Wintriss Shadow VI, User Manual

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1107200 Shadow VI User Manual
page 28 Chapter 2 Installation and Checkout
How to Design and Mount Brackets or Floor Stands
You mount the light curtains to floor stands or to brackets on your machinery using the
Shadow flanges on the top and bottom of each unit. Wintriss does not supply brackets or
stands with Shadows. You must supply your own.
This section lists the factors you must consider when designing and mounting brackets or
stands. If you need more specific information about designing and mounting brackets for
your particular machinery, do not hesitate to call our technical services department.
If you cannot make your own brackets, we can also give you information on where you can
buy various types of brackets. Brackets must meet these four conditions:
1. They must provide a rigid mounting surface for the Shadow heads. With stands, they
must be rigidly attached to the floor.
2. They must bring the Shadow heads out far enough away from the point of operation to
exceed the calculated safety distance.
3. They must allow the light curtain to be easily aligned.
4. They must allow you to use shock mounts to mount the optic heads. Four shock mounts
are shipped for each head.
It does not matter what type of brackets you design as long as they meet these four
conditions.
The illustrations (Figure 2-3) on the following page show several types of brackets you can
make. It gives you an idea of just some of the types used. See Figure 2-4 and Figure 2-5 for
layout and hole dimensions of the light curtain.
Brackets have to be configured to fit the shape of your particular press. For instance, on some
machinery like straight side presses you can mount angle iron (L-shaped) brackets directly to
a sidewall of the press (see Figure 2-8).
On other machinery, like gap frame presses or bending rolls, you may have to mount the
Shadow light curtains from the bed or platform of the press.
On gap frame presses, do not attach the top Shadow VI bracket to the press frame and the
bottom bracket to the bolster. The upper portion of the press will deflect (pull away) from the
bolster during the work portion of the stroke.
When mounting brackets on the bolster of presses, choose your location carefully. Make sure
the brackets do not prevent dies from being removed from the press. Brackets used must be
made of strong, thick steel so mounting is rigid. These are only a few of the designs you can
make or use. They are shown only to give you an idea of what brackets are. Many different
designs are possible as long as all mounting requirements are met.