Autoquip FREIGHTLIFT FL4M - Manual (Page 97)

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TERM DEFINITION
Motor starter A motor controller component for accelerating a motor from rest to normal speed.
Non-operating
end The side(s) of the platform not used for loading/unloading. Handrails with midrails and
kick plates are supplied as minimum safety protection.
Operating end The side(s) of the platform used for loading/unloading. A safety chain is supplied as
minimum safety protection.
Over Travel
Sensors Sensors located above uppermost level limit switch to sense when carriage travels
above uppermost limit and send signal to turn off motor
Platform The horizontal surface of the carriage where the load is placed.
Roll off panel A structure used on the upper levels to prevent personnel/products from falling off the
platform when loading.
Secured Held in place; physically restrained from experiencing any downward movement
Slack Chain
Sensors Sensors located on drive base, designed to sense when tension in any lifting chain is
lost and send signal to turn off motor
Snap chain A length of chain with a clasp on the end to close off the operating end of a carriage.
Straddle A style of Freightlift in which the carriage ides between two masts that are mounted on
opposite sides of the carriage. This style will accommodate both “C” and “Z” loading
patterns.
VRC Vertical reciprocating conveyor
Vertical travel The distance from the lowest point of infeed or discharge to the highest point of infeed
or discharge
GLOSSARY OF TERMS