Wittenstein Alpha LK+, Operating Manual, Page: 3 / 22

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Revision: 07 2022-D026817 en-1
Contents
1 About this manual ................................................................................................2
1.1 Signal words ........................................................................................................2
1.2 Safety symbols.....................................................................................................2
1.3 Design of the safety instructions ..........................................................................3
1.4 Information symbols.............................................................................................3
2 Safety.....................................................................................................................3
2.1 EC directives........................................................................................................3
2.1.1 Machinery directive .........................................................................................3
2.1.2 RoHS...............................................................................................................3
2.2 Dangers ...............................................................................................................4
2.3 Personnel.............................................................................................................4
2.4 Intended use ........................................................................................................4
2.5 Reasonably foreseeable misuse..........................................................................4
2.6 Guarantee and liability .........................................................................................4
2.7 General safety instructions ..................................................................................4
3 Description of the gearhead................................................................................6
3.1 Overview of the gearhead components ...............................................................6
3.1.1 Overview of the gearhead components LK
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3.1.2 Overview of the gearhead components LPBK
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3.2 Identification plate ................................................................................................7
3.3 Ordering code ......................................................................................................7
3.4 Performance data ................................................................................................7
3.5 Weight..................................................................................................................7
3.6 Noise emission.....................................................................................................8
4 Transport and storage .........................................................................................8
4.1 Scope of delivery .................................................................................................8
4.2 Packaging ............................................................................................................8
4.3 Transport..............................................................................................................8
4.4 Storage ................................................................................................................8
5 Assembly ..............................................................................................................9
5.1 Preparations.........................................................................................................9
5.2 Mounting the gearhead to a machine (LPBK
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5.3 Mounting the motor on the gearhead.................................................................12
5.4 Components mounted on the output side ..........................................................13
5.4.1 Mountings on the output flange (LPBK
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5.5 Mounting the gearhead to a machine (LK
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6 Startup and operation ........................................................................................15
7 Maintenance and disposal.................................................................................16
7.1 Maintenance work..............................................................................................16
7.1.1 Visual inspection ...........................................................................................16
7.1.2 Checking the tightening torques....................................................................16
7.2 Startup after maintenance work .........................................................................16
7.3 Maintenance schedule .......................................................................................16
7.4 Notes on the lubricant used ...............................................................................17
7.5 Disposal .............................................................................................................17
8 Malfunctions .......................................................................................................17
9 Appendix .............................................................................................................18
9.1 Specifications for mounting onto a motor...........................................................18
9.2 Specifications for mounting on a machine .........................................................18
9.3 Tightening torques for common thread sizes in general
mechanical engineering .....................................................................................19