Autonics TCD210234AE Safety Grip Type Enabling Switches User Manual

: June 12, 2024
: Autonics

Table of Contents

Autonics TCD210234AE Safety Grip Type Enabling Switches
Product Information
Product Usage Instructions
Safety Considerations
Cautions during Use
Ordering Information
SFEN – ❶
Specifications
Connections
Dimensions
- Sold Separately: Mounting Bracket
- Sold Separately: Holding Key
References
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Autonics TCD210234AE Safety Grip Type Enabling Switches

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Product Information

The TCD210234AE Transparent Guide is a safety grip type enabling a switch from the SFEN Series by Autonics. This switch is designed to ensure safety during the operation of machinery and equipment. It has various features and specifications that make it suitable for use in a wide range of applications.

Features:

Fail-safe device for enhanced safety
Designed for use with machinery that may cause serious injury or substantial economic loss
Qualified system manager required for installation, set-up, and integration with machine control system
Function check before use to ensure proper operation and stable detection
The switch operates in position 2 for maintenance and repair of machines in safe areas
Proper configuration and manual manipulation of switch position2 for safety
Not suitable for use in environments with flammable/explosive/corrosive gas, high humidity, direct sunlight, radiant heat, vibration, impact, salinity, moisture, steam, or dust
Disconnect from the power source before connecting, repairing, inspecting, or replacing the unit
Do not disassemble or modify the unit to maintain safety function
Avoid dropping or impacting the product to prevent continuous machine operation when damaged
Do not use the door switch with only the holding key inserted
Configure switches to be inoperable withholding key inserted into the door switch
Avoid defeating, tampering, modifying, or bypassing the switch to maintain safety function
Check machine status before opening the door to prevent personal injury
Regularly check the installed status and operating status of the switch

Product Usage Instructions

Before using the TCD210234AE Transparent Guide safety grip type enabling switch, please read and follow the instructions below to ensure safe and proper operation:

Install a fail-safe device when using the switch with machinery that may cause serious injury or substantial economic loss, such as nuclear power control, medical equipment, ships, vehicles, railways, aircraft, combustion apparatus, safety equipment, crime/disaster prevention devices, etc. Failure to do so may result in personal injury, economic loss, or fire.
The installation, set-up, and integration of the switch with the machine control system should be performed by a qualified system manager. Failure to do so may result in personal injury due to unintended operation and unstable detection.
After installation, check that the function of the switch operates as intended while the machine is turned off. This is to ensure there are no unintended operations or unstable detection that may cause personal injury.
This product is designed for the maintenance and repair of machines in safe areas. Configure the system to operate only when the switch is operated in position 2. Do not maintain position 2 by any means other than manual manipulation. Failure to follow this instruction may result in personal injury due to malfunction of the product and safety function.
Avoid using the switch in places where flammable/explosive/corrosive gas, high humidity, direct sunlight, radiant heat, vibration, impact, salinity, moisture, steam, or dust may be present. Failure to follow this instruction may result in explosion or fire.
Disconnect the unit from the power source before connecting, repairing, inspecting, or replacing it. Failure to do so may result in personal injury due to malfunction of the product and safety function.
Do not disassemble or modify the unit, as it may result in personal injury or fire due to the loss of safety function.
Avoid dropping or impacting the product, as continuous machine operation may occur when the product is damaged, leading to personal injury.
Do not use the door switch with only the holding key inserted. This may result in personal injury after the switch is disabled.
Configure the switches to be inoperable when the enabling switch has the holding key inserted into the door switch.
Avoid defeating, tampering, modifying, or bypassing the switch and entering the door, as this may result in personal injury.
Always check whether the machine is stopped or not before opening the door to prevent personal injury.
Regularly check the installed status of the switch, the operating status of the switch, and the signs to ensure proper functioning and safety.

Safety Considerations

Observe all ‘Safety Considerations’ for safe and proper operation to avoid hazards.
symbol indicates caution due to special circumstances in which hazards may occur.
Warning Failure to follow instructions may result in serious injury or death.
Fail-safe device must be installed when using the unit with machinery that may cause serious injury or substantial economic loss. (e.g. nuclear power control, medical equipment, ships, vehicles, railways, aircraft, combustion apparatus, safety equipment, crime/disaster prevention devices, etc.)
Failure to follow this instruction may result in personal injury, economic loss or fire.
System manager means followings;
- a personnel who is fully aware of installation, setting, operation, and maintenance of the product
- a personnel who well observes standard/regulation/statute on the product by type of machine the product installed in and nation/region the product used in Machine user means a personnel who is appropriately trained about using machine by the system manager, so that machine user can operate the machine correctly.
System manager has duty to train the machine user about operation of the product.
Machine user has to report directly to the system manager when unusual status has been found while system is operating.
Failure to follow this instruction may result in personal injury, economic loss or fire.
The product has to be installed, set, and combined with machine control system by the qualified system manager.
Failure to follow this instruction may result in personal injury due to unintended operation and unstable detection.
Before using the product, check that function of the product operates as intended while machine is turned off after installation.
Failure to follow this instruction may result in personal injury due to unintended operation and unstable detection.
This product is a switch used to perform maintenance and repair of machines such as robots in the safe area. Configure the system to operate only in position 2 so that the machine can only be operated when the switch is operated. Also, do not maintain position 2 by any means other than manual manipulation.
Failure to follow this instruction may result in personal injury due to malfunction of the product and safety function.
Do not use the unit in the place where flammable/explosive/corrosive gas, high humidity, direct sunlight, radiant heat, vibration, impact, salinity, moisture, steam or dust may be present.
Failure to follow this instruction may result in explosion or fire.
Do not connect, repair, inspect, or replace the unit while connected to a power source.
Failure to follow this instruction may result in personal injury due to malfunction of the product and safety function.
Do not disassemble or modify the unit.
Failure to follow this instruction may result in personal injury or fire due to loss of safety function.
Do not drop or impact the product.
Failure to follow this instruction may result in personal injury due to continuous machine operation when the product is damaged.
Do not use the door switch with only the holding key inserted.
Failure to follow this instruction may result in personal injury after switch is disabled.
Configure the switches to be inoperable in the status of the enabling switch with the holding key insurted into the door switch.
Do not defeat, tamper, modify, or bypass the switch and enter the door.
Failure to follow this instruction may result in personal injury.
Check whether machine is stopped or not when the door is opened. Failure to follow this instruction may result in personal injury.
Check the installed status of the switch, operating status of the switch, and signs of damage, modification, tampering of the switch at the following situation and on a weekly basis.
- when operating the safety system at first
- when replacing component of the system
- when the system has not been operated for a long time
Failure to follow this instruction may result in personal injury due to malfunction of the product and safety function.

Caution Failure to follow instructions may result in injury or product damage.

Use the unit within the rated specifications.
Failure to follow this instruction may result in fire or product damage.
Keep the product away from metal chip, dust, and wire residue which might flow into the unit.
Failure to follow this instruction may result in fire, product damage or malfunction.
Use a dry cloth to clean the unit, and do not use water or organic solvent.
Failure to follow this instruction may result in fire.
Do not use the switch as a door lock, guard door stopper or for stopping/starting machinery.
Failure to follow this instruction may result in product damage.
When combining the cover, if the rubber packing is twisted, lifted, cracked, broken, or foreign substances are introduced, the sealing properties and operation characteristics may be deteriorated.
Be careful not to be damaged by sharp objects and use it after confirming that it is properly combined.
Use only Autonics holding key.
Failure to follow this instruction may result in product damage.
Do not apply excessive vibration or shock to the switch in the status of the switch with the holding key insurted into the door switch.
Failure to follow this instruction may result in product damage or malfunction.
Do not use metallic cable gland.
Failure to follow this instruction may result in electric shock due to the damage on the service entrance.
When the SFEN-B is used alone, it cannot be used as a stop button switch.
Be sure to use it together with the stop button switch or emergency cut-off switch installed in a fixed position.
Since it is a separatly using product, it cannot satisfy the SEMI-S2 standard.
In SFEN-M, when A and B push buttons are pressed at the same time, both contacts are in the ON status.

Please use it after confirming that there are no safety problems.

Warning Failure to follow instructions may result in serious injury or death.

Cautions during Use

Follow instructions in ‘Cautions during Use’. Otherwise, it may cause unexpected accidents.
Use the switch with the dedicated controller. Do not use the switch with another controller randomly.
Durability of the product can be differed according to opening condition.
Check the environment where the product is used in and machine which the product is used for, and use the product within the rated number of mechanical durability.
Do not connect a load with a small capacity to the contact point that has opened and closed the load once.
It may cause product malfunction due to the rough contact surface.
If the contact is not opened and closed for a long time, the contact resistance may increase or conduction failure may occur due to oxidation of the contact surface or etc.
This product is dedicated for Autonics safety door switch, SFD Series.
Do not use with the door lock switch from other manufacturer.
To unlock the stop button, turn the button approximately 45°clockwise, and do not turn the button with excessive force.
Do not hit or flip the switch or button, and use hand not any tool to push the switch or button.
This unit may be used in the following environments.
- Indoors (UL Type 1 Enclosure)
- Altitude max. 2,000 m
- Pollution degree 3
- Installation category II

Ordering Information

This is only for reference, the actual product does not support all combinations. For selecting the specified model, follow the Autonics website.

SFEN – ❶

Type

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Product Components

• Product × 1| • Instruction manual × 1| • Cable gland × 1
Sold Separately

• Mounting bracket: BK-SFEN

• Holding key: SFEN-HK

Specifications

Enable switch

Rated Insulation Voltage	250 VACᜠ
Rated through current	2.5 A
Rated inductive load	AC-15 (0.75 A / 240 VACᜠ), DC-13 (0.55 A / 125

VDCᜡ)
Rated resistive load 01)| 0.75 A / 240 VACᜠ, 0.55 A / 125 VDCᜡ
Controller strength 02)| Operation direction: 200 N, for 1 min
Operating frequency| Electrical: ≤ 20 / min, Machanical: ≤ 20 / min

Dielectric strength

| Between terminals of same polarity, between terminals of different polarity, between terminal and non-live part

: 2,500 VACᜠ 50 / 60 Hz for 1 min (impulse dielectric strenght)

Electrical life cycle| ≥ 100,000 operations (rated load)
Machanical life cycle| OFF → ON → OFF: ≥ 100,000 opertions / OFF → ON: ≥ 1,000,000 operations

Use a 10 A fuse gl or gG conforming to IEC60269 as short-circuit protection. The body does not have a built-in fuse
Do not use the switch more than the controller Failure to follow this instruction may result in product damage.

Stop button

Rated Insulation Voltage	250 VACᜠ
Rated through current	3 A
Rated resistive load 01)	AC-12 (3 A / 250 VACᜠ), DC-12 (3 A /

30 VDCᜡ)
Controller strength 02)| Operation direction: 400 N, for 1 min (operation direction: 0.5 N m, for 1 min)
Operating frequency| Electrical: ≤ 10 / min, Machanical: ≤ 10 / min

Dielectric strength

| Between terminals of same polarity: 1,000 VACᜠ 50 / 60 Hz for 1 min. between terminals of different polarity, between terminal and non-live part

: 2,000 VACᜠ 50 / 60 Hz for 1 min.

Electrical life cycle| ≥ 100,000 operations (rated load) (Push / Release 1 time)
Mechanical life cycle| ≥ 100,000 operations (Push / Release 1 time)

Use a 10 A fuse gl or gG conforming to IEC60269 as short-circuit The body does not have a built-in fuse.
Do not use the button more than the controller Failure to follow this instruction may result in product damage.

Momentary button

Rated Insulation Voltage	125 VACᜠ
Rated through current	0.1 A
Rated resistive load 01)	AC-12 (0.1 A / 125 VACᜠ), DC-12 (0.1 A

/ 30 VDCᜡ)
Controller strength 02)| Operation direction: 10 N, for 1 min
Operating frequency| Electrical: ≤ 25 / min, Machanical: ≤ 60 / min

Dielectric strength

| Between terminals of same polarity: 600 VACᜠ 50 / 60 Hz for 1 min. between terminals of different polarity, between terminal and non-live part

: 1,000 VACᜠ 50 / 60 Hz for 1 min.

Electrical life cycle| ≥ 100,000 operations (rated load)
Machanical life cycle| ≥ 1,000,000 operations

Use a 10 A fuse gl or gG conforming to IEC60269 as short-circuit The body does not have a built-in fuse.
Do not use the button more than the controller Failure to follow this instruction may result in product damage.

Common spec

Conditional short circuit current	100 A
Min. applied load	DC24 V 4 mA
Directing opening force	30 N ± 10
Directing opening distance	4.8 mm ± 0.5
Insulation resistance	≥ 100 MΩ (500 VDCᜡ megger)
Vibration (malfunction)	1.5 mm double amplitude at frequency of 10 to

55 Hz (for 1 min) in each X, Y,

Z direction for 10 min

Shock (malfunction)| 150 m/s² (≈ 15 G) in each X, Y, Z direction for 3 times
Ambient temperature| -10 to 55 ℃, storage: -25 to 65 ℃ (no freezing or condensation)
Ambient humidity| 35 to 85 %RH, storage: 35 to 85 %RH (no freezing or condensation)
Insulation class| Class ll (double insulation)
Indicator| Enable operation indicator (green)
Protection structure| SFEN: IP66 (IEC standard)

SFEN-B, SFEN-M: IP65 (IEC standard)

GB/T14048.5

Unit weight (package)

| SFEN: ≈ 238 g (≈ 363 g) SFEN-B: ≈ 268 g (≈ 388 g)

SFEN-M: ≈ 252 g (≈ 376 g)

Contact composition

	SFEN	SFEN-B	SFEN-M
Enable switch	2 N.O.	2 N.O.	2 N.O.
Option output	1 N.C.	–	–
Stop button	–	2 N.C.	–
Momentary button	–	–	2 N.O.

Connections

Tighten the bolt with the designated tightening torque of each, using spring washer/flat washer. Failure to follow this instruction may result in product failure or damage. Below tightening torque is for the status of installing with spring washer / flat washer

Screw	Tightening torque
Front cover screw (M3)	0.7 to 0.9 N m
Cable gland	2.7 to 3.0 N m
Terminal screw	0.5 to 0.6 N m

When wiring with the ring crimp terminal, connect the terminals as shown in figure for the cable not to override to the case and
Use lead wire sizes AWG 20 to 18 (0.5 to 75 mm2) and prepare lead wires using the length given in the following diagram. If lead wires are too long or short, the cover may not be properly closed.
Length to the centers of ring crimp termianls
- L1 (1 to 4 terminal): 35 ± 2.0 mm
- L2 (5 to 8 terminal): 24 ± 2.0 mm
- L3 (COM terminal): 44 ± 2.0 mm

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Enable Operation Indicator

• The figure below shows wiring when using the enable operation indicator.

• Connect the other terminals correctly for the desired usage. For more information, refer to the wiring.

• When connecting a load to the product, the load must be connected to the terminal 3.

• Supply more then 24 VACᜠ / VDCᜡ when using enable operation indicator.

• AC: ≤ 250 VACᜠ 50/60 Hz

4 AC DC • DC: ≤ 125 VDCᜡ

Operation Pattern

Use the product by grasping as shown in the picture.

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There is no simultaneity of the contact action characteristics, and a time difference may occur in some
: Direct opening action possible
Direct opening: Occurs when operating position 2 (closed) to position 3 (open).
: Contact ON (closed) / : Contact OFF (open)

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Dimensions

Unit: mm, For the detailed drawings, follow the Autonics website. $Autonics- TCD210234AE-Safety-Grip-Type-Enabling-Switches $11$$ $Autonics-TCD210234AE-Safety-Grip-Type-Enabling-Switches $12$$