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Assembly and testing for vacuum cleaner handles

Required Process:

Assembly of the cable hook to the vacuum cleaner handle and different functionality tests of the vacuum cleaner handle. If a test is not OK, then the machine will not release the faulty part for the next process.

Step 1:
Manual loading of the pre-assembled telescope handle and a spring.
The slide switch on the handle for controlling the vacuum power is set to position 0.

Step 2:
The inserted handle is held with various clamping devices and a counter holder – that also verifies the grip's interior parts – in the machine. Are the ridges inside the handle grip positioned correctly and were there no assembly errors in any of the previous assembly processes?

Step 3:
The hand grip is attached with the handle tube.

Step 4:
A hydraulic cylinder moves the slide switch on the vacuum cleaner handle from position 0 (vacuum cleaner OFF) to position 3 (maximum vacuum power). Simultaneously a test is performed, whether the handle is positioned at a predefined tilt angle.

Step 5:
The pre-assembled cable hook must be attached to the handle. The required screws are automatically supplied by a vibratory feeder and tightened with a MINIMAT-C inline screwdriver spindle. The integrated depth control verifies the correct screw depth. At the same time a tensile test establishes whether the handle tube is attached securely and whether the grip is seated positively.

Step 6:
Cable hook is turned by 30 degrees

Step 7:
Embossing: Every module is furnished with a manufacturing identification number. That way the traceability within the quality management is possible and it is possible to recall the manufacturing status of the assembled telescopic handle.

Please find additional information on the vacuum cleaner at www.vorwerk.de