Schmersal Tesk safety hinge switches

The Tesk is the fourth generation of Schmersal safety hinge switches and is suitable for position monitoring of protection doors on design-oriented machines. The switching angle (the hinge angle at which the safety-related signal is initiated) is adjustable over the whole of the working range. The user can select different contact configurations with up to four contacts and the option of cable connection or plug connection.

The device can be mounted on the hinge side of the rotating guard. This replaces a conventional hinge and also takes over monitoring the position of the guard.

Safety hinge switches offer protection against tampering as the safety switch is not visible to the operator. It does not impact the design of machines and enclosures, which can still be constructed with the commercially available aluminium profile systems. Double swing doors can also be monitored with the hinge switch.