Komatsu 15045 Operation & Maintenance Manual page 51

Hydraulic mining shovel
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OPERATION
Legend for illust. Z24090
(1)
Sliding window, serves also for emergency exit
REMARK
If the operator's cab is equipped with external
metal sun visors, disengage the four catches and
push out the sun visor panel.
(2)
Release lever for hinged railing bar (3)
(3)
Hinged railing bar
(4)
Rigidly mounted emergency escape ladder. The rig-
idly mounted emergency escape ladder with rope
ladder extension provides the means to go down to
the ground.
(5)
Rope ladder. The upper end of the rope ladder is
fixed onto the lower rung of the rigid escape ladder
(4) by means of the fasteners (6), see detail (X). The
lower end of the rope ladder is fixed on brackets (8)
and secured with rubber fasteners (7), see section
(A-A).
(6)
Hooks for fastening the rope ladder onto the rigid
ladder (4)
(7)
Rubber fasteners for rope ladder in lifted position
(8)
Bracket for rope ladder in lifted position. The lower
rung of the rope ladder is hooked up into the brack-
ets (8)
Using the emergency escape ladder
In case of emergency with normal walkways obstructed use
escape ladder (4) and (5) for leaving the machine. Proceed as fol-
lows:
1. Move up lever (2) and pull out.
2. Open the hinged railing bar (3).
3. Unhook fasteners (7) and take out rope ladder rung from
brackets (8).
4. Let the rope ladder fall down to the ground. The upper end of
the rope ladder is fixed onto the lower rung of the rigid ladder
(4).
5. Use the rigid ladder (4) and then the rope ladder (5) for leav-
ing the shovel.
3.2 CONSTRUCTION OF THE SHOVEL
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