Emergency Movement Without Drive Power - Epson SCARA GX Series Manual

1.6 Emergency Movement Without Drive Power

When the system is placed in emergency mode, push the joint of the Manipulator by hand
as shown below:
(up and down)
The brake release switch is common to Joint #3 and Joint #4. When the brake release switch
NOTE

is pressed in emergency mode, the brakes for Joint #3 and Joint #4 are released.
Be careful of the shaft falling and rotating while the brake release switch is being pressed
because the shaft may be lowered by the weight of an end effector.
GX series Rev.2
Joint #1 Push Arm #1 by hand.
Joint #2 Push Arm #2 by hand.
Joint #3 The joint cannot be moved up/down by hand until the electromagnetic
brake applied to the joint has been released.
Move the joint up/down while pressing the brake release switch.
Joint #4 The joint cannot be rotated by hand until the electromagnetic brake
applied to the joint has been released.
Move the joint up/down while pressing the brake release switch.
Joint #2
(rotating)
−
Joint #3 #4 brake
release switch
Arm #2
+
Joint #3
Shaft
−
+
−
Joint #4
(rotating)
+
Joint #1
(rotating)
−
+
Base
Arm #1
GX4 Manipulator 1. Safety
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