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Customer Entries Stitching head no: ......Machine manufacturer: ......Type of manufacturer: ......Manufacturer' s Address Company name: Hohner Maschinenbau GmbH Street: Gänsäcker 19 Town: D-78532 Tuttlingen Telephone: +49 7462 / 9468-0 Fax: +49 7462 / 9468-20 Email: info@hohner-gmbh.de Internet: http://www.hohnerstitching.com...
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3.8.5 Fitting the slide ......................37 3.8.6 Setting the centering prism ..................37 Exchangeable parts ...................... 39 3.10 Procedure........................39 3.11 Adapting the stitch and leg length settings ..............39 4 SERVICING Lubrication........................41 HK 43/6 S Hohner Maschinenbau GmbH...
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4.2.5 Replacing the driver (normal stitch) ................51 4.2.6 Replacing the driver (loop stitch) ................51 4.2.7 Replacing the clincher....................53 5 FAULTS Causes and elimination of faults................... 54 7 LIST OF SPARE PARTS Hohner Maschinenbau GmbH HK 43/6 S...
These will help you to use all of the functions of the machine in an optimal manner. This symbol requires you to take action. • This sign serves as a symbol for listing items. HK 43/6 S Hohner Maschinenbau GmbH...
All safety and danger signs on the machine should be maintained in a legible condition and should be renewed where necessary. 1.9 Staff training Only trained and instructed personnel may install, operate, set and maintain the stitching head. Hohner Maschinenbau GmbH HK 43/6 S...
Substances and materials used (e.g. solvents and lubricants) must be handled correctly and disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner. HK 43/6 S Hohner Maschinenbau GmbH...
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Safety Information Hohner Maschinenbau GmbH HK 43/6 S...
1,5 kg / 3.31 lbs Quality of the stitching wire Only use perfect quality classes, in normal or steel strength as required. Pay attention to abrasion resistance, as heavy abrasion will clog the wire-guidance parts. Hohner Maschinenbau GmbH HK 43/6 S...
(Ø 0.024 - 0.020 in.) Stitching wire coil No. 26 - 28 Ø 0.50 - 0.40 mm (Ø 0.020 - 0.016 in.) Possible distances between wire stitches and stitch thicknesses in mm With holding down device HK 43/6 S Hohner Maschinenbau GmbH...
- Align wire guide to wire roller , in order to ensure perfect wire guidance. - Tighten knurled screw in order to fix the wire guide Hohner Maschinenbau GmbH HK 43/6 S...
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Operation Fig. 7 HK 43/6 S Hohner Maschinenbau GmbH...
- Install slotted screws (and tenon block) laterally into the clincher box mounting rail - Slide clincher box beneath the center of the stitching head. - Fix clincher box by tightening the locking nuts (and locking screws). Hohner Maschinenbau GmbH HK 43/6 S...
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Operation Fig. 8a Fig. 8b Fig. 8c HK 43/6 S Hohner Maschinenbau GmbH...
The clincher box can be precisely aligned by aligning the gauge with the scale graduation marks. - Tighten clamping nut and remove gauge . Fit in former. Hohner Maschinenbau GmbH HK 43/6 S...
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Operation Fig. 9 Fig. 10 HK 43/6 S Hohner Maschinenbau GmbH...
(slotted or Torx screw) and remove wire guide tubes - Disentangle wire and remove from wire guide tubes. - Press adjusting disk on wire return lock downwards in order to eliminate its clamping effect and pull wire out. Hohner Maschinenbau GmbH HK 43/6 S...
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Operation Fig. 11 HK 43/6 S Hohner Maschinenbau GmbH...
- Turn eccentric fixing of the wire alignment roller with the screwdriver until the stitching wire runs absolutely straight out of the circular knife. Hohner Maschinenbau GmbH HK 43/6 S...
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Operation Fig. 12 HK 43/6 S Hohner Maschinenbau GmbH...
(+), or less wire can be fed by turning the knob clockwise (-) (cf. scale 1 revolution of the knob feeds around 1,6 mm wire. Hohner Maschinenbau GmbH HK 43/6 S...
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Operation Fig. 13 HK 43/6 S Hohner Maschinenbau GmbH...
Normal stitch move thumbwheel down move thumbwheel up until the gap is centered until gap is centered Loop stitch move thumbwheel down move thumbwheel up until the gap is centered until gap is centered Hohner Maschinenbau GmbH HK 43/6 S...
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Operation View X Fig. 14 Fig. 15 Fig. 16 HK 43/6 S Hohner Maschinenbau GmbH...
- Loosen the clamping screw - Turn the eccentric former stop until precisely aligned. - Tighten the clamping screw When changing the stitching wire thickness, the former setting should be checked and corrected if necessary. Hohner Maschinenbau GmbH HK 43/6 S...
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Operation correct incorrect incorrect Fig. 17 Centering device – „old“ model incorrect Fig. 18 a correct Fig. 18 b Fig. 18 HK 43/6 S Hohner Maschinenbau GmbH...
- Move centring V-block far enough backwards or forwards so that it is precisely aligned with the V-block of the slide (see Fig. 18b) Hohner Maschinenbau GmbH HK 43/6 S...
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Operation Centering device – „new“ model incorrect incorrect correct Fig. 19 Fig. 19 b Fig. 19 a HK 43/6 S Hohner Maschinenbau GmbH...
- Shift the centering prism until it is aligned with the slide prism - Correct if necessary after having carried out test stitches. Hohner Maschinenbau GmbH HK 43/6 S...
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Changeover (stitch type) Converting the stitching head (standard stitch / loop stitch) Exchangeable parts for loop stitch Fig. 20 Fig. 20a Exchangeable parts for standard stitch Fig. 21 HK 43/6 S Hohner Maschinenbau GmbH...
- Install and set stitching head. 3.11 Adapting the stitch and leg length settings As the loop stitch requires a longer wire piece, a new setting is required for the stitch and leg length (cf. 3.6). Hohner Maschinenbau GmbH HK 43/6 S...
Guideway oil with viscosity class 65-70 (ISO- viscosity class in accordance with DIN 51 519). 4.1.2 Lubrication plan Date Operating hours Oil or grease used Performed by: status - display on Name stitching unit Signature Hohner Maschinenbau GmbH HK 43/6 S...
4.2.1 Replacing the former - Fig. 23, Fig. 24 - - Turn leaf spring to the side and remove former forwards. Installation is performed in the reverse. - Adjust former according to Chap. 3.7. Hohner Maschinenbau GmbH HK 43/6 S...
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Servicing Fig. 25 HK 43/6 S Hohner Maschinenbau GmbH...
Installation is performed in the inverse order. - First, screw in the screw lightly. - Reset the slide by moving it to the read off scale value (arrow). - Tighten the screw. Hohner Maschinenbau GmbH HK 43/6 S...
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Servicing Fig. 26 Fig. 27 Fig. 28 Fig. 29 Fig. 30 HK 43/6 S Hohner Maschinenbau GmbH...
- Turn pin retainer by 90° (arrow D) and remove. - Remove actuating pin with spring. Installation is performed in the inverse order. - After fitting always check that the pin retainer and limiter pin operate smoothly. Hohner Maschinenbau GmbH HK 43/6 S...
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Servicing Fig. 31 Fig. 32 Fig. 33 Fig. 34 Fig. 35 HK 43/6 S Hohner Maschinenbau GmbH...
"levering" with a screwdriver. - Tighten clamping screw If the distance between the knives is set too close the knife slider 5 may block and cause a wire jam. Hohner Maschinenbau GmbH HK 43/6 S...
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Servicing Fig. 36 Fig. 37 Fig. 38 HK 43/6 S Hohner Maschinenbau GmbH...
Remove clincher pusher downwards. Turn clincher upwards in the clincher box remove from retention pin . Push new clincher onto retention pin and turn to the center of the clincher box. Replace clincher pusher. Hohner Maschinenbau GmbH HK 43/6 S...
4.2.5. - Shoe tongue pressure too weak: remove obstructing pieces of wire or replace pressure spring in shoe tongue. - Align clincher box, cf. 3.1.4. HK 43/6 S Hohner Maschinenbau GmbH...
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- Weak leaf spring on former cover. pieces fall out: - Wire not aligned, cf. 3.5. - Former set incorrectly, cf. 4.2.1. Remedy for faults: You will find most faults and their causes in the loop stitching preceding section. Hohner Maschinenbau GmbH HK 43/6 S...
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