ABB Robotics IRB 4600 Manual page 175

2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Draining axes-5 and -6 gearbox - wrist 12/20 kg
Use this procedure to drain oil from the gearbox.
1
Product manual - IRB 4600
3HAC033453-001 Revision: Y
Action
Move axis 5 to a position where the oil plug,
tilthouse points downwards.
DANGER
Turn off all:
• electric power supply
• hydraulic pressure supply
• air pressure supply
to the robot, before entering the robot
working area.
WARNING
Handling gearbox oil involves several safety
risks, see Gearbox lubricants (oil or grease)
on page 36.
Put an oil collecting vessel under the wrist
in order to collect drained oil.
Open the oil plug, tilthouse.
Open the oil plug, wrist (air inlet).
This is done for the ventilation of the gear-
box and to fascilitate draining.
Drain the gearbox.
WARNING
Used oil is hazardous material and must be
disposed of in a safe way. See section
commissioning on page 369
ation.
CAUTION
The gearbox can contain an excess of pressure that can be hazardous. Open
the oil plug carefully in order to let out the excess pressure.
Action
Move the upper arm to a horizontal position.
© Copyright 2009-2021 ABB. All rights reserved.
3.4.7 Changing oil, axes-5 and -6 gearboxes
Note
The turning disk shall be in a horisontal
position.
The capacity of the vessel must be suffi-
cient to take the complete amount of oil.
See the figure in:
• Location of oil plugs on page 173
See the figure in:
• Location of oil plugs on page 173
Note
Draining is time-consuming.
Elapsed time varies depending on the
temperature of the oil.
De-
for more inform-
Note
3 Maintenance
Continued
Continues on next page
175