Braun NL955 manual Lift Components

Lift Components

Refer to the Lift Terminology Il- lustration on page 4.

Pump Module: The lift-mounted pump module consists of the hydraulic pump, the manual hand pump, the electronic control board and electrical components that power the lift electric/hydraulic systems. The pump module is equipped with three function-labeled control switches.

Hand-held Pendant Control: The hand-held attendant's pen- dant control is connected to the pump module. The hand-held pendant is equipped with four push button switches, (UNFOLD,

Lift Terminology

FOLD, DOWN, and UP). The momentary switches activate the automatic lift functions. The lift function labels illuminate to iden- tify the function(s).

Lift Frame: The lift frame con- sists of the base plate, threshold warning plate, towers, parallel arms, vertical arms, platform pivot arms and switch arm. Two main hydraulic cylinders are housed in the parallel arms. The electrical/hydraulic powered lift frame components mechani- cally unfold, lower, raise and fold the lift platform assembly.

Switch Arm: An additional UP/DOWN switch is provided on the switch arm.

Platform Assembly: The plat- form assembly consists of the steel tubing frame with grating surface upon which the wheel- chair is positioned, the outer barrier, outer barrier latch, the inboard locator, side entry and the hydraulic cylinder assembly that powers the outer barrier.

Lift-Tite™Latches: The spring- loaded latches prevent the platform from unfolding from the stowed position in the event of platform drift. Further details regarding Lift-Tite™latches are provided on pages 18 and 19.

Outer Barrier: The cylinder- powered automatic outer barrier provides a ramp for wheelchair loading and unloading at ground

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