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6 General information regarding the mounting positionsMounting Positions and Important Order Information

6 Mounting Positions and Important Order Information6.1 General information regarding the mounting positionsDesignation of the mounting positionsSEW-EURODRIVE differentiates between six mounting positions M1 ... M6 for gear units, gearmotors and MOVIMOT® gearmotors. The following figure shows the position of the gear unit in mounting positions M1 ... M6.

03203AXXFigure 8: Depiction of mounting positions M1 ... M6

M1

M1

M1

M1

M1

M1

M4

M4

M4

M4

M4

M4

M3

M3

M3

M3

M3

M3

M6

M6

M6

M6

M6

M6

M5

M5

M5

M5

M5

M5

M2

M2

M2

M2

M2

M2

R..

F..

K..S..W..

M1 … M6M1 … M6

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6.2 Important order information

The following applies to all gear units and gear-motors

Observe the following notes for all gear units and gearmotors from SEW-EURODRIVE.

Output direction of rotation with back-stop

If the drive has an RS backstop, you have to indicate the direction of rotation of the out-put for the drive. The following definition applies:

In right-angle gear units, you also have to indicate whether the direction of rotation isgiven looking onto the A or B end.

Position of the out-put shaft and out-put flange

In right-angle gear units, you also have to indicate the position of the output shaft andthe output flange:• A or B or AB

The following order information is required for R, F, K and S gear units and gearmotorsin addition to the mounting position to exactly determine the design of the drive.This information is also required for Spiroplan® gearmotors (W gearmotors) that do notdepend on a particular mounting position.

As viewed at the output shaft: Clockwise (CW)Counterclockwise (CCW)

60511AXXFigure 9: Output direction of rotation

CCW

CW

A

B

CCW

CW

60513AXXFigure 10: Position of the output shaft and the output flange

A

B

M1 … M6M1 … M6


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Position of output end in right-angle gear units

In shaft mounted right-angle gear units with a shrink disk, you also have to indicatewhether the A or B end is the output end. In Figure 11, the A end is the output end. Theshrink disk is located opposite the output end.In shaft mounted right-angle gear units, the "output end" is equivalent to the "shaft posi-tion" of right-angle gear units with solid shaft.

60510AXXFigure 11: Position of the output end

A

B

You will find the permitted mounting surfaces (= hatched area) in the mounting positionsheets (page 60 and the following pages).Example: Only the mounting surface at the bottom is possible with helical-bevel gearunits K167/K187 in mounting positions M5 and M6.

M1 … M6M1 … M6


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For all gearmo-tors

Observe the following notes for all gearmotors from SEW-EURODRIVE.

Position of the motor terminal box and the cable entry

The position of the motor terminal box has so far been specified indicated with 0°, 90°,180° or 270° as viewed onto the fan guard = B-end (→ Figure 12). A change in the prod-uct standard EN 60034 specifies that the following designations will have to be used forterminal box positions for foot-mounted motors in the future:• As viewed onto the output shaft = A-end• Designation as R (right), B (bottom), L (left) and T (top)This new designation applies to foot-mounted motors without a gear unit in mounting po-sition B3 (= M1). The previous designation is maintained for gearmotors. Figure 12shows both designations. Where the mounting position of the motor changes, R, B, Land T are rotated accordingly. In motor mounting position B8 (= M3), T is at the bottom.The position of the cable entry can be selected as well. The positions are "X" (= standardposition), "1", "2" or "3" (→ Figure 12).

Unless indicated otherwise, you will receive the terminal box type 0° (R) with "X" cableentry. We recommend selecting cable entry "2" with mounting position M3.

Software support Not any cable entry position [X, 1, 2, 3] and terminal box position [ 0°(R), 90°(B), 180°(L),270°(T)] can be chosen. Some additional features for the motor require a connection in-side the terminal box, which means this terminal box is larger than the standard terminalbox due to the normative air gaps and creepage distances. The dimension sheets onlydepict the standard terminal box.For a thorough check of the possible positions of your drive, you can use the DRIVECADsoftware in DriveGate on the SEW-EURODRIVE website.• If you are already a registered DriveGate user: https://portal.drivegate.biz/drivecad• If you are not yet a registered DriveGate user: www.sew-eurodrive.de → DriveGate

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60500AXXFigure 12: Position of terminal box and cable entry

270°

90°

180°0°

T

B X

2

X

31LR

X

X

0° (R)

2

X

3 1

180° (L)

• When the terminal box is in the 90° (B) position, check to see if the gearmotor hasto be supported.

M1 … M6M1 … M6


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Changing the mounting posi-tion

Make sure to read the following information when you operate the gearmotor in a mount-ing position other than the one indicated in the order:• Adjust lubricant fill quantity to match the new mounting position• Adjust position of breather valve• For helical-bevel gearmotors: Contact the SEW-EURODRIVE customer service prior

to changing to mounting position M5 or M6 and when changing from M5 to M6 or viceversa.

• For helical-worm gearmotors: Contact the SEW-EURODRIVE customer servicewhen changing to mounting position M2 or M3.

Type(Examples)

Mounting position

Shaft posi-tion

Flange position

Terminal box posi-

tion

Cable entry position

Output direction

of rotation

K47DRS71S4/RS M2 A - 0° "X" CW

SF77DRS100M4 M6 AB AB 90° "3" -

KA97DRS132S4 M4 B - 270° "2" -

KH107DRS132M4 M1 A - 180° "3" -

WF20DRS71M4 - A A 0° "X" -

KAF67A M3 A B - - -

M1 … M6M1 … M6


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6.3 Key to the mounting position sheets

Symbols used The following table shows the symbols used in the mounting position sheets and theirmeaning:

Churning losses

Displayed shaft Note the following information regarding display of shafts in the mounting positionsheets:

The Spiroplan® gearmotors are not dependant on the mounting position, except forW..37 and W..47 in mounting position M4. However, mounting positions M1 to M6 arealso shown for Spiroplan® gearmotors to assist you in working with this documentation.

Important! Please note:Spiroplan® gearmotors W..10 to W..30 cannot be equipped with breather valves, oil lev-el plugs or drain plugs.Spiroplan® gearmotors W..37 and W..47 can be equipped with breather valves, oil levelplugs or drain plugs.

Symbol Meaning

Breather valve

Oil level plug1)

1) Does not apply to the first gear unit (larger gear unit) of multi-stage gearunits.

Oil drain plug

* → page XX Churning losses may occur in some mounting positions. Contact SEW-EURODRIVE in case of the following combinations:

Mounting position Gear unit type Gear unit size Input speed[1/min]

M2, M4 R97 ... 107 > 2500

> 107 >1500

M2, M3, M4, M5, M6

F97 ... 107 > 2500

> 107 > 1500

K77 ... 107 > 2500

> 107 > 1500

S 77 ... 97 > 2500

• For gear units with solid shaft: The displayed shaft is always on the A end.• For shaft mounted gear units: The shaft with dashed lines represents the customer

shaft. The output end (= shaft position) is always shown on the A end.

M1 … M6M1 … M6


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6.4 Helical gearmotors – mounting positionsRX57-RX107

* → page 59

M1 … M6M1 … M6


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RXF57-RXF107

* → page 59

M1 … M6M1 … M6



R07-R167

* → page 59

M1 … M6M1 … M6


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RF07-RF167, RZ07-RZ87

* → page 59

M1 … M6M1 … M6



R07F-R87F

* → page 59

Caution: Observe the information marked with in the "Gearmotors" catalog, section "Project Planning for Gear Units/Overhung and axial loads" (page 36).

M1 … M6M1 … M6


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6.5 Parallel-shaft helical gearmotors – mounting positionsF/FA..B/FH27B-157B, FV27B-107B

* → page 59

M1 … M6M1 … M6


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FF/FAF/FHF/FAZ/FHZ27-157, FVF/FVZ27-107

* → page 59

M1 … M6M1 … M6


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FA/FH27-157, FV27-107, FT37-97

* → page 59

M1 … M6M1 … M6


6 Helical-bevel gearmotors – mounting positionsMounting Positions and Important Order Information

6.6 Helical-bevel gearmotors – mounting positionsK/KA..B/KH47B-157B, KV37B-107B

* → page 59


M1 … M6M1 … M6


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K167-187, KH167B-187B

* → page 59


M1 … M6M1 … M6



KF/KAF/KHF/KAZ/KHZ37-157, KVF/KVZ37-107

* → page 59

M1 … M6M1 … M6


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KA/KH37-157, KV37-107, KT37-97

* → page 59

M1 … M6M1 … M6



KH167-187

* → page 59

M1 … M6M1 … M6


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6.7 Helical-worm gearmotors – mounting positionsS37

* → page 59

Caution: Obseve the information marked with in the "Gearmotors" catalog, section "Project Planning for Gear Units/Overhung and axial loads" (page 36).

M1 … M6M1 … M6


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S47 - S97

* → page 59


M1 … M6M1 … M6



6

SF/SAF/SHF37

* → page 59

M1 … M6M1 … M6



SF/SAF/SHF/SAZ/SHZ47-97

* → page 59

M1 … M6M1 … M6



6

SA/SH/ST37

* → page 59

M1 … M6M1 … M6



SA/SH/ST47-97

* → page 59

M1 … M6M1 … M6


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6.8 Spiroplan® gearmotors – mounting positionsW10-30

→ page 59

M1 … M6M1 … M6


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WF10-30

→ page 59

M1 … M6M1 … M6



6

WA10-30

→ page 59

M1 … M6M1 … M6



W/WA37-47B

→ page 59

M1 … M6M1 … M6



6

WF/WAF/WHF37-47

→ page 59

M1 … M6M1 … M6



WA/WH/WT37-47

→ page 59

M1 … M6M1 … M6


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6.9 AC motor – mounting position designationsPosition of motor terminal box and cable entry

Mounting posi-tions

60500AXXFigure 13: Position of terminal box and cable entry

270°

90°

180°0°

T

B X

2

X

31LR

X

X

0° (R)

2

X

3 1

180° (L)

62592AXXFigure 14: AC motors mounting positions

M1 … M6M1 … M6

1 Preface1.1 The SEW-EURODRIVE group of companies1.2 Products and systems from SEW-EURODRIVE1.3 Additional documentation

2 Product Description2.1 General notes on the product description2.2 Corrosion and surface protection2.3 Extended storage2.4 Condition monitoring: Oil aging and vibration sensorGear unit oil diagnostics through thermal analysisRoller bearing diagnostics by means of vibration analysis

3 Unit Designations and Variants3.1 Gear unit and options – unit designations3.2 Unit designations for AC motors and options3.3 Sample unit designation for a DR gearmotor3.4 Gearmotor variants

4 Project Planning for Drives4.1 Additional documentation4.2 Drive selection data4.3 Project planning procedure

5 Project Planning for Gear Units5.1 Efficiency of SEW gear unitsSelf-lockingRun-in phase

5.2 Oil expansion tank5.3 Multi-stage gearmotors5.4 Service factorLoad classificationMass acceleration factorExampleExample

5.5 Overhung and axial loadsGear unit constants for overhung load conversion

5.6 RM gear unitsfBmin = 1.5; L10h = 10 000 hfBmin = 2,0; L10h = 25 000 h

5.7 Condition monitoring: Oil aging and vibration sensor

6 Mounting Positions and Important Order Information6.1 General information regarding the mounting positionsSEW-EURODRIVE differentiates between six mounting positions M1 ... M6 for gear units, gearmotors and MOVIMOT® gearmotors. The following figure shows the position of the gear unit in mounting positions M1 ... M6.

6.2 Important order informationOutput direction of rotation with backstopPosition of the output shaft and output flangePosition of output end in right-angle gear unitsPosition of the motor terminal box and the cable entrySoftware support

6.3 Key to the mounting position sheets6.4 Helical gearmotors – mounting positions6.5 Parallel-shaft helical gearmotors – mounting positions6.6 Helical-bevel gearmotors – mounting positions6.7 Helical-worm gearmotors – mounting positions6.8 Spiroplan® gearmotors – mounting positions6.9 AC motor – mounting position designations

7 Design and Operating Notes7.1 LubricantsKey to the lubricant tableHelical (R) gear unitsParallel-shaft helical (F) gear unitsHelical-bevel (K) gear unitsHelical-worm (S) gear unitsSpiroplan® (W) gear units

7.2 Reduced backlash gear units7.3 Installation/removal of gear units with hollow shafts and keys1. Provided fastening parts2. Installation/removal kitRemoval

7.4 Gear units with hollow shaft7.5 TorqLOC® mounting system for gear units with hollow shaftAvailable options

7.6 Shouldered hollow shaft with shrink disk option7.7 Adapters for mounting IEC motors7.8 Adapters for mounting NEMA motors7.9 Adapters for mounting servomotors7.10 Fastening the gear unit7.11 Torque arms7.12 Flange contours of RF.. and R..F gear units7.13 Flange contours of FF.., KF.., SF.. and WF.. gear units7.14 Flange contours of FAF.., KAF.., SAF.. and WAF.. gear units7.15 Fixed covers7.16 Condition monitoring: Oil aging and vibration sensorDUO10A diagnostic unitDesignations and part numbersMounting on standard gear units (R, F, K, S)DUV10A and DUV30A diagnostics unitsDesignations and part numbersMounting on standard gear units (R, F, K, S)Mounted on motor

8 Important Information about Tables and Dimension Sheets8.1 Geometrically possible combinations8.2 Selection tables for gearmotors1. For standard output speeds:Key1. For extremely low output speeds (multi-stage gearmotors):Key

8.3 Information regarding the dimension sheetsShaft heightsShaft endsHollow shaftsMultiple-spline shaftsFlangesMotor optionsSpecial designsEN 50347Dimension designations for motors

9 Helical Gearmotors9.1 Design variants9.2 Geometrically possible combinations9.3 Selection tables9.4 Selection tables for particularly low output speeds9.5 Dimension sheets

10 Parallel-Shaft Helical Gearmotors10.1 Design variants10.2 Geometrically possible combinations10.3 Selection tables10.4 Selection tables for particularly low output speeds10.5 Dimension sheets

11 Helical-Bevel Gearmotors11.1 Design variants11.2 Geometrically possible combinations11.3 Selection tables11.4 Selection tables for particularly low output speeds11.5 Dimension sheets

12 Helical-Worm Gearmotors12.1 Design variants12.2 Geometrically possible combinations12.3 Selection tables12.4 Selection tables for particularly low output speeds12.5 Dimension sheets12.6 Technical data S, SF, SA, SAF 3712.7 Technical data S, SF, SA, SAF 4712.8 Technical data S, SF, SA, SAF 5712.9 Technical data S, SF, SA, SAF 6712.10 Technical data S, SF, SA, SAF 7712.11 Technical data S, SF, SA, SAF 8712.12 Technical data S, SF, SA, SAF 97

13 Spiroplan® Gearmotors13.1 Design variants13.2 Geometrically possible combinations13.3 Selection tables13.4 Selection tables for particularly low output speeds13.5 Dimension sheets

14 AC Brakemotors – Technical Data14.1 Key to the data tables14.2 DRS 2-pole: 3000 1/min – S1 IE114.3 DRS 4-pole: 1500 1/min – S1 IE114.4 DRS 6-pole: 1000 1/min – S1 IE114.5 DRS multi-speed 8/2-pole: 750/3000 1/min – S3 40/60% cdf14.6 DRS multi-speed 8/4-pole: 750/1500 1/min – S114.7 DR63 2-pole: 3000 1/min – S114.8 DT56, DR63, DV250/280 4-pole: 1500 1/min – S1 IE114.9 DR63, DV250/280 6-pole: 1000 1/min – S1 IE1

15 Abbreviation Key and Index15.1 Abbreviation key15.2 Index

16 Address DirectoryLegend

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