Invacare EC-Track Installation & Technical Description page 16

Invacare® EC-Track®
A – Pendling using threaded rods and round spacer pipes,
cut on-site at the installation place. Mounting by using this
method is described in detail in this section.
B – Mounting using adjustable pendles. This pendle
consists of an upper and lower part. By pushing the upper
part onto the outside of the lower part, the adjustable
pendle may cover a given interval. As standard, a pendle
can be supplied with the following intervals:
• 200 – 300 mm
• 280 – 460 mm
• 440 – 740 mm
When the correct pendle spacing has been determined in
connection with the assembly, the pendle is pulled out
to this length, and fastened with a screw. Then a hole is
drilled all the way through to an M8x65 bolt to lock the
pendle in the desired length.
The upper part of the pendle should be mounted in the
ceiling as described in chapters 3.2.1 Concrete Ceiling,
page 14 and 3.2.3 Wooden Ceiling, page 17 as when
mounting with standard bracket.
The lower part of the pendle should be attached to the
final standard ceiling fitting, as shown in the sketch below:
• 1. Pendle, upper part
• 2. Pendle underpart
• 3. Spacer pipe through lowered ceiling, Ø15
• 4. Standard ceiling bracket
• 5. Through locking bolt, M8x65
The pendle may also be supplied with predetermined
dimensions, avoiding adjustment on-site.
Remember also to order ceiling brackets when
ordering pendle.
Removable Suspended Ceiling
In case of a removable suspended ceiling, the space above
the suspended ceiling is accessible and pendle brackets
and rail can be installed at the same time.
• Concrete ceiling.
• Expansion bolts M8x75, 2 pcs.
• Yoke (Steel plate for even installation surface), 1 pcs.
3mm.
• M8 nuts, 4 pcs.
• M8 coupling nuts, 2 pcs. (Collecting sleeve).
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• M8 locked nuts, 2 pcs.
• Aluminium pipes Ø40, 2 pcs.
• Ceiling bracket (standard), 1 pcs.
• Removable suspended ceiling.
• M8 threaded rods, 2 pcs.
• Locking washers, 2 pcs. 11x35x2.
(An HKD anchor can be used as an alternative, which the
rods are fixed directly into).
1. To get the right length of the pendling brackets, use
the distance between the concrete ceiling and the
lower face of the suspended ceiling as your starting
point.
This distance is used to determine the length of the
pendle bracket pipe and the threaded rod. Their
length must equal the previously measured distance
described above.
2. When installing, first install the yoke for the center
ceiling bracket. To do this, follow the instructions
for the installation directly in a concrete ceiling. In
this case, however, the holes are drilled for both
expansions bolts at the same time.
3. When driving in the expansion bolts, leave approx.
15 mm protruding below the nut, so that you can
screw the coupling nut onto it to half its length.
Counter-tighten the coupling nut against the expansion
bolt nut. Measure for the hole in a suspended ceiling
and drill/cut this hole to Ø40 mm.
4. Attach an M8 nut onto the threaded rod (approx. 20
mm onto the rod) and screw the rod into the coupling
nut until it hits the expansion bolt and counter-tighten
the nut.
5. After completion, push the two aluminium pipes into
the holes and fasten the rail as described in the usual
instruction instructions.
The distance between the suspended ceiling and
the ceiling bracket must be min. 1-5 mm to
prevent damages to the false ceiling.
Fixed Suspended Ceiling
In case of a fixed suspended ceiling, the rail installation is
carried out in two steps. The lowering bracket therefore
needs to be secured without the support from the ceiling
bracket.
• Concrete ceiling.
• Expansion bolts M8x75, 2 pcs.
• Yokes, (Steel plate for even installation surface), 2
pcs. 3mm.
• M8 nuts, 6 pcs.
• M8 coupling nuts, 2 pcs.
• M8 locking nuts, 2 pcs.
• Aluminium pipes Ø40, 2 pcs.
• Distance pipes Ø20 (or nuts and washers), 2 pcs.
• Ceiling bracket (standard), 1 pcs.
• Suspended ceiling.
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