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Telescopic steel covers are used to protect slideways in
certain machine tool applications. They offer effective protection
against swarf and other debris.
Liquid or coolant ingress can be effectively reduced by
feature design and the use of suitable wiper systems.
The benefits:
Cost efficient production
Efficient wiper systems
High quality production
Repair service and spare parts ex stock
Fast design and delivery times
Design
The depth of one individual box section should not be
larger than 750 mm
The cover height should not be larger than the length of
the cover because of the danger of it falling over.
The relation of box depth to box width should not
exceed 1:6
Principally use only graded types where each wiper rests
on the adjacent box section. Designs where wiper
overhang can result in swarf ingress.
With coolant, the top of the covers should be inclined at
an angle of 5°
In principal, allow space for an underside return of the
box sections, as this will stiffen the structure and will
provide a constant pretension
The minimum distance of the smallest box to the guiding
position should be 12 mm
For calculating the travel of the cover, add 5 mm of
reserve per box to the travel of the machine
For covers used in vertical position, gliders should be used
for the underside return, which should be screwed on at
least to one side for later (dis)mounting
As a general rule is: maximum extension and minimum
compression should be at maximum in the ratio 10:1
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Material
The steel covers are produced from high quality cold-worked
sheet steel in material thickness from 1.5 to 3 mm, or if required
in stainless steel.
For all common types of machines a suitable type of cover
(e.g. horizontal, vertical, inclined; transversed) together with
the corresponding guide way solutions is available.
Samples of cover type
Impermeability of telescopic steel covers to coolant
Due to the design of steel covers a complete sealing against
fluids cannot be guaranteed.
The standard types generally provide sufficient coolant protection.
For high coolant flow rates, additional internal drainage
channels, or a thermally bonded ELASTIC bellow underneath
can offer additional protection.
Horizontal Transversed
Inclined
Vertical
Inclined, folded
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