Safety-oriented switching device

摘要

The device has a force-guided relay (3) including switching contacts (7) for switching an electrical device. The force-guided relay includes an opener contact (5) for monitoring a switching state of the force-guided relay so that the monitored switching state is outputted at an output (2). The opener contact of the force-guided relay is connected in series between a power supply (1) and the output. The output is designed as an indication output and a diagnosis output according to DIN EN ISO 13849standard for a category 2, a category 3 and/or a category 4.