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Interlock Safety Connections
Theinterlocksafetyconnectionisabuilt-insafetyfeature.Thissystemisequippedwithcoversthathave
aninterlockmechanismtoprovideprotectionfrominjurytooperatorswhilethesystemisrunning.Each
coverthatcanbeopenedorenablesaccesstomovingequipmentwhilethesystemisrunningis
connectedtoaninterlocksafetyconnectionviaalatchmagnet.
Thepurposeoftheinterlocksafetyconnectionistostopthemachinesooperatorscansafelyaccess
insidethemodule.Theinterlockfeaturestopspotentiallyhazardousmovingpartssooperatorscansafely
getinsidethemoduletomakeadjustmentsorclearjams.Breaking the interlock safety connection should
never be used as an emergency stop option.
Thecoversshouldnotbeopenedwhilethemachineisrunning.Ifaninterlockcoverisaccidentally
openedwhiletheinserterisrunning,theconnectionisbroken(viathelatchmagnet)andthesystemwill
immediatelystopintheinterlockarea,whilebringingtherestofthesystemtoacontrolledstop.The
inserterwillnotstartuntilthatcoverisclosedandtheinterlocksafetyconnectionissatisfied.
Everyoperatoraccessiblecoverontheinserterthatexposesanoperatortoapotentialhazardwhilethe
machineisrunningisequippedwithaninterlockcover.
Note:
l CoversthatrequireatoolforaccessaretobeopenedbytrainedServicepersonnelonly.
l Ifthecoverispartiallyclosed,theicononthemainDCscreenwill notchangecolororindicatean
opencover,butthemachinewillnotstart.Ifthisoccurs,verifythecoverisfullyclosed.
Safety
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