Section Rev. February 2009
Section 1: Operations
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Pin Elevator
The pin elevator receives the pins from the transport band and lifts them up to the distributor.
Two pin feed deflectors located at the bottom of the elevator funnel the pins into the elevator opening.
As the pins enter the elevator they compete for a spot on one of 14 shovels that are continuously rotated
around the elevator by two parallel chains. The chains are V-belt driven by the distributor motor.
As the shovels lift the pins, pin deflectors push the pins toward the middle of the shovel. This deflecting
action will also knock poorly positioned pins off the shovel. As the pins travel up the elevator an ejector
causes the shovel to gently wiggle to knock off any pin that is not securely held by the shovel or position
it more securely on the shovel
A pair of pin centering wedges position the pin to the center of the shovel. This ensures proper pin
alignment when entering the shark assembly.
At the top of the elevator, a shovel guide located on the right side of the elevator allows the front of the
shovel to tip downward causing the pin to roll out of the shovel onto the shark assembly. As the pin
drops onto the shark assembly, it actuates the pincount switch. This “signal” determines to which side of
the distributor the pin will be sent.
It is expected that anytime the distributor motor is running, the elevator shovels will be rotating. To
verify this, a switch called an Elevator Control switch (EC) gets actuated whenever a shovel passes
it. (About every 2.5 seconds) If the EC switch is not actuated a least once every 6 seconds while the
distributor motor is on, the machine will shut off with a Elevator Jam (EJ) error code to indicate that
something is jammed in the elevator, there is too much weight on the transport band , or there is a
problem with the distributor.
Machines equipped with base or fixed guards have an emergency stop switch mounted on the odd
lane elevator. Pressing this button removes power from the Nexgen electronics, shutting off both lanes.
When the switch is reset to restore power, the Nexgen will indicate a PF (Power Failure) code that must
be cleared before the machine will turn on.
Summary of Contents for GS-X Series
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