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TAPESWITCH
SAFETY MATS
CKP/Solo Sensors
TECHNICAL MANUAL 343184-01
English
WARNING
Tapeswitch safety mat systems are intended to protect operators
working at or near dangerous machinery. They can only perform
this function if they are correctly fitted and interfaced to a suitable
machine. It is essential that the full contents of this manual and
all the authoritative documents referred to herein are fully
understood before any attempt at installation is made. If in doubt
contact Tapeswitch or your Tapeswitch distributor.
IMPORTANT
This manual must accompany the product throughout its working
life. Those persons responsible for the use of the product must
ensure that all persons involved in the installation, commissioning,
operation, maintenance and servicing of the product have access
to all the information supplied by the manufacturers of the
machine and its safety system.
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- Page 1 TECHNICAL MANUAL 343184-01 English WARNING Tapeswitch safety mat systems are intended to protect operators working at or near dangerous machinery. They can only perform this function if they are correctly fitted and interfaced to a suitable machine. It is essential that the full contents of this manual and all the authoritative documents referred to herein are fully understood before any attempt at installation is made.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
5. PERIODIC CHECKING 5.1 GENERAL 5.2 COMMISSIONING CHECKS 5.3 SIX MONTHLY CHECKS 5.4 DAILY/SETTING CHECKS 6. OPERATION, MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING 6.1 OPERATION 6.2 MAINTENANCE 6.3 SERVICING 7. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION 7.1 CKP/Solo SENSORS 7.2 MATERIAL SPECIFICATION 7.3 ORDERING INFORMATION 8. CONTACTS... -
Page 3: General
1. GENERAL The CKP/Solo mat is a pressure sensitive WARNING safety device designed to protect operators working at or near dangerous machinery. The information contained in this manual relates to the use of a CKP/Solo The mat is designed to meet the requirements mat, to provide a basic safety switching of BS EN 1760-1:1998 and contains an integral device. -
Page 4: Technical Description
Tapeswitch. NOTE - CKP/Solo sensors have a 30mm Proper mechanical and electrical inactive area around the outer edges, which interfacing is the responsibility of the means that the dimensions of the active area user. - Page 5 FAILSAFE CONTROLLER PVC SLEEVE LOWER CONDUCTOR Figure 2 - Construction of CKP/Solo Figure 3 - Construction of Tapeswitch Mat Sensor Switch Elements The construction of the Tapeswitch elements is shown in Figure 3. Each switching element is a long normally open switch. The switch consists of two copper plated steel conductors held apart at the sides by an insulator.
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Page 6: Determine The Dimensions Of The Sensor
3. DETERMINE THE DIMENSIONS OF THE SENSOR The dimensions of the sensors and their Any machine regardless of the efficiency of its layout must be such that, access to the machine braking system, will take a certain amount of is not possible without stepping on the sensor. time to come to rest after a stop signal is The dimensions of the dangerous area depend generated. - Page 7 This distance is the minimum separation The overall system response time, T, should distance. All possible directions of approach be measured several times and the highest must be considered. The minimum separation value recorded, plus a suitable allowance for distance, S, can be calculated using the brake deterioration, should be used in the following formula: calculation of the minimum separation distance.
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Page 8: Installation
4. INSTALLATION WARNING TAPESWITCH SAFETY MAT SYSTEMS ARE DESIGNED TO PROTECT OPERATORS WORKING AT OR NEAR DANGEROUS MACHINES. THEY CAN ONLY PERFORM THAT FUNCTION IF THEY ARE CORRECTLY FITTED AND INTERFACED TO A SUITABLE MACHINE. EVERY EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE IN THE PRODUCTION OF THIS MANUAL TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE AND ACCURATE INFORMATION. - Page 9 (g) Under no circumstances should a mat (i) After installation the machine/mat system sensor be cut or drilled. It is not possible for must be commissioned in accordance with the user to modify the size or shape of a mat section 5 of this manual.
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Page 10: Sensor Installation
4.2.2 SENSOR FIXING The sensor(s) must be fixed permanently in position. Tapeswitch aluminium edging AE-13 should be used around the outer edge of the sensor. This specially designed edging comes in two parts, a base and a cover. The... - Page 11 4.2.4 ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION Step 4 - Position the base sections around the The CKP/Solo mat is supplied with 2 x 4 core mat and fit AE-C corner pieces. Drill pilot cables 0.5m long, each cable is fitted with an holes through each corner piece and holes in M12 plug.
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Page 12: Periodic Checking
For this purpose it will be checks to be performed on a machine fitted necessary to check the overall system response with a Tapeswitch safety mat system. If the time using a device designed for this purpose. machine is fitted with additional safety devices... - Page 13 NOTE: No stopping performance monitor or muting facilities are provided with the (k) Check that the CKP/Solo operates over Tapeswitch safety mat system and there is no the whole active area by walking, ‘heel to toe’, means provided for the connection of such over the whole area in two directions, as devices to the system.