Operation
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6 Operation
WARNING
Risk of injury due to falling tool!
The tool can fall off during assembly, adjustment and
maintenance work.
• Only carry out assembly, adjustment and maintenance work
when the tool is placed in the storage rack or secured against
falling.
6.1 Conditions for Coupling
CAUTION
The locking mechanism must be in the unlock position when
attempting to couple the Tool Changer.
Failure to adhere to this condition may result in damage to the
unit and/or the robot.
Ø Position the SWK above the SWA and move the SWK into
locking position. The mating surfaces of the SWK and SWA
should be parallel and not touching.
Make sure that the tapered alignment pins from the SWK center
the alignment holes on the Tool. The alignment pins should be
relatively concentric with the alignment holes such that they do
not rub against the edge.
Ø When using electrical feed-through-modules the voltages from
24 V have to be switched off prior to coupling. Contacts could
be damaged due to sparking. Coupling without power shutdown
may shorten the life extremely.
Ø It is recommended that the mating faces of SWK and SWA not
be touching, but be within a offset of each other when coupling
to minimize stress and wear on the locking mechanism. The
locking mechanism allows the SWK to “pull up” the Tool with
relatively large gaps between the two sides.
Ø Turn the Lock output on. Air is supplied to the locking
mechanism to couple the Tool Changer.
Ø A sufficient delay must be programmed between the Lock
output being activated and reading the state of the Lock/Unlock
signals, so that the coupling process is completed before
checking the locked state.
Ø The Lock signal should read “on” (true) and the Unlock signal
should read “off” (false).
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