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5.3
Toothed belt pretensioning
5.3.1
Notes
Note
Expansion processes during transport and temperature differences during storage of
the planar surface gantry can result in warping and overstretch the toothed belt.
Tension on the toothed belt of the planar surface gantry has therefore been released for
transport and does not have the required pretension on delivery.
Set the toothed belt pretensioning only in the following cases:
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at initial mounting of the planar surface gantry immediately after alignment
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one time after the first commissioning of the planar surface gantry
(after approx. 30 strokes at operating temperature)
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after removal/installation or change of the toothed belt
Note
Incorrect toothed belt pretensioning has the following effects:
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Service life of toothed belt, guides and ball bearings is reduced.
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Performance of the planar surface gantry is influenced.
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Positioning accuracy is worsened.
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Toothed belt can slip.
Results: position errors and danger of collision.
Check toothed belt pretensioning carefully.
Use appropriate checking facilities.
Note frequency setpoint value of toothed belt pretensioning.
Do not overstretch toothed belt.
Slowly increase the toothed belt pretensioning to the correct value.
If this procedure is not followed, the toothed belt and the planar surface gantry will be
damaged.
The toothed belt pretensioning is determined by measuring the basic oscillation (self-gen
erated frequency) of the toothed belt with a fixed and freely oscillating span length. The
distance for the span length is set with the accompanying belt tensioning setting piece. A
pulse is applied to the toothed belt to start it oscillating.
The resulting self-generated frequency of the toothed belt must be measured with an
acoustical frequency measuring device.
Only an acoustical frequency measuring device is appropriate for checking the toothed
belt pretensioning.