Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Coordinated safety interlocking systems and methods
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Application No.: US15664069Application Date: 2017-07-31
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Publication No.: US11292698B2Publication Date: 2022-04-05
- Inventor: David Stagg
- Applicant: Cattron North America, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US OH Warren
- Assignee: Cattron North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Cattron North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US OH Warren
- Agency: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
- Agent Anthony Fussner
- Main IPC: B66C13/18
- IPC: B66C13/18 ; B66C13/40 ; B66C13/22 ; B66C13/44 ; B66C15/04 ; B66C17/00

Abstract:
Accordingly, exemplary embodiments are disclosed of coordinated safety interlocking systems and methods of coordinating safety interlocking. In an exemplary embodiment, a system for providing coordinated safety interlocking between a plurality of machines is disclosed. The system generally includes a plurality of machine control units each configured to control at least one of the plurality of machines. The system also includes at least one operator control unit configured to define a dynamic cluster including a subset of the plurality of machine control units. The at least one operator control unit is configured to control safety interlocking between each machine control unit in the dynamic cluster. The system may be used to provide coordinated safety interlocking between various elements and/or machines, such as crane bridges and crane hoists, etc.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170327352A1 COORDINATED SAFETY INTERLOCKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Public/Granted day:2017-11-16
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