Emergency Movement Without Drive Power - Epson LS-B Series Manual

LS3-B LS6-B Manipulator 1. Safety

1.6 Emergency Movement Without Drive Power

When the system is placed in emergency mode, push the arm or joint of the Manipulator by
hand as shown below:
Arm #1
Arm #2
Joint #3
Joint #4
LS3-B: The brake release switch affects Joint #3 only. When the brake release switch is
NOTE
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LS6-B: The brake release switch affects both Joints #3 and #4. When the brake release
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Push the arm by hand.
Push the arm by hand.
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.
LS3-B Rotate the shaft by hand.
LS6-B The shaft cannot be rotated by hand until the electromagnetic brake
applied to the shaft has been released. Move the shaft while pressing
the brake release switch.
Joint #3, #4
brake release switch
Arm #2
Joint #3
(up and down)
Joint #4
(rotating)
pressed in emergency mode, the brake for Joints #3 is released. Be careful of the
shaft falling while the brake release switch is pressed because the shaft may be
lowered by the weight of an end effector.
switch is pressed in emergency mode, the brake for both Joints #3 and #4 are
released simultaneously.
Be careful of the shaft falling and rotating while the brake release switch is pressed
because the shaft may be lowered by the weight of an end effector.
Joint #2
(rotating)
Arm #1
Shaft
Joint #1
(rotating)
(Figure: LS6-B602S)
LS-B series Rev.5