Loading Ramp With Swing Lip Leveler PAS - Operating and maintenance manual
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Doc. no.: Operating and maintenance manual Version: 1.0.2 Date: 2013-04-04 Operating and maintenance manual Stationary dock leveller with swing lip (PS) Page: 1 / 16 Stationary dock leveller with swing lip We reserve the right to alter technical specifications.

Operating and maintenance manual Version: 1.0.2 Date: 2013-04-04 Operating and maintenance manual Stationary dock leveller with swing lip (PS) Page: 2 / 16 We reserve the right to alter technical specifications.

Doc. no.: Operating and maintenance manual Version: 1.0.2 Date: 2013-04-04 Operating and maintenance manual Stationary dock leveller with swing lip (PS) Page: 3 / 16 1. Foreword • The drawings in this manual are for demonstration purposes only. • This manual exclusively refers to the PS hydraulic swing lip dock leveller. Other types of dock levellers are separately described in other operating instructions. • This manual contains additional hints and notes given by means of graphic symbols with: Warning referring to situations of potential threat to human life and health and to considerable...

Operating and maintenance manual Version: 1.0.2 Date: 2013-04-04 Operating and maintenance manual Stationary dock leveller with swing lip (PS) Page: 4 / 16 2. Application 2.1 Description of the dock leveller Nominal length Nominal width Overall length [NL+LL] Lip length Leveller height Pit depth Level equalisation above dock Level equalisation below dock The dock leveller is designed to bridge the differences in height and distance between a vehicle bed and the warehouse floor for fast and efficient loading and unloading of trucks. The PS dock leveller mainly consists of a platform the rear...

Operating and maintenance manual Version: 1.0.2 Date: 2013-04-04 Operating and maintenance manual Stationary dock leveller with swing lip (PS) Page: 5 / 16 Leveller elements that may create any hazard are marked as follows: Black and yellow stripes indicate tripping hazard. Orange marking on the leveller plate or frame indicates that the leveller tilts beyond the permissible operating angle of the platform, i.e. ±12.5% (approx. ±7°). The dock leveller may be optionally supplied in two other versions which differ in the swing lip shape: Dock leveller with a tapered lip The most...

Doc. no.: Operating and maintenance manual Version: 1.0.2 Date: 2013-04-04 Operating and maintenance manual Stationary dock leveller with swing lip (PS) Page: 6 / 16 2.2 Control unit The dock leveller is lifted electro-hydraulically. The hydraulic unit, lift cylinders and the lip cylinder are located under the dock leveller. These elements are controlled by means of the control unit which together with the operating (manoeuvre) control features is accommodated in one casing. The casing may be mounted on a wall. These buttons enable the following movements of the leveller. • Main...

Operating and maintenance manual Version: 1.0.2 Date: 2013-04-04 Operating and maintenance manual Stationary dock leveller with swing lip (PS) Page: 7 / 16 Automatic return button („Auto”) This is a red button located below the „LIFT” button. Once the button is pressed and released, the leveller automatically returns to its rest position – the leveller is raised to its highest position with the lip swinging in; then, the leveller is lowered until it reaches its rest position. This function is only available in the floating mode! More options A control system, depending on the model can be...

Doc. no.: Operating and maintenance manual Version: 1.0.2 Date: 2013-04-04 Operating and maintenance manual Stationary dock leveller with swing lip (PS) Page: 8 / 16 3.3 Daily start-up Prior to operation the leveller must be submitted to a visual inspection for safety reasons. If there are no problems, the leveller can be operated as follows: • Set the main switch to „1”; wait 5 seconds for the internal test run in the background; then press and release the „LIFT” button. The leveller is ready for daily operation. Warning! If during operation (or before the leveller is started) any...

Operating and maintenance manual Operating and maintenance manual Stationary dock leveller with swing lip (PS) Placing (lowering) the leveller onto the vehicle bed Warning! When lifting and lowering the leveller, nobody is allowed to stay within the leveller operating area. If any unauthorized person enters the named area set the main switch immediately to its „0” position to interrupt any leveller movement. Before loading, set the main switch to its „1” position; wait for 5 seconds for the internal test run in the background. Press the „LIFT” button on the control unit and keep it pressed...

Operating and maintenance manual Version: 1.0.2 Date: 2013-04-04 Operating and maintenance manual Stationary dock leveller with swing lip (PS) Page: 10 / 16 Hint! If the lift button is released too early (with the leveller still below the warehouse ramp level), the leveller will not move to its rest position but to its lowest position instead.  Set the main switch to its „0” position. Warning! The vehicle can leave the dock leveller only when the leveller is in its rest position and has been de-energized. Warning! If the control system is equipped with the optional door/dock leveller light...

Operating and maintenance manual Version: 1.0.2 Date: 2013-04-04 Operating and maintenance manual Stationary dock leveller with swing lip (PS) Page: 11 / 16 The vehicle docked for loading must be secured against any potential displacement relative to the leveller. Always verify that the operating area of the leveller is free of any persons or objects prior to the leveller start-up. Warning! In case of danger set the yellow/red switch to its “0” position to interrupt movement of the leveller. Any leveller movement is immediately interrupted if:  the leveller is switched off with the main...

Operating and maintenance manual Version: 1.0.2 Date: 2013-04-04 Operating and maintenance manual Stationary dock leveller with swing lip (PS) Page: 12 / 16 Maintenance and inspection manual 5. Dock leveller inspection Compliance with all relevant operating safety provisions ought to be verified by a qualified and authorized person prior to the initial start-up of the dock leveller permanently mounted to the building. After the first start-up and subsequently for a period of at least one month, all dock levellers permanently attached to the building must be subject to a daily inspection...