Figure 2
(a) Cutaway of the internal structure of the manipulator showing the rider with the rotary seal, the optional lock-plates, edge-welded bellows, spring loaded (floating) support guide ring (marked in red) and the manipulator rod. The KF40 hot air entry port for baking out the bellows is also shown. (b) Close-up of the bellows arrangement showing the Z-bellows (brown) inside the X–Y bellows (blue). The spring-loaded guide ring is shown in red. |