Maintenance 9. Bellows
146 L
S20-B Rev.4
bellows, move the shaft to its lower limit.
To attach the lower bellows, move the shaft to its upper
limit.
To move the shaft up/down, press and hold the brake release switch.
Be sure to keep enough space and prevent the
end effector
hitting any peripheral
equipment.
The brake release switch is applied to both Joints #3 and Joint #4.
When the brake
release switch is pressed, the respective brakes of the Joint #3 and
Joint #4 are released simultaneously.
Be careful of the
shaft falling and rotating while the brake release switch is being
because the shaft may be lowered by the weight of an end effector.
Pass the shaft through the bellows
from the larger joint.
Secure the cover side of the bellows.
The bellows has two joints:
The larger joint must be attached to the cover
side.
The smaller joint must be attached to the end
face
side of the shaft.
Attach the mounting part of the bellows
until
cylindrical part of the
cover.
Then, secure them with clamp bands.
Upper bellows cover side
Bottom bellows cover side
shaft edge side of the bellows.
over the bearing case (black) on the edge of
the bellows mounting part.
Then, secure them with clamp bands.
Upper bellows
Shaft edge
Bottom bellows
Shaft edge
completed the bellows installation, check that the bellows stretch smoothly
without any excessive force
by moving the shaft up/down by hand and rotating the
Controller and peripheral equipment.
ttach the end effector.
onnect the cables and tubes to the end effector.