Carriers

Design Guidelines
Horizontal arrangement
“sliding in a guide channel”
Definition:
The upper run of the cable carrier sags and glides on the lower run or on
a sliding surface of the relevant guide channel.
Application:
For long travel lengths which cannot be realised with a self-supporting
design.
KABELSCHLEPP cable carrier systems used in this arrangement guarantee
a low friction operation.
Condition:
The cable carriers must be guided in a channel!
You will find details about guide channels on page 6.03
EBV 05
Gliding Elements
On the side chain links of the cable carrier there are either:
Directly moulded glide runners / skids!
The glide runners / skids are made of the same reinforced fibreglass
material as the side chain links.
Gliding friction coefficient µ≈0.4
or
Interchangeable mounted glide shoes!
As a general rule, with travel speeds > 2.5 m/s glide shoes should always
be used.
Only KABELSCHLEPP offers you interchangeable glide shoes made
of special sliding plastics (KS-patent)
Theoretically the chain bands never need to be replaced.
The gliding friction coefficient can be reduced to a value of µ< 0.2 !
The glide shoes in the lower run can also be removed from the chain
bands in the guide channel to permit easy access to the cables and
hoses.
Sliding discs
For types KC 0650, KE 0650, KC 0900 und KE 0900 sliding discs can
be attached to the hinges of the side chain links to maintain clearance
between the cable carrier and the channel wall.
This permits the friction and wear conditions to be optimised.
We reserve the right to make technical changes! 2.11