Patent ID: 11935718
Assignee: HELLA GMBH & CO. KGAA
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B  G | IPC B  G  H

Claim 0:
1. A method for detecting faults in a switch assembly comprising at least one switch for monitoring a position of a component that is adapted to be moved via a drive which has an electric motor, the method comprising:
shifting the component from a first position to a second position spatially separated from the first position, wherein a power consumption of the electric motor changes in a previously specified manner, and wherein a switch state, the switch state defining whether the at least one switch is open or closed, of the at least one switch during a proper functioning of the at least one switch changes in a previously specified manner,
analyzing the power consumption of the electric motor and the switch state of the at least one switch in an analysis unit, and
triggering a fault action if the power consumption of the electric motor has changed in the previously specified manner and the switch state of the at least one switch has not changed in the previously specified manner.