Before selecting and using the product, please read all the Safety Precautions carefully to ensure proper product use.
The Safety Precautions shown below are to help you use the product safely and correctly, and to prevent injury or damage to you, other people, and assets beforehand.
Follow the Safety Precautions for: ISO4414 (Pneumatic fluid power—Recommendations for the application of equipment to transmission and control
systems), JIS B 8370 (Pneumatic system regulations)
DANGER
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This product was designed and manufactured as parts for use in General Industrial Machinery.
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In the selection and handling of the equipment, the system designer or other person with fully adequate knowledge and experience should always
read the Safety Precautions, Catalog, Owner
’
s Manual and other literature before commencing operation. Making mistakes in handling is dangerous.
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After reading the Owner
’
s Manual, Catalog, etc., always place them where they can be easily available for reference to users of this product.
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If transferring or lending the product to another person, always attach the Ownerr
’
s Manual, Catalog, etc., to the product where they
are easily visible, to ensure that the new user can use the product safely and properly.
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The danger, warning, and caution items listed under these “Safety Precautions” do not cover all possible cases. Read the Catalog
and Owner
’
s Manual carefully, and always keep safety first.
DANGER
Expresses situations that can be clearly predicted as dangerous.
If the noted danger is not avoided, it could result in death or serious injury.
It could also result in damage or destruction of assets.
WARNING
Expresses situations that, while not immediately dangerous, could become dangerous.
If the noted danger is not avoided, it could result in death or serious injury.
It could also result in damage or destruction of assets.
CAUTION
Expresses situations that, while not immediately dangerous, could become dangerous.
If the noted danger is not avoided, it could result in light or semi-serious injury.
It could also result in damage or destruction of assets.
ATTENTION
While there is little chance of injury, this content refers to points that should be observed for
appropriate use of the product.
The directions are ranked according to degree of potential danger or damage:
“DANGER!”,“WARNING!”,“CAUTION!”, and “ATTENTION!”
Safety Precautions (Air Cylinders and General Actuators)
● Do not use the product for the purposes listed below:
1. Medical equipment related to maintenance or management
of human lives or bodies.
2. Mechanical devices or equipment designed for the purpose
of moving or transporting people.
3. Critical safety components in mechanical devices.
This product has not been planned or designed for purposes
that require advanced stages of safety. It could cause injury to
human life.
● Do not use the product in locations with or near dangerous
substances such as flammable or ignitable substances. This
product is not explosion-proof. It could ignite or burst into flames.
● When mounting the product and workpiece, always firmly
support and secure them in place. Dropping or falling the
product or improper operation could result in injury.
● Never attempt to remodel the product. It could result in
abnormal operation leading to injury.
● Never attempt inappropriate disassembly, or assembly of the
product relating to its basic inner construction, or to its
performance or functions. It could result in injury.
● Do not splash water on the product. Spraying it with water,
washing it, or using it underwater could result in malfunction of
the product leading to injury.
● While the product is in operation, avoid touching it with your
hands or otherwise approaching too close. In addition, do not
make any adjustments to the interior or to the attached
mechanisms (disconnection of piping tubes).
The actuator can move suddenly, possibly resulting in injury.
WARNING
● Do not use the product in excess of its specification range.
Such use could result in product breakdowns, functions to
stop, and damage. or drastically reduce the operating life.
● Before supplying air to the product and before starting
operation, always conduct a safety check of the area of
machine operation. Unintentional supply of air or electricity
could possibly result in injury caused by contact with moving
parts.
● Always check the catalog and other reference materials for
correct product piping. Improper piping creates the risk of
damage to and abnormal operation of the actuator.
Always read these precautions carefully before use.
● Do not throw the product into fire.
The product could explode and/or release toxic gases.
● Do not sit on the product, place your foot on it, or place other
objects on it.
Accidents such as falling could result in injury. Dropping or
toppling the product may result in injury, or it might also
damage or break it, resulting in abnormal or erratic operation,
runaway, etc.
● When conducting any kind of operation for the product, such
as maintenance, inspection, repair, or replacement, always
turn off the air supply completely and confirm that residual
pressure inside the product or in piping connected to the
product is zero before proceeding.
In particular, be aware that residual air will still be in the air
compressor or air storage tank. The actuator could abruptly
move if residual air pressure remains inside the piping,
causing injury.
● Do not use the actuator for equipment whose purpose is
absorbing the shocks and vibrations of mechanical devices. It
could break and possibly result in injury or in damage to
mechanical devices.
● Use within the maximum load capacity. Using the product
beyond the maximum load capacity may damage equipment
or cause personal injury.
● Use safety circuits or system designs to prevent damage to
machinery or injury to personnel when the machine is shut
down due to emergency stop or electrical power failure.
● In initial operations after the equipment has been idle for 48
hours or more, or has been in storage, there is a possibility
that contacting parts may stick, resulting in equipment
operation delays or sudden movements. For these initial
operations, always run a test operation before use to check
that operating performance is normal.
● Do not use the product near the ocean, in direct sunlight, near
mercury vapor lamps, or near equipment that generates
ozone. Deterioration of rubber parts caused by ozone may
reduce performance and functions or stop functions.
● Because Koganei products may be used under a wide variety
of conditions, decisions concerning conformance with a
particular system should be made upon the careful evaluation
by the person in charge of system design. Assurances
concerning expected system performance and safety are the
responsibility of the designer who decides system conformity.
Be sure to use the latest catalogs and technical materials to
study and evaluate specification details, to consider the
possibility of machine breakdown, and to configure a system
that ensures fail-safe safety and reliability.
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