Feeder Rail (Front and Rear)
Introduction
The purpose of these work instructions is to cover the assembly process for the LumenPnP's front and rear feeder rail. These rails are used by the LumenPnP to space its two y-gantry assemblies apart. These rails also allow for auto feeders to be installed onto the LumenPnP and electronically connected via the 50x mounted feeder slots.
Before:
After:
Assemble front-feeder-rail
Insert extrusion into assembly jig
- Insert a piece of
2020-alu-extrusion
into thefeeder-rail-asm-jig
Install corner brackets
- Loosely install a
M5x8-bolt
andM5-t-nut
onto 2xcorner-bracket
- Position a
corner-bracket
onto the front left side of the2020-alu-extrusion
previously placed in thefeeder-rail-asm-jig
- Press the
corner-bracket
downward and inward (towards the sidewall of the jig) while tightening theM5x8-bolt
to0.7N/M
- Repeat the previous two steps on the opposite side of
2020-alu-extrusion
- Confirm the WIP
front-feeder-rail
matches the image below
Install feeder blades
-
Collect a
feeder-blade-set
from inventory -
Install Feeder Slot Blade (#1 - #12) onto the front left side of the
2020-alu-extrusion
- Press the blade assembly downward and inward (towards the sidewall of the jig) while tightening the 5x
M5x10-bolt
to0.7N/M
, starting with the center screw and tighening the screws in pairs moving outwards
- Press the blade assembly downward and inward (towards the sidewall of the jig) while tightening the 5x
-
Repeat the two previous steps to install Feeder Slot Blade (#13 - #25)
Install additional fasteners
-
Pull the WIP
front-feeder-rail
outward to remove it fromfeeder-rail-asm-jig
-
Install an additional
M5x8-bolt
andM5-t-nut
into eachcorner-bracket
- These bolts should be installed hand-tight (
<0.2N/M
)
- These bolts should be installed hand-tight (
OQC
Perform the following quality control checks:
- Feeder blades are installed sequentially from left to right
- Wiggle the installed blades to ensure no screws are loose, retightening any if needed
- Ensure the print is free of defects and fits flush to `2020-alu-extrusion
- Confirm the slit in the
2x3-idc-connector
faces towards the left of thefeeder-slot
- The 2x installed
corner-bracket
pieces are flush to the2020-alu-extrusion
- The 2x installed
corner-bracket
pieces each have a spareM5x8-bolt
andM5-t-nut
installed into the unused holes- Total 2x
M5x8-bolt
andM5-t-nut
- Total 2x
If all checks pass, bring the completed front-feeder-rail
to the shelf for peer-review and pack-out.
Assemble rear-feeder-rail
This section of the work instruction will be a little less detailed than the above section on front-feeder-rail
as it builds off the same process.
Insert extrusion into assembly jig
- Insert a piece of
2020-alu-extrusion
into thefeeder-rail-asm-jig
Install corner brackets
- Loosely install a
M5x8-bolt
andM5-t-nut
onto 4xcorner-bracket
- Position a
corner-bracket
onto the front left side of the2020-alu-extrusion
- Press the
corner-bracket
downward and inward (towards the sidewall of the jig) while tightening theM5x8-bolt
to0.7N/M
- Repeat the previous two steps on the opposite side of
2020-alu-extrusion
- Confirm the WIP
rear-feeder-rail
matches the image below before proceeding to install 2xcorner-bracket
on the backside of the2020-alu-extrusion
-
Position a
corner-bracket
onto the back right side of the2020-alu-extrusion
-
Press the
corner-bracket
downward and inward (towards the sidewall of the jig) while tightening theM5x8-bolt
to0.7N/M
- Repeat the previous two steps to install a
corner-bracket
onto the back left side of2020-alu-extrusion
- Confirm the WIP
rear-feeder-rail
matches the image below
Install feeder blades
-
Install Feeder Slot Blade (#26 - #37) onto the left side of
2020-alu-extrusion
- Press the blade downward and inward (towards the sidewall of the jig) while tightening the 5x
M5x10-bolt
to0.7N/M
, starting with the center screw and tighening the screws in pairs moving outwards
- Press the blade downward and inward (towards the sidewall of the jig) while tightening the 5x
-
Repeat the two previous steps to install Feeder Slot Blade (#38 - #50)
Install additional fasteners
- Pull the WIP
rear-feeder-rail
outward to remove it fromfeeder-rail-asm-jig
- Install 2x additional
M5x8-bolt
andM5-t-nut
into eachcorner-bracket
- These bolts should be installed hand-tight (
<0.2N/M
)
- These bolts should be installed hand-tight (
OQC
Perform the following quality control checks:
- Feeder blades are installed sequentially from left to right
- Wiggle the installed blades to ensure none are loose, retightening any if needed
- The 2x installed
corner-bracket
pieces are flush to the2020-alu-extrusion
- Confirm the slit in the
2x3-idc-connector
faces towards the left of thefeeder-slot
- The 4x installed
corner-bracket
pieces are flush to the2020-alu-extrusion
- The 4x installed
corner-bracket
pieces each have a spareM5x8-bolt
andM5-t-nut
installed into the unused holes- Total 4x
M5x8-bolt
andM5-t-nut
- Total 4x
If all checks pass, bring the completed rear-feeder-rail
to the shelf for peer-review and pack-out.