Wittenstein Alpha Advanced TP+ 004, Operating Manual

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TP
+
ATEX
Revision: 04 2022-D020259 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
3.3 Ordering code ....................................................................................................11
3.4 Ex model ............................................................................................................11
3.5 Dimensions and performance data ....................................................................11
3.6 Dimensioning .....................................................................................................12
3.6.1 Inspection ......................................................................................................12
3.7 Information about the lubricant ..........................................................................12
4 Transport and storage .......................................................................................13
4.1 Packaging ..........................................................................................................13
4.2 Transport............................................................................................................13
4.2.1 Transport of gearboxes up to and including size 050....................................13
4.2.2 Transport of gearboxes starting from size 110..............................................13
4.3 Storage ..............................................................................................................13
5 Assembly ............................................................................................................14
5.1 Preparations.......................................................................................................14
5.2 Installation conditions.........................................................................................15
5.3 Mounting the motor to the gearbox ....................................................................15
5.4 Mounting the gearbox on a machine..................................................................16
5.4.1 Mounting with through-holes .........................................................................17
5.4.2 Mounting with slotted holes ..........................................................................17
5.4.3 Mounting with threaded bores .......................................................................18
5.5 Components mounted to the output side ...........................................................18
5.5.1 Mounting with shrink disk ..............................................................................19
6 Startup and operation ........................................................................................20
6.1 Note the following during startup .......................................................................20
6.2 Checking run-in behavior ...................................................................................21