Brake actuated hydraulically in a floating caliper design serving to generate a brake force on a brake disk in order to decelerate a machine's movement or stop it, respectively, or keep it at standstill. (23 pages)
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KTR-N 40117 EN ® BoWex FLE-PA / FLE-PAC Sheet: 1 of 17 Operating/Assembly instructions Edition: ® BoWex FLE-PA / FLE-PAC is a torsionally rigid flange coupling. It is able to compensate for shaft misalignment, for example caused by manufacturing inaccuracies, thermal expansion, etc.
KTR-N 40117 EN ® BoWex FLE-PA / FLE-PAC Sheet: 2 of 17 Operating/Assembly instructions Edition: Table of contents Technical data Advice General advice Safety and advice symbols General hazard warnings Intended use Coupling selection Reference to EC Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC Storage, transport and packaging Storage Transport and packaging...
KTR-N 40117 EN ® BoWex FLE-PA / FLE-PAC Sheet: 7 of 17 Operating/Assembly instructions Edition: Advice 2.1 General advice Please read through these operating/assembly instructions carefully before you start up the coupling. Please pay special attention to the safety instructions! The operating/assembly instructions are part of your product.
KTR-N 40117 EN ® BoWex FLE-PA / FLE-PAC Sheet: 8 of 17 Operating/Assembly instructions Edition: Advice 2.5 Coupling selection For a long-lasting and failure-free operation of the coupling it must be selected according to the selection instructions (according to DIN 740 part 2) for the particular application (see ®...
KTR-N 40117 EN ® BoWex FLE-PA / FLE-PAC Sheet: 9 of 17 Operating/Assembly instructions Edition: Assembly The coupling is generally supplied in individual parts. Before assembly the coupling has to be inspected for completeness. 4.1 Types of hubs Type: Type: Type: Type: Clamping hub with spline bore and...
KTR-N 40117 EN ® BoWex FLE-PA / FLE-PAC Sheet: 10 of 17 Operating/Assembly instructions Edition: Assembly 4.3 Advice for finish bore The maximum permissible bore diameters d (see table 1 or STOP 3 in chapter 1 - technical data) must not be exceeded. If these figures are disregarded, the coupling may tear.
KTR-N 40117 EN ® BoWex FLE-PA / FLE-PAC Sheet: 11 of 17 Operating/Assembly instructions Edition: Assembly 4.4 Assembly of hub We recommend to inspect bore, shaft, keyway and feather key for dimensional accuracy before assembly. Heating the hubs lightly (approx. 80 °C) allows for an easier mounting on the shaft. Touching the heated hubs causes burns.
KTR-N 40117 EN ® BoWex FLE-PA / FLE-PAC Sheet: 12 of 17 Operating/Assembly instructions Edition: Assembly 4.7 Assembly of the flange Shift the flange (component 1) into the centering of the flywheel. Short mounting If you require short mounting, the side with marking 1 must be visible when being mounted (illustration 9). ...
KTR-N 40117 EN ® BoWex FLE-PA / FLE-PAC Sheet: 13 of 17 Operating/Assembly instructions Edition: Assembly 4.7 Assembly of the flange Table 11: Screw tightening torques for screwing the flange with steel connection to the engine flywheel Size of flywheel 6 ½“...
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KTR-N 40117 EN ® BoWex FLE-PA / FLE-PAC Sheet: 14 of 17 Operating/Assembly instructions Edition: Assembly 4.8 Displacements - alignment of the couplings Radial displacement Angular displacement Axial displacement Illustration 11: Displacements Examples of the displacement combinations Illustration 12: specified in illustration 12: Combinations of displacement Example 1:...
KTR-N 40117 EN ® BoWex FLE-PA / FLE-PAC Sheet: 16 of 17 Operating/Assembly instructions Edition: Breakdowns, causes and elimination ® The below-mentioned failures can result in a use of the BoWex coupling other than intended. In addition to the specifications given in these operating and assembly instructions please make sure to avoid such failures. The errors listed can only be clues to search for the failures.
KTR-N 40117 EN ® BoWex FLE-PA / FLE-PAC Sheet: 17 of 17 Operating/Assembly instructions Edition: Breakdowns, causes and elimination Breakdowns Causes Elimination 1) Set the unit out of operation 2) Disassemble the coupling and remove remainders of the flange 3) Inspect coupling components and replace Vibrations of drive coupling components that are damaged 4) Insert flange, assemble coupling components...
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