Position Switches

Position Switches
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Position Switches

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Overview of EUCHNER GmbH + Co. KG
EUCHNER is a prominent company in industrial safety technology, focusing on high-quality switching systems for mechanical and systems engineering. With over 60 years of experience, the company operates globally with 700 employees and 16 subsidiaries.
Product Range
EUCHNER provides a diverse array of safety switches, including transponder-coded safety switches, multifunctional gate boxes, access management systems, electromechanical and magnetically coded safety switches, enabling switches, safety relays, emergency stop devices, hand-held pendant stations, safety switches with AS-Interface, joystick switches, and position switches.
General Information on Position Switches
EUCHNER precision single limit switches are crafted for precise control and positioning in industrial applications. They are constructed from high-quality materials, suitable for harsh conditions, and available in various designs with different plunger types, offering easy adjustability.
Precision Single Hole Fixing Limit Switches
These switches are renowned for their reliability in industrial applications. They are IP67 rated, maintenance-free, and feature a thread for easy installation. Their compact design allows for direct installation at sensing points.
Inductive Single Limit Switches
Inductive switches are utilized for non-contact positioning and control, providing wear-free operation and resistance to vibration and soiling. They can be retrofitted on existing machines.
Switching Elements
Switching elements include reed contacts, snap-action, and slow-action elements. Reed contacts operate in a magnetic field, while snap-action and slow-action elements differ in their contact opening and closing mechanisms.
Inductive Switching Elements
These elements offer NO, NC, and NO + NC functions, with associated circuit diagrams provided in technical data.
Positively Driven Contacts
These contacts ensure reliable separation even if welded together, enhancing safety through redundancy.
Seals and Structure
EUCHNER uses NBR for seals, offering resistance to oils and high mechanical strength. The switches feature die-cast aluminum housings and stainless steel plungers for durability.
Cable Connection and Adjustability
Position switches are IP67 rated, using high-quality metal cable glands. Plungers can be rotated for different approach directions.
LED Function Display
Available for certain designs, the LED display maintains constant luminosity regardless of voltage.
Single Hole Fixing Limit Switches – Cylindrical Design
These switches feature a round design for easy installation and are available in various sizes and materials, with a mechanical life of up to 30 million cycles.
Technical Specifications
Electrical Ratings: Various electrical ratings for different utilization categories such as AC-15, DC-13, and AC-12 with specific voltage (Ue) and current (Ie) values.
Contact Material: Silver, gold-plated contacts are used.
Connection: Screw terminals with a maximum conductor cross-section of 1.5 mm².
Mechanical Specifications
Housing Material: Die-cast aluminum, anodized.
Degree of Protection: IP67 according to IEC 60529.
Ambient Temperature: Operating range from -5°C to +80°C.
Plunger Types: Chisel, Roller, Ball, and Extended Roller with specific operating point accuracy and approach speeds.
Switching Elements
Switching Principle: Snap-action switching contact with 1 NO + 1 NC configuration.
Mechanical Life: 30 million operating cycles.
Rated Impulse Withstand Voltage: 2.5 kV.
Rated Insulation Voltage: 250 V.
Inductive Single Limit Switches
Design: Non-contact operation, resistant to vibrations and fouling, suitable for corrosive environments.
Technical Data: Rated operating distance of 5 mm, operating voltage range of DC 10-55 V, and a switching frequency of up to 500 Hz.
Protection Features: Short circuit, overload, reverse polarity, and wire break safety.
Additional Components
Plug Connectors: M12 connectors with various configurations and protection ratings.
Cable Glands: Nickel-plated brass with IP67 protection.
Appendix
Definitions: Detailed explanations of terms such as rated operating distance, assured operating distance, hysteresis, repeat accuracy, and more.
Operating Conditions: Specifications for ambient temperature, voltage drop, and switching frequency.
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EUCHNER More than safety.

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Internationally successful – the EUCHNER company EUCHNER GmbH + Co. KG is a world-leading company in the area of industrial safety technology. EUCHNER has been developing and producing high-quality switching systems for mechanical and systems engineering for more than 60 years. The medium-sized family-operated company based in Leinfelden, Germany, employs Headquarters in Leinfelden-Echterdingen around 700 people around the world. 16 subsidiaries and other sales partners in Germany and abroad work for our international success on the market. Quality and innovation – the EUCHNER products A look...

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Precision single hole fixing limit switches 9 With reed contact 10 With snap-action switching element 16 With slow-action switching element 24 Precision single limit switches 25 Inductive single limit switches 39

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Position Switches General information Precision single hole fixing limit switches with reed contact or snap-action switching element EUCHNER precision single hole fixing limit switches are technically sophisticated control switches which have been proving their reliability, day in and day out, for decades in harsh industrial applications. These mechanically actuated precision single hole fixing limit switches are IP 67 rated and are entirely maintenance-free. EUCHNER precision single hole fixing limit switches feature a thread on the upper part and can thus be inserted or screwed through the...

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Position Switches Switching elements with reed contact Reed contact The reed contact comprises two ferromagnetic contacts in a glass bulb. When the reed contact is placed in a magnetic field, the contacts adopt opposite polarities and are closed. For series EGT with reed contact. Mechanical switching elements Changeover contact with snap-action function Snap-action switching element 1) with single gap and three connections. For series EGT with snap-action switch and series N01, NB01, SN01 with soldered connection. Snap-action switching element 1) with one normally open contact (NO) and one normally...

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Position Switches EUCHNER Position Switches EUCHNER Positively driven contacts Positively driven contacts are used in some switching elements. These are special switching contacts that are designed to ensure the switching contacts are always reliably separated. Even if contacts are welded together, the connection is opened by the actuating force. It is a common feature of all safety switching elements that at least one switching contact is designed as a positively driven contact. Often two positively driven contacts are employed to increase safety using the principle of duplicated design (redundancy)....

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Position Switches Precision single limit switches Plunger Structure The die-cast aluminum housings for the EUCHNER single limit switches have been proven in even the harshest conditions with their high strength and resistance to corrosion. They do not require a protective paint finish, but can be painted at any time without prior treatment. Depending on the design, the hardened plungers made of stainless steel run precisely in either the anodized guide bore in the housing or in a sintered bronze sleeve. These maintenance-free sliding elements make a key contribution to the reliability and correct...

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Position Switches Adjustability On the chisel plungers and the roller plungers (normal and extended) the approach direction can be changed by 90° at any time. After unscrewing the locking pin, the plunger can be rotated by 90°. LED function display If required, the EUCHNER single limit switches of design N1A can be equipped with an LED function display (AC/DC 10 - 60 V or AC 110/230 V, color red). Built-in electronic regulation ensures that the luminosity remains constant independent of the voltage applied. Cable connection EUCHNER position switches are tested to degree of protection IP 67 in...

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Position Switches Single hole fixing limit switches – cylindrical design The round design with simple, single-hole assembly allows installation of the command switch directly at the scanning points. Exact adjustment is permitted by means of the precision metric thread. The limit switches with inert gas contact (reed contact) can be operated up to a water column pressure of 30 meters with degree of protection IP 68. Features Six basic types M12 x 1 to M18 x 1.5 Housing of nickel-plated brass or stainless steel Mechanical life up to 30 million operating cycles Degree of protection IP 68 / IP 67...

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Position Switches EUCHNER Ambient temperature up to 120 °c tHLw tHL w ► With reed contact and protective diode ► Plunger material stainless steel ► Any installation position Design EGT12, M12 x 1, dome plunger Connection cable, double insulated Dimension drawings , Never switch incandescent lamps. Not even ’ for test purposes. Single hole fixing limit switches must not be used as an end stop. Wiring diagrams Technical data HniHn" mnterhl Sleeve 1) Cable hard wired. 2) The reproducible operating point accuracy relates to axial actuation, after run-in of approx. 2,000 operating cycles. 3)...

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Position Switches Wiring diagrams Dimension drawings Subject to technical modifications; no responsibility is accepted for the accuracy of this information.

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Position Switches EUCHNER ERE® Design EGT11, M14 x 1, ball plunger Connection cable 0.5 m with plug connector M8 Design EGT11, M14 x 1, ball plunger Plug connector M12 with PE connection ► With reed contact and protective diode ► Plunger material stainless steel ► Any installation position Dimension drawings , Never switch incandescent lamps. Not even ’ for test purposes. Single hole fixing limit switches must not be used as an end stop. Wiring diagrams Technical data HniHn" materhl Sleeve 1) Cable hard wired. 2) The reproducible operating point accuracy relates to axial actuation, after run-in...

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Position Switches EUCHNER Position Switches EUCHNER Brass, nickel-plated Stainless steel P67 Mating connector inserted and screwed tight -25 ... +80 20 Subject to technical modifications; no responsibility is accepted for the accuracy of this information.

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