Patent ID: 8720243

Claim:
Switching device ( 45 ) in the form of a foot switch ( 47 ), which is connected to a control device ( 46 ) of a production unit ( 1 ) in the form of a press brake ( 2 ), in order to transmit signals and/or data, and having a positioning system ( 50 ) for changing the position, with at least one detection unit ( 51 ) and a drive system ( 52 ), characterized in that the positioning system ( 50 ) comprises a control unit ( 54 ) which is actively connected to at least the detection unit ( 51 ) and the drive system ( 52 ) for transmitting signals and/or data, and the drive system ( 52 ) is provided in the form of a bogie ( 82 ) with a drive mechanism ( 73 ) and at least one drive member ( 68 ), and the bogie ( 82 ) constitutes a main body of the switching device ( 45 ) and the drive system ( 52 ) is completely disposed on the switching device ( 45 ).