Ergosante Technologie HAPO V1 User manual

HAPO V1
Instruction manual
Date: 07/04/2020

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1. TABLE OF CONTENTS
2. IDENTIFICATION 3
2.1 Reference documents 3
3. ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS 3
4. MAIN PRESENTATION 3
4.1 Equipment identification 3
4.2 Manufacturer 4
4.3 Staff qualification 4
4.4 Pictogram convention 4
4.5 Supply limitation 5
5. GLOBAL DESCRIPTION 5
5.1 Main characteristics 5
5.2 Overall dimensions 5
5.3 Operation 5
5.4 Diagram 6
5.5 Use Cases 7
6. OPERATION MODE 9
6.1 Installation and preparation 9
6.2Use 9
6.3 Transport 24
6.4 Storage 24
6.5 Duration of use 25
7. CONTRAINDICATIONS 25
8. RESIDUAL RISKS 26
9. MAINTENANCE 26
9.1 Cleaning and maintenance 26
9.2 DISASSEMBLY for cleaning 26
9.3 REINSTALLING after cleaning 31
9.4 Main maintenance 35
9.5 Maintenance plan 35
10. INCIDENTS 36
10.1 Instructions in case of problems 36
11. SCRAPPING 36
12. LEGAL INFORMATION 36
13. LIABILITY 36

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2. IDENTIFICATION
This document is the HAPO’s (physical assistance device) instruction manual. It contains all the necessary information
from its reception to its end of life.
Read the entire manual before installing the HAPO for the first time.
2.1 REFERENCE DOCUMENTS
•ANALYSIS AMDEC_HAPO17122019
•ANNEX AT CONFORMITY EVALUATION _HAPO
3. ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS
HAPO
Posture Harness
PAD
Physical assistance device
Passive
Without storage or external power supply.
4. GENERAL PRESENTATION
The system described is a passive, spring-loaded physical assistance device. This equipment is worn by an operator
and transfers partly the upper-body forces, by a chest support, to the thighs resting on the lumbar hollow. This device
supports the upper-body bending and inclination during handling of loads.
4.1 EQUIPMENT IDENTIFICATION
An equipment identification label is affixed to the device. You find it in the belt on the lumbar plate. This way, a unique
number identifies it.
•Access to the identification label:
oPull the fastener on, on the outside of the belt:
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oThe identification label is located on the lumbar plate in the pocket:
4.2 MANUFACTURER
•ErgoSanté Technologie
•Headquarters: 28 ZA Labahou 30140 Anduze –France
•+ 33 (4) 48 15 06 10
•[email protected]
4.3 STAFF QUALIFICATION
This equipment is intended to be used by an operator trained and approved by a trainer in its use.
The operator may put the equipment and its accessories on himself.
4.4 PICTOGRAM CONVENTION
Main Danger
Main requirement
Main Prohibition
Cardiac pacemakers and implanted defibrillators prohibited
Table 2: Pictograms meaning reminder
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4.5 SUPPLY LIMITATION
The product use is limited to a list of trained and approved persons under the operator’s liability.
5. GLOBAL DESCRIPTION
The physical assistance device is composed of the following items:
•Backpack strap: Two textile straps placed on the shoulders, joined at the spring top by tightening and to the waist
by a dorsal elastic. These straps give a pectoral support, width-adjustable by a magnetic attachment.
•Lumbar belt: Textile belt positioned at the level of the lumbar hollow and the sacrum, closed by a strap and a clip
at the front. Two blue anti-torsion straps connected to the thigh sleeves. Two red spring tension adjustment straps
positioned at hip level on both sides of the belt, holding the springs.
•Thigh sleeves: Two rigid gutters in a textile sheath held by a fastener around the thigh and fixed by the blue anti-
torsion straps, fixed to the bottom of the springs by two screws.
•Two cylindrical spring rods with decreasing diameter (maximum diameter at the hips, minimum diameter at the
ends). The rods are connected at three points; one end is fixed to the backpack straps at shoulder level, the other
end to the thigh sleeves. The fixation’s focal point is on the side of the lumbar belt by a length-adjustable strap
which can be disengaged by a passive mechanical shift rail.
5.1 MAIN CHARACTERISTICS
The HAPO has three sizes (S, M and L) to fit your shape and activity.
The size table below gives an indication of the correct size. It is possible that a shape may require a different HAPO
size than the one recommended by this size table:
5.2 OVERALL DIMENSIONS
5.3 OPERATION
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HAPO size L:
-Length (vertical) : 90 cm
-Width : 40 cm
-Depth : 25 cm
Mass: 1,2 kg (2.4 lbs.)
Maximum force take-up: 7 kg (15.4 lbs.)/spring.
HAPO size M:
-Length (vertical) : 85cm
-Width : 40 cm
-Depth : 25 cm
Mass: 1,2 kg (2.4 lbs.)
Maximum force take-up: 7 kg (15.4 lbs.)/spring.
HAPO size S:
-Length (vertical) : 79 cm
-Width : 40 cm
-Depth : 25 cm
Mass: 1,2 kg (2.4 lbs.)
Maximum force take-up: 7 kg (15.4 lbs.)/spring.

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Assisted / Unassisted mode:
Each assistance system is equipped with two degressive cylindrical springs connected to each other by a release
system, that switch the assistance on/off by using a shift rail. An audible click can be heard thanks to two spring-loaded
balls. To activate the system, the user must lean forward while bending his knees. The system will compensate a part
of the load by distributing it over the thighs.
5.4 DIAGRAM
Lower postural
support set
Lumbar Belt
Backpack strap
Anti-twist
strap
Release
mechanism
Spring rods
Tension
strap
Backpack strap
adjustment
Thigh sleeves
Figure 6: HAPO Representation

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5.5 USE CASES
•UPPER BODY BENDING:
oPartial bending (0<back angle<45°); with or without charging port; static or dynamic.
oPartial bending (45<back angle<90°); with or without charging port; static or dynamic.
oTotal bending, or hyper bending (>90°); with or without charging port; static or dynamic.
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oBending on one leg (right or left); with or without charging port; static or dynamic.
•CROUCHING (with or without charging port):
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6. OPERATION MODE
6.1 INSTALLATION AND PREPARATION
•Protect the product from humidity and significant temperature variations.
•Open the box, check that the delivery is complete:
Quantity
Designation
1
HAPO
1
Summary notice
1
Hanger
1
Conformity certificate
•Recommended disposal of the HAPO on hanger:
6.2 USE
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The HAPO can be used from a temperature range of -20° to +50°.
Assembly and adjustment steps before set up:
❖Open all magnetic clips:
oChest strap:
oLumbar belt:
oThigh sleeves:
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•Fitting the backpack straps
Step 1: Put the HAPO on like a backpack.
→Be careful not to twist the backpack strap:
Step 2: Fasten the chest strap.
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→Be careful not to twist the strap.
Step 3: Adjust the piping (comfort adjustment to spare throat and chest).
Step 4: Pull the tab in the indicated direction to remove the magnetic clip.
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•Belt set-up
Step 1: Position the belt at lumbar level, in contact with your lower back.
Step 2: Loosen the strap if necessary, disengage the female clip, then fasten it.
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Step 3: Tighten the strap, store the excess in the pouch.
Step 4: Loosen the loop, pull the tab in the indicated direction to remove the magnetic clip.
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→NOTE: IF THE BACKPACK STRAPS ARE PRESSING HARD ON YOUR SHOULDERS/IF THEY ARE TOO LOOSE, ADJUST
THE BACK ELASTIC:
Step 1 back elastic adjustment: Open the pocket in the waistband.
Step 2 back elastic adjustment: Remove the fastener strap from the lumbar plate.
Step 3 back elastic adjustment: Reposition it to gain/loosen tension.
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•Thigh sleeves set-up
→Check that the springs are unlocked, this will simplify the set-up:
Step 1: Position the thigh sleeve on the thigh.
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Step 2: Go around the thigh with the elastic and fasten it.
Step 3: Fasten the magnetically-tipped anti-torsion strap to the inside of the sleeve.
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BE CAREFUL NOT TO PASS THE STRAP OVER THE SPRING: RISK OF SPRING BREAKAGE!
Step 4: Tighten the anti-twist strap (Tighten until there is no slack, without compressing the thigh).
Step 5: Pull the tab in the indicated direction to remove the magnetic clip.
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