ABB DressPack IRB 6640, Product Manual

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Tension is optimized for normal length of upper arm harness working vertically.
• The arm of the tension unit shall ”float” a little when the robot is moving.
Short upper arm harness for working horizontally may need less tension.
Long upper arm harness on shelf mounted robots may need a higher tension.
Required equipment
Note Equipment
The contents are defined in section Toolkits,
DressPack/SpotPack on page 335 .
Standard tool kit
DressPack/SpotPack
To manage holding the spring force properly during adjust-
ment, the wrench needs to have an extended shaft (approx-
imately 0.5 m). Wrench 27 mm with exten-
ded shaft
Adjustment values
At delivery all tension arm are pre-tensioned 3/4 of a turn.
Spring force must be adjusted to fit valid cycle. Approximate values:
• Spot welding ~ ¾ turn
• Material Handling~ ½ - ¾ turn
Adjusting tension arm unit
The procedure below details how to adjust the tension arm unit spring.
Loosening the spring
Note Action
DANGER
Turn off all:
• electric power supply
• hydraulic pressure supply
• air pressure supply
to the robot, before entering the robot working
area.
1
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WARNING
In order to avoid accidents place the robot in
a service position (upper arm slightly upwards)
with the
tension arm resting against the
damper .
2
A Upper screw M12
B Tension arm
C Damper
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4 Repair
4.2.15 Adjusting tension arm unit
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