Description
The TER Base Rotary Limit Switch is used to control and measure the movement of industrial machines. It is compact sized and makes it suitable for use in narrow spaces.
FEATURES OF THE TER BASE ROTARY LIMIT SWITCH
- It consists of a gear motor that transfers movement through a primary input reduction stage (worm gear and helical toothed gear) and one or more secondary output stages (pairs of straight toothed gears).
- Accurate adjustment of cams by means of screws.
- Positive opening NC contacts for safety functions.
- Mechanical life of switches: 1 million operations.
- IP protection degree: Base is classified IP42, IP65 or IP66, IP67 and IP69K.
- NEMA protection degree: Base IP66, IP67 and IP69K is classified Type 3; Base IP42 is classified Type 1.
- Extreme temperature resistance: -40°C to +80°C.
- It features stainless steel transmission and gear driving shafts, self-lubricating technopolymer gears and driving bushes, technopolymer base and cover.
- Sintered bronze bushes are moulded into the base of the limit switch to optimise shaft rotation and prevent rubbing with plastic material.
- All materials and components used are wear resistant and guarantee protection of the unit against water and dust.
OPTIONS
- Revolution ratios from 1:15 to 1:1500, achieved by combining different secondary output stages.
- Snap action switches with 1NO+1NC change-over contacts.
- It can be equipped with a cam set with maximum 6 switches.
- Dedicated cable clamps or connectors.
- Available with anti-moisture plug fitted to the base by means of a lock nut, to improve transpiration for the limit switch whilst maintaining protection against water.
- Available with flanges, pinions and couplings.
- Available with direct control switches to enable direct action on the motor.
TER has acquired decades of experience in designing and manufacturing rotary limit switches, providing now four series of rotary limit switches, used to control the movement of industrial machinery when in need of measuring the movement on the basis of the rotation angle and/or of the number of shaft revolutions.
The rotary limit switches are used in particular in industrial and construction lifting plants to control gantry cranes, track cranes, jib cranes, wall-mounted jib cranes, tower cranes and winches for construction sites; in the automation industry to command and control systems to manage machines and processes, thus reducing the need for human intervention; in stage technology to control the equipment used to move stage sets, curtains etc.; on wind turbines for managing and controlling the pitch angle of the blades (pitch control) and the position of the nacelle (yaw control).
TER range of rotary limit switches includes four series of limit switches, with revolution ratios ranging from 1:1 to 1:8100 and up to 15 microswitches with potentiometers and encoders.
The rotary limit switch is made up by a gear motor which transfers the movement to the cams and to the other movement detection devices placed inside it through a primary input reduction step (worm gear and helical toothed gear) and one or more secondary output steps (pairs of straight toothed gears).
TER’s aim is to simplify the control of the machines equipped with its devices, designing reliable, ergonomic and intuitive safety products, capable of predicting the demands of the market and becoming the industry benchmark.
At the basis of this company mission is the will to establish a connection between market and company, by giving an increasingly central role to the sales department, seen as a continuous relationship between TER and its customers.
