walled casing portion of the housing. Two resilient sealing elements for sealing a transition portion are formed between the housing shells. In the assembled state, the first and second housing webs are aligned one above the other and substantially flush and the longitudinal edges thereof facing each other are arranged at a distance apart. A carrier element forms a bridging element between the housing webs and presses the sealing elements in the transverse direction or in the assembly direction against the sealing faces.

Abstract: The invention relates to a lock (1) which can be actively released and locked by control technology, particularly for use in automatic storage machines having a plurality of compartments with compartment doors (2) which are to be opened individually, and to an automatic storage machine having at least one such lock (1). The lock (1) comprises a detent pawl (14), which can lock a locking element (9), which is permanently connected to a compartment door (2), in the lock such that the compartment door (2) can be held in closed position. The lock further has a first electric drive element (17) which transitions the detent pawl (14) from the locking position to a release position upon the applying of electrical power, such that the compartment door (2) can be opened.

Abstract: The apparatus for detecting a foreign object mounted in the near range of an input means used for identification and/or authentication includes at least a coupler. The coupler is arranged to supply an oscillating signal to two input terminals of an antenna for generating a standing wave, to supply the oscillating signal with a predetermined level to a detection device, and to couple out, for the detection device, a reflection signal received by the antenna. Furthermore, the coupler is arranged to detect a phase difference between the supplied oscillating signal with the predetermined level and the reflection signal that is coupled out, in order to detect the foreign object.

Abstract: Methods and devices allow the secure, intentional and error-free initiation of different and directly executable industrial functions of machines or similar using a comparatively large-area touch-sensitive entry device, in particular of the touchscreen type. Operating elements or selection fields are depicted on the entry device and the operator is able to find and actuate the operating elements without visual aid or control. Using such touch-sensitive entry device of the capacitive touchscreen type, the provided operating elements or selection fields are identified by applied haptically perceptible markings. In addition, in order to initiate an operating element or an industrial function that is associated with a selection field, the operator selects the field in a first step and makes an entry by a characteristic touch gesture in a second step.

Abstract: A foundation system for receiving the load of a housing or at least one housing module of a self-service machine includes at least one base element, which has at least one support surface for a housing or for at least one housing module of a self-service machine. The base element includes a concrete body and at least one metal carrier element supported thereon, on which the least one support surface for a housing or housing module of a self-service machine is formed, and the metal carrier element can be leveled relative to the concrete body of the base element via at least one adjusting device.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of operating a mobile hand-operated device (9) provided as a means of outputting or enabling potentially dangerous control commands to a controllable technical device (1) actively connected to it or to another hand-operated device(9?). A safety switch device (16) . . . comprising at least one evaluation circuit and at least one enable button (18) connected to the evaluation circuit for transmitting signals is provided, which has an idle mode which is assumed automatically without applying operating force and two consecutive operating modes set on the basis of a differing strength of operating force and/or by different displacement distances in the form of an enable operation mode and a panic operating mode.

Abstract: A foundation system for receiving the load of a housing or at least one housing module of a self-service machine includes at least one base element, which has at least one support surface for a housing or for at least one housing module of a self-service machine. The base element includes a concrete body and at least one metal carrier element supported thereon, on which the least one support surface for a housing or housing module of a self-service machine is formed, and the metal carrier element can be leveled relative to the concrete body of the base element via at least one adjusting device.

Abstract: A method operates a charging connection device for electric vehicles, the charging connection device including a housing inside which at least one temperature sensor constantly senses at least one temperature value. As an essential feature, the maximum permissible charging current is reduced to a specific value greater than zero if a first threshold temperature of a first temperature value is exceeded and the charging process is interrupted if the first threshold temperature has been continuously exceeded by the end of a first interval or when the at least one temperature value exceeds a second threshold temperature of the at least one temperature value. The proposed method of operating a charging connection device for electric vehicles provides for greater availability, better fault tolerance of the charging connection device while ensuring lower production costs.

Abstract: The invention relates to a foundation system (2) for receiving the load of a housing or at least one housing module (13, 13?, 13?) of a self-service machine (1), comprising at least one base element (14, 14?, 14?), which has at least one support surface (16, 16?, 16?) for a housing or for at least one housing module (13, 13?, 13?) of a self-service machine (1). The base element (14, 14?, 14?) comprises a concrete body (17, 17?, 17?) and at least one metal carrier element (18, 18?, 18?) supported thereon, on which the least one support surface (16, 16?, 16?) for a housing or housing module (13, 13?, 13?) of a self-service machine (1) is formed, and the metal carrier element (18, 18?, 18?) can be leveled relative to the concrete body (17, 17?, 17?) of the base element (14, 14?, 14?) by means of at least one adjusting device (19).

Abstract: The invention relates to a housing for receiving electrotechnical components, which housing comprises a first and at least one further housing shell, wherein the first housing shell has a first housing web that forms at least one first sealing face and the further housing shell has a further housing web that forms at least one further sealing face. The first housing web and the further housing web are part of an inner wall of a double-walled casing portion of the housing, wherein at least one resilient sealing element for sealing a transition portion is formed between the housing shells. In the assembled state of the housing shells, the first housing web and the further housing web are aligned one above the other and substantially flush and the longitudinal edges thereof facing each other are arranged at a distance apart from each other.

Abstract: The invention relates to a lock (1) which can be released on an electrically automated basis, in particular for use with locker-type storage systems. A lock element (9) which can be introduced into the lock (1) is provided, which lock element (9) can be blocked in the lock (1) and thus holds a locker door (2) fixedly connected to the lock element (9) in the closed position. A lock pawl (14) which can be displaced in rotation to a limited degree is also provided, which engages with the lock element (9), either directly or indirectly via at least one displaceably mounted coupling element (12).

Abstract: A method enables a user to create, edit, monitor and/or optimize the overall machine process of a programmable machine or system assisted by a graphics editor. The programmable machine or system is initially put together as a system of individual machine units which are involved in the overall machine process during certain times by running a number of partial machine processes that are firstly synchronized with one another once they have been set up and then parameters are set for them. These method steps take place in a two-dimensional process diagram created by the graphics editor that plots all the partial machine processes involved in the overall machine process via assigned process symbols that are positioned or repositioned by the graphics editor so that they are arranged in a machine component dimension and in a time dimension.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and devices for protecting a reading device (1) for card-shaped data carriers (2) against unauthorized evaluation or copying of magnetically encoded data detected in the reading device (1) for card-shaped data carriers (2). To this end, an electromagnetic noise field (18) is generated by means of a noise field coil (17). The use or disposition of the at least one noise field coil (17) is such that the authorized magnetic field reading head (10) is also affected by the noise field (18) of the noise field coil (17) when the magnetically encoded data of a card-shaped data carrier (2) is being read. An output or sum signal of the authorized magnetic field reading head (10) generated from the wanted signal of a card-shaped data carrier (2) and from the effects of the noise field (18) is detected.