Festo ELFA-RF, Operating Instructions Manual

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ELFA-RF
16 Festo – ELFA-RF – 1509b English
1 Control sections and connections
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Thread and centring holes for foot mounting
in the cover
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Profile housing with roller bearing guide
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Thread and centring holes for payload
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Slide
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Covering for band
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Slots for mounting and accessories
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Relubrication opening
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Thread for optional switch lug
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Slots for proximity sensor
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Sealing air connection
Fig. 1
2 Function and application
The slide of the ELFA-RF guide axis supports a load so that it can move. Due to the coupling with a drive
axis (e.g. B.ELGA-TB-RF), the slide
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moves forwards and backwards. The slide is roller-guided. An
extended slide on the guide permits loading with higher torques.
Determine the reference position of the slide as follows (
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9 Accessories):
– Switch lug and proximity sensor in the slots
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– Switch lug and proximity sensor in the sensor bracket.
The intended use of the ELFA guide axis is to form the basic struc­
ture of cantilever or gantry systems using a drive axis and a passive
guide axis. The guide axis is permitted for slide operating mode.
Fig. 2 Slide operation