Roller and ball bearings additional gliding elements
are not necessary for igus® e-chains®.0
7.6 0.2 0.0
0. For applications
with low fill weight, the standard mounting
brackets are adequate. The unsupported
lengths can extended
bysupportingthelinksnext
to the mounting brackets
System E4.42
E4. All e-chain® types are
designed operate gliding their side. The
igus® modular separation options offers numerous possibilities, such vertical separators and
spacers.
Please consult igus® for more series and details.0 3.
The lying e-chain®, one side the igus®
e-chain® supported
igus® unsupported
e-chain® system E4
igus® system with
partial support
Long travel, gliding
Side-mounted e-chains® can travel over 100m with adequate guidance.0
5.0
1.
Unsupported e-chains®
on travelling column
machine. The and axes
have travel 8,000mm
and 1,750mm speed
of meters per minute
More information www.eu
. The turned
unsupported length this case dependent
on the following factors: Time Fill weight
● Width the e-chain® Bend radius ●
Parallelism the application
The greater the fill weight the e-chain®, the
shorter the available unsupported length.2 1.igus.1 -
side-mounted unsupported
System E2/000 -
side-mounted unsupported
We recommend locking
mounting brackets for
side-mounted applications
Side-mounted Application
Unsupported side-mounted
igus® e-chains® placed their side can used
unsupported limited extent.8 1. Due the variety application possibilities, we
strongly recommend that you make use our consulting services.56
3400
2600
1400
2400
0 0.
Cables and hoses
Cables and hoses must guided that the e-chain system® can move freely all times. When
placed its side, the e-chain® width, effect,
becomes the height.5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
0 0. further movement second axis is
added the parallel motion two e-chains®, the
unsupported length impaired.129
128
A-B C-D
D
B
A C
B
A
E4.5 2.28
E4.4301material)orgalvanisedsteel,dependingonhowhighthedemands
on the travel speed and service life are.0
4.0
6.5 1.6
0
1.32
E4. The corresponding glide surface usually igus®
polymer,stainlesssteel(1.
Side-mounted Application
System E4/light e-tube direct swarf area
Principle guide trough for long travel, side-mounted
Example load diagrams for e-chains® side-mounted 90°
3D CAD, configurators, service life calculation and more www.8
Fill
weight
[kg/m]
Fill
weight
[kg/m]
Total e-chain® length [m]
Total e-chain® length [m]
The unsupported lengths can extended supporting the links next the mounting brackets.80
E4.0 1.4 1.0 1. If, however, the fill weight
is high and the travels are long, the e-chain® must
then supported either whole part.eu
Side-mounted e-chains®
arestronglyrecommended
if the installation height is
restricted
Standard values for side-
mounted unsupported
lengths are available upon
request.igus.0
2.0
0
5. igus® will gladly provide application analysis, free charge.4
2. this height increases, the
e-chain system® becomes proportionally more
stable.0
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