DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING CONNECTION TO AN ANTISTATIC PROTECTION SYSTEM
摘要
<p>The invention relates to an alarm device for reminding an operator at his/her workstation that he/she has to wear an antistatic system. The device includes, in a housing provided with a means for attachment to said workstation and connected to the ground: an operator presence detector capable of providing a response proportional to the movement speed and the vicinity of the operator; a means for controlling the connection of the operator to the antistatic system attached to the workstation; a set of audio and visual indicators; a means for activating said means for controlling the connection of the operator to the antistatic system when the proportional response provided by the presence detector exceeds a predetermined threshold; a means for driving said audio and light indicators via said connection control means; and an electronic board including interconnection and signal processing means. The device is particularly useful in the prevention of electrostatic interference in units for assembling electronic components or products, as well as in any location sensitive to static electricity discharges where wearing an antistatic protection system is compulsory for any person as soon as he/she is at his/her workstation.</p>
