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Safety instructions
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Safety precautions regarding the machine's life phases
Safety instructio ns for the repair
2.6.8 Safety instructions for the repair
Danger by mechanical parts
Danger by mechanical parts
Reason
Measures
Danger of injury by rotating or
moving parts.
Do not reach into the running machine.
Always stop the machine during an
intervention.
Sw
itch off the machine during mounting
activities and secure it against being
switched on again. Lock the main
switch.
Wear safety glasses.
Injuries may be caused by pieces
broken off from needles when the
carriage and needles collide at
damaged points.
Wear safety glasses.
Danger of burns by motors; the
needle bed and parts of electric
controls that can become hot.
Wear protective gloves.
Danger of crushing and cutting by
the carriages, racking, the needle
beds, the clamping and cutting
devices and the additional needle
beds.
Always stop the machine during an
intervention.
Move carriage step by step or at creep
speed (see operating instructions).
Danger of crushing and suction:
◆ by the fabric take-down (main
take-down, auxiliary take-
down, comb take-down, belt
take-down)
◆ by the additional needle beds
Do not reach into the fabric take-down
rollers nor into the belt take-down.
Do not reach in the gap between the
needle beds.
Keep hands, face, loose clothing and
other loose objects away: danger of
crushing.
Do not reach into the area between the
fabric take-down roller and the comb
take-down.
Danger of injury in the case of
mounting activities by pressure and
tension springs (e.g. in the main
take-down and in the engaging
rod), which could have stored
potential energy.
Releasing the springs before removing.
Wear protective gear (e.g. safety
glasses, gloves).
Danger of injury in the case of
mounting activities by sharp edges
and protruding parts, when the
protective devices are removed.
Wear protective gear (e.g. safety
glasses, gloves).