GN 000.5 Coupling attachments for safety handwheels, with needle bearings

The relevant health and safety at work provisions state that handwheels must be attached to spindles such that they are not turned along together with the machine drive assembly. Safety handwheels meet this requirement:

- If not in operation, the wheel is disengaged. Shifting it in axial direction (pushing or pulling) will intermesh two serrated bushings, formlocking the wheel with the shaft.

- After releasing, the wheel will disengage again automatically.

A number of user notices are listed below. These notices are non-binding and given without liability. They do not constitute a warranty of proper function. The user must in any case determine whether the safety handwheels are suitable for the intended purpose and use.

The details given under 1. above apply in principle also to these safety handwheels.
With their needle bearings, they have the advantage over friction bearings that they can be used for somewhat higher speeds due to their substantially lower friction, lower wear and tear and lower sensitivity to lubrication.
Owing to their larger construction length and lower friction (hardened contact surfaces) and finer intermeshing, these wheels are also easier to engage.