ABB JOKAB SAFETY Products

Flexible Universal Safety Relays

Meeting existing standards

“A fault in the hardware or the software of the control system must not lead to a hazardous
situation.”
This is the declaration of the EU’s Machinery Directive and EN 2006/42/EG under the heading
1.2.1 “Safety and reliability of control systems”. The directive implies that no person should be
put at risk if for example, a relay sticks or if a transistor or two electrical conductors short-circuit.
Supervise safety devices
A safety relay will fulfill these requirements with inputs that are checked for short-circuits and dual
redundant circuits that are checked at each operation. This can be compared to the dual brake cir-
cuits in a car. If one of the circuits is faulty the other will stop the car. In a safety relay there is an
additional function which only allows a machine to start if both circuits are ok.
The safety standard describes various safety categories depending on the level of risk and applica-
tion. One single universal relay with selectable safety categories solves this.

Light Light 3-Position 2-Hand Safety Emergency Safety Safety

Beams Curtains Devices Devices Interlock Stop Strips and Guard
Switches Buttons Bumpers Mats

Safe stops and reliable restarts

A safety relay will fulfill these requirements with inputs that are checked for short-circuits
Dual stop signals when the gate is Supervised reset when there can be a per-
opened... son within the risk area...
Entering or putting a hand or limb into a haz- Make sure that nobody is within the restricted
ardous area, must cause all machines that area when activating the reset button. A
can cause a personal injury to stop safely. supervised reset button must be pressed and
Many serious accidents occur when machin- released before a reset can occur.
ery is believed to have stopped but is in fact Many serious accidents have been caused by
only pausing in its program sequence. The an unintentional and unsupervised reset.
safety relay monitors the gate interlock switch,
the cables and gives dual stop signals.

Timed reset when you cannot see the Automatic reset for small hatches...
entire risk area... Where body entry is not possible through a
Sometimes a double reset function is neces- hatch, the safety circuit can be automatically
sary to make sure that no one is left behind in reset.
the risk area. First, after ensuring no other The safety relays are reset immediately when
person is inside the hazardous area, the pre- the hatch interlock switch contacts are
reset button must be activated, followed by closed.
the reset button outside the risk area within an
acceptable time period e.g. 10 seconds. A
safety timer and a safety relay can provide this
function.

1 See web site for detailed list of third party approvals for standards and regulations.
The smallest and most flexible safety relays on the market
We have the most flexible safety relays on the market. Our first universal relay was developed nearly 20 years ago. Today the flexibility is
even greater and the size has been reduced by 85%.
A universal relay is a safety relay with various input options for various safety devices and risk levels. Internally, the safety relay meets the
highest level* of safety. A machine supplier can therefore, with one single safety relay, select the input configuration that best suits his cus-
tomer’s safety requirements. In addition, our safety relays have detachable connector blocks for ease of replacement and testing.
We recommend the selection of one of our latest universal relays in the RT-series. These are both practical and cost effective. To facilitate
the choice of safety relay or combinations of safety relays, please see the table below dividing the safety relays into application fields.
Is a universal relay expensive? No, our latest patented construction is extremely simple and the number of major components is less com-

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pared to our previous universal relays. This means that our safety relays are even more reliable and economical than before.

Which safety relay Safety relays Safety Expansion relays

should you choose? timers

BT50T/BT51T

JSHT2A/B/C
BT50/BT51

JSHT1A/B
JSBRT11

JSBR4

JSR2A
JSBT4

JSR1T

JSR3T
RT6

RT7

RT9

E1T
Interlocking switch/gate hatch • • • • • • • •
Light curtains • • • •
Light beams • • • •
Safety mats • • • • •
Contact strips • • • • •
Two-hand control device •
Emergency stop • • • • • • • •
Hold to run/enabling device • • • • • • •
Foot control device • • • • • • •
Area supervision • • • • • •
Time resetting •
Time bypassing • •
Inching •
Output expansion • • • • • • • • • •
Delayed output • • • • •
Unparalleled advantages
• Universal relays • Small and compact • Functions set by external
• Excellent reliability • Detachable connector blocks hardwired links
• Approved in Europe, USA & • Low power consumption • LED indication and outputs for
Canada • Permits the use of long runs of indication
• Supervised reset cables • Powerful switching capacity
• Time reset • EX compatibility

ABB Inc.
ABB JOKAB SAFETY Products
6471 Commerce Drive
Westland, MI US 48185
Phone: 888-282-2123
Fax: 800-565-9302
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