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Thismanualprovidesdetailedinformationabouthowtosafelyandcorrectlyusetheworkgripper(PLStype).
Beforestartingtousethisworkgripper,readthismanualcarefullyandalwaysfollowtheinstructionsandwarningsin
"ImportantSafetyPrecautions"and"PrecautionsforUse"atbeginningofthemanual.Failuretofollowthese
precautionscouldresultinaseriousaccident.
Inthismanual,precautionsforhandlingthatareconsideredespeciallyimportantareclassifiedanddisplayedasshownbelow
dependingonthedamageofriskincludingtheseriousnessoftheharmthatcouldresult.Pleasesufficientlyunderstandthe
meaningsofthesetermsandfollowtheinstructionsforsafeoperation.
Thetriangleisthesafetyalertsymbolusedtoalertyoutopotentialsafetyhazardsthatcouldresultininjuryordeath.
SafetyAlertSymbol
Preface
TermsandSymbolsUsedforSafetyMessages
Thisproductissuitableforgrippingaworkpieceontherotarytablesormachiningcenters.Thisproductisequippedwith
thejawstoclamptheworkpieceandtheyoperatebymeansofabuilt-incylinder.Foranyotherapplications,please
contactus.
Ourcompany will not assume responsibility for injury, death, damage, or loss resulting from not following the
instructionsinthismanual.
Therearecountlessthingsthatcannotorshouldnotbedone,anditisimpossibletocoveralloftheminthismanual.
Therefore,donotperformany actionsunlesstheyarespecifically allowed inthismanual.Ifany questions relatedto
safetyariseaboutoperation,control,inspectionandmaintenancewhicharenotspecifiedinthismanual,pleaseconfirm
themwithourcompanyordistributorbeforeperformingthem.
LiabilityandHowtoUsethisManual
Theguaranteeperiodofthisproductis1yearafterdelivery.
Use the parts delivered by Kitagawa Corporation for all the parts including consumable parts. We will not assume
responsibilityforinjury,death,damage,orlosscausedbyusageofpartsnotmanufacturedbyKitagawaCorporation.
Additionally,ifpartsotherthangenuinepartsmanufacturedbyKitagawaCorporationareused,thisguaranteewillbe
completelyinvalid.
GuaranteeandLimitationofLiability
Indicatesahazardoussituationwhich,ifyounotavoided,
willresultindeathorseriousinjury.
Indicatesahazardoussituationwhich,ifyounotavoided,
couldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
Indicatesahazardoussituationwhich,ifyounotavoided,
couldresultinminorormoderateinjury.
Indicatesinstructionswhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultin
damagetotheequipmentorashortenedworklife.
DANGER
WARNING
CAUTION
NOTICE
TableofContents
1.StructuralDrawingandPartsList
1-1.Typedisplay
1-2.Structuraldrawing
1-3.Scopeofproduct
1-4.Partslist
2. ImportantSafetyPrecautions
3.Specifications
3-1.Specifications
3-2.Relationshipbetweenpressureandgrippingforce
4.FormingSoftJaw
4-1.Attachmentofjaw
4-2.Formingsoftjaw
5.Usage
5-1.Precautionsduringgrippingworkwithworkgripper
5-2.Precautionsduringgrippingworkinirregularshape
5-3.Precautionsrelatedtousageofjaw
5-4.Precautionsrelatedtoprocessing
5-5.Attachmentoflocatorandjig
5-6.Precautionsrelatedtousageoflockvalveunit
6.MaintenanceandInspection
6-1.PeriodicInspection
6-2.Greaselubrication
6-3.Disassembling
6-4.Inspectionoflockvalveunit
7.MalfunctionandCountermeasures
7-1.Inthecaseofmalfunction
7-2.Wheretocontactinthecaseofmalfunction
ForMachineToolManufacturers(Chapter8)
8.Attachment
8-1.Airpiping
8-2.Attachmentoflockvalveunit
8-3.Oilpiping
9.TrialOperation
10.OtherInformation
10-1.Aboutstandardsandorders
10-2.Informationaboutmarkingsofproduct
10-3.Aboutdisposal
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