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Manual – Gear Units and Gearmotors
Overhung and axial loads ( GM, MM, GK)
Project Planning for Gear Units
Higher permitted
overhung loads
Exactly considering the force application angle α and the direction of rotation makes it
possible to achieve a higher overhung load. Higher output shaft loads are permitted if
heavy duty bearings are installed, especially with R, F and K gear units. Contact SEW-
EURODRIVE in such cases.
Definition of force
application point
Force application is defined according to the following figure:
Permitted axial
loads
If there is no overhung load, then an axial force F
A
(tension or compression) amounting
to 50 % of the overhung load given in the selection tables is permitted. This condition
applies to the following gearmotors:
Helical gearmotors except for R..137... to R..167...
Parallel shaft and helical-bevel gearmotors with solid shaft except for F97...
Helical-worm gearmotors with solid shaft
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Figure 10: Definition of force application point
F
X
= Permitted overhung load at point x [lb]
F
A
= Permitted axial load [lb]
X
F
X
F
A
α
α
Contact SEW-EURODRIVE for all other types of gear units and in the event of
significantly greater axial forces or combinations of overhung load and axial force.