DAEDALUS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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Installing the DAESSY Rear Folding Mount - DRFM6
Install the Elbow Connector, Horizontal Tube and Quick Release Base
Background
The Elbow Connector joins the Horizontal Tube and Side Tube of the Rear Folding Mount and allows the Horizontal Tube to be rotated from the In-Use position through slightly more than 90º to a position inline with the Side Tube for the folding motion. The Horizontal Tube is held in the Quick Release Base by a Pinch Clamp. It can be placed at any position along the tube and tilted to locate the device correctly.
Install the Elbow Connector and Horizontal Tube
Remove the plastic plug holding the Pinch Clamp in its hole in the Tube Mount (RTHTM) on the Elbow Rotate Head (ELRH). Install the Horizontal Tube into one of the tube holes in the Elbow Connector (ELRH+RTHTM). It does not matter which tube hole is used for the Horizontal Tube. Slide the remaining tube hole in the ELRH+RTHTM onto the end of the Side Tube. Align the Horizontal Tube level across the wheelchair and tighten the Pinch Clamp holding the Side Tube.
Caution
The bolts on the Pinch Clamps should not be excessively tightened. By design a Pinch Clamp does not provide an immoveable grip. Extreme tightening of the Pinch Clamp bolt in an attempt to prevent the tube movement when very forcefully pushed will crush the tube and jam the Pinch Clamp. DAESSY mounting assemblies are designed to carry the weight of a computer or communication device and are not intended to resist a strong force exerted by the user.
Install the Quick Release Base
Remove the plastic plug retaining the Pinch Clamp in its hole in the Total Quick Release (TUSB) and slide it onto the Horizontal Tube. The Pinch Clamp must be aligned in its hole so that it is even with the inside of the tube hole to allow the tube to slide through.
Quick Release Orientation
The Total Quick Release Base can be clamped at any location along the Horizontal Tube and may be rotated around the tube to place the mounted device at any angle. The normal orientation for the TUSB is with the Locking Pin positioned away from the user. Adapters and Holders that attach devices and computers onto the TUSB are assembled for this orientation.
A non-standard component, the Folding Quick Release Base (USBF), may be desirable in some situations, as it allows the device to be rotated on the Horizontal Tube. With the USBF it may be possible to configure the device in the Folded position so that the screen is facing inwards and the device is between the Horizontal Tube and the backrest. More details on the Folding Quick Release Base are found in Quick Release Bases.
Caution
The screen of a laptop computer or similar device should be closed before folding the DRFM6 behind the wheelchair backrest.
[Next Step: Set the Stop Pins in the Rear Folding Adapter]
Steps in Installation Procedure:
Installation of the DRFM6 has these major steps:
- Identify the Parts
- Install the Frame Clamp Assembly, Rear Folding Adapter and Side Tube
- Install the Elbow Rotate Head, Horizontal Tube and Quick Release Base
- Set the Stop Pins in the Rear Folding Adapter
- Final Adjustments
Rear Folding Mount