Edge/Edge Blanket Repair
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General Air Cylinder Adjustment
Air cylinders should open and close smoothly
and without banging; paired air cylinders should
open and close together.
Adjusting the exhaust air flow valves when
necessary helps keep the unit operating smoothly,
quietly and efficiently.
The following general procedure covers these
air cylinders:
Inlet Conveyor Lift Cylinder (Figure
7-51)
If a new item is fed before the previous
one has cleared the transfer section, the
inlet conveyor automatically lifts to
space the flatwork so that one piece will
not interfere with the next.
If the inlet conveyor does not lift when
it should, jams will likely result. This
indicates the cylinder flow controls need
adjustment.
Adjust this air cylinder so that it is
operating quickly enough for peak
production performance.
NOTE: The conveyor lifts when
feeding has reached maximum
speed or when one of the safety
proximity sensors is tripped.
Push Plate Air Cylinder (Figure 7-52)
Adjust the push plate air cylinder so that
it smoothly helps guide flatwork into
position to be pulled into the transfer
section.
Spreader Belt Air Cylinders (Figure
7-53)
Adjust both the left and right spreader
belt air cylinders to open and close the
spreader belts at the same time and at
the same speed. This provides smoother
and more consistent linen spreading and
lay down.
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Figure 7-53: A spreader belt air cylinder is located
on each side of the machine.
A
B
Figure 7-51: The inlet conveyor lift cylinder is
located at the center front of the unit.
B
A
Figure 7-52: The push plate air cylinder is located
at the front center of the machine.
A
B
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