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S-SERIES PRIVATE USE SERVICE MANUAL
INTRODUCTION
SEPTEMBER 2020
TABLE 1-1: SLIDE-AWAY MAJOR COMPONENT TERMS
NAME
DESCRIPTION
Left, right, front,
and rear
Position references when installed lift is viewed from outside of vehicle.
Armrest
(left and right) Provides handhold for passenger.
Armrest switch
Allows passenger to control "Up" and "Down" platform motions.
Audible alarm
Announces when something has passed over threshold. Activated by threshold beam.
Baseplate
Bolts to vehicle floor; provides secure foundation for lift structure.
Bridgeplate
Plate that bridges gap between platform and baseplate when platform is at floor level.
Control pendant
Hand-held device used to control platform motions. Deploy function is not available if vehicle
doors are closed.
Cycle counter
Visible at top rear of housing, it records number of times platform has moved from floor to ground
and back to floor.
Front rollstop
(left and right) Front barrier prevents wheelchair from inadvertently rolling off of platform during
platform movement.
Hydraulic cylinder (left and right) Telescoping single-acting cylinders convert
hydraulic pressure into platform lifting and folding force.
Hydraulic power
unit
Contains hydraulic pump driven by electric motor to produce pressure for raising and folding plat-
form, plus a pressure release valve to unfold and lower it.
Left side
platform section
Left portion of platform that unfolds during deploy and folds during stow.
Link pin
(five per side) Pins that top, bottom, and vertical arms pivot on.
Locking foot
Engages stow lock catch to prevent the platform from drifting outward when fully stowed.
Manual backup
pump handle
Used to operate manual back up-pump (located on hydraulic power unit).
Platform hinges
Two hinges provide connection between left and right platform sections.
Right side
platform section
Right portion of platform that unfolds during deploy and folds during stow.
Rollstop latch
(left and right) Locks rollstop in up position or unlocks rollstop to allow it to lower.
Serial number
Location of lift serial number decal.
Stow lock catch
Engages lock when platform is fully stowed. (See Locking Foot).
Threshold sensors (upper and lower) Light-beams detect presence of objects in threshold area.
Tie-Rod
(left and right) Links on split platform that cause platform halves to fold as platform stows.
Top and bottom
arms
(left and right) Upper and lower links that connect vertical arms to baseplate.
Tower
(left and right) Supports arms and platform sections when folded or deployed. Right tower slides
to right while platform unfolds.
Vertical arm
(left and right) Connects platform to top and bottom arms.
Wheelchair locat-
ing plates
Plates that indicate how far back the wheelchair should be positioned on the platform.
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