SICK TiM361S

WARNING
Risk of ineffectiveness of the protective device!
Persons and parts of the body to be protected may not recognized in case of non-obser‐
vance.
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Never use the device for applications requiring the detection of fingers. The device
is not suitable for finger detection because the finest resolution is 40mm.
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Use the contour of the surroundings as a reference to protect the protective device
from inadvertent adjustment or tampering.
Protective field
The protective field must be designed so that it detects access by a person at a
minimum distance from the hazardous point. This distance is required to prevent a
person or part of their body from reaching the hazardous area before the end of the
machine’s dangerous state.
In hazardous area protection, the minimum distance typically defines the position at
which the device is mounted.
In many cases, a resolution of 40mm is suitable for hazardous point protection.
WARNING
Risk of ineffectiveness of the protective device!
Persons and parts of the body to be protected may not recognized in case of non-obser‐
vance.
•
Always mount the device so that it is impossible to reach around or behind it.
•
Provide suitable additional measures if necessary.
Calculating minimum distance
The calculation of the minimum distance is based on international or national stand‐
ards and statutory requirements applicable at the place of installation of the machine.
The minimum distance depends, among other things, on the following:
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Machine stopping time (time interval between triggering the sensor function and
the end of the machine’s dangerous state)
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Response time of the protective device
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Reach or approach speed of the person
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Resolution (detection capability) of the safety sensor
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Type of approach:orthogonal
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Parameters specified based on the application
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Access protection
The device is mounted with a vertical scan plane in a stationary application, for exam‐
ple on a machine, for which access to the hazardous area may be defined structurally.
In access protection applications, the device detects the entry of an entire body. The
protective field is orthogonal to the person’s direction of approach.
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Subject to change without notice