The trough inner width the same the e-chain® outer width,
plus 4mm for aluminium SuperTrough and plus
5mm for steel guide trough Along the side the
trough, where the upper run cannot glide the lower run, glide
bars must installed. The trough type used depends the
application conditions and the requirements the customer.igus. The left and right side parts are then installed site
with the appropriate separation distance depending the width of
the igus® e-chain®.
Selection criteria
Following parameters are required for design trough system: ●
e-chain® type (Series, width Bi, radius Travel and travel speed
● Fill weight Acceleration Lateral acceleration Environmental
conditions
Design and installation the guide trough
The height the trough must least twice that the e-chain®
height: The sides must provide chamfered opening. Glide bars must used, the fixed end in
the centre the travel.
Delivery details
The troughs are delivered sections. We
recommend the igus® standard aluminium SuperTrough. Depending the
technical data for the selected e-chain®, the mounting height the
moving end the e-chain® must lowered some applications. The necessary width shown the dimension
BRi the guide trough pages.
Trough without glide bars -e-chain®
glides e-chain®
Trough with glide bars e-chain® glides
on glide bars
Fixed end centred 1/2 travel with
glide bars 1/2 travel without glide bars
Guide troughs Long travels Introduction
Aluminium SuperTrough without glide bars upper run
glides the lower run
Aluminium SuperTrough with glide bars. Guide troughs with and without glide bars
can obtained from stock for almost all igus® e-chains®.igus.eu/guide
Guide troughs Long travels Introduction
Various igus® guide trough systems are available
Hundreds igus® guide troughs available from stock
igus® guide troughs
Guide trough used long travels where the e-chain® glides
(according chain type from 5m-12m).
Trough type
igus® offers guide troughs made corrosion-resistant aluminium,
steel stainless steel. For the other half, recommend
glide bars installed the trough, which the energy chains glide. With
the new high-speed glide bars for the aluminium SuperTrough series
973/974/975, can achieve higher abrasion resistance thanks
to tribologically optimised material.eu/guide
Outer e-chain® width
Inner e-chain® width
Bend radius
Offset fixed end
Travel
Half length travel
Trough inner width
Trough outer width
Trough inner height
Trough outer height
e-chain® outer height
e-chain® length
Installation height (with lowered moving end)
Over length for long travels gliding
Add-on (with lowered moving end)
Required clearance height
Trough set
Installation set
glide bar
C-profile
. When
assembling the trough parts, the following points must given
particularattention:● Properly align all trough parts upon installation
● All screw heads should flush with the trough Smooth level
transition between the end the e-chain® and the glide bars Solid
connection with the glide surface. The fixed end module for the igus® aluminium SuperTrough a
quick fix for mounting the stationary end e-chain® with KMA-
mounting bracket.Thelengthofthee-chain® thencorresponds
to slightly more than half the travel length. The trough side parts can linked
with the base screwing, welding special igus® installation
set. The upper run
glides the glide bars from the middle the travel
(image with the high-speed glide bar)
Forlongtravels,theupperrunoftheigus® e-chains® restsonthelower
run.
Guide troughs have glide bars made highly abrasion-resistant
plastic igulen. With this module, easy attachment the e-chain®
with plastic-metal mounting bracket (KMA) the super aluminium
trough possible, without drilling. Placing the fixed end the centre the travel offers the
shorteste-chain® length. Developed for particularly fast,
gliding applications. means: half the guide trough has glide
bars and the other half without.
In these cases please contact igus® and we'd glad advise. the fixed end the system can
be placed the centre, the e-chain® length calculated follows:
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e-chain® length
Trough inner height
Innerwidth,AluminiumSuperTroughs
Inner width, Steel guide trough
Guide trough with glide bar Guide trough without glide bar
Total length guide trough
3D CAD, configurators, service life calculation and more www. These points must observed
when using assembly-friendly igus® guide troughs. the fixed end installed the centre
of the travel ("centre-fixed"), the energy chains glide on
themselves for half the travel.Theupperrunofthechainglidespartlyonthelowerrunandpartly
on glide bar.
Glide bars
Glide bars made from igulen are optimised for use with the e-chain®
material and offer the lowest gliding friction, noise and wear. The diagram below shows this.1294
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smooth low friction operation the igus® energy chains
and energy tubes. For lateral guidance,
an igus® guide trough necessary. Special lengths 6m
are possible
