Wittenstein Alpha Advanced TK+ 004, Operating Manual

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TK
+
ATEX
Revision: 05 2022-D034859 en-1
Table of Contents
1 About this manual ................................................................................................3
1.1 Information symbols and cross references ..........................................................3
1.2 Scope of delivery .................................................................................................3
2 Safety.....................................................................................................................4
2.1 EC/EU Directive ...................................................................................................4
2.1.1 Machinery Directive.........................................................................................4
2.1.2 EU directive for devices and protective systems in potentially
explosive atmospheres....................................................................................4
2.2 Personnel.............................................................................................................4
2.3 Intended use ........................................................................................................5
2.4 Reasonably foreseeable misuse..........................................................................6
2.5 General safety instructions ..................................................................................6
2.6 Structure of warning instructions..........................................................................7
2.6.1 Safety symbols ................................................................................................8
2.6.2 Signal words....................................................................................................8
3 Description of the gearbox..................................................................................9
3.1 Overview of gearbox components .......................................................................9
3.2 Name plate.........................................................................................................10
3.2.1 ATEX marking for use in potentially explosive gas atmospheres..................10
3.2.2 ATEX marking for use in potentially explosive dust atmospheres.................11
3.3 Ordering code ....................................................................................................11
3.4 Ex model ............................................................................................................12
3.5 Dimensions and performance data ....................................................................12
3.6 Dimensioning .....................................................................................................13
3.6.1 Inspection ......................................................................................................13
3.7 Information about the lubricant ..........................................................................13
4 Transport and storage .......................................................................................14
4.1 Packaging ..........................................................................................................14
4.2 Transport............................................................................................................14
4.2.1 Transport of gearboxes up to and including size 050....................................14
4.2.2 Transport of gearboxes starting from size 110..............................................14
4.3 Storage ..............................................................................................................14
5 Assembly ............................................................................................................15
5.1 Preparations.......................................................................................................15
5.2 Installation conditions.........................................................................................16
5.3 Mounting the motor to the gearbox ....................................................................16
5.4 Mounting the gearbox on a machine..................................................................17
5.4.1 Mounting with through-holes .........................................................................18
5.4.2 Mounting with slotted holes ..........................................................................18
5.4.3 Mounting with threaded bores .......................................................................19
5.5 Components mounted to the output side ...........................................................19
5.5.1 Mounting with shrink disk ..............................................................................20
6 Startup and operation ........................................................................................21
6.1 Note the following during startup .......................................................................21
6.2 Checking run-in behavior ...................................................................................22