3. ASSEMBLY
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3-10. Needle bar rocking mechanism
3-10-1. Driving looper shaft
1. Insert the driving looper shaft assembly (1) through
the hole in the bed from below, place the ball bearing
(2), the set screw collar (3), the vertical shaft T-pulley
U assembly (4), the washer (5), and finally the ball
bearing (6) on the driving looper shaft assembly (1).
2. Set the clearance between the set screw collar (3)
and the bed (7) to 0.02 – 0.03 mm in the thrust
direction, and tighten the two set screws (8).
3. Press the vertical shaft T-pulley U assembly (4) and
the washer (5) against the ball bearing (6), and
tighten the screw (9).
* Be sure to pass the driving looper shaft assembly
(1) through timing belt U (10).
4. Attach the tension pulley arm U assembly (11) while it
is being pulled by a force of 19.6 N.
* Deflection in the center of span: 3 ± 0.5 mm when
4.9 N is applied.
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