If a FLUDEX coupling is operated with an impermissibly high slip for a prolonged period, the oil filling and the coupling housing will overheat. Fusible safety plugs which release the oil filling into the environment upon reaching a preset temperature are there-fore fitted in each coupling housing. These protect the coupling from irreparable damage through overheating or overpressure and disconnect the drive motor from the driven machine.
By adding thermal switching equipment leakage and loss of the hydraulic fluid as well as a risk to and contamination of the envi-ronment in the event that the coupling overheats can be avoided.The thermal switching equipment does not work if a machine side is blocked and the coupling housing is connected to this side. If the coupling is stationary, the switching pin cannot actu-ate the switching equipment. The thermal switching equipment comprises the thermal switch and the switchgear.The switchgear comprises a limit switch with a make-and-break contact and a swiveling cam. Limit switch and cam are mounted on a common base plate. The thermal switch is screwed into the housing in place of a screw plug. The fusible safety plug (with a higher response temperature) remains in the coupling for additional safety.If the set temperature is exceeded, the switching pin is released from the fusible element, emerges 10 mm from the housing and actuates the switchgear while the coupling is rotating. The switchgear can cut out the drive motor and/or trigger an optical or acoustic alarm signal.The housing of the coupling remains closed and no operating fluid will escape.
On the EOC system the temperature-dependent magnitude of the magnetic field of the EOC transmitter is measured and used for a switching pulse. The transmitter signal is transmitted via the fixed sensor to the evaluation instrument and there compared with the set value. If the signal does not exceed the minimum value or no signal is received, the relay of the evaluation instru-ment switches over. This can cause a malfunction message to be sent and the motor cut out. The coupling housing remains closed. The fusible safety plug with a higher response tempera-ture remains in the coupling for additional safety.The response temperature of the EOC system is 125 °C.
