FADINI APROLI 380 LB Left Actuator for Folding Doors Instruction Manual
- October 30, 2023
- FADINI
Table of Contents
FADINI APROLI 380 LB Left Actuator for Folding Doors
GENERAL WARNINGS FOR PEOPLE’S SAFETY THANK YOU
Thank you for purchasing a Fadini product. Please read these instructions
carefully before using this appliance. The instructions contain important
information which will help you get the best out of the appliance and ensure
safe and proper installation, use, and maintenance. Keep this manual in a
convenient place so that you can always refer to it for the safe and proper
use of the appliance.
INTRODUCTION
- This operator is designed for a specific scope of applications as indicated in this manual, including safety, control and signaling accessories as the minimum required with Fadini equipment.
- Any applications not explicitly included in this manual may cause operation problems or damage to properties and people.
- Meccanica Fadini snc is not liable for damages caused by the incorrect use of the equipment, or for applications not included in this manual or for malfunctioning resulting from the use of materials or accessories not recommended by the manufacturer.
- The manufacturer reserves the right to make changes to its products without prior notice.
- All that is not explicitly indicated in this manual is to be considered not allowed.
BEFORE INSTALLATION
Before commencing operator installation assess the suitability of the access, its general condition and the structure.
- Make sure that there is no risk of impact, crushing, shearing, conveying, cutting, entangling and lifting situations, which may prejudice people safety.
- Do not install near any source of heat and avoid contact with flammable substances.
- Keep all the accessories able to turn on the operator (transmitters, proximity readers, key switches, etc) out of the reach of the children.
- Transit through the access only with the stationary operator.
- Do not allow children and/or people to stand in the proximity of a working operator.
- To ensure safety in the whole movement area of a gate it is advisable to install photocells, sensitive edges, magnetic loops, and detectors.
- Use yellow-black strips or proper signals to identify dangerous spots.
- Before cleaning and maintenance operations, disconnect the appliance from the mains by switching off the master switch.
- If removing the actuator, do not cut the electric wires, but disconnect them from the terminal box by loosening the screws inside the junction box.
INSTALLATION
All installation operations must be performed by a qualified technician, in observance of the Machinery Directive 2006/42/CE and safety regulations EN 12453 – EN 12445.
- Verify the presence of a thermal-magnetic circuit breaker 0,03 A – 230 V – 50 Hz upstream the installation.
- Use appropriate objects to test the correct functionality of the safety accessories, such as photocells, sensitive edges, etc.
- Carry out a risk analysis by means of appropriate instruments measuring the crushing and impact force of the main opening and closing edge in compliance with EN 12445.
- Identify the appropriate solution necessary to eliminate and reduce such risks.
- In the case where the gate to automate is equipped with a pedestrian entrance, it is appropriate to prepare the system in such a way to prohibit the operation of the engine when the pedestrian entrance is used.
- Apply safety nameplates with CE marking on the gate warning about the presence of an automated installation.
- The installer must inform and instruct the end user about the proper use of the system by releasing him a technical dossier, including layout and components of the installation, risk analysis, verification of safety accessories, verification of impact forces and reporting of residual risks.
INFORMATION FOR END-USERS
- The end-user is required to read carefully and to receive information concerning only the operation of the installation so that he becomes responsible for the correct use of it.
- The end-user shall establish a written maintenance contract with the installer/maintenance technician (on -call). □ Any maintenance operation must be done by qualified technicians.
- Keep these instructions carefully.
WARNINGS FOR THE CORRECT OPERATION OF THE INSTALLATION
- For optimum performance of the system over time according to safety regulations, it is necessary to perform proper maintenance and monitoring of the entire installation: the automation, the electronic equipment and the cables connected to these.
- The entire installation must be carried out by qualified technical personnel, filling in the Maintenance
- The manual indicated in the Safety Regulation Book (to be requested or downloaded from the site www.fadini.net/supporto/downloads).
- Operator: maintenance inspection at least every 6 months, while for the electronic equipment and safety systems an inspection at least once every month is required.
- The manufacturer, Meccanica Fadini snc, is not responsible for the non-observance of good installation practices and incorrect maintenance of the installation.
DISPOSAL OF MATERIALS
Dispose properly of the packaging materials such as cardboard, nylon,
polystyrene, etc. through specializing companies (after verification of the
regulations in force at the place of installation in the field of waste
disposal). Disposal of electrical and electronic materials: to remove and
dispose through specializing companies, as per Directive 2012/19/UE. Disposal
of substances hazardous for the environment is prohibited.
CE DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY of the manufacturer:
Meccanica Fadini snc (Via Mantova, 177/A – 37053 Cerea – VR – Italy) declares
under its own responsibility that: APROLI 380 LB complies with the 2006/42/CE
Machinery Directive, and also that it is sold to be installed in an “automatic
system”, along with original accessories and components as indicated by the
manufacturing company. An automatic gate operator is, by law, a “machinery”
and therefore the installer must fit the equipment with all of the applicable
safety norms. The installer is also required to issue the installer’s
Declaration of Conformity. The manufacturer is not liable for possible
incorrect use of the product. The product complies with the following specific
norms: analysis of the risks and subsequent action to cure them as per EN
12445 and EN 12453, Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/UE, Electromagnetic
Compatibility 2014/30/UE. In order to certify the product, the manufacturer
declares under its own responsibility the compliance with EN 13241-1 PRODUCT
NORMS.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PRODUCT
Aproli 380 LB is an oil-hydraulic operator designed for on-the-door mounting,
fitted with a sliding arm made of zinc-coated steel, designed for opening and
closing single or double folding gates and industrial doors mounted on sliding
tracks. Aproli 380 LB is a handed unit and therefore there are two versions of
it (right and left), depending on which door panel it is to be fitted either
to the first or the second one. It is an oil-hydraulic product and has all the
advantages that such technology can ensure ie. reliability, smooth movements,
adjustable thrust power by pressure valves and adaptability to most doors of
the indicated type (max. weight 250 kg). Easy to install by means of a support
bracket made of zinc coated steel and to be fixed by expanding bolts; the
operator assembly, in zinc coated steel and aluminium, is designed to fit into
it and be fastened by screws. The movement shaft is made of hardened steel to
ensure reliability and last longer over the time. The movement arm system
cosists of a bar sliding into a tubular casing, both made of zinc coated
steel. This operator is double locking being fitted with a hydraulic valve
device to lock the door in both directions. For Aproli 380 LB to be
electrically operated, it is required that an electronic control board type
Elpro 27 be connected to it and located in a sheltered place, allowing for all
the pre-set operations be performed in automatic or semiautomatic modes. A
number of accessories can be connected to ensure safety and proper functioning
and turn this operator into a most versatile unit able to meet both public and
private applications. Pressure adjustment to minimum and maximum values, as
well as manual release, are made possible by a valve system.
COMPONENTS
- Stop plate 30x10x100
- Sliding bar 30x10x1.200
- Tubular bar 35x15x1.200
- Pre-bored fixing plates
- Right-handed Aproli 380 LB
- Left end cover (optional)
- Protection cover (optional)
- Right end cover (optional)
- left-handed Aproli 380 LB
- Square-holed ferrule
- Fixing bracket
ELECTRICAL GENERAL WIRING DIAGRAM AND COMPONENTS LAYOUT
Indicative general layout: it is the installer’s care and responsibility
to lay the tubes for the connections in the most suitable way.
- 230 V – 50 Hz 0,03 A magneto-thermal circuit breaker (beyond 100 m cable section 2,5 mm²)
- Controller with plug-in radio receiver
- Aproli 380 LB left-hand
- Aproli 380 LB right-hand
- Flasher
- Key-switch
- Photocell receiver
- Photocell projector
- Radio transmitter
IDENTIFYING APROLI 380 LB
Whenever Aproli 380 LB is installed on a folding door, make sure the rotation
shaft is always looking upwards. In this position, the adjustment valves are
in the front side, whereas the release lever is in the bottom side as it
should be.
NOTE WELL: depending on which panel Aproli 380 LB is installed (either
panel 1 or 2), the operator handing version (right or left) changes, as
indicated in Pic. 4.
INSTALLATION DISTANCES
Depending on which door panel Aproli 380 LB is fitted (either panel 1 or 2 of
the folding door), it may be required that the driving arm, consisting of a
bar sliding into a tube, standard length 1,2 m each, be cut to a proper
measure (see the table below). The two elements, bar and tube, make up a
single telescopic arm to operate the doors. The measurements in the table are
such to provide a proper coupling allowing the movement of the doors.
The bar and tube of the telescopic arm are required to be cut to L1 and L2
measurements. It is important that the sliding bar be cut (shortened) so that
the end with rounded corners be preserved, to facilitate sliding into the
tubular element (Pic. 7).
FIXING APROLI 380 LB ON TO THE DOOR
Install the support bracket by means of bolts or screws, depending on the door
construction, making sure it is fixed to a solid element of the door frame, in
such a position that the telescopic arm, once mounted to it, be free to move
above the door top (Pic. 8).
ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY TO THE MOTOR
Remove the cover protecting the inner terminal block to be able to connect the
power supply cables (Pic. 9).
FIXING THE TELESCOPIC ARM TO THE FERRULE WITH SQUARE HOLE
Supply the electric motor with power (230 V – 50 Hz) to allow the first
running test. As a factory standard, Aproli 380 LB, either right- or left-
handed, is supplied with the motor square shaft rotated to the end of the
permitted stroke, to be installed on to a door in fully closed position
(either on panel 1 or panel 2). For the door to stay perfectly locked in
closed position, the rotation shaft is not to be at the end of the stroke (as
it cames from the factory), therefore it should be rotated at least 5°
approximately to the other way, to ensure in this way that Aproli 380 LB keeps
pushing the door to close (Pic. 10).
Fit the square-holed ferrule to the motor shaft and fasten it by the retaining
pin matching the hole in the shaft. After rotating the ferrule 5° at least in
the direction indicated in Pic. 10, weld the sliding bar on to the top of it
making sure the bar and the shaft hole are aligned, in the direction of the
wall fixing plate (Pic. 11).
NOTE WELL: before welding the end of the sliding bar on to the top of the
square-holed ferrule, rotate the shaft of 5° at least.
ADJUSTING THRUST POWER
Aproli 380 LB has two adjustment screws to set the maximum and minimum
pressure values, in compliance with the door inertia requirements, one in
opening (red screw) and one in closing (green screw) (Pic. 12).
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
ELECTRIC MOTOR
PERFORMANCE
MAINTENANCE RECORD
hand over to the end user of the installation
NOTE WELL: This document must record any ordinary and extraordinary services including installation, maintenance, repairs and replacements to be made only by using Fadini’s original spare parts. This document, for the data included in it, must be made available to authorized inspectors/officers, and a copy of it must be handed over to the end user/s. The installer/maintainer is liable for the functionalities and safety features of the installation only if maintenance is carried on by qualified technical people appointed by themselves and agreed upon with the end user/s.
GUIDANCE FOR PROPER USE
WARNINGS
- Transit across the gate is allowed only if motor is stopped; stand at safe distance during opening and/or closing cycles of the gate.
- Do not touch any components of the system while the operator is working.
- Do not allow children and/or people to stand in the proximity of a working operator.
- Keep all the accessories able to turn on the operator (transmitters, proximity readers, key-switches, etc.) out of the reach of the children.
- Do not run the system in case of anomalies.
DISPOSAL OF MATERIAL: dispose properly of the packaging materials such as cardboard, nylon, polystyrene etc. through specializing companies (after verification of the regulations in force at the place of installation in the field of waste disposal). Disposal of electrical and electronic materials: to remove and dispose through specializing companies, as per Directive 2012/19/UE. Disposal of substances hazardous for the environment is prohibited.
MAINTENANCE
For optimum performance of system over time according to safety regulations,
it is necessary to perform proper maintenance and monitoring of the entire
installation: the automation, the electronic equipment and the cables
connected to these. The entire installation must be carried out by qualified
technical personnel. Operator: maintenance inspection at least every 6 months,
while for the electronic equipment and safety systems an inspection at least
once every month is required. The manufacturer, Meccanica Fadini snc, is not
responsible for non-observance of good installation practice and incorrect
maintenance of the installation.
Advice for the end user:
- clear the site of materials that may have deposited in the equipment and hinder its correct functioning (such as rests of insects, foliage, stones, etc.); before carrying out this operation, switch off voltage supply;
- clean regularly the equipment by using a damp cloth. Do not use flammable substances such as alcohol, solvents or benzene: these substances may cause explosions and/or damage the system.
RELEASING FOR MANUAL OPERATIONS
The operator can be released for manual operations by a lever positioned under
the bottom side (Pic. 14).
- Via Mantova, 177/A – 37053 Cerea (VR) Italy
- Ph. +39 0442 330422
- Fax +39 0442 331054
- info@fadini.net.
- www.fadini.net.
- 2012/19/UE Directive
- Re. disposal of electric
- and electronic waste
- DISPOSE PROPERLY OF MATERIALS
- ARMFUL TO THE ENVIRONMENT
Oil-hydraulic operator for bi-parting double folding doors hand over to the end user of the installation