
Maintenance
4Maintenance
4.1Maintenance
Aservicecontractcanbemadeinthecountries,whereInvacare®has
itsownsalescompany.IncertaincountriesInvacare®offerscourses
inserviceandmaintenanceofthebed.Sparepartslistsandadditional
usermanualsareavailablefromInvacare®.
Withnormaldailyuse,servicemustbecarriedoutaccordingtothe
checklistaftertwoyearsuseandthereaftereverysecondyear.
IMPORTANT!
–Themattresssupportmustbesupportedduring
serviceinspections,topreventaccidentallowering.
–Onlypersonnelwhohavereceivedthenecessary
instructionsortrainingmayperformserviceand
maintenanceofthebed.
–Afterreconditioningthebed,orifbedfunctions
change,servicemustbecarriedoutaccordingtothe
checklist.
BeforeUse
•Ensurethatallmanualandelectricalpartsfunctionscorrectly
andareinasecurestate.
•Check,byraisingandloweringthebed,thatthesheararmsrun
smoothlyintheguideways.
Afterthreemonths
•Ensurethatallmanualandelectricalpartsarefunctioning,and
tightenbolts,screws,nuts,etc.
Everyyear
•Werecommendasafetytestcomprisingthemotors’
performanceandmechanicalstate.
Everysecondyear
•Serviceshouldbeperformedaccordingtothechecklist.
Motors,handcontrolandcontrolunitsareserviced
byexchangingthefaultypart.
4.1.1Checklist-Maintenance
Checkpoints
qCirclips,cotterpinsandplasticfixingring-properlylockedand
intact.
qScrews-tightened.
qWeldings-intact.
qSideraillockingandmovingsystem-properlylockingand
runningsmoothly.
qCastorfittings-tightened.
qCastorbrakes-lockingproperly.
qHeightadjustmentmotor-runningproperly.
qBackrestmotor-runningproperly.
qThighsectionmotor-runningproperly.
qWires-correctlywiredandundamaged.
qElectricplugs-undamaged.
qDamagedcoating-repaired.
qLinesiderailstraps-notfrayedorcracked.
qAccessories-correctlyassembledandcorrectfunction.
qRastofixfitting-checkfunction.
qMotors,controlunitandhandcontrol-keepcleanfromdust
anddirt.Checkfordamage.
qAnchorpoints,cables,pistonrod,casingandplugs-Checkfor
damage.
4.2Inspectionafterrelocation-Preparefor
newuser
IMPORTANT!
Whenthebedhasbeenrelocated;beforegiventoanew
userithastobethoroughlyinspected.
–Inspectionmustbedonebyatrainedprofessional.
–Forregularmaintenanceseemaintenancechart.
4.2.1Checklist-Afterrelocation
Checkpoints
qCheckthatthesidetubesofthemattresssupportarefully
inserted,alignedandlocked.
qCheckthatthelatches,lockingthemattresssupportonthe
sheararms,areproperlyengaged(redbuttononthemattress
support).
qCheckthelockingofthemotors(pipepinscorrectlymounted).
qChecktheelectronicwiringforthemotors(wiresnotsqueezed).
qCheckthattheenclosingofthemotorsareintact(nocracks
thatenablesfluidstopierce).
qCheckthatthelockingcamisproperlymountedoverthe
contactsinthecontrolbox.
qCheckthesectionsofthemattresssupportbyusingthehand
controltoactivateallfunctionsofthemovingparts.
qCheckthefunctionofthebrakes.
qCheckthatthesnaplocksonthebedendsareproperlylocked
(pinallthewayin=locked)
qCheckthelockingfunction(s)ofthesiderails.
qCheckthatallbedslatsareintactandnotloose.
4.3Lubrication
Werecommendlubricatingthebedaccordingtothefollowingtable:
PartofbedLubricationmethod
1Bearingsforlifting-andsheararmsOil(medicallyclean)
2MotorsuspensionOil(medicallyclean)
3MotorbearingsandRastofixfittingGrease
4GlidingshoesandguidewaysGrease
IMPORTANT!
TheglidingshoesintheLinesiderails´glidingsystem
movesluggishlyiflubricatedwithoil.
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