Activeforever Invacare Bariatric Electric Hospital Bed (Bariatric Home Care Hospital Bed) - Manual (Page 30)

SECTION 5—PACKAGING, HANDLING AND SET-UP
IVC™ Bariatric Bed 30 Part No 1123842
Assembling/Installing/Removing Drive Shaft
NOTE: For this procedure, refer to FIGURE 5.7 and FIGURE 5.8 on page 31.
NOTE: Reverse this procedure to remove the drive shaft.
NOTE: The drive shaft for the Hi/Lo function consists of two sections that are shipped
unassembled. The inner shaft has a positioning spring button, and the outer shaft has three
positioning holes, one storage position hole and a telescoping end.
1. Remove the plastic caps from each end of the drive shaft.
2. Press the spring button on the inner shaft and insert the inner shaft into the outer shaft.
3. Engage the spring button into the third positioning hole. Refer to FIGURE 5.7.
NOTE: A common gear box is used on both bed ends. The bottom output shaft is used at the head
end and the top output shaft is used at the foot end of the bed.
NOTE: Before assembling the bed ensure the drive shaft cover of both gear boxes are in the correct
position: up for the head end and down for the foot end. Refer to FIGURE 5.8.
4. Attach the inner shaft to the bottom gear box output shaft on the head end of the bed.
5. Push in on the spring loaded end of the drive shaft and attach to the Hi/Lo motor
output shaft facing the head end of the bed.
FIGURE 5.7 Assembling/Installing/Removing Drive Shaft
6. Locate the Hi/Lo motor output shaft spring-loaded coupler.
NOTE: If necessary, shift the bed end to the right or left to align the Hi/Lo motor output shaft
spring-loaded coupler with the foot end gear box.
7. Ensure the Hi/Lo motor output shaft spring-loaded coupler is properly aligned with
the foot end gear box as shown in Detail “A” of FIGURE 5.8.
Head End
Head End
Gear Box
Foot End
Foot End
Gear Box
Drive Shaft (Under Side, Center of Bed)
Positioning Holes
First Second Third Storage
Spring Loaded End Inner Shaft
Spring Button
Plastic Caps