Transportation And Storage; Transporting The Servo Geared Motor - Siemens SIMOTICS S-1FG1 Operating Instructions Manual

4.2

Transportation and storage

4.2.1

Transporting the servo geared motor

Note
Comply with the local regulations when transporting servo geared motors.
• Transport and store the servo geared motors in the original packaging.
• Use suitable load suspension devices when transporting and installing the servo geared
motor.
• Transport the servo geared motor carefully.
Lifting and transporting the servo geared motor using a crossbar
Injuries caused by falling servo geared motors
The threads for lifting eyebolts in the motor enclosure are not designed for carrying the entire
servo geared motor.
If you lift the servo geared motor only using the lifting eyebolts in the motor enclosure, the
lifting eyebolts can be ripped out of the threads and cause death or serious injury.
• For transport, screw the lifting eyebolts into the threads in the gearbox housing depending
• Use the threads for the lifting eyebolts in the motor enclosure only for position stabilization.
• Observe the maximum load of the lifting eyebolt as listed in the table below.
Transport the servo geared motor by the lifting eyes or lifting eyebolts in the gearbox
housing.
Because they are designed only for the weight of the geared motor, it is not permissible to
add additional loads to the lifting eyes and lifting eyebolts.
Use a crossbar for lifting and transporting the servo geared motor.
Procedure
1. For transport, screw the lifting eyes (lifting eyebolts) into the appropriate locations
depending on the specific orientation of the servo geared motor. Use laminated washers.
2. Hook the crossbar into the lifting eyes (lifting eyebolts).
SIMOTICS S-1FG1 servo geared motor
Operating Instructions, 12/2022, A5E47360747B/RS-AC
WARNING
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