Patent ID: 11908642
Assignee: MASCHINENFABRIK REINHAUSEN GMBH
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 8:
9. A method for driving a switch by a drive system, the drive system comprising: a drive shaft connecting the drive system to the switch; a motor having a motor shaft, the motor shaft configured to drive the drive shaft a feedback system comprising an incremental encoder directly attached to the motor shaft and a microswitch directly attached to the drive shaft, the method comprising:
using the incremental encoder in combination with the microswitch to:
detect an absolute position of the drive shaft or an absolute position of a further shaft connected to the drive shaft; and
generate at least one first output signal based on the detected absolute position of the drive shaft or the detected absolute position of the further shaft

determining at least one value for the absolute position of the drive shaft based on the at least one first output signal;
generating a feedback signal based on the at least one value for the absolute position of the drive shaft; and
controlling the motor for driving the switch based upon the feedback signal.