GE GA000100, Service Manual

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Section 5-7
Casters and Brakes
The VIVID E9 has four casters (wheels), the Front Casters and the Rear Casters.
• All Casters are mounted on swivels so they can change direction as needed.
• Additional, the Front Casters can be locked in fixed directions.
• Three plastic pedals are located at the front of the system.
• The pedals are mounted on the Pedal Mechanism. The Pedal Mechanism has two major functions.
These are:
- direction lock
- parking brake
The third pedal is the release pedal, used to release the two other functions, if activated.
The direction lock and brake is operating on the front wheels. A lever placed on each of the front
wheels give the interface to the pedal mechanism. These levers are engaged by rods being moved
by a rotating bracket (Bracket Rotation). When the mechanism is engaged in either position, the
pedal will not move back into a neutral position. This is to indicate which function that is activated.
It will then be needed to release this by the release pedal.
• The Rear Casters have brakes that are operated individually for each caster.