Straight Shooter R-14 OPERATIONS MANUAL

Straight Shooter R-14
OPERATIONS MANUAL
Straight Shooter Equipment Company
June 2008
1
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Topic
Page
Introduction
3
Important Features
4
Setting the Paper guides
5
Setting the Belt Positions
8
Setting the Separators
9
Tips and Tricks for Using the Separators
11
The Back Wedge and Ramp
13
Setting the Eject Rollers
15
Changing the belts
16
Parts Manual
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Thank you for your purchase of the Straight Shooter R14 high
speed friction feeder. Our feeders are designed to offer you years of reliable use
with minimal maintenance. Your new feeder offers the ability to feed a wide variety
of media types and sizes with ease, along with exclusive features designed to
reduce paper jams and paper skew.
The purpose of this manual is to familiarize you with standard set up procedures for
the R14, along with suggestions for setting up the feeder for various paper types,
sizes and thicknesses.
The picture below illustrates the main components of the R14:
Front Paper Guide
Back Wedge Ramp
Locking
lever
Rear Paper Guide
Bridge
Eject Roller
Separator
Feed Belts
Paper guide
Exit Shaft
After unpacking your feeder, install the front and back paper guides onto the bridge
using the flat head screws provided. Making sure that the paper guides are not
pressing against the feed belts, supply power to the feeder and test operation by
turning the power on and adjusting the speed control knob.
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IMPORTANT FEATURES
Straight Shooter Feeders offer many unique features. These features and their
benefits are described below.
Independently repositionable feed belts.
*Each feed belt can be moved laterally, allowing you to put the friction where it is
needed the most.
Multiple, independently adjustable sheet separators.
* Each separator can be positioned where you want. This feature allows you to
work around problem areas, such as staples, or pieces with varying thicknesses.
This also allows you to offset the separators to one side of the piece in the case of
folded or bound media.
*Since each separator's height can be adjusted independently, you can
easily handle documents that vary in thickness from side to side.
*Separators can be easily removed and added to the feeder so you can use as
many or as few as the job requires.
Buckle Separation.
*Separators are positioned between feed belts rather than over them, to create
separation with less friction than other feeders.
*Reduces damage to difficult media
*Reduces wear and tear on belts and separator tips
*Allows feeding of media with varying thicknesses (such as stuffed envelopes or
media with attachments)
*Reduces drag on media, helping to eliminate skew
Heavy duty paper guides that guide paper all the way.
*Keeps media straight, enhancing production and reducing waste
*Guides descend below the surface of the feed belts so pieces cannot slip out
underneath them.
Acceleration table with adjustable angle.
*Speeds documents away from the feeder for easier feeder to machine transitions
*Creates gaps between documents for host machinery
*Adjustable angle on acceleration table adjusts document delivery angle for better
production with a wide variety of machines.
10 Minute Belt Replacement
*Reduces downtime and maintenance costs
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SETTING UP THE FEEDER
Setting up the feeder section entails five different steps:
1. Setting the PAPER GUIDES
2. Setting the BELT POSITIONS
3. Setting the SEPARATORS
4. Setting the BACK WEDGE
5. Setting the EJECT ROLLERS
NOTE: Although it not required, it is normally best to set up the media in the
center of the feeder. This will allow you to use the BACK WEDGE properly.
NOTE: To get the best results, you should always use as many feed belts and
separators as possible based on the width of your media. Determine how many
belts and separators your media width will allow, keeping in mind that the
separators should be positioned between feed belts.
SETTING THE PAPER GUIDES
The paper guides can be adjusted laterally by loosening the locking lever on the
paper guide block and sliding the guide into position.*
*When running narrow stock, when all feed belts are not required, the
paper guides can be raised to slide over the belts, and repositioned
between feed belts.
Locking
lever
Guides can be raised to
slide over belts
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STEP 1. Loosen each paper guide locking knob and slide the paper guides
outward toward the edges of the feeder.
Locking lever
The width of your document should dictate how many of the feed belts you use.
You will position the appropriate amount of belts between the paper guides. Here
are a few common document sizes, along with the appropriate number of belts to
use:
 Trifold pieces and #10 envelopes -- 2 belts and 1 separator
 5 ½” wide self mailers or postcards -- 3 belts and 2 separators
 8 ½” wide documents -- 4 belts and 2 separators
Examples of setup for different size documents are shown later in this manual.
Step 2. Start the feeder and set speed control to a moderate speed.
NOTE: If your feeder is equipped with a machine interlock it will also have a switch
for stand-alone operation. Flip this switch to stand-alone so that the feeder will run
without the interlock.
Power
Stand-alone switch
Speed control
Step 3. On the feeder, raise each separator a bit so that the belts do not
rub on them as you reposition each belt.
Turn knob clockwise
to raise separator
Raise separator high
enough so it doesn’t
rub belts.
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Step 4. With motor running, loosen the locking knobs on the belt guides
and SLOWLY slide the belts you intend to use toward the middle of the
feeder.
With feeder running
slide belts toward
middle
Step 5. If not using all the feed belts, slide one or more of the belts
outward toward the edge of the feeder.
If you are not using ALL the feed belts, you will need to position one or more of the
belts outboard of one or both of the paper guides. To do this, loosen the paper
guide locking lever, raise the paper guide up approximately ½” and slide OVER the
belts.
Raise guide to slide
over the belt
Step 6. Turn feeder off, and place a single document on the belts in the
center of the feeder. Then slide the paper guides into position adjacent the
document and lock them into place with the locking levers.
Locking lever
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SETTING THE BELT POSITIONS
STEP 1. With the motor running, position the remaining belts generally
evenly, with approximately a 1¼” gap between the larger belts. The
separators will be positioned between feed belts.
Normally the belts will give the best performance when evenly spaced across the
document, with just enough room between them for the separators.
The following pictures show the proper belt and separator positions
for many common size documents:
Tri-fold mailers, #10 envelopes
or other narrow documents.
Two belts and one separator
5 ½” wide mailers, 5 or 6”
postcards or booklets
Three belts and two separators
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8 ½” wide documents,
calendars, catalogs, etc.
Four belts and two separators
Catalogs booklets bound on
one edge
3 or 4 belts and one separator
positioned near the bound edge
These are just examples. Straight Shooter feeders offer many different
setup options with many different belt and separator configurations
available. A bit of experimentation can be helpful.
REMEMBER, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU POSITION THE BELTS SO THE
SEPARATOR TIP CAN FIT IN BETWEEN THEM TO ENABLE BUCKLE
SEPARATION™
SETTING THE SEPARATORS
Your new feeder uses a unique technique for separating the bottom piece from your
stack of media called buckle separation™. This technique eliminates the high
friction "nip" point common on other feeders. With buckle separation™ Straight
Shooter separates with very little friction meaning you can successfully feed many
hard to feed products with minimal jamming or tearing of your media.
It is important to understand the proper method for setting the buckle separators™
to take advantage of this unique feature. There is no exact position to set the
separators, and Straight Shooter gives you the ability to move each separator
independently both laterally and vertically. A little experimentation is necessary
and helpful to achieve the best results for different media types and sizes
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IMPORTANT: The separators are designed to be positioned BETWEEN feed
belts. On thin stock, try to position the feed belts within ¼" of each side of
a separator. This will give a pronounced "buckle" to reduce doubles.
STEP 1. On the bridge, loosen the locking knob on the front of the
separator(s) and slide each separator into position between two feed
belts. Lock in place securely.
NOTE: When running wide stock (over 5 1/2" wide) you will likely be using two
separators and at least three feed belts. When running narrow stock, you will be
using only two belts and a single separator, positioned between them.
STEP 2. Raise each separator tip a few turns by turning the top knob
clockwise.
Turn knob clockwise
to raise separator
STEP 3. Place a single piece of your media under the separator and slowly
lower each separator by turning the top knob counter clockwise until the
separator tip forces the stock to "buckle" downward slightly between feed
belts.
Buckle stock
downward between belts.
(More buckle for thinner
documents.)
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TIPS AND TRICKS FOR USING THE SEPARATORS
The Buckle Separators™ on the Straight Shooter A-12 offer tremendous versatility.
Each separator can be adjusted independently for thickness and lateral position. In
addition, since the separators can be easily removed and replaced, you can utilize
as many of them as you need.
1. THIN MEDIA: When running thin stock, try to position the belts within
¼" of each side of the separators.
THIN STOCK
Try to position belts close to
the separators so that the
stock bends down sharply
2. THICK MEDIA: If your media is thick, like catalogs, a very slight buckle
under the separators is all that is necessary for good separation
THICK STOCK
You can position the belts a
bit further away from the
separators and buckle the
stock only slightly.
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3. OPEN ENDED PIECES
SELF-MAILERS
MAGAZINES
NEWSPRINT
Pieces that have an open end toward the back or the front of the feeder are
the most difficult for friction feeders.
Due to the friction of the stack resting on the bottom piece along with the
separator tip on the top layer of the piece, the top layer(s) tend to want to
"peel back" as the pieces are fed.
Straight Shooter’s separators are easily removed so that you can try one of
the techniques below to help with high friction pieces.
Picture 1 below shows the separator flag, the small piece of aluminum
bolted to the side of the separator tip. The purpose of this flag is to keep
the paper from contacting the urethane separator too much which would
create a lot of friction on the paper. By loosening the button head screw
holding the flag in place, you can rotate the flag downward, keeping the
document away from the separator tip longer.
Loosen the screw and rotate
the flag to adjust friction
Pic 1
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THE BACK WEDGE AND WEDGE RAMP
The back wedge and ramp are very important components of the feeder and
must be used properly to reduce double feeding and improve production.
Often overlooked, the back wedge performs several important functions:
1. The back wedge tilts up the back end of the media stack to "bias" the lead edge
toward the feed belts and separators
2. The back wedge supports the majority of the weight of the stack so the bottom
piece can be pulled out by the feed belts.
3. MOST IMPORTANT! As the bottom piece is pulled away by the feed belts, the
back wedge holds the second piece up off the feed belts so it doesn't start feeding
until the first piece is mostly out of the hopper area.
SETTING UP THE BACK WEDGE AND RAMP
STEP 1. After setting your belts and separators, shingle a small stack of
your media so the bottom-most sheet slides under the bridge.
STEP 2. Slide this stack under the bridge, helping the stack to conform to
the curvature of the paper guides and separators. Hold the rear end of the
stack up off the belts in the hopper.
STEP 3. Loosen the black locking knob on the back wedge plate so you can
slide the back wedge assembly.
STEP 4. While holding the paper up, slide the back wedge assembly forward so the
media will rest on the wedge ramp rather than the belts.
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STEP 5. Tighten the locking knob to secure the back wedge in place.
STEP 6. You can raise and lower the back wedge ramp to find the optimum
height for your stack. To adjust the ramp height, loosen the locking knob on the
back of the wedge upright.
Locking knob
Step 7. You can adjust the angle of the back wedge upright for optimum results by
loosening the locking lever on the side of the wedge upright, and pivoting the back
wedge ramp to the desired angle.
Locking lever
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SETTING THE EJECT ROLLERS
The adjustable eject rollers are included to assist light media out of the feeder and
into the production machinery.
After you have set the belts, paper guides, separators and back wedge, slide the
eject rollers into position over the outer two feed belts you are using, and lock them
in place.
Eject roller
TIPS: * Make sure that the eject roller bar is not resting on the paper guide.
GENERAL TIPS AND GUIDELINES
Maintenance: Clean the feed belts with roller or belt cleaner regularly, especially
after running glossy material.
When running long or thin documents, the stack tends to “sag” in front of
the back wedge, putting too much weight on the belts in the middle of the
document. (Pic 1 below). Try lowering the back wedge angle and sliding it
futher under the stack to support the middle of the stack better for better
separation, (pic 2)
Pic 1
Pic 2
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CHANGING THE BELTS
Straight Shooter feeders offer our exclusive drop-in shafts for quick and easy
belt changes. The performance of any friction feeder is directly related to the
condition of the feed belts. On many feeders, changing belts is a tedious and
expensive proposition. Because of this, many operators "put up" with poor
performance rather than attempt to replace the belts or call for a service person to
do it for them.
With Straight Shooter, belt changes are easy and should take no more than 10
minutes, using only one tool, a 5/32” allen wrench.
To change the feed belts, do the following:
Step 1. Remove the four button head bolts that hold the feeder bridge in place
and remove the bridge from the feeder.
Step 2. Loosen the button head bolts holding the bearing caps in place on the
front (left) and rear of the feeder. Lift the bearing caps out of the feeder and set
them aside.
Bearing Cap
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Step 3. While holding the feeder with one hand, grasp the right end of the exit
shaft with your other hand and pull upward to remove it from the bearing block.
BE CAREFUL, THE BELTS HAVE SOME TENSION!
Step 4. Remove the two intermediate shafts from the feeder.
Step 5. Carefully lift the left end of the belt drive shaft until the belts can be slid
off the end.
(DO NOT TRY TO REMOVE THIS SHAFT AS IT IS STILL ATTACHED TO THE
TIMING BELT ON THE RIGHT (rear) END)
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Step 6. Slide the new belts onto the drive shaft, starting with a wide one. As you
slide each subsequent belt onto the shaft, position it into its respective belt guides
below.
Position belts in
belt guides.
Step 7. The narrow belts, (traction belts) have a narrow belt guide set, while the
wide ones have wide guides. Be sure to position the belts into the proper set of
guides. The outer two belts will always be wide.
NOTE: The R-14 belt configuration from the rear (right) of the machine is
as follows: Wide, narrow (together) Wide, narrow (together) Wide, (by
itself) Narrow, wide (together) and Wide (by itself)
Step 8. After all the belts have been installed onto the drive shaft, drop the shaft
back into place in the bearing block.
Step 9. Insert one of the intermediate shafts in through the long belts and the
short belts. Then push it into the bearing block in the cutout closest to the drive
roller.
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Step 10. Insert the second intermediate shaft in through the long belts only and
push it into the next bearing block cutout.
Step 11.
block.
Insert one end of the exit shaft through the belts and into the bearing
Step 12. While holding the feeder with one hand, pull the free end of the exit shaft
into place and push it into the bearing block. Use caution as the belts will have a
bit of tension.
Step 13. Turn the belts and shafts by hand to help align the belts within their
guides.
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Step 14. Reinstall the front and rear bearing caps on the feeder. Tighten bolts
moderately! Do not over-tighten bolts! Light pressure is all that is needed.
Step 15. Re-install the feeder bridge using the four button head screws. Before
locking the screws, tilt the bridge forward until the ends of the paper
guides are approximately 1/16” above the exit shaft. Make sure the
guides do not rub the shafts! Then lock the bridge bolts securely.
Before tightening bolts, tilt the
bridge forward until the paper
guide is approx. 1/16” above
the shaft. Then lock bolts.
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R-14 Frame Components with Top Plate
4
9
6
6
3
9
2
2
1
9
5
7
7
10
8
10
21
R-14 Frame Components w Top Plate
Item
#
Part #
1
FC-100-14
Base Plate
1
2
FC-101-14
Side Plate
2
3
FC-102-14
Back Plate
1
4
FC-103-14
Top Plate
1
5
FC-005-14
Frame Bar 1/2" x 16.5
3
6
FC-007
Top Plate Support
2
7
NHN-14
Nylock hex nut ¼ - 20
4
8
FC-009
Rubber Foot
4
9
BHSCS 1/2z
Button Head Screw 1/2" x 1/4-20
14
10
BHSCS 5/8z
Button Head Screw 5/8" x 1/4-20
14
DESCRIPTION
Qty
22
R-14 Feeder Drive Components
11
10
11
1
4
9
9
7
10
4
9
6
7
5
2
8
14
13
8
8
12
3
3
23
R-14 Feeder Drive Components
Item
#
Part #
1
DC-001-14
Drive Shaft 1.25"
1
2
DC-002-14
Feed Shaft
3
3
DC-003
Bearing Block
2
4
DC-004
Bearing Cap
2
5
DC-005
Flange Bearing FR8ZZ
8
6
AD-012
Pulley, 16XL-037-3FA6
2
7
DC-007
Spacer
2
8
11-149WF
Feed Belt, White
5
9
916-9WT
Traction Belt, White
3
10
SW-14
Split Washer 1/4"
4
11
BHSCS 1 1/4z
Button Head Screw 1 1/4" x 1/4-20
4
12
BHS 1/2 10-32
Button Head Screw 1/2" x 10-32
8
13
SW-10
Split Washer #10
8
14
FW-10 5/8
Flat Washer #10, 5/8" o.d.
16
DESCRIPTION
Qty
24
R-14 Feeder Belt Guide Components
2
12
1
3
4
6
8
7
4
9
5
10
11
25
R-14 Belt Guide Assembly
Item
#
Part #
DESCRIPTION
Qty
1
DC-108-14
Belt Guide Rod
1
2
DC-112
Locking Knob 10-32
5
3
DC-101
T-Plate, Front
1
4
DC-102
Center Plate
2
5
DC-103
T-Plate, Rear
1
6
DC-104
L Plate
1
7
BHSCS 3/8 10-32z
Button Head Screw, 3/8 x 10-32
10
8
SHCS 1 5-40
Socket Head Screw, 1", 5-40
16
9
DC-016
Belt Guide Bearing, Bottom, (flanged)
16
10
SW-6
Split Washer #6
16
11
HN-5-40
Hex Nut, 5-40
16
12
DC-100
Belt guide block with bushing
5
26
R-14 Feeder Bridge Components
1
17
18
7
4
3
2
21
5
19
2
21
5
22
20
6
6
20
20
19
8
20
9
11
12
10
20
16
13
19
14
23
24
15
25
22
27
R-14 Feeder Bridge Assembly, (exit view)
Item
#
Part #
DESCRIPTION
Qty
1
BC-001-14
Bridge, 16.5"
1
2
BC-112
Ejector Arm Bracket
2
3
BC-100
Eject Arm, Front
1
4
BC-101
Eject Arm, Rear
1
5
BC-005
Ejector Bearing
2
6
DC-112
Locking Knob, 10-32
2
7
BC-118
T-Nut, 10-32
2
8
BC-006
4 prong Knob, Separator Adjust
3
9
BC-007
Separator Block, Upper
3
10
BC-012
Locking Knob, 1/4-20
3
11
BC-009
Roll Pin, Separator Block
3
12
TR-14-20
Threaded Rod, Separator, 1/4-20
3
13
BC-008
Separator Spring
3
14
BC-010
Separator Block, Lower
3
15
PN1-1-1-11
Separator Tip
3
16
BC-011
Separator Flag
3
17
BHSCS 1/2z
Button Head Screw, 1/2" x 1/4-20
4
18
CB-1.5
Carriage Bolt, 1.5"x 1/4-20
3
19
HN-1/4-20
Hex Nut, 1/4-20
7
20
FW-14
Flat Washer 1/4"
12
21
BHSCS 5/8z
Button Head Screw 5/8" x 1/4-20
2
22
BHSCS 3/4z
Button Head Screw 3/4" x 1/4-20
5
23
BHS 1/2 10-32
Button Head Screw 1/2" x 10-32
3
24
SW-10
Split Washer #10
3
25
SW-14
Split Washer 1/4"
3
28
R-14 Paper Guide Components
1
13
12
12
4
5
2
3
10
10
11
7
6
6
8
9
9
29
R-14 Paper Guide Assemblies
Item
#
Part #
DESCRIPTION
Qty
1
BC-001-14
Bridge-16.5”
1
2
BC-102-14
Paper Guide, Rear
1
3
BC-103-14
Paper Guide, Front
1
4
BC-113-14
Paper Guide Flange, Rear
1
5
BC-114-14
Paper Guide Flange, Front
1
6
BC-017
Paper Guide Block, Male
2
7
BC-018
Paper Guide Block, Female, Rear
1
8
BC-019
Paper Guide Block, Female, Front
1
9
BC-020
Paper Guide Locking Lever
2
10
FW-14-PG
Flat Washer, Paper Guide Block
2
11
FHS-3/8 - 1/4
Flat Head Screw, 3/8" x 1/4-20
4
12
BHS-1/4-10-32z
Button Head Screw, 1/4" x 10-32
2
13
BC-021
T-Nut, 1/4-20
2
30
R-14 Back Wedge Components
9
8
2
4
3
14
7
10
13
11
1
6
5
12
31
R-14 Back Wedge Assembly
Item
#
Part #
DESCRIPTION
Qty
1
WC-001
Back Wedge Plate
1
2
WC-002
Back Wedge Ramp
1
3
WC-003
Back Wedge Upright
1
4
WC-004
Back Wedge Spacer
1
5
BC-002
90° Pivot Nub
1
6
WC-005
Back Wedge Locking Lever
1
7
BC-012
Locking Knob, 1/4-20
1
8
FHS-1.25z
Flat Head Screw, 1 1/4", 1/4-20
1
9
FHS-38
Flat Head Screw, 3/8", 1/4-20
1
10
BHSCS 1/2z
Button Head Screw 1/2", 1/4-20
1
11
SCS-78
Socket Cap Screw, 7/8", 1/4-20
1
12
CB 1
Carriage Bolt, 1", 1/4-20
1
13
FW-38
Flat Washer, 5/16
1
14
WC-002W
Wide Back Wedge Ramp
1
32
R-14 Back Plate and Electrical Components
4
2
6
15
1
3
7
14
16
5
11
12
17
10
13
18
8
9
33
R-14 Back Plate and Electrical
Item
#
Part #
1
DC-017
Power Inlet
1
2
DC-018
Power Rocker Switch, DPST
1
3
DC-022
Amp 4 Pin Receptacle
1
4
DC-023
Red Rocker Switch, SPST
1
5
FC-010
Handle
1
6
DK1105
Speed Control Knob
1
7
DC-027-5A
Fuse, 5 Amp
2
8
MM23002D
Motor Drive Board
1
9
201-0231
Speed Adjust Potentiometer
1
10
M1120042
Motor, 90 vdc, 1/6 h.p.
1
11
120xl037
Drive Belt, 120 xl 037
1
12
16xl037
Pulley, 16xl037-3FA6
1
13
DC-032
Motor Mount Plate, 1/6 hp 90 vdc
1
14
BHSCS 1/2z
Button Head Screw, 1/2" x 1/4-20
4
15
BHS 1/2 10-32z
Button Head Screw, 1/2" x 10-32
3
16
SHCS 5/8
Socket Head Cap Screw, 5/8" x 1/4-20
2
17
BHSCS 5/8z
Button Head Screw, 5/8" x 1/4-20
2
18
HN-14-20
Hex Nut, 1/4-20
2
19
IC-DC
Interlock Cable, Dry Contact
1
DESCRIPTION
Qty
34