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FeedBelt - AUTO
FeedBelt AUTO EN, issue 3 2019-12
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  • Page 1 Operator's manual Operator's manual FeedBelt - AUTO FeedBelt AUTO EN, issue 3 2019-12 988862...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    1.5.4 Lifting FeedBelt during installation ........14...
  • Page 3 ....... 54 5.11 Cleaning the FeedBelt ..........54 5.12 Fault symptoms on the wire...

  • Page 4: General Safety Instructions

    T. Kverneland & Sønner AS, Kvernelandsvegen 100 N-4355 Kverneland Norge declare that the product: TKS - FeedBelt has been built in conformity with the Machine Directive and meets the relevant fundamental health and safety requirements Kverneland, 16 October 2019 Atle Sjølyst - Kverneland...

  • Page 5: Guarantee

    The dealer must complete a claims form for each case covered by a guarantee and send it to TKS or TKS’s distributor/importer within the 10th of the month following the one in which the defect was reported. The defective parts shall be marked with the claim number and be kept for up to 6 months so that TKS or TKS’s distributor/importer can inspect them.

  • Page 6: Introduction

    1.3 Introduction Congratulations on buying your new TKS product. You have chosen a functional, high quality product. All TKS products are designed and built in close cooperation with farmers to ensure optimal effi ciency and reliability. Please read this instruction manual carefully, and familiarise yourself with the machine’s manner of operation before starting to use it.

  • Page 7: Technical Data - Feedbelt

    1.4 Technical data - FeedBelt 1.4.1 Model description and use TKS FeedBelt is designed to transport diff erent types of forage and concentrated feed via the feed trough. The feed is released down into the feed trough by means of a scrape carriage.

  • Page 8: Machine Identifi Cation

    Operator's manual 1.4.2 Machine identifi cation The machine’s serial number and the manufacturer’s address are written on a plate on the machine. See the illustration on this page. The machine‘s serial number and the delivery year should be written below. Please use this information when making any enquiries about spare parts or servicing.

  • Page 9: Main Dimension - Feedbelt With 1 Center-Section

    Operator's manual 1.4.3 Main dimension - FeedBelt with 1 center-section All dimensions in mm BFB_01 IFB_02...

  • Page 10: Safety

    Operator's manual Please pay particular attention to this symbol. Safety It designates a safety risk, and describes precautions that must be taken to avoid accidents. Before operating, adjusting or repairing the machine, the user, technician or owner should familiarise himself with the safety instructions contained in this installation manual.
  • Page 11 Operator's manual Maintenance Ensure that the machine is properly maintained and is kept in good condition. Never attempt to change the mechanical workings of the machine. Control panel Product warranty is invalid if the control box opens.

  • Page 12: Additional Safety Instructions

    Operator's manual 1.5.2 The machine is marked with warning Additional safety signs . If these signs are damaged, they must be replaced. instructions The order number is shown on the illustrations in this section. See Fig. 4 for their location on the machine. Warning sign UH220532 (Fig.

  • Page 13: Overview Of Safety Risks

    Operator's manual 1.5.3 Overview of safety risks MASTER CABINET SLAVE CABINET UH220532 988010 UH220539 IFB_05 Fig. 4...

  • Page 14: Lifting Feedbelt During Installation

    Lifting FeedBelt during Caution! Only use approved lifting equipment installation Ensure that no-one is underneath or near FeedBelt when the various sections are fi tted into place. 1.5.5 Read the operator’s manual Be particularly careful when starting a new New machine - machine for the fi...

  • Page 15: Recycling - Waste To Resource

    1.6 Recycling - waste to resource - TKS’s products rely on electrical and electronic components in order to work. These fall under the generic term of EE products. TKS’s products use typical components such as cables, switches, motors, control units, etc.

  • Page 16: Using The Screen And Plc

    Operator's manual 2 Using the screen and PLC 2.1 Screen The control system has a touchscreen, meaning that you can control it by touching the screen directly. You can touch the screen with your fi ngers or use a special stylus located in the control cabinet.

  • Page 17: Numeric Keypad

    Operator's manual 2.2 Numeric keypad Values in fi elds with blue borders can be changed. Press on the number and a numeric keypad will appear on the screen. The Max/Min value that can be entered in this fi eld is shown at the top of the window. Enter a new value using the numeric keypad.

  • Page 18: Alphabetic Keypad

    Operator's manual 2.3 Alphabetic keypad When you enter values with text (e.g. name of animal) the screen will display an alphabetic keypad: When editing a text fi eld, the old text is displayed on the screen. New text can be entered, and the old text will disappear. Use the Caps button to switch between uppercase and lowercase letters Press the BACK button to remove the last symbol registered, or press Clear to delete all text, then enter the new text.

  • Page 19: Selecting Values

    Operator's manual 2.4 Selecting values Selecting pre-programmed values from a list. Select a value, and select value from a list. See Fig. 9 Fig. 9 2.5 On/off button • Enable or disable a function using the on/off key. • Blank – disabled, ticked – enabled See Fig.

  • Page 20: Operation

    The Home screen displays the FeedBelt menu on left side. Clock and date are displayed at the top. The top of the screen shows a blue line with the current status of FeedBelt. A picture of FeedBelt is displayed on the screen. During feeding, the scraper and movement of the feed are shown in animation.
  • Page 21 The scraper's feeding side – Left / Right. Left is on the left-hand side when looking at the scraper from the front. See Fig. 12 Feeding group info. When FeedBelt is feeding, the current feed group information will be displayed in this fi eld. • Group no • Group name •...

  • Page 22: Menu Overview

    Operator's manual 3.2 Menu Overview Fig. 13 The screen displays a list of all your animal groups that are programmed. When the number of animals is set to 0, the feeding information is hidden. The list shows: • No – fedding group number •...
  • Page 23 • Group position – start - stop position. • Feeding side – feeding side • Feed type - When the window is displayed, FeedBelt has calculated how much feed is to be dispensed. The calculation is based on the number of feeding sessions in the schedule.
  • Page 24 • The groups are fed at a set amount from each group • Log feeding to balance function – whether uniform feeding is desired per day. day and balance function is activated it should be checked off here. FeedBelt will then adjust the amount to the next feeding automaticly.

  • Page 25: Menu Groups

    The start time can coincide with start times for other groups. FeedBelt queues the feeding sessions and executes them in succession. • Amount Animal/day – amount of feed for 1 animal for one day. 3 diff erent feed types.
  • Page 26 This applies individually to each single group. It can be of benefi t when increasing/reducing the amount of concentrated feed. FeedBelt calculates a uniform rise or reduction in feed over the time period. • Select the group to which step adaptation is to apply.
  • Page 27 Operator's manual Fig. 18 Screen for Temporary Modifi cation The feed amount can be adjusted temporarily based on a set amount for a number of hours. This may be useful in special cases. One example is when the fi lling sources are outside and the feed dries out on warm weather days.

  • Page 28: Menu Manual

    Operator's manual 3.4 Menu Manual Fig. 19 The screen shows an overview of the FeedBelt system as installed. This screen is for test-running the machine only. Manual feeding is performed in the screen menu Home. The end positions and operating buttons for the scraper are displayed on the right.

  • Page 29: Menu Settings

    Operator's manual 3.5 Menu settings Fig. 20 Time - Language • Time and date • Language • Clean screen Layout: • Defi ne groups og nissene • Balance function Installation The icons are basically locked. This is indicated by them being greyed out. To access menu category installation, login required with password.
  • Page 30 Operator's manual Fig. 21 Time / date setting • Timer hh, minutes mm, seconds are adjusted individually. • Dag DD, month MM, år YY adjusted individually. • Weekday is selected from list • Save, press Apply. See Fig. 21 Fig. 22 Choose language NB: In earlier software versions, not all languages are available.
  • Page 31 Operator's manual Fig. 24 Defi ne group • This is where the feeding groups are associated with the pens in the cowshed. • Toggle between the groups using < and > or enter a number. • Enter the name of the group. Type of animal and age, where applicable. •...
  • Page 32 • This specifi es how much FeedBelt can allow and feed more/less per feeding session in order to maintain a uniform feed amount. • If a feeding session is aborted, FeedBelt will try to feed more on the next feeding session so as to even out the feed supply to the animals.
  • Page 33 Operator's manual Fig. 27 Log on / Log out Access to the installation settings; log in using a password. Enter the password 21212. Press Login. See Fig. 27 If you want to lock the settings again, open this window and press Logout. If the main switch is pressed or an error message appears, you will automatically be logged out.
  • Page 34 Enter the number of kg. • Automatic correction of stop weight – With this function enabled, FeedBelt will correct the weight in the fi eld “Stop fi lling source before setpoint weight”, so that this value is optimised.
  • Page 35 Operator's manual Fig. 29 System settings FeedBelt tab page. See Fig. 29 Distances • Reversal – This is where the positioning of the scraper is adjusted for reversal. The reversing lever must reach 10 cm into the pipe. See Fig. 30 •...
  • Page 36 • Photocell timeout – After this time, FeedBelt will stop and send an error message stating that no feed is arriving. If a long conveyor is used between the fi lling source and FeedBelt, this time must be adjusted upwards.
  • Page 37 Operator's manual Fig. 31 Calibration • Used to calibrate the scraper so that its end positions are set. • Important! Before calibration, you will be asked to confi rm whether you wish to perform a calibration. On confi rmation, the old calibration values will be deleted and you will not be able to dispense feed.
  • Page 38 Operator's manual • Check the scraper side. The scraper's left side is on the left-hand side when looking at the scraper from the front. See Fig. 33a for left and Fig. 33b for right. • If necessary, swap round in the list so that the setting matches the actual side. •...
  • Page 39 Operator's manual Fig. 34 Speed The speed of the scraper can be adjusted to obtain a better work fl ow and accuracy of stop positioning. • Normal speed – Is active in the program when the scraper is being moved to a position. •...
  • Page 40 Operator's manual Fig. 35 Reset • The factory settings are restored. • See the screen and select what is to be reset. • Enter the group number either side of the "-" to reset subsets of data. See Fig. 35...

  • Page 41: Menu Info

    Operator's manual 3.6 Menu Info Fig. 36 Logs : • Group log • Filling source log • Balance Log PLS: • Alarm • In/Out data Other: • Maintenance • System Info See Fig. 36...
  • Page 42 Operator's manual Fig. 37 Group log • This window shows the feeding log for the day so far on the right. On the left is the log for the previous 7 days. • Each feed type is colour-coded. • Use the arrow keys to change group. See Fig. 37 Fig.
  • Page 43 • The balance diff erence can be reset – Press Reset. A reset is performed automatically when the power is disconnected or when AUTO is turned off . • Automatic balancing – When this is active, you can read off by how much FeedBelt is adjusting the feed amount.
  • Page 44 Operator's manual Fig. 40 Alarm Screenshot shows the last 12 error messages. See Fig. 40 Fig. 41 In/Out data • Screenshot shows in / outputs of the PLC See Fig. 41...
  • Page 45 • Service after: Shows the operating time to the next service in hours. FeedBelt has service intervals of 50 hours. After a service, the counter is reset by pressing Reset. • When there is less than 1 hour to a service, this window will be displayed while FeedBelt is running.

  • Page 46: Example Of Group Adjustment

    Operator's manual 4 Example of group adjustment TKS recommends one feeding group for milk cows and one group for each pen otherwise. The example below shows the set-up for two groups of animals of diff erence sizes. The cows are fed 10 times a day with 30 kg per animal per day.
  • Page 47 Operator's manual • Select feeding side Right. See Fig. 45 • Go to Groups in the menu. • Select group no. 1 “Cows” • Press the white fi eld to the right for Animal count. Enter 8 cows. • Check the boxes for 10 times. •...

  • Page 48: Maintenance / Care

    5.1 Important before Always pull out the plug prior to inspection, maintenance or repair of maintenance FeedBelt • Familiarise yourself with the maintenance schedule that accompanies this manual. • Post the maintenance schedule in a clearly visible place. • Important! Create good procedures for inspections, both daily and weekly.

  • Page 49: Weekly Inspections

    Operator's manual 5.3 Weekly inspections • The machine must be kept clean • Rectify any defects or faults • Clean brush (A) • Clean counter-roller (B) • Clean rollers (C) • Check tension of wire and chain (D) • Lubricate bearing – 7 points (E) •...

  • Page 50: Lubrication

    Operator's manual 5.4 Lubrication Component / location Action Operating 1 Grease nipple - bearing, brush Lubrication 10 h 2 Grease nipple - bearing, drive drum Lubrication 10 h 3 Grease nipple - bearing, counter roller Lubrication 10 h 4 Grease nipple - wire pulley Lubrication 10 h 5 Grease nipple - bearing, counter roller...

  • Page 51: Oil Change Gearbox

    • Rust formation must be dealt with immediately. • Spray the wire with oil from an aerosol can. TKS No. 923054 • The wire must be lubricated at least once a year with wire oil. • If condensation occurs, be additionally attentive to any rust formation.

  • Page 52: Belt Tensioning

    Operator's manual 5.7 Belt tensioning Check whether the belt needs tensioning. It is important that the belt is fully tensioned and adjusted. Tensioning • The belt should be approx. 2 cm from the screws in the middle of the joint sections. •...

  • Page 53: Wire Tensioning

    Operator's manual 5.8 Wire tensioning The wire could begin to slip if it is not taut. This can cause wear on the drive pulleys. • Tighten the screw (A) so that the length of the spring is 60 mm. See Fig. 48 •...

  • Page 54: Tightening Torque For Screws And Bolts

    • After washing/cleaning, it is important for all bearings to be greased. • Lubricate FeedBelt as per the lubrication schedule. • Run the system for a few minutes so that the grease is distributed into the bearings.

  • Page 55: Fault Symptoms On The Wire

    Operator's manual 5.12 Fault symptoms on the wire “Bird-nesting”/curve deformation is a result of an imbalance between the inner and outer threads on the wire. A new wire must be installed. If any cracks appear in the outer threads, a new wire must be installed! NB: If rust is present, the following must be performed: •...

  • Page 56: Alarms And Troubleshooting

    Operator's manual 6 Alarms and trouble shooting When error messages are displayed, the screen will always have the light on and the light will fl ash every 10 seconds. Screens Possible causes Corrective actions Error 01: • Emergency stop button •...
  • Page 57 Operator's manual Screens Possible causes Corrective actions Error 06: • The scraper reverser has • Check the scraper reverser Reversal failed! broken. and lubricate if necessary. • Fault on reverser actuator • Check the reverser actuator or cable. and cable. •...
  • Page 58 Operator's manual Screens Possible causes Corrective actions Error 12: • No signal from fi lling • Check if the fi lling source is Fault on fi lling source 3! source. empty. Consentrate 2 • The fi lling source is not •...

  • Page 59: Notes

    Operator's manual Notes...
  • Page 60 Operator's manual TKS is a family owned company with a strong brand name. We are providing our customers with a unique and complete range of high quality products. www.tks-as.no T. Kverneland & Sønner AS, Kvernelandsvegen 100 N-4355 Kvernaland Norway e-post : post@tks-as.no...

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