AF9ZP0BA - EPS-ACW REACH TRUCK - User Manual
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chain involves the motor pinion, the gear box and the external gears. Never
this chain is allowed to loose its driving force. If the lift truck manufacturer
excludes a fault, a detailed justification shall be given in the documentation
(see ISO13849-1 topic 7).
16.1.2 Straight ahead switch (SW1)
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Another single component is the straight ahead switch (SW1). In case it
toggles not in the straight direction, the steered wheel will be aligned at
key-on to a wrong direction. So a decision on the related risk must be taken
and eventually SW1 fault must be excluded.
In case the lift truck manufacturer considers not practicable to exclude
SW1 fault, it is possible to test the straight ahead switch at key-on with the
following handling (currently not implemented).
16.1.2.1 Diagnosis of the straight ahead switch at key-on
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With software modifications, it could be possible to make a test at key-on
on the straight ahead switch by comparing the current detection of the
straight ahead position (at SW1 edge) with the straight ahead position
expected if the initial angle of the steered wheel at key-on is coincident with
the last angle before turning off the key (and recorded in EEPROM).
In case of a mismatch, the truck speed shall be reduced to a very low value
and the driver is called for a manoeuvre (like spinning the steering wheel
until SW2 toggles) to have confirmed SW1 toggled in the correct direction
before the truck is allowed to speed up. This handling involves more
modules in the truck and it can annoy the driver because the steered wheel
can move by itself when the key is off (and so th-driver will be asked for
spinning the steering wheel on SW2 at the next key-on). For that reason it
will be implemented only on lift truck manufacturer’s demand (Note: when
this manual has been compiled (SW NA4.98) this function was not
implemented).
16.1.2.2 Involving 90 degrees switch (SW2) for the max angle limitation
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90 degrees switch (SW2) may be used to fight the following failure effect
analysis. If the straight ahead switch (SW1) toggles not in the straight
direction, the steered wheel will be aligned at key-on to a wrong direction.
This situation may affect the max angle limitation. For instance, in case the
straight ahead switch toggles at +30° (real angle) at key-on, the max angle
limitation via encoder counting occurs in the range +30°+/-90 degrees (i.e.
at -60° and +120°). On the +120° direction, the failure in SW1 will be
detected by the POSITION ERROR when SW2 toggles (real angle is +90°)
and the measured angle is only (+90°-30°=) + 60°; in the other direction, the
steered wheel angle will be limited to a (real) steered wheel angle of -60°