Infeed Pull Cylinder Handing Recognition

Auteur avatarGareth Green | Dernière modification 30/03/2022 par Gareth Green en cours de rédaction

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Recognition of the handing of the infeed Pull Cylinders

Problem

The infeed Pull cylinders used on ZX3/4 and Microlines from 2007 onwards are handed parts.


Parts Database
Part Number Feed Direction Matara Part Number Hayley Part Number
P0000574 LtoR MAT-MCGD-0002 MCGD-03-32-325M SP
P0000580 RtoL MAT-MCGD-0001 MCGD-03-32-325G


The rodless cylinders have an extension one end only which means that can be almost bottomed out one end, but will stop short with a gap the other end.

The handing is important to the location of the air inlets

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If you have the incorrect hand of cylinder, the air inlet prevents the cylinder from being reversed

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Photo shows a RtoL feed machine


  1. Shows the location of the air inlet at the bottom of the cylinder
  2. The air inlet cannot be at the top because it will interfere with the energy chain bracket


Modifications

There have been modifications on machine to "make" the wrong hand fit the machine. The modification involves moving the energy chain mount to a different location. However, this modification can be reversed to return the assembly to "normal".

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