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triflex® RSE Wheel

installation guide

Configuring the retraction system

RSE wheel bracket arrangement click to enlarge

RSE wheel bracket arrangement

Note: RSE wheel bracket arrangement can be modified to opposite side if needed. Remember to keep mounting feet on the same side as the glide-through bracket
Mounting adapter installation example click to enlarge

Mounting adapter

Mounting adapter installation example
Retraction system installation click to enlarge

Retraction system installation

  • Align the mounting feet with the mounting adapter holes.
  • Bolt mounting feet to mounting adapter.

Axis 6 installation

Tennis racket (axis 6 clamp) installation click to enlarge

Tennis racket (axis 6 clamp) installation

  • Tennis rackets available for most robot models.
  • Bolts need to be tightened uniformly.
  • Can be mounted in any direction.
Standard and Heavy-duty brackets click to enlarge

Standard and Heavy-duty brackets

  • Adjustable in four directions
  • Designed with integrated profile rail for CFX clamp
Axis 6 bracket installation click to enlarge

Axis 6 bracket installation

Install the bracket as close to the end of the handle as possible and tighten the bolts equally.

triflex® R installation

Cable installation click to enlarge

Cable installation

  • Easy cable installation possible with triflex® TRE and TRCF only.
  • If using TRC, cables will need to be fished through individually
Install locking clips click to enlarge

Install locking clips

  • triflex® TRE only - install locking clips at each fixed bracket position
  • Ball end of triflex® R at the EOAT (End of arm tooling)
Install triflex® R click to enlarge

Install triflex® R

  • Install triflex® R in axis 6 mounting bracket first.
  • Make sure triflex® R is not twisted.
Installing CFX clamps click to enlarge

Installing CFX clamps

  • Install CFX clamps to secure cables.
Installing protectors click to enlarge

Installing protectors

  • To pretension the system, pull the triflex® forward two links and install a protector at the exit of the moving end.
  • For quick release protectors, use a flat head screwdriver to pry the two halves apart
Installing protectors click to enlarge

Installing protectors

  • Install protectors where triflex® R makes contact with the robot.

triflex® RSE WHEEL troubleshooting guide

ProblemSolution
triflex® R breaks when RSE System is fully extended
  • Install more triflex® R outside the RSE System. The motion of the robot is greater than the available travel of the RSE System
RSE System does not function
  • Ensure the bands have tension
  • Confirm that the system is free of debris
  • Reduce the length of the triflex® R outside the RSE System
Carriage slams when the robot returns to the hom position
  • Pull the system forward four links and install a protector at the exit of the pass-through bracket thereby creating a stop

Discuss your project with a triflex® R expert

We can assist you with a turnkey, fully assembled solutions or answer any questions you may have with a custom project. 

David Sandiland
Robotics Sales Manager - North America
(705) 313-2574
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