Braun NUVL855RM24 User Manual
Operator's Manual
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“DOT — Public Use Lift” verifies that this platform lift meets the
“public use lift” requirements of FMVSS No. 403. This lift may be
installed on all vehicles appropriate for the size and weight of the
lift, but must be installed on buses, school buses, and multipurpose passenger vehicles other than motor homes with a gross
vehicle weight rating (GVWR) that exceeds 4,536 kg (10,000 lb).
Operator's Manual
www.braunlift.com
34407
October 2007
"Providing Access to the World"
International Corporate Hdqrs: P.O. Box 310 Winamac, IN 46996 USA
1-800-THE LIFT
DOT — Public Use Lift
DOT — Public Use Lift
®
(574) 946-6153 FAX: (574) 946-4670
Oper
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Man
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Read manual
before operating
lift. Failure to do
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so may result in
serious bodily
Braun UVL SeriesTM
Braun UVL SeriesTM
injury and/or
property damage.
Keep manual in
lift storage pouch.
Congratulations
We at The Braun Corporation wish to express our fullest appreciation
on your new purchase. With you in mind, our skilled craftsmen have designed
and assembled the finest lift available.
This manual includes safety precautions, lift operating instructions, manual operating instructions, and instructions for maintenance and lubrication
procedures.
Your lift is built for dependability, and will bring you years of pleasure
and independence, as long as maintenance is performed regularly and the lift
is operated by an instructed person.
Sincerely,
THE BRAUN CORPORATION
Ralph W. Braun
Chief Executive Officer
Contents
Warranty/Registration Instructions .................. 2, 3
Lift Terminology
Lift Terminology Illustration ........................................ 4
Introduction ................................................................ 5
Direction .................................................................... 5
Lift Components .................................................... 6, 7
Vehicle and Lift Interlocks ......................................... 7
Lift Actions and Functions .......................................... 8
Lift Operation Safety
Safety Symbols ......................................................... 9
Lift Operation Safety Precautions ...................... 10-14
Operation Notes and Details
Introduction/Lift Access Doors and Interlocks ......... 15
General Safety ......................................................... 16
Control Switches ..................................................... 16
Lift Features
Inner Roll Stop ............................................ 17, 18
Outer Barrier ............................................... 18, 19
Barrier, Handrail and Belt Manual Operation ........... 20
Handrail Operating Instructions ............................... 21
Lift Passengers
Passenger Orientation (Boarding Direction) ..... 22
Standees ........................................................... 22
Yellow Boundaries ...................................... 22, 23
Vehicle (Floor Level) Loading and
Unloading .................................................... 23, 24
Wheelchair-Equipped Occupant Seat Belts ..... 24, 25
Operation Procedure Review ................................. 25
Preventive Maintenance ......................................... 26
Lift Operating Instructions ............................. 27-29
NHTSA Operations Checklist .............................. 30
Manual Operating Instructions ....................... 31-35
Decals and Antiskid ........................................ 36-39
Maintenance and Lubrication ......................... 40-48
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Warranty and Registration Instructions
Immediately upon receiving your
lift, examine the unit for any
damage. Notify the carrier at
once with any claims.
Two warranty/registration cards
(shown below) are protected in a
clear envelope and attached to
the lift protective shipping wrap.
The sales representative must
process one of the cards. The
Series No.
OWNER'S WARRANTY REGISTRATION
NUVL855RM24
PURCHASED FROM
NAME
ADDRESS
CITY
TELEPHONE
REGISTRATION CARDS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE BRAUN CORPORATION.
01-00025
OWNER
STATE ZIP
TO VALIDATE WARRANTY
Serial No.Model No.
DATE INSTALLED
consumer must fill out the other
card and mail it to The Braun Corporation. The warranty is provided
on the back cover of this manual.
The warranty cards must be pro-
cessed to activate the warranty.
Two Braun Serial No./Series No.
identification tags are posted on
the lift. One I.D. tag (shown below)
is located on the left platform side
Sample
Warranty/Registration
Card
plate (outboard end). A second
I.D. tag is located on the base of
the pump module. This I.D. tag
contains the product identification
information provided on the Warranty/Registration card. Record
the information in the space
provided on the next page. This
information must be provided
when filing a warranty claim or
ordering parts.
The Braun Corporation
1-800-THE-LIFT
BRAUNLIFT.COM
DOT Private Use Lift MODEL#
NUVL855RM24
Max. Lifting Capacity - 700Lbs.
SERIAL NUMBER
01-00025
MFG DATE
07/09/2007
Sample
Serial No./Series No.
Identification Tag
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Warranty and Registration Instructions
Model No.
Series No.
Serial No.
Date of Manufacture
Note: This information must
be provided when filing a
warranty claim or ordering
parts. Keep for future use.
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Lift Mounting
Bracket
Clamps(6)
Lift Housing
Hydraulic
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Lift Terminology
Illustration
Hand-held Attendants
Control Box
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Left
RightInboard
Outboard
Torque
Tube
Lifting
Arms
Inner
Roll Stop
JKA
Manual Fold Shield
Handrails with Belt
Carriage
Platform
Rolling
Horizontal Arms
Outer Barrier
Actuator
Two-Stage
Outer Barrier
Lift Terminology
Introduction:
Braun NUVL Series lifts are
ADA compliant and comply
fully with National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA) specifications. The
NUVL855RM24 is commercial
oriented (intended for operation
by an attendant).
Public Use NUVL lift models
provide fully automatic operation of deploy (extend), up,
down and stow (retract) lift
functions. The NUVL855RM24
can be interfaced for fully automatic operation of the power
door system. Manual operating
procedures are required for the
shield handrails and interlocking belt.
Refer to the Lift Terminology
Illustration for identification of
lift components.
Basic lift operation procedures
are identical for all NUVL Series lift models. The operating
instructions contained in this
manual address the lift control
switches and the corresponding lift functions. Operating
procedures for the shield
handrails and interlocking belt
are provided. Instructions are
provided for manual operation
of the lift in event of power or
equipment failure.
Terminology: Become familiar
with the terminology that will be
used throughout this manual.
Become familiar with the identification of lift components and
their functions. Contact your lift
sales representative or call The
Braun Corporation at 1-800THE LIFT® if any of this information is not fully understood.
Direction: The terms "left,"
"right," "inboard," and "outboard"
will be used throughout this
manual to indicate direction (as
viewed from outside the vehicle
looking directly at the lift). Refer
to the Lift Terminology Illustration for clarification of direction
terms.
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Lift TerminologyLift Terminology
Lift Components
Refer to the Lift Terminology Illustration on page 4.
Pump Module: The remote
mounted pump module consists
of the main hydraulic pump, the
manual hand pump, the logic
control board and other electrical
components that power the lift
electric/hydraulic systems.
Hand-held Pendant Control: The hand-held pendant is
equipped with four push button
switches, (DOOR, STOW, DOWN
and UP). The momentary switches activate the automatic lift
functions. Simply press the switch
labled for the intended function.
The lift function labels illuminate
to identify the function(s). Details
regarding the control switches
and their functions are provided in
the Lift Operation section.
Lift Housing: The lift housing
is the metal structure (casing)
mounted under the vehicle which
contains and protects the platform
carriage assembly. The housing contains all lift components
except the power (pump) module
when the lift is in the stowed position.
Platform Carriage Assembly:
The platform carriage assembly
includes the platform assembly,
the lifting arms, the rolling horizontal arms that carry the platform assembly in and out of the
housing and the electrical/hydraulic drive components that power
the lift.
Platform Assembly: The lift
platform assembly consists of the
flat aluminum plate upon which
the wheelchair is positioned, the
outer barriers, the inner roll stop
and shield handrails.
Outer Barrier: The two-stage
outer barrier system consists of a
spring-loaded tall barrier and an
electric actuator-driven short barrier. The two-stage outer barrier
provides a ramp for wheelchair
loading and unloading at ground
level. Photos and further details
are provided in the Operation
Notes and Details section (pages
18-21).
Inner Roll Stop: The NUVL855RM24 is equipped with an
automatic inner roll stop that also
serves as the bridge plate. The
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Lift Terminology
inner roll stop bridges the gap
between the lift platform and the
vehicle floor. The inner roll stop
automatically rotates from the
horizontal position to the vertical position as the lift lowers and
raises. Further details regarding
the automatic mechanical inner
roll stop are provided on pages
17 and 18.
Platform Cable-activated Manual Release System: A cable-
activated manual release system
releases the platform carriage
assembly drive chain to allow the
platform carriage assembly to be
manually moved out (extended)
or moved in (retracted), should it
be necessary. Complete details
and operating procedures are
provided on page 32.
Vehicle and Lift Interlocks
Braun Corporation NUVL Series
lifts comply fully with all NHTSA
vehicle and lift interlock specifications. Vehicle movement is
prohibited unless the lift is fully
stowed and the lift will not function unless the vehicle is parked
and secured.
The NUVL855RM24 features
a visible and audible threshold
warning system that will activate
if the threshold area is occupied
when the platform is one inch or
more below floor level.
The inner roll stop and outer barriers sense weight to prohibit lift
operation. The lift will not function
if the inner roll stop or outer barriers are occupied. The lift platform
cannot be stowed if occupied.
The lift platform cannot be raised
or lowered unless the roll stop
and outer barriers are deployed
(up).
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Lift Terminology
Lift Actions and Functions:
Deploy (Extend): Lift deploy-
ment is the action of the lift platform carriage assembly extending (moving outward) from the
housing and lowering to ground
level when the DOWN switch is
activated or raising to floor level
when the UP switch is activated.
Stow (Retract): Stow is the
action of the lift platform and carriage assembly retracting (moving
inward) into the lift housing. During the stow function, the platform
will automatically raise or lower to
stow level before retracting into
the housing.
DOWN - Platform Lower: Down
is the action of the platform lowering from stow or floor level posi-
tion to fully-lowered (ground level)
position when the DOWN switch
is pressed.
DOWN - Outer Barrier Unfold (Down) - When the plat-
form reaches the fully-lowered
(ground) position and the DOWN
switch is continued to be pressed,
the outer barriers rotate downward from vertical position to
ramp position.
UP - Outer Barrier Fold (Raise):
From ground level, the UP function automatically raises (rotates)
the actuator activated outer barriers to the upright (vertical) position before the platform raises.
UP - Platform Raise: Up is the
action of the platform raising from
stow level or ground level to floor
level (fully-raised) position when
the UP switch is pressed. When
the lift is fully lowered, pressing the UP switch first raises the
outer barrier.
Note: The lift platform will not
raise if the outer barriers are not
in the upright (vertical) position.
This is a built in safety feature.
Stow Level: Stow level is the
height that the platform and carriage assembly moves in and
moves out of the lift housing.
Floor Level: Floor level is the
height that the platfom and carriage assembly raises to in order
for the wheelchair passenger to
enter and exit the vehicle (fully
raised position).
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Safety Symbols
CAUTION
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SAFETY FIRST! Know That....
Lift Operation Safety
All information contained
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in this manual and
supplements (if included), is provided for your safety. Familiarity
with proper operation instructions
as well as proper maintenance
procedures are necessary to ensure safe, troublefree operation.
Safety precautions are provided
to identify potentially hazardous
situations and provide instruction
on how to avoid them.
Note: Additional information provided to help clarify or detail a specific subject.
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These symbols will appear throughout this manual as well as on the labels posted on your lift. Recognize
the seriousness of this information.
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This symbol indicates
important safety
information regarding
a potentially hazardous situation that
could result in serious
bodily injury and/or
property damage.
C
This symbol indicates
important information
regarding how to
avoid a hazardous
situation that could
result in minor personal injury or property damage.
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Lift Operation Safety Precautions
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If the lift operating
instructions, manual
operating instructions
and/or lift operation
safety precautions are
not fully understood,
contact The Braun
Corporation immediately. Failure to do so
may result in serious
bodily injury and/or
property damage.
Inspect lift before operation. Do not operate lift if you suspect lift damage, wear or any
abnormal condition.
Keep operator and bystanders clear of area in which the lift operates.
Lift Operation Safety
Read manual and supplement(s) before operating lift. Read
and become familiar with all safety precautions, lift operation
notes and details, operating instructions and manual operating instructions before operating the lift. Note: Wheelchair
passengers and all transit agency personnel (drivers and
wheelchair lift attendants) must read and become familiar
with the contents of this manual and supplement(s) before
operation.
Load and unload on level surface only.
Engage vehicle parking brake before operating lift.
Provide adequate clearance outside the vehicle to accommodate the lift before opening lift door(s) or operating lift.
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Whenever a wheelchair passenger (or standee) is on the platform, the:
• Handrail belt must be latched.
• Passenger must be positioned in the center of the platform.
• Wheelchair brakes must be locked
• Inner roll stop and outer barriers must be up (vertical)
• Passenger should grip both handrails (if able).
Load and unload clear of vehicular traffic.
Do not overload or abuse. The load rating applies to both the raising and lowering functions - continuous lifting capacity is 700 lbs.
Discontinue lift use immediately if any lift or vehicle interlock does not operate properly.
Do not operate or board the lift if you or your lift operator are intoxicated.
Do not raise front wheelchair wheels (pull wheelie) when loading (boarding) the platform.
Open lift door(s) fully and secure before operating lift.
Position and secure (buckle, engage, fasten, etc.) the wheelchair-equipped occupant
seat belt (torso restraint) before loading onto the wheelchair lift platform.
Fold outer barrier and handrails down to platform before stowing lift.
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Lift Operation Safety
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Lift Operation Safety Precautions (continued)
If the lift operating
instructions, manual
operating instructions
and/or lift operation
safety precautions are
not fully understood,
contact The Braun
Corporation immediately. Failure to do so
may result in serious
bodily injury and/or
property damage.
Both outer barriers must be fully unfolded (ramp position) until front and rear wheelchair
wheels cross the barriers when loading or unloading at ground level.
Lift attendants must ensure that lift occupants keep hands,
arms and all other body parts within the lift occupant area
and clear of moving parts.
Platform must be positioned at floor level (bridging position)
when loading or unloading in and out of vehicle.
Do not use platform inner roll stop or outer barriers as a
brake. Stop and brake wheelchair when loading onto the
platform (manually stop and brake manual wheelchairs
— stop powered wheelchairs with the wheelchair controls).
Turn powered (electric) wheelchairs off when on lift platform.
Press the DOWN switch until the entire platform rests on
ground level (lowered fully) and the outer barriers are fully
unfolded (ramp position) before loading or unloading a passenger at ground level.
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Lift Operation Safety
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Accidental activation of control switch(es) may cause unintended operation(s).
After manually releasing platform, stow platform and push manual release T-handle in fully
and move platform in and out to engage platform lock before driving vehicle. Failure to
lock platform may result in unintended platform deployment.
Insert manual relaese T-handle fully before manually lowering or raising platform and
manually move platform in and out to engage platform lock.
Maintenance and lubrication procedures must be performed as specified in this manual by
authorized (certified) service personnel.
Replace missing, worn or illegible decals.
Keep owner’s (operator's) manual in lift vehicle at all times.
Never modify (alter) a Braun Corporation lift.
Do not use accessory devices not authorized by The Braun Corporation.
Do not remove any guards or covers.
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Lift Operation Safety Precautions (continued)
Keep clear of any hydraulic leak.
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If the lift operating
instructions, manual
operating instructions
and/or lift operation
safety precautions are
not fully understood,
contact The Braun
Corporation immediately. Failure to do so
may result in serious
bodily injury and/or
property damage.
Failure to follow these safety precautions may result in
serious bodily injury and/or property damage.
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