Edition du 04-2005 Page 6
2) Operation
The basic movement of the machine is the alternative vertical translation of main shaft (2) protected by
rubber boot (1).
The drive mechanism for main shaft, driven by a geard motor, mainly consists in the following
items :
- driving gear (3),
- chain (4),
- driven gear (6),
- connecting rod (7),
- chain bending gear (5).
Machine operation is controlled by an electronic device which in case of blocking, reverses motor rotation
for a while, till the squeezes are in upper position, then stops the machine.