Patent ID: 7030363

Claim:
A safety device for an automatic machine system including a plurality of operating areas in which an automatic machine carries out operation on objects and preparing areas adjacent to the respective operating areas and in which the objects to be fed into the respective operating areas by an operator are prepared, the safety device comprising: first detecting means, disposed between each operating area and preparing area, for detecting entrance of an operator into an operating area; discriminating means for discriminating the operating area in which the automatic machine is operating; means for outputting an informing signal for informing of the operating area where an operator is staying, in accordance with an operator's operation; means for controlling the automatic machine, in response to the informing signal, so that the automatic machine does not enter the operating area where an operator is staying; and means for stopping the automatic machine when entrance of an operator into the operating area is detected by the first detecting means corresponding to the operating area which is discriminated by the discriminating means as the area where the automatic machine is operating.