Festo EGC-TB-KF Operating Instructions Manual

Festo EGC-TB-KF Operating Instructions Manual

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EGC-TB-KF, EGC-HD-TB
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8076268
2017-11c
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  • Page 1 Toothed belt axis EGC-TB-KF, EGC-HD-TB Operating instructions 8076268 2017-11c [8076270]...
  • Page 2 ............... . . Festo – EGC-TB-KF, EGC-HD-TB – 2017-11c...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    EGC-TB-KF, EGC-HD-TB English – Toothed belt axis EGC-TB-KF, EGC-HD-TB Table of contents Control sections and connections ..........
  • Page 4: Control Sections And Connections

    Grooves for slot nut mounting and Thread and centring holes for mounting the accessories effective load Relubrication opening (both sides, slide 2x EGC-...-TB-KF, 4x EGC-HD-...-TB) Surface for profile mounting Toothed belt Fig. 1 Festo – EGC-TB-KF, EGC-HD-TB – 2017-11c English...
  • Page 5: Function And Application

    – Storage times should be kept to a minimum – cool, dry, shaded, corrosion-protected storage locations – no oils, greases or grease-dissolving vapours. In this way you ensure the performance of the toothed belt. Festo – EGC-TB-KF, EGC-HD-TB – 2017-11c English...
  • Page 6: Requirements For Product Use

    Only if the load limits are observed is it possible to operate the product in compliance with the rel­ evant safety regulations. • Take the tolerance of the tightening torques into account. Unless otherwise specified, the tolerance is ±20 %. Festo – EGC-TB-KF, EGC-HD-TB – 2017-11c English...
  • Page 7: Installation

    For gantry applications, attention must also be paid to parallel alignment or product heights in alignment of the axes. Fig. 4 For additional information, contact your local Festo Service. • Take the required support spacing into account (è 13 Characteristic curves).
  • Page 8 • Make sure that you only use motors with an Fig. 5 integrated spring-loaded holding brake. • Check whether additional external safety measures against damage due to breaking of the toothed belt are required (e.g. toothed latches, moving bolts or emergency buffers). Festo – EGC-TB-KF, EGC-HD-TB – 2017-11c English...
  • Page 9: Installation Of The Effective Load

    If additional slides are used, possible differences in height must be compensated for. Fig. 8 Effective loads projecting in the longitudinal direction of the slide: • Make sure that the effective load does not strike against the motor. Fig. 9 Festo – EGC-TB-KF, EGC-HD-TB – 2017-11c English...
  • Page 10: Installing External Accessories

    (minimum distance of 10 mm to the slot nuts). To protect the end positions: • Use emergency buffer or shock absorber (è Assembly instructions of the accessory used). To avoid contamination: • Use slot covers in all unused grooves. Festo – EGC-TB-KF, EGC-HD-TB – 2017-11c English...
  • Page 11: Commissioning

    The elasticity of the toothed belt delays the acceleration behaviour of the EGC and res­ ults in larger accelerations than are set on the controller (spring effect). • Take into account possible deviations from the acceleration set at the controller. Festo – EGC-TB-KF, EGC-HD-TB – 2017-11c English...
  • Page 12: Operation

    The reference position is lost when the motor is dis­ mounted (e.g. turning of the motor). • Start homing (è 6 Commissioning) in order to de­ termine the new reference position. Fig. 11 Festo – EGC-TB-KF, EGC-HD-TB – 2017-11c English...
  • Page 13: Maintenance And Care

    If a toothed belt breaks in combination with a vertically or diagonally installed EGC, the work mass will fall down. • In case of signs of wear, return the EGC to Festo for repairs. Controller signals can cause the EGC to make unintended movements.
  • Page 14: Repair

    • Recommendation: Send the EGC to our repair service. This way the fine tuning and tests that are required will be taken into particular consideration. • Information about spare parts and auxiliary means can be found at: (è www.festo.com/spareparts). Festo – EGC-TB-KF, EGC-HD-TB – 2017-11c English...
  • Page 15: Accessories

    Toothed belt Toothed belt preten­ Send EGC to Festo for repair jumps off sioning too low (è 9 Repair) Incorrect regulator set­ Change the regulator parameters tings Tab. 8 Festo – EGC-TB-KF, EGC-HD-TB – 2017-11c English...
  • Page 16: Technical Data

    [°C] –10 … +60 Protection class IP40 1) The following tool is available for sizing: PositioningDrives design software (è www.festo.com) 2) Measured at a speed of 0.2 m/s 3) For variant GP with BG160/220: max. speed 3 m/s Tab. 9...
  • Page 17 Steel Cover caps Polyacetal Toothed belt Fibreglass-reinforced polychloroprene Buffer Nitrile rubber Sealing disc Acrylic butadiene styrene Weight 0-stroke [kg] 0.62 1.85 10.5 32.6 per 100 mm stroke [kg] 0.19 0.44 0.62 Tab. 10 Festo – EGC-TB-KF, EGC-HD-TB – 2017-11c English...
  • Page 18 Ball bearing, guide, screws Steel Cover caps Polyacetal Toothed belt Fibreglass-reinforced polychloroprene Buffer Nitrile rubber Sealing disc Acrylic butadiene styrene Weight 0-stroke [kg] 4.72 9.05 25.51 per 100 mm stroke [kg] 0.73 1.07 Tab. 11 Festo – EGC-TB-KF, EGC-HD-TB – 2017-11c English...
  • Page 19: Characteristic Curves

    EGC-TB-KF, EGC-HD-TB Characteristic curves Maximum permissible support span L as a function of the force F for EGC-...-TB-KF EGC-50 EGC-70 EGC-80 EGC-120 EGC-185 EGC-50 EGC-70 EGC-80 EGC-120 EGC-185 Fig. 14 Festo – EGC-TB-KF, EGC-HD-TB – 2017-11c English...
  • Page 20 EGC-TB-KF, EGC-HD-TB Maximum permissible support span L as a function of the force F for EGC-HD-...-TB EGC-HD-125 EGC-HD-160 EGC-HD-220 EGC-HD-125 EGC-HD-160 EGC-HD-220 Fig. 15 Festo – EGC-TB-KF, EGC-HD-TB – 2017-11c English...
  • Page 21 EGC-TB-KF, EGC-HD-TB Festo – EGC-TB-KF, EGC-HD-TB – 2017-11c...
  • Page 22 Copyright: Festo AG & Co. KG Ruiter Straße 82 73734 Esslingen Germany Phone: +49 711 347-0 Fax: +49 711 347-2144 Reproduction, distribution or sale of this document or communica­ E-mail: tion of its contents to others without express authorization is service_international@festo.com...

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