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NOVA Dock Sentinel

TM 

Installation Manual 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 

The  statements  used  with  this  level  of    
warning  deal  with  a  safe  operating                    
procedure.  If  the  procedure  is  ignored  the 
possibility of personal injury may exist.

 

CAUTION 

 

This is a statement of serious hazard. Failure 
to  follow  the  listed  instructions  could  place 
the  individual  at  risk  of  serious  injury  or 
death.

 

WARNING 

 

This is the highest level statement. Failure to 
follow the listed instructions will most likely 
result in severe injury or death.

 

DANGER 

NOVA reserves the right to make product changes without notice and as such this manual may not be 
an exact representation of product received. 

 

IMPORTANT  is  used  to  draw  attention  to  a 
procedure  that  needs  to  be  followed              
to prevent machine damage.

 

IMPORTANT 

 

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PARTS IDENTIFICATION 

INSTALLATION TOOLS REQUIRED 

INSTALLATION STEP 1:  ALIGNING THE DOCK GATE 

INSTALLATION STEP 2:  BOLTING THE GATE TO THE FLOOR 

INSTALLATION STEP 3:  INSTALLING THE UPPER BARRIER 

INSTALLATION STEP 4:  CONNECTING THE TIE RODS 

INSTALLATION STEP 5:  FINAL CHECK 

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 

GATE ADJUSTMENTS 

 

      LOWER BARRIER LEVEL ADJUSTMENT 

      LIFTING FORCE ADJUSTMENT 

10 

      BARRIER STABILIZER ADJUSTMENT 

11 

PARTS LISTS 

 

      LEFT SIDE MAIN ASSEMBLY 

12 

      LEFT SIDE SECONDARY ASSEMBLY 

14 

      POWER PACK ASSEMBLIES 

16 

      NOTES 

17 

      RIGHT SIDE MAIN ASSEMBLY 

18 

      RIGHT SIDE SECONDARY ASSEMBLY 

20 

      LATCH ASSEMBLIES 

22 

      ANCHORS and DECALS 

23 

WARRANTY 

24 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for Dock Sentinel DG-048-000

Page 1: ...Safety Gate Models DG 048 000 DG 108 000 DG 109 000 Installation Manual 2013 Nova Technology International LLC INST DG 001 October 2013 MADE IN U S A...

Page 2: ...t be an exact representation of product received IMPORTANT is used to draw attention to a procedure that needs to be followed to prevent machine damage IMPORTANT Page PARTS IDENTIFICATION 3 INSTALLATI...

Page 3: ...11 COTTER PIN 2 12 CLEVIS PIN 2 13 SHIM FLAT 12 Before starting installation verify that all components and required tools are at hand IMPORTANT Tape Measure Framing Square Marker Mason Drill 5 8 Mas...

Page 4: ...th W apart and are square with each other NOTE The more accurate you are in this step the more accurate the installation will be Be certain the uprights are centered on the dock door See Figures 2 and...

Page 5: ...s plates stopping at the second plate Figure 4 Figure 5 6 Align the latch assembly item 4 Figures 4 5 with the clevis pin as shown Verify spring is aligned as shown 7 Push clevis pin fully through lat...

Page 6: ...re 6 Figure 7 1 Confirm the alignment of the barriers and drill and anchor holes 6 8 as shown in the order shown in Figure 3 and using the same steps as before Confirm that the upright is plumb with l...

Page 7: ...n Tighten the shoulder bolt with a 1 4 allen wrench STEP 5 FINAL CHECK 1 Check all connections to be certain they are secure 2 Open and close the gate per the Operating Instructions on page 8 and veri...

Page 8: ...ier and lower until it is horizontal 2 Release the latch on the left side gate barrier and lower until it is horizontal and engaged with the right side barrier 1 Lift the left side gate barrier until...

Page 9: ...ease follow these procedures in the event that adjustments become necessary LOWER BARRIER LEVEL ADJUSTMENT The level on the lower barrier is controlled with two adjusting screws as shown in Figure 12...

Page 10: ...g tie bar as shown in Figure 13 Loosen fully but do not remove the lower jam nut 2 Raise the lower barrier until cable becomes slack Disconnect cable from wire rope clevis plate and reconnect in appro...

Page 11: ...BARRIER STABILIZER ADJUSTMENT 11 NOVA Dock SentinelTM Installation Manual Figure 14...

Page 12: ...PARTS LISTS LEFT SIDE MAIN ASSEMBLY NOVA Dock SentinelTM Installation Manual 12 Figure 15...

Page 13: ...1 DG 001 001A2 2 BUSHING 1 12 DG 006 000 LOWER SADDLE 1 13 DG 008 000 TOP ALIGNMENT 1 14 DG 012 002A1 5 8 11 X 3 1 2 HH CAP SCREW 1 15 DG 015 007 LOWER BAR RUBBER STOP 1 16 DG 088 000 1 4 20 x 1 1 2 R...

Page 14: ...LEFT SIDE SECONDARY ASSEMBLY NOVA Dock SentinelTM Installation Manual 14 Figure 16...

Page 15: ...1 4 DG 035 000 TALL STABILIZER 1 5 DG 038 000 PULLEY GAS SPRING MOUNTING ASSEMBLY 100 GAS SPRING 1 6 DG 049 001 LEFT SIDE UPRIGHT WELDMENT 1 7 DG 064 000 3 8 16 X 1 1 2 HH CAP SCREW 1 8 DG 065 000 3 8...

Page 16: ...ER DESCRIPTION QTY 1 DG 075 000 3 8 DIA X 1 3 8 CLEVIS PIN 1 2 DG 076 000 COTTER PIN 1 3 DG 015 003 GAS SPRING TIE BAR 1 4 DG 015 004 M8 X 1 25 NUT 2 5 DG 015 005 PULLEY 1 6 DG 038 001 PULLEY GAS SPRI...

Page 17: ...NOTES 17 NOVA Dock SentinelTM Installation Manual This page left intentionally blank...

Page 18: ...RIGHT SIDE MAIN ASSEMBLY 18 NOVA Dock SentinelTM Installation Manual Figure 18...

Page 19: ...20 x 1 1 2 ROUND HEAD PHILLIPS SCREW 2 12 DG 018 000 RIGHT SIDE UPPER BARRIER 8 1 12 DG 119 000 RIGHT SIDE UPPER BARRIER 8 6 1 12 DG 105 000 RIGHT SIDE UPPER BARRIER 9 1 13 DG 020 000 RIGHT SIDE LOWE...

Page 20: ...RIGHT SIDE SECONDARY ASSEMBLY 20 NOVA Dock SentinelTM Installation Manual Figure 19...

Page 21: ...ENT 1 6 DG 059 000 PULLEY GAS SPRING MOUNTING ASSEMBLY 8 75 GAS SPRING 1 6 DG 038 000 PULLEY GAS SPRING MOUNTING ASSEMBLY 9 100 GAS SPRING 1 6 DG 038 000 PULLEY GAS SPRING MOUNTING ASSEMBLY 8 6 100 GA...

Page 22: ...000 LEFT LATCH SPRING 1 3 DG 046 000 LEFT LATCH HANDLE 1 ITEM NO PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION QTY 1 DG 041 000 RIGHT LATCH 1 2 DG 046 000 RIGHT LATCH HANDLE 1 3 DG 052 000 RIGHT LATCH SPRING 1 LATCH ASSEM...

Page 23: ...OPEN FIRST DECAL 1 5 DG 057 000 CONFIRM CLOSE DECAL 1 6 DG 058 000 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS DECAL 2 7 DG 100 000 WARNING DECAL 2 8 DG 101 000 SHIM FLAT 12 ANCHORS AND DECALS NOVA Dock SentinelTM Install...

Page 24: ...must have been properly installed maintained and operated within their intended function and not otherwise abused If your DOCK SENTINEL SAFETY GATE is defective in material or workmanship and you noti...

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