GN 327 Safety Handwheels Aluminum, Fixed Bearing Flange

Shaft bushing and countershaft pulley are delivered in two separate components. Before assembly, make sure that the shaft bushing can be pushed smoothly and free-moving over the shaft.

Proper function is guaranteed only if:

• shaft bushing and bearing surface are level with each other
• the shaft axis lies at a right angle to the bearing surface on the machine side.

Design with bearing bushing (identification no. 1):

Push the handwheel and the shaft bushing at the same time over the shaft, bolt down the bearing flange, and fix the shaft bush axially with the countershaft pulley.

Design with centring ring (identification no. 2):

The handwheel can be bolted at once through the centring ring above the bearing flange. Then push the shaft bushing onto the shaft and fix it axially with the countershaft pulley.

The relevant health and safety at work provisions state that handwheels must be attached to spindles such that they are not turned along together with the machine drive assembly. Safety handwheels meet this requirement:

• If not in operation, the wheel is disengaged. Shifting it in axial direction (pushing or pulling) will intermesh two serrated bushings, formlocking the wheel with the shaft.

• After releasing, the wheel will disengage again automatically.

A number of user notices are listed below. These notices are non-binding and given without liability. They do not constitute a warranty of proper function. The user must in any case determine whether the safety handwheels are suitable for the intended purpose and use.

The safety handwheels described under 1. to 3. above are characterised by the fact that they require no special machine-side measures for attaching. They are simply pushed over the shaft. However, the inevitable bearing friction generates a link between shaft and handwheel which needs to be kept in mind as specified above.
For applications with very high rotary speed, ultimate levels of safety at work and under continuous operation, the safety handwheel with fixed bearing flange is the best possible solution. The separate bearing configuration means that the user notices given for types 1. to 3. do not apply.
However, this safety handwheel is more complex, with a number of requirements to be met at the machine side.