Banner RP-QM90 Rope Pull Switch - Manual (Page 2)

Banner Engineering Corp. recommends that rope pull switches be applied according to the guidelines set forth in the
standards listed below. In addition, the user is responsible for ensuring all local, state, and national laws, rules, codes, and
regulations relating to the use of Banner rope pull switches in each application are satisfied. Extreme care is urged that all
legal requirements are met and that all installation and maintenance instructions are followed.
Applicable U.S. Standards
OSHA Code of Federal Regulations: Title 29, Parts 1900 to 1910
Available from: Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954,
Tel: 202-512-1800
ANSI B11 Standards for Machine Tools Safety
Contact: Safety Director, AMT – The Association for Manufacturing Technology, 7901 Westpark Drive, McLean, VA 22102,
Tel.: 703-893-2900
Applicable European and International Standards
ISO/TR 12100-1 (EN 292-1 & -2) Safety of Machinery – Basic Concepts, General Principles for Design
ISO 13852 (EN 294) Safety of Machinery—Safety Distances to Prevent Danger Zones Being Reached by the Upper Limbs
ISO 13853 (EN 811) Safety of Machinery—Safety Distances to Prevent Danger Zones Being Reached by the Lower Limbs
ISO 13849-1 (EN 954-1) Safety-Related Parts of Control Systems
ISO 13855 (EN 999) The Positioning of Protective Equipment in Respect to Approach Speeds of Parts of the Human Body
ISO 14119 (EN 1088) Interlocking Devices Associated with Guards – Principles for Design and Selection
IEC 60204-1 Electrical Equipment of Machines Part 1: General Requirements
IEC 60947-5-1 Low Voltage Switchgear – Electromechanical Control Circuit Devices
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Overview
The model RP-QM90F-100L is a two-sided rope pull switch in a heavy-duty metal housing. When used with steel wire rope,
it can provide stop actuation along conveyors and similar machinery. This model is designed to be mounted in the center
of a long, straight run of cable (up to 100 meters/330 ft total); this model switch does not accommodate corners along the
cable’s length. Red PVC-covered 4 mm diameter wire rope is recommended.
The switch features redundant terminal pairs. Both pairs of terminals 11–12 will act concurrently and identically to latch
open when the rope is pulled, regardless of which side of the switch the rope is pulled. Both pairs of terminals 23–24 are
normally open monitoring contacts; they will act concurrently and identically to close when the rope is pulled. If the rope
should break or become slack for any reason, the switch actuator will pull to the taut side, so contact behavior for a rope
break condition is the same as that for a rope pull. The contact pairs (the two 11–12 and the two 23–24) should be wired
together, in series.
These rope pull switches are not safeguarding devices, in that they do not protect personnel from injury. They provide the
same function as other types of stop switches.
This rope pull switch features “latching” operation. When the rope is pulled, the switch contacts 11–12 open and remain
open until the built-in reset actuator (the ring) is manually pulled to reset.
WARNING: Not a Safeguarding Device
An Emergency Stop Device is not considered a safeguarding device because it requires an
overt action by an individual to stop machine motion or hazards.
A safeguarding device limits or eliminates an individual's exposure to a hazard without action by the
individual or others. Because an individual must actuate the device for it to function, these devices do
not fit the definition of a safeguarding device and cannot be substituted for required safeguarding. Refer
to the relevant standards to determine those requirements.
RP-QM90 Series Rope Pull Switches
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