General Information - Safety Warnings - Product Layout GENERAL INFORMATION Varvel speed reducers and variators are not in the field of application of the Machinery Directive 2006/42/CE as consid- ered “machinery components”. Guide of Machinery Directive - § 35 - decrees: "The Machinery Directive does not apply directly to machinery components, such as, for example, valves, hydraulic cylin-...
Working Instructions & Maintenance Product Layout Elastic Coupling “G” The elastic coupling “G” is supplied as standard fitting on the Series RD, RN, RO, RV, RP, RS, RT. Reducer half-coupling Material: steel alloy One piece built-in input shaft Two bearing mounting Unchanged casing dimensions Spider External tooth connection...
Working Instructions & Maintenance Product Layout Series RC - 2 stages The layout shows the general structure of a two-stage foot-mounted helical gearbox type FRC (sizes 05 to 30). Oil seal Bearing Housing Bearing Pinion Output shaft Gear Bearing Bearing Spacer Bearing Gasket...
Working Instructions & Maintenance Product Layout Series RD - 2 stages The layout shows the general structure of a two-stage foot-mounted helical gearbox type FRD. Input cover Gear Hollow input IEC Spacer Hollow input “G” Bearing Pinion Bearing Bearing Bearing Bearing Bearing Oil seal...
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Working Instructions & Maintenance Product Layout Series RD - 3 stages The layout shows the general structure of a three-stage foot-mounted helical gearbox type FRD. Input cover Pinion Bearing Hollow input IEC Gear Oil seal Hollow input “G” Housing Gasket 3rd stage shaft Upper cover Motor flange...
Working Instructions & Maintenance Product Layout Series RG - 1 stage The layout shows the general structure of a one-stage reduced backlash planetary gearbox type FRG. Screw Sun gear Plug Ring gear body Motor flange Planet gear Screw Needle bearing Input flange Planet shaft Plug...
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Working Instructions & Maintenance Product Layout Series RG - 2 stages The layout shows the general structure of a two-stage reduced backlash planetary gearbox type FRG. Screw Sun gear Bearing Plug Ring gear body Snap ring Motor flange Planet gear Shim Screw Needle bearing...
Working Instructions & Maintenance Product Layout Series RN - 2 stages The layout shows the general structure of a two-stage parallel shaft gearbox type FRN with through hollow output shaft. Input flange Bearing Spacer Oil seal Bearing Snap ring Pinion Snap ring Bearing Bearing...
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Working Instructions & Maintenance Product Layout Series RN - 3 stages The layout shows the general structure of a three-stage parallel shaft gearbox type FRN with through hollow output shaft. Motor flange Shaft Snap ring Oil seal Bearing Oil seal Snap ring Snap ring Snap ring...
Working Instructions & Maintenance Product Layout Series RO The layout shows the general structure of a three-stage bevel/helical gearbox type FRO with through hollow output shaft. Motor flange Gear Output shaft Oil seal Spacer Body Snap ring Bearing Snap ring Input shaft Cover Bearing...
Working Instructions & Maintenance Product Layout Series RV The layout shows the general structure of a three-stage bevel/helical gearbox type FRV with through hollow output shaft. Motor flange Bearing Bearing Oil seal Shaft Snap ring Snap ring Oil seal Input shaft Bearing Snap ring Bearing...
RP & XA Working Instructions & Maintenance Product Layout Series RP and XA The layout shows the general structure of a one-stage helical gearbox type FRP and FXA, flange mounting. FRP90 Body Bearing Snap ring Bearing Oil seal Snap ring Output shaft Bearing Screw...
Working Instructions & Maintenance Product Layout Series RS The layout shows the general structure of a worm gearbox type FRS with through hollow output shaft and shaft mounting. The Series TA (helical / worm) are made of a helical one-stage gearbox XA mounted as input stage onto a standard worm box RS and the Series RS/RS (two stage worm) of two standard worm boxes RS and an appropriate combination kit.
Working Instructions & Maintenance Product Layout Series RT The layout shows the general structure of a foot-mounted worm gearbox type FRT. The Series TA (helical / worm) are made of a helical one-stage gearbox XA mounted as input stage onto a standard worm box RT and the Series RT/RT (two stage worm) of two standard worm boxes RT and an appropriate combination kit.
Working Instructions & Maintenance Product Layout TLE - Torque Limiter Option The layout shows the general structure of a torque limiter type TLE to fit inside a worm gearbox Series RS or RT. The Torque Limiter TLE is directly fitted into the hollow shaft of already assembled standard gearboxes with- out any special tooling.
Working Instructions & Maintenance Product Layout TLI - Torque Limiter Option The layout shows the general structure of a built-in torque limiter type TLI incorporated inside a worm gearbox Series RS or RT. Lock nut Oil seal Bellville washer Bush Oil seal Spacer Worm wheel...
Working Instructions & Maintenance Product Layout Series VR The layout shows the general structure of a flange-mounted variator without gearbox type. Screw Control hand wheel Spacer IEC motor flange Control shaft lock Bearing Screw Control shaft Snap ring Seal plate Oil seal OR Oil seal Bearing...
Working Instructions & Maintenance Product Layout Series VS The layout shows the general structure of a flange-mounted variator without gearbox type. Output shaft Planet carrier Sliding bush Adjusting track Ball carrier External mobile track Planet Adjusting box External fixed track Internal fixed track Internal mobile track Belville washer...
Working Instructions & Maintenance Installation INSTALLATION 4.1 Tolerances Tolerances are recommended according to DIN 748 as follows Shafts: solid input or output ISO h6 hollow input ISO E8 hollow output ISO EH7 centre hole DIN 332, DR Flanges: spigot ISO h7 recautions 4.2 P Check that the unit to be put into service is rightly sized to perform the required function and that its mounting position...
Working Instructions & Maintenance Starting - Inspections and Maintenance 5 STARTING 5.1 Series RS, RT The worm gearbox originates the following rotations of input and output shafts, with worm shaft upwards : inverse rotation one-stage gearboxes (RS, RT); original rotation helical/worm gearboxes (RA, TA);...
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Working Instructions & Maintenance Inspections and Maintenance 6 INSPECTIONS AND MAINTENANCE (contd) 6.2 Maintenance Servicing Units supplied with oil plugs: Series RC (sizes 40, 50, 60) Series RS (sizes 110, 130, 150) Series VS (sizes 63, 71, 80, 90, 100, 112) Periodically check the seal condition and possible evidence of lubricant leakages.
Working Instructions & Maintenance Lubricants 8 LUBRICANTS 8.1 Recommended Types All the units are delivered already filled with synthetic long-life oil. The safe operation of the units with ISO VG 320 grade lubricant is recommended in the ambient temperature range -20 to +55 °C (-4 to 131 °F) Other temperatures require specific recommendations for low or high temperatures to ask the Customer Service Temperature range...
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Working Instructions & Maintenance Lubricants 8.2 Quantity [litres] (contd) 71 H 71 V 0.05 0.10 * 50 g * Shell Grease Gadus S5 V142W 00 RS / RS 0.03 63 / 40 0.04 / 0.08 28 / 28 0.03 / 0.03 0.08 63 / 50 0.04 / 0.13...
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Working Instructions & Maintenance Lubricants 8.2 Quantity [litres] (contd) RN-2 H1 [ l ] H2 [ l ] H3 [ l ] H4 [ l ] V1 [ l ] V2 [ l ] RN-3 H1 [ l ] H2 [ l ] H3 [ l ] H4 [ l ] V1 [ l ] V2 [ l ] H1 [ l ] H2 [ l ] H3 [ l ] H4 [ l ] V1 [ l ] V2 [ l ] H1 [ l ] H2 [ l ] H3 [ l ] H4 [ l ] V1 [ l ] V2 [ l ] Kluber Synth GE 46...
9.2 Prevalent Use VARVEL-ATEX gearboxes are identified as « components », fundamental but without any autonomous function to oper- ate units and protection systems for production, transport, storage, measurement, control and conversion of energy, or the processing of materials which are capable of causing an explosion through their own potential source of ignition.
9.6 ATEX Marking VARVEL Series RD, XA, RP, RS, RT, RN, RO-RV conform to design requirements required by Group II, Category 2 and to operate in areas with explosion danger of gas (Zone 1 and Zone 2) and combustive dust (Zone 21 and Zone 22).
9.8 Materials - Dangerous Zones - Categories CORRESPONDENCE AMONG MATERIALS, DANGEROUS ZONES AND CATEGORIES (ACCORDING TO DIRECTIVE 94/9/CE) MATERIALS DANGEROUS ZONES CATEGORIES Zone 0 Vapour Zone 1 Cloud Zone 2 Zone 20 Zone 21 Dust Zone 22 VARVEL-ATEX Products to not supply - 30 -...
Xylene II B Coke gas 1.3-butadiene Sulphydric acid Ethylic ether Water gas Ethyl benzene Isoprene Ethylene Oil ** Ethylene oxide II C Hydrogen Acetylene Ethyl nitrate carbon sulphide - VARVEL-ATEX Products to not supply ** - According to chemical composition...
0080 INERIS, were deposited at the Notified Body of Technical F-60550 Verneuil en Halatte, France File Deposit Firma autorizzata VARVEL SpA (Funzione: ...) Authorized Signature (Function: ...) Luogo e data dell’emissione Valsamoggia-Crespellano, ../../..Place and Date of Issue...