Emergency Movement Without Drive Power - Epson G20 series Manipulator Manual

Setup & Operation 1. Safety

1.5 Emergency Movement Without Drive Power

When the system is placed in emergency mode, push the arm or joint of the Manipulator
by hand as shown below:
Arm #1
Arm #2
Joint #3
Joint #4
(up and down)
The brake release switch affects both Joints #3 and #4. When the brake release switch is
NOTE

pressed in emergency mode, the brakes for both Joints #3 and #4 are released
simultaneously.
Be careful of the shaft falling and rotating while the brake release switch is pressed
because the shaft may be lowered by the weight of an end effector.
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Push the arm by hand.
Push the arm by hand.
The joint cannot be moved up/down by hand until the electromagnetic brake
applied to the joint has been released.
pressing the brake release switch.
The shaft cannot be rotated by hand until the electromagnetic brake applied to
the shaft has been released.
Move the shaft while pressing the brake release switch.
Joint #3 and #4
brake release switch
Arm #2
+
Joint #3
Shaft
−
−
+
Joint #4
(rotating)
Move the joint up/down while
Joint #2
Joint #1
(rotating)
−
(rotating)
+
−
+
Arm #1
Base
G10 / G20 Rev.20