Emergency Movement Without Drive Power - Epson LS20-B Series Manual

Setup & Operation 1. Safety

1.5 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:
The brake release switch affects both Joints #3 and #4. When the brake release switch is
NOTE

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.
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Arm #1 Push the arm by hand.
Arm #2 Push the arm 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 shaft cannot be rotated by hand until the electromagnetic brake
applied to the shaft has been released.
pressing the brake release switch.
Brake release switch
Arm #2
+
Joint #3
(up and down)
−
Joint #4
(rotating)
Joint #2
(rotating)
−
Arm #1
Shaft
−
+
Move the shaft while
Joint #1
(rotating)
−
+
+
(Figure: LS20-B804S)
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