PISCO FH10 User manual

30゜ 15゜(Make-to-order products)
Vacuum Cup Ball Swiveling Attachment
Swivel Joint
●Suitable for sucking work-pieces with non-vertical position
or with unfixed angle.
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Swivel Joint
10FH
① Swivel joint size
② Oscillating angle
Swivel Joint
①
Size
②
Oscillating angle
■ Model Designation (Example)
■ How to install
1. Fixing Method
①. Use a proper tool to tighten the knurling part of FH10 and FH20 or use a spanner to tighten the parallel
cut part of FH60. Refer to the dimensional drawings of the parallel cut part.
Code
Pad size
(mm)
10
ø10, ø15
Code
Oscillating angle
No code
30°
ー 15
15° (option)
20
ø20 ~ ø50,
4×10 ~ 8×30
60
ø60 ~ ø100
※. Holder size code “20”is applicable for pad size ø10mm and ø15mm for sponge series due to the structural reasons.
●FH10 and FH20 ●FH60

Detailed Safety Instructions
Before using PISCO products, be sure to read “Safety Instructions” and “Safety Instruction
Manual” and “Common Safety Instructions for Vacuum Series”.
Warning
1. Free Holder shall not be combined with non-PISCO brand vacuum pad and pad direct mounting filter. Do
not use it for other purpose. Free Holder is designed for PISCO vacuum pad only. Thus wrong usage may
cause damage to the product.
2. When a work-piece is conveyed a pad with Free Holder, consider the acceleration, impacts and wind
pressure. Otherwise, the work-piece may drop from the vacuum pad during transportation and there is a
possibility of damaging the holder.
3. Avoid any excessive pressure on Free Holder. Otherwise, there is a possibility of damaging the holder.
Caution
1. Pay special attention to the angle position of Free Holder. The angle position can be changed after
sucking work-piece by work-piece weight and acceleration or impact during transportation.
2. When Free Holder is attached or replaced, refer to the following recommended tightening torque to
tighten the parallel cut part of the holder.
●Table: Recommended tightening torque Thread size (mm) Tightening torque
M4×0.7 0.5 ~ 0.6N·m
M6×1 1.5 ~ 2N·m
M10×1.5 5 ~ 8N·m
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Swivel Joint
FH Swivel Joint
øP
B
L1
L2
A2
A1
M1
H2
H1
M2
15°
15°
■ Construction (FH10)
Pad dia.
ø10mm
Skidproof Series
Pad dia.
ø10mm
Mark-free Series
●Pad dia.：ø10mm、ø15mm
VPA
Push-In Fitting
VPA
Barb Fitting
VPB
Barb Fitting
VPC
Barb Fitting
VPD
Barb Fitting
VPB
Push-In Fitting
VPC
Push-In Fitting
VPD
Push-In Fitting
VPF
Push-In Fitting
Holder model code
FH 10
Pad dia.
ø10, 15mm
Free Holder
Pad dia.
ø10mm
ø15mm
Standard Series
Pad dia.
ø10mm
Bellows Series
compliant
Unit：mm
Model
code M1 M2 A1 A2 B L1 L2 øP Hex.
H1
Hex.
H2
Weight
(g)
CAD
file name
FH10 □
M4×0.7 M4×0.7
3.4 7 23 19.6 11.1 15 4 − 9
VVP-
229
FH20 □M6×1 M6×1 6 6.5 28.5 22.5 12.5 20 7 − 19.5
FH60 □
M10×1.5 M10×1.5
10 9.5 40.5 30.5 18.5 28 12 24 57.5
※Fill in □in Model code with “-15”for oscillating angle 15 degrees

■ Construction (FH20)
●Pad dia.：
ø10mm
、
ø15mm
、
ø20mm
、
ø25mm
、
ø30mm
、
ø35mm
、
ø40mm
、
ø50mm
、
4
×
10mm
、
4×20mm、4×30mm、5×10mm、5×20mm、5×30mm、6×10mm、6×20mm、6×30mm、
8×20mm、8×30mm
Holder model code
FH 20
Pad dia.
ø10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 50mm,
4×10, 4×20, 4×30, 5×10,
5×20, 5×30, 6×10, 6×20,
6×30, 8×20, 8×30mm
Swivel Joint
VPA
Push-In Fitting
VPA
Barb Fitting
VPB
Barb Fitting
VPC
Barb Fitting
VPD
Barb Fitting
VPB
Push-In Fitting
VPC
Push-In Fitting
VPD
Push-In Fitting
VPF
Push-In Fitting
Pad dia.
ø20mm
ø25mm
ø30mm
ø40mm
ø50mm
Standard
Series
Pad dia.
ø20mm
ø30mm
ø40mm
ø50mm
Skidproof
Series
Pad dia.
ø10mm
ø15mm
ø20mm
ø25mm
ø30mm
Sponge
Series
Pad dia.
ø35mm
ø50mm
Sponge
Series
Pad dia.
ø20mm
ø30mm
ø40mm
ø50mm
Bellows
Series
Pad dia.
4×10, 20, 30mm
5×10, 20, 30mm
6×10, 20, 30mm
8×20, 30mm
Oval
Series
Pad dia.
ø20mm
ø30mm
Mark-free
Series
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Swivel Joint
■ Construction (FH60)
●Pad dia.：
ø60mm
、
ø70mm
、
ø80mm
、
ø100mm
VPA
Parallel female thread
VPB
Parallel female thread
VPC
Parallel female thread
VPD
Parallel female thread
Model code
FH 60
Pad dia.
ø60, 70, 80, 100mm
Swivel Joint
Pad dia.
ø60mm
Standard
Series
Pad dia.
ø80mm
ø100mm
Standard
Series
Pad dia.
ø80mm
Bellows
Series
Pad dia.
ø70mm
ø100mm
Sponge
Series

Safety Instructions
SAFETY Instructions
Warning
This safety instructions aim to prevent personal injury and damage to
properties by requiring proper use of PISCO products.
Be certain to follow ISO 4414 and JIS B 8370
ISO 4414：Pneumatic fluid power…Recomendations for the application of equipment
to transmission and control systems.
JIS B 8370：
General rules and safety requirements for systems and their components.
This safety instructions is classified into “Danger”, “Warning” and “Caution” depending on
the degree of danger or damages caused by improper use of PISCO products.
1. Selection of pneumatic products
① A user who is a pneumatic system designer or has sufficient experience
and technical expertise should select PISCO products.
② Due to wide variety of operating conditions and applications for PISCO
products, carry out the analysis and evaluation on PISCO products.
The pneumatic system designer is solely responsible for assuring that
the user's requirements are met and that the application presents no
health or safety hazards. All designers are required to fully understand
the specifications of PISCO products and constitute all systems based
on the latest catalog or information, considering any malfunctions.
2. Handle the pneumatic equipment with enough knowledge and experience
① Improper use of compressed air is dangerous. Assembly, operation
and maintenance of machines using pneumatic equipment should be
conducted by a person with enough knowledge and experience.
3. Do not operate machine / equipment or remove pneumatic equipment until
safety is confirmed.
① Make sure that preventive measures against falling work-pieces or
sudden movements of machine are completed before inspection or
maintenance of these machine.
② Make sure the above preventive measures are completed. A
compressed air supply and the power supply to the machine must be
off, and also the compressed air in the systems must be exhausted.
③ Restart the machines with care after ensuring to take all preventive
measures against sudden movements.
Danger
Hazardous conditions. It can cause death or serious
personal injury.
Warning
Hazardous conditions depending on usages. Improper use of
PISCO products can cause death or serious personal injury.
Caution
Hazardous conditions depending on usages. Improper use of PISCO
products can cause personal injury or damages to properties.
※. This safety instructions are subject to change without notice.

Disclaimer
1. PISCO does not take any responsibility for any incidental or indirect
loss, such as production line stop, interruption of business, loss
of benefits, personal injury, etc., caused by any failure on use or
application of PISCO products.
2. PISCO does not take any responsibility for any loss caused by natural
disasters, res not related to PISCO products, acts by third parties, and
intentional or accidental damages of PISCO products due to incorrect
usage.
3. PISCO does not take any responsibility for any loss caused by improper
usage of PISCO products such as exceeding the specication limit or not
following the usage the published instructions and catalog allow.
4. PISCO does not take any responsibility for any loss caused by remodeling
of PISCO products, or by combinational use with non-PISCO products and
other software systems.
5. The damages caused by the defect of Pisco products shall be covered but
limited to the full amount of the PISCO products paid by the customer.
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Safety Instructions
SAFETY INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Danger
1. Do not use PISCO products for the following applications.
① Equipment used for maintaining / handling human life and body.
② Equipment used for moving / transporting human.
③ Equipment specifically used for safety purposes.
Warning
1. Do not use PISCO products under the following conditions.
① Beyond the specifications or conditions stated in the catalog, or the instructions.
② Under the direct sunlight or outdoors.
③ Excessive vibrations and impacts.
④ Exposure / adhere to corrosive gas, inflammable gas, chemicals, seawater, water and vapor. *
＊ Some products can be used under the condition above( ④ ), refer to
the details of specification and condition of each product.
2. Do not disassemble or modify PISCO products, which affect the
performance, function, and basic structure of the product.
3. Turn off the power supply, stop the air supply to PISCO products, and make sure
there is no residual air pressure in the pipes before maintenance and inspection.
4. Do not touch the release-ring of push-in fitting when there is a working pressure.
The lock may be released by the physical contact, and tube may fly out or slip out.
5. Frequent switchover of compressed air may generate heat, and there is a
risk of causing burn injury.
6. Avoid any load on PISCO products, such as a tensile strength, twisting
and bending. Otherwise, there is a risk of causing damage to the products.
7. As for applications where threads or tubes swing / rotate, use Rotary
Joints, High Rotary Joints or Multi-Circuit Rotary Block only. The other
PISCO products can be damaged in these applications.
8. Use only Die Temperature Control Fitting Series, Tube Fitting Stainless SUS316
Series, Tube Fitting Stainless SUS316 Compression Fitting Series or Tube Fitting
Brass Series under the condition of over 60℃ (140°F) water or thermal oil. Other
PISCO products can be damaged by heat and hydrolysis under the condition above.
9. As for the condition required to dissipate static electricity or provide an antistatic
performance, use EG series fitting and antistatic products only, and do not use other PISCO
products. There is a risk that static electricity can cause system defects or failures.
10. Use only Fittings with a characteristic of spatter-proof such as Anti-
spatter or Brass series in a place where flame and weld spatter is
produced. There is a risk of causing fire by sparks.
11. Turn off the power supply to PISCO products, and make sure there is
no residual air pressure in the pipes and equipment before maintenance.
Follow the instructions below in order to ensure safety.
① Make sure the safety of all systems related to PISCO products before maintenance.
② Restart of operation after maintenance shall be proceeded with care after
ensuring safety of the system by preventive measures against unexpected
movements of machines and devices where pneumatic equipment is used.
③ Keep enough space for maintenance when designing a circuit.
12. Take safety measures such as providing a protection cover if there is a
risk of causing damages or fires on machine / facilities by a fluid leakage.
PISCO products are designed and manufactured for use in general industrial
machines. Be sure to read and follow the instructions below.

Caution
1. Remove dusts or drain before piping. They may get into the peripheral
machine / facilities and cause malfunction.
2. When inserting an ultra-soft tube into push-in fitting, make sure to place
an Insert Ring into the tube edge. There is a risk of causing the escape of
tube and a fluid leakage without using an Insert Ring.
3. The product incorporating NBR as seal rubber material has a risk of
malfunction caused by ozone crack. Ozone exists in high concentrations
in static elimination air, clean-room, and near the high-voltage motors,
etc. As a countermeasure, material change from NBR to HNBR or FKM is
necessary. Consult with PISCO for more information.
4. Special option “Oil-free” products may cause a very small amount of a fluid
leakage. When a fluid medium is liquid or the products are required to be
used in harsh environments, contact us for further information.
5. In case of using non-PISCO brand tubes, make sure the tolerance of the
outer tube diameter is within the limits of Table 1.
●Table 1. Tube O.D. Tolerance
mm size Nylon tube Polyurethane tube inch size Nylon tube Polyurethane tube
ø1.8mm ─ ±0.05mm ø1/8 ±0.1mm ±0.15mm
ø3mm ─ ±0.15mm ø5/32 ±0.1mm ±0.15mm
ø4mm ±0.1mm ±0.15mm ø3/16 ±0.1mm ±0.15mm
ø6mm ±0.1mm ±0.15mm ø1/4 ±0.1mm ±0.15mm
ø8mm ±0.1mm ±0.15mm ø5/16 ±0.1mm ±0.15mm
ø10mm ±0.1mm ±0.15mm ø3/8 ±0.1mm ±0.15mm
ø12mm ±0.1mm ±0.15mm ø1/2 ±0.1mm ±0.15mm
ø16mm ±0.1mm ±0.15mm ø5/8 ±0.1mm ±0.15mm
6. Instructions for Tube Insertion
① Make sure that the cut end surface of the tube is at right angle without
a scratch on the surface and deformations.
② When inserting a tube, the tube needs to be inserted fully into the push-
in fitting until the tubing edge touches the tube end of the fitting as
shown in the figure below. Otherwise, there is a risk of leakage.
Tube end
Sealing
Tube is not fully inserted up to tube end.
③ After inserting the tube, make sure it is inserted properly and not to be
disconnected by pulling it moderately.
※. When inserting tubes, Lock-claws may be hardly visible in the hole, observed
from the front face of the release-ring. But it does not mean the tube will
surely escape. Major causes of the tube escape are the followings;
①Shear drop of the lock-claws edge
②The problem of tube diameter (usually small)
Therefore, follow the above instructions from ① to ③, even lock-claws
is hardly visible.
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7. Instructions for Tube Disconnection
①
Make sure there is no air pressure inside of the tube, before disconnecting it.
② Push the release-ring of the push-in fitting evenly and deeply enough to
pull out the tube toward oneself. By insufficient pushing of the release-
ring, the tube may not be pulled out or damaged by scratch, and tube
shavings may remain inside of the fitting, which may cause the leakage
later.
8. Instructions for Installing a fitting
① When installing a fitting, use proper tools to tighten a hexagonal-column
or an inner hexagonal socket. When inserting a hex key into the inner
hexagonal socket of the fitting, be careful so that the tool does not
touch lock-claws. The deformation of lock-claws may result in a poor
performance of systems or an escape of the tube.
② Refer to Table 2 which shows the recommended tightening torque. Do
not exceed these limits to tighten a thread. Excessive tightening may
break the thread part or deform the gasket and cause a fluid leakage.
Tightening thread with tightening torque lower than these limits may
cause a loosened thread or a fluid leakage.
③ Adjust the tube direction while tightening thread within these limits,
since some PISCO products are not rotatable after the installation.
●Table 2: Recommended tightening torque / Sealock color / Gasket
materials
Thread type Thread size Tightening torque Sealock color Gasket materials
Metric thread
M3 ×0.5 0.7N·m
─
SUS304
NBR
M5 ×0.8 1.0 ~ 1.5N·m
M6 ×1 2 ~ 2.7N·m
M3 ×0.5 0.5 ~ 0.6N·m
POM
M5 ×0.8 1 ~ 1.5N·m
M6 ×0.75 0.8 ~ 1N·m
M8 ×0.75 1 ~ 2N·m
Taper pipe thread
R1/8 7 ~ 9N·m
White ─
R1/4 12 ~ 14N·m
R3/8 22 ~ 24N·m
R1/2 28 ~ 30N·m
Unified thread No.10-32UNF 1.0 ~ 1.5N·m─SUS304、NBR
National pipe
thread taper
1/16-27NPT 7 ~ 9N·m
White ─
1/8-27NPT 7 ~ 9N·m
1/4-18NPT 12 ~ 14N·m
3/8-18NPT 22 ~ 24N·m
1/2-14NPT 28 ~ 30N·m
※ These values may differ for some products. Refer to each specification as well.
9. Instructions for removing a fitting
① When removing a fitting, use proper tools to loosen a hexagonal-column
or an inner hex bolt.
② Remove the sealant stuck on the mating equipment. The remained
sealant may get into the peripheral equipment and cause malfunctions.
10. Arrange piping avoiding any load on fittings and tubes such as twist,
tensile, moment load, shaking and physical impact. These may cause
damages to fittings, tube deformations, bursting and the escape of tubes.
Safety Instructions

Vacuum Generator Series
Common Safety Instructions for Vacuum Series
Warning
Before selecting or using PISCO products, read the following instructions. Read the
detailed instructions for individual series.
1. If there is a risk of dropping work-pieces during vacuum suction, take a safety
measure against the falling of them.
2. Avoid supplying more than 0.1MPa pressure constantly in a vacuum circuit.
Since vacuum generators are not explosive-proof, there is a risk of damaging
the products.
3. Pay attention to drop of vacuum pressure caused by problems of the supplied
air or the power supply. Decrease of suction force may lead to a danger
of falling work-piece so that safety measure against the falling of them is
necessary.
4. When more than 2 vacuum pads are plumbed on a single ejector and one of
them has a suction problem such as vacuum leak, there is a risk of releasing
work-pieces from the other pad due to the drop of the vacuum pressure.
5. Do not use in the way by which exhaust port is blocked or exhaust resistance
is increased. Otherwise, there is a risk of no vacuum generation or a drop of
the vacuum pressure.
6. Do not use the product in the circumstance of corrosive gas, inflammable
gas, explosive gas, chemicals, seawater and vapor or do not expose the
product to those. Never allow the product to suck those things.
7. Provide a protective cover on the products when it is exposed to sunlight.
8. Carry out clogging check for silencer element in an ejector and a vacuum
filter periodically. Clogged element will be a cause to impair the performance
or a cause of troubles.
9. Before replacing the element, thoroughly read and understand the method of
filter replacement in the catalog.
10. Make sure the correct port of the vacuum generator by this catalog or
marking on the products when plumbing. Wrong plumbing can be a risk to
damage the product.
11. Supply clean air without sludge or dusts to an ejector. Do not lubricate by a
lubricator. There is a risk of malfunction or performance impairing by impurities
and oil contained in the compressed air.
12. Do not apply extreme tension, twist or bending forces on a lead wire.
Otherwise, it may cause a wire breaking.
13. Locknut needs to be tightened firmly by hand. Do not use any tool to tighten.
In case of using tools to tighten the locknut, it may damage the locknut or the
product. Inadequate tightening may loosen the locknut and the initial setting
can be changed.
14. Do not force the product to rotate or swing even its resin body is rotatable. It
may cause damage to the product and a fluid leakage.
15. Do not supply an air pressure or a dry air to the products over the necessary
amount. There is a risk of deteriorating rubber materials and malfunction due
to oil.
16. Keep the product away from water, oil drops or dusts. These may cause
malfunction. Take a proper measure to protect the product before the
operation.

Chemical Name
Thinner
Carbon tetrachloride
Chloroform
Acetate
Aniline
Cyclohexane
Trichloroethylene
Sulfuric acid
Lactic acid
Water soluble cutting oil (alkaline)
* There are more chemicals which should be avoided. Contact us for the use under chemical circumstance.
Caution
1. Operating pressure range in the catalog is the values during ejector operation.
Secure the described value of the supplied air, taking a drop of the pressure
into consideration. Insufficient pressure, which does not satisfy the spec,
may cause abnormal noise, unstable performance and may negatively affect
sensors, bringing troubles at last.
2. Effective cross-section area of the air supply side needs to be three times as
large as effective cross-section area of the nozzle bore. When arranging piping
or selecting PISCO products, secure required effective cross-section area.
Insufficient supply pressure may be a cause to impair performance.
3. A Shorter distance of plumbing with a wider bore is preferable at vacuum
system side. A long plumbing with a small bore may result in slow response
time at the time of releasing work-piece as well as in failure to secure adequate
suction flow rate.
4. Plumb a vacuum switch and an ejector with vacuum switch at the end of
vacuum system as much as possible. A long distance between a vacuum
switch and a vacuum system end may increase plumbing resistance which
may lead to a high vacuum level at the sensor even when no suctioning and a
malfunction of vacuum switch. Make sure to evaluate the products in an actual
system.
5. Refer to “4. Instructions for Installing a fitting” and “5. Instructions for
Removing a fitting” under “Common Safety Instructions for Fittings” , when
installing or removing Fittings.
6. Refer to “Common Safety Instructions for Pressure Sensors” and “Detailed
Safety Instructions” for the handling of digital vacuum switch sensor.
7. Refer to “Common Safety Instructions for Mechanical Vacuum Sensor” for the
handling of mechanical vacuum switch.
8. The material of plastic filter cover for VG, VK, VJ, VZ and VX series is PCTG.
Avoid the adherence of Chemicals below to the products, and do not use them
under those chemical environments.
●Table Chemical Name
17. Do not use the product in the environment of inflammable or explosive gas /
fluid. It can cause a fire or an explosion hazard.
18. Do not use the product in the circumstance of corrosive gas, inflammable
gas, explosive gas, chemicals, seawater and vapor or do not expose the
product to those. Otherwise, it may be a cause of malfunction.
19. Do not clean or paint the products by water or a solvent.
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Chemical Name
Methanol
Ethanol
Nitric acid
Sulfuric acid
Hydrochloric acid
Lactic acid
Acetone
Chloroform
Aniline
Trichloroethylene
Hydrogen peroxide
Vacuum Generator Series
9. The material of plastic filter cover for VQ and VFU series is PA. Avoid the
adherence of chemicals below to the products, and do not use them under
those chemical environments.
●Table Chemical Name
* There are more chemicals which should be avoided. Contact us for the use under chemical circumstance.