Epson LS-B Series Maintenance Manual page 102

LS3-B LS6-B Maintenance 9. Bellows
Bellows (1) To attach the upper bellows, move the shaft to its lower limit.
Installation
(2) Pass the shaft through the bellows from the larger joint.
(3) Secure the cover side of the bellows.
(4) Secure the shaft edge side of the bellows.
(5) When completed the bellows installation, check that the bellows stretch smoothly
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To attach the lower bellows, move the shaft to its upper limit.
To move the shaft up/down, press and hold the brake release switch.
Be sure to keep enough space and prevent the end effector hitting any peripheral
equipment.
LS3-B: The brake release switch is applied to Joint #3.
When the brake release switch is pressed, the respective brake of the Joint #3
is released.
Be careful of the shaft falling while the brake release switch is being pressed
because the shaft may be lowered by the weight of an end effector.
LS6-B: The brake release switch is applied to both Joints #3 and Joint #4.
When the brake release switch is pressed, the respective brakes of the Joint #3
and Joint #4 are released simultaneously.
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.
The bellows has two joints:
The larger joint must be attached to the cover
side.
The smaller joint must be attached to the end
face side of the shaft.
Attach the mounting part of the bellows until the
end touches the cylindrical part of the cover.
Then, secure them with clamp bands.
Cover the bearing case (black) on the edge of the
shaft with the bellows mounting part.
Then, secure them with clamp bands.
without any excessive force by moving the shaft up/down by hand and rotating the
Joint #4.
Upper bellows cover side
Bottom bellows cover side
Upper bellows
shaft edge
Bottom bellows
Shaft edge
LS-B series Maintenance Rev.1