Replacement Manual Application : Guide Shoe

Sigma Type Guide Shoe

Replacement Manual
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1. Purpose
This manual is in reference to replace existing guide shoe(casting type) with
Sigma Type Guide Shoe'.

2. Reference Drawing
1) T-8K : AEA05C987*A
2) T-13K : AEA05C987*B

3. Working process of car top(Cross Head)

"A"

Oiler Asy X

"B" Y
Adjusting Bolt

Adjusting Nut

Lock Nut
Guide Shoe Die

Cross Head
Edge of Rail

Assembling Bolt Knock Bolt

< Figure of Sigma Type Guide Shoe(Car top) >

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Step 1. Car movement

Move the car where it is located without position detecter.

Step 2. Removing Oiler Asy.

Remove the oiler Asy.

from existing guide
shoe(Car top).

Step 3. Removing Guide Shoe

Remove existing guide shoe from cross head.

Step 4. Adjusting Sigma Type Guide Shoe

Check demension 'X' of "A" part if it is 18mm.
- X : Between surface of shoe metal and surface of shoe frame.
If necessary, adjust 'X' demension by tightening or releasing
adjusting bolt(M16).

Note After Step 4. Working, look at the clearance between surface of

shoe frame and rubber if it is 0mm.

Step 5. Assembling Sigma Type Guide Shoe

(1) Insert the guide shoe to guide rail.
(2) Assemble knock bolt(M6)
(3) Assemble assembling bolt(M12)
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Step 6. Adjusting Tension

Adjust deminsion 'Y'(5~6mm) of "B" by using adjusting nut(M16).
- Another shoe(left or right one) is also needed to adjust.

3. Working process of car bottom(Saftey gear(Wedge) body)

Assembling Bolt Knock Bolt

Serface of Rail
Safety gear
(Wedge) Body

Guide Shoe Die

Lock Nut

Adjusting Bolt
Adjusting Nut
Y
"B"

X
"A"

< Figure of Sigma Type Guide Shoe(Car bottom) >

Step 1. Car movement

(1) Move the car where it is located at 3rd floor.
(2) Go in pit.
(3) Move the car to 1st floor.
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Step 2. Removing Guide Shoe

Remove existing guide

shoe from safety gear
body.

Step 3. Adjusting Sigma Type Guide Shoe

Check demension 'X' of "A" part if it is 18mm.
- X : Between surface of shoe metal and surface of shoe frame.
If necessary, adjust 'X' demension by tightening or releasing
adjusting bolt(M16).

Note After Step 3. Working, look at the clearance between surface of

shoe frame and rubber if it is 0mm.

Step 4. Assembling Sigma Type Guide Shoe

(1) Insert the guide shoe to guide rail.
(2) Assemble knock bolt(M6)
(3) Assemble assembling bolt(M12)

Step 5. Adjusting Tension

Adjust deminsion 'Y'(5~6mm) of "B" by using adjusting nut(M16).
- Another shoe(left or right one) is also needed to adjust.
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4. Finishing Work
1) Let the car go and return through its travel stroke by slow speed(Mainten-
ance operation).
2) Look at door gripper and position detecter, if they are interference with
something.
- If interference is found, fix it up or adjust it.
3) Try normal operation under control.

Appendix. Safety Work for Car Top & Pit

1. CAR TOP SAFETY

General Safety Precautions

The following precautions should be observed when working from the top
of the car:

A Where outlets are provided on the top of the car, use an electric extension
light with a suitable lamp guard and reflector. Extension cords should not
be hung on car or counterweight ropes.

B Be sure to have a firm and secure surface, free of oil and grease on which
to stand. If the car top is not clean, it should be cleaned before any work is
done.

C Use special car where car tops are curved or domed.

D Test the strength of the car top before subjecting it to the entire body weight.
Avoid standing on the car top emergency exit cover.

E Be sure to have a firm hold on the crosshead or other parts of the car stru-
cture when the car is moving. Never hold onto the ropes. The practice of
holding ropes may result in serious injury on an elevator equipped with
2:1 roping.
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F If there is an adjacent car in the hoistway, be careful to keep all parts of the
body within the limits of the car of the elevator being inspected. Keep inside
the limits of the car area when the car is moving to avoid contact with counter-
weights or projections in the hoistway. Be alert to counterweights of elevators
which may be located adjacent to the elevator being inspected.

G If the car is equipped with a top of car operating device, check it for proper
operation before using it to operate the car during inspection.

H If no top of car operating device is available, instruct the operator in the car to
move the car at the slowest possible speed only, and in the specified direction.
Request the operator to repeat the instruction each time before moving the car.
In the case of signal and collective operation elevators, or any elevator whose
reversal at the terminals is automatically controlled, warn the operator that if he
is instructed to reverse the direction of the car between terminals, he must do
so by means of the reversal switch in the car.
Some existing automatic-operation elevators are provided with up and down
continuous pressure type operating buttons in the car to operate the car when
making inspections, and a switch is provided on the controller to make these
inspection buttons operative, and to simultaneously open the circuit of the hall
operating push-buttons, and in the case of collective operation, the operating
buttons in the car. Where such inspection buttons are provided, make them
operative and instruct the operator in the car to use them to operate the car.
Where no inspection devices are provided, have a person familiar with the
operation of the elevator stationed in the car.

I When an emergency stop switch is located on the car top, check its operation
and be prepared to use it in case of an emergency.

J When the overhead car clearance is limited, it is important to observe overhead

obstructions. This is particularly important where a working platform is provided
on top of the car.
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2. PIT SAFETY

General Safety Precautions

The following precautions should be observed when working, due to the limited
space available between the underside of the car and the pit floor, when the car is
level with the bottom terminal landing:

Before starting the work, observe the following precautions:

1) Have a person familiar with the operation of the elevator stationed in the car.
2) Issue the following instructions to the operator in the car:
a. The car should be move only when and as directed.
b. The operator in the car should repeat the directions and receive an OK before
moving the car.
c. To prevent accidental starting of the car, the operator should, immediately
following each stop, perform on of the following:
- Open the emergency stop switch in the car.
- Where interlocks or contacts are provided, open the hoistway, car door, or
gate as soon as the car stops and keep it open until directed to move the car.
3) Test the operation of the following, where provided.
a. car emergency stop switch and pit stop switch.
b. Car door or gate electric contacts.
c. Hoistway door or gate interlocks or electric contacts.

Be extremely cautious about entering pits of handrope operated elevators which have
neither emergency stop switchers nor electrical protective devices on hoistway or car
doors or gates. Such cars can be started by persons operating the handrope from any
landing even where hoistway gates 5 ft. –6 in.(1.68 m) high equipped with mechanical
door or gate-locking devices are provided.

4) Where the direction of movement of the car is automatically controlled as in signal

operation, collective operation, and group automatic operation, see that the direction
control is set so that the car, when started, will move in the direction required.
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5) Determine that the control, where means are provided, is set so that it will not
respond to any corridor calls.
a. Before entering the pit, observe the following precautions:
- Open the stop switch adjacent to the pit access door, where provided.D300
- Open mainline disconnect switch if firefighters’ service requirements allow
by-passing of the interlocks.
- Plan where to take refuge in case the car inadvertently moves toward the pit.
- Determine the undercar clearance which will be available, should the car stop
on the bumpers or on the compressed buffers.
- Where adequate undercar clearance is not available, provide temporary
undercar blocking to insure the necessary clearance.

b. On entering the pit, the pit stop switch should be opened, and should only be
closed if it is desired that the person in the car move it for the purpose of
inspection. Where no pit stop switch is installed, operation of elevators can be
prevented by blocking pen the compensating rope sheave switch or the bottom
final terminal limit switch, when provided.

c. After entering the pit, determine whether the counterweight runway of the
elevator being inspected, or worked on or if any adjoining elevator located in or
adjacent to the pit of the elevator being worked on is equipped with counterweight
guards. If no counterweight guards are provided, every precaution must be taken
to keep clear of descending counterweights.
Take every precaution to make sure that no part of the body projects into portions
of any adjoining elevator hoistway area.

d. Do not enter wet pits carrying an electric extension light. Under such conditions
avoid contact with any parts of the terminal limit or other switches. A number of
fatal accidents have occurred as a result of failure to observe these precautions.
It is recommended that the owner be required to remove any water in the pit prior
to the inspection.