BLUM TC50 User manual

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Touchprobe
Operatinginstructions English
Type TC50|TC51|TC52
TC53‐10|TC53‐30|TC54‐10
WorkpieceMeasurement
InfraredTransmission
shark360Technology
Wear‐FreeMeasuringSys‐
tem
Single&MassProduction
AxesCompensation

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Thelanguageversionofthemanufacturer(DE/EN)isdecisiveforthetechnicalcontent.
Subjecttotechnicalchangewithoutnotice.
Originaloperatinginstructions
©2003‐2018byBlum‐NovotestGmbH
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Articlenumberofthisdocumentation:180225_EN

TableofContents
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TableofContents
1.Introduction ..............................................4
1.1Keys ................................................................4
2.Safety ....................................................5
3.Systemoverview ...........................................6
3.1OverviewTCseries....................................................6
3.2Description ..........................................................7
3.3Displayelements......................................................7
3.4Dimensions..........................................................8
3.5Technicaldata........................................................9
3.6Completesystem ....................................................12
4.Mountingandcommissioning...............................13
4.1Insert/changebattery................................................13
4.2Mountingofthetoolholder ...........................................16
4.3MountingoftheTC76‐T...............................................18
4.4Mounting/changingofthestylus ......................................19
4.5Crankedstyli ........................................................21
4.6Displayofthebasicadjustments ........................................22
4.7Programmingofthebasicadjustments ..................................24
4.8Systemcoding .......................................................26
4.9Switch‐onprobe(viareceiver)..........................................27
5.Notesconcerningmeasuringsequence........................28
6.Maintenance .............................................29
6.1Cleaningofthetransparentring........................................29
6.2Exchangeoftheexternalbellows.......................................29
7.Troubleshooting ..........................................32
8.Ordernumbers ...........................................34
9.Shippinginstructions/storage ..............................41
10.ECDeclarationofIncorporation..............................42
11.Service ..................................................43

Introduction
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1. Introduction
Pleasereadandobservethenotesincludedintheseinstructions.
Subjecttotechnicalchangewithoutanynotice.
1.1 Keys
CAUTION!
signifiesadanger,whichmaycauseinjuries,ifitisnotavoided.
NOTICE
signifiesmeasurestoavoidmaterialdamages.
Adviceforsecondaryliterature
Additionaladvice
Don’tusecompressedairforthisstep.
TheCE‐labelconfirms,thattheproductasdescribedcomplieswiththeproduct‐spe‐
cificEuropeanregulations.
Green Red Blue Orange Violet White
LEDshines LEDflashes
BTH Blumtoolholder
LF LowForce
Mdtighteningtorque

Safety
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2. Safety
CAUTION!
Damageofthemeasuringsystemduetooperatingerrorispossible.
Handlethemeasuringsystemlikeaprecisiontool.
Keepthemeasuringsystemclean.
Mountthemeasuringsysteminassignedtoolholdersonly.
Limitthemeasuringblockovertravelbyprogramming,seechapter5..
Readandobserveallnotesofthemachinetoolmanufacturer.Donotdisablesafetyinter‐
lockings.
NOTICE
Damageofthemeasuringsystembyashortcircuitispossible
Aggressiveliquidsmaydestroyseals.
Donotoperatethemeasuringsysteminaworkingenvironmentwithaggressivecoolants!
Coolantsmustnotcontainaggressivecontents,thatcandamageplasticsorrubberparts
(e.g.:acetone,alcohol,ethanol,methanol,cleaningbenzine,solvents,...).
Coolantsmaynotexceedaph‐levelof9.5.
Pleasecontactusifyouhaveanyquestions!Wealsohavesolutionsforspecialapplications.

Systemoverview
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3. Systemoverview
3.1 OverviewTCseries
TC50 TC51 TC52 TC53‐10/TC76 TC53‐30/TC76 TC54‐10
●●●●●● WorkpieceMeasurement
●ToolMeasurement
●●●●●● InfraredTransmission
●●● shark360Tec hnology
●● Multidirectional
● ● ModularSystem
●●●●●● Wear‐freeMeasuringMechanism
●●●●●● Single&MassProduction
● ●●● PullingMeasurement
●●●●●● AxesCompensation
●● ContourMeasurement
●ToolLengthMeasurement
●ToolRadiusMeasurement
●ToolBreakageDetection

Systemoverview
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3.2 Description
3.3 Displayelements
Tab.3‐1
(1) ToolholderBTH
(2) Centringscrews
(3) Batterycompartment
(4) Colourcoding
(5) Battery
(6a) HallsensorMODE
(6b) HallsensorSET
(7) LEDStatus(3x120°=360°)
(8) Transmitterdiode
TC50/51/53‐30:6x60°=360°(12x)
TC52/53‐10/54‐10:6x60°=360°
(9) Receiverdiode
3x120°=360°
(12) Stylus
Colour LED(7)
Standby
Stylusinitialposition
Stylusdeflected
Stylusinitialposition‐batterylow
Stylusdeflected‐batterylow
Batteryempty
1
2
3
4
5
12
S
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T
S
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7
8
9
6b
6a

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3.4 Dimensions
Fig.3‐1
a)TriggerpointTC51:seedatasheet
X/Y
Z
X/Y
Z
X/Y
Z
X/Y
Z
X/Y
Z
X
Z+
Z-
Ø28
Ø63
TC50
TC52 TC53-10 TC54-10
TC53-30
10
100L
15°
24
Ø28
Ø63
24
Ø13
Ø40
1462
L
6 (TC52)
3,5(TC52 T)
5
Ø24,9
53
TC76-T
TC53-10
TC76-T
TC53-30
L
5
93
11° (TC52)
9°(TC52 T)
5
L68
15°
15°
15°
50°
70°
50°
70°
50°
70°
60°
60° 60°
TC51
110L
24,55
Ø28
Ø63
24110L
15°
0,4°
a)
0,80,8
63
Ø13
Ø40
14
Ø13
Ø40
14
Ø24,9

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3.5 Technicaldata
Tab.3‐2
TC50 TC51 TC53‐30/
TC76‐T
Approachdirection ±X,±Y, ‐ZXYa,‐Z,+Z
aviaspindleindexing
±X,±Y, ±Zb
bseechapter4.5
Measuringforce
•directionX/Y: seeTab.3‐5...Tab.3‐7
Measuringforce
•directionZ: 7.0 N 4.0 N 5.9 N
2.0 N
Max.deflection
•directionX/Y(seeTab.3‐4): ± 15° 15°a±15°
•directionZ: 10 mm ‐Z:6mm
+Z:3mm
5mm
Max.acceleration 50 m/s2100 m/s250 m/s2c
cwithaccessories(e.g.extension,angle):max.acceleration10m/s2
Repeatabilityd
dStylusL=50mm
0.3 µm 2σ0.3 µm 2σ0.4 µm 2σ
Max.probingspeed 3 m/min 5 m/min 2 m/min
Mass 925 g 920 g 710 g
(TC53‐30)
Protectionclass IP68
Signaltransmission Infrared
Transmitterrange ‐50° ... +70°inZ,360°inX/Y
Battery(2pieces) SaftLithiumLS14500 (AA, 3.6 V) 2600 mAh
ToolholderHSK‐SK‐BT BTH50
Storagetemperature ‐20 °C ... +70 °C
Operatingtemperature +5 °C ... +50 °C

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Tab.3‐3
TC52 TC53‐10
TC76‐T
TC54‐10
Approachdirection ±X,±Y, ‐Z ±X,±Y, ±Za
aseechapter4.5
±X,±Y, ±Za
Measuringforce
•directionX/Y: seeTab.3‐5...Tab.3‐7
Measuringforce
•directionZ: 5,7 N
1.6 N
10 N(TC52T)
5,9 N
2.0 N
5,9 N
2.0 N
10.6 N
(TC54‐10)
Max.deflection
•directionX/Y(seeTab.3‐4):
± 11°
±9°(TC52T) 15° ± 15°
•directionZ: 6mm
3.5 mm(TC52T)
5mm 5mm
Max.acceleration 50 m/s2
200 m/s2(TC52T)
50 m/s2b
bwithaccessories(e.g.extension,angle):max.acceleration10m/s2
50 m/s2
200 m/s2
(TC54‐10T)
Repeatabilityc
cStylusL=30mm
0.3 µm 2σ
(Standard)
Z:0.2 µm 2σ(LF)
XY:0.3 µm 2σ(LF)
0.4 µm 2σ0.4 µm 2σ
Max.probingspeed 2 m/min 2 m/min 2 m/min
Mass 250 g 225 g
(TC53‐10)
230 g
Protectionclass IP68
Signaltransmission Infrared
Transmitterrange ±60°inZ,360°inX/Y
Battery(2pieces) SaftLithiumLS14250 (½ AA, 3.6 V) 1200 mAh
ToolholderHSK‐SK‐BT BTH25
Storagetemperature ‐20 °C ... +70 °C
Operatingtemperature +5°C...+50°C

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Tab.3‐4Max.deflectionX/Y
Tab.3‐5MeasuringforceX/Y
Tab.3‐6MeasuringforceX/Y‐T(robustdesignforlathesapplications)
Max.deflectionX/Y[mm]
Styluslength[mm] TC50 TC51 TC52
TC52LF
TC52TTC53‐10/TC76
TC53‐30/TC76
TC54‐10
TC54‐10T
30 14 14 7 6 12
50 19 19 11 9 17
75 26 26 16 13 24
100 32 32 20 17 30
150 44 45
200 57 58
MeasuringforceX/Y[N]
Styluslength[mm] TC50 TC51 TC52 TC53‐10/TC76
TC53‐30/TC76
TC54‐10
30 2.0 1.5 2.3 1.3
50 2.0 1.5 1.5 0.9
75 2.0 1.5 1.1 0.7
100 1.4 1.2 0.8 0.5
150 1.0 0.9
200 0.8 0.7
MeasuringforceX/Y‐T[N]
Styluslength[mm] TC52TTC53‐10/TC76‐TT
TC53‐30/TC76‐TT
TC54‐10T
30 4.1 2.3
50 2.7 1.6
75 1.9 1.15
100 1.5 0.9

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Tab.3‐7MeasuringforceX/Y‐LF(LowForce)
3.6 Completesystem
Fig.3‐2
IC56/IC57:
•SwitchON/OFFviaIRflash
•SignaltransmissionforTCseries
•TouchprobeTCandtoolsettingprobeIRcanalternativelybeprogrammedtoTCorDUO.
MeasuringforceX/Y‐LF[N]
Styluslength[mm] TC52LF TC53‐10/TC76‐LF
TC53‐30/TC76‐LF
TC54‐10LF
30 0.65 0.4
50 0.44 0.3
75 0.31 0.2
100 0.24 0.17
InstallationinstructionsIC56
InstallationinstructionsIF59

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NOTICE
Damagescausedbyimproperinstallation/dismounting
Useoriginalreplacementpartsonlyaswellastheprovidedspecialtools.
Payattentiontothecorrectorientationoftheinterlockingdisk(inscriptionpointingtothe
stylus).
Considerthemaximumtighteningtorque.
4.1 Insert/changebattery
TC50,TC51,TC53‐30
RecommendedbatteryType:
Tab.4‐1
Furtherrecommendations:
Tab.4‐2
TC52,TC53‐10,TC54‐10
RecommendedbatteryType:
Tab.4‐3
Type SaftLithiumLS14500(AA, 3.6 V)
mAh 2600
Contin.operation approx.254h
5%Use approx.207days
Standby approx.2years
Ordernumber 170407
TypeAA3.6VmAh
XenoXL‐060F 2400
VitzrocellSB‐AA11 2500
TadiranSL‐360 2400
Type SaftLithiumLS14250(½ AA, 3.6 V)
mAh 1200
Contin.operation approx.169h
5%Use approx.138days
Standby approx.2years
Ordernumber 170406

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Furtherrecommendations:
Tab.4‐4
NOTICE
Damagetothemeasuringsystembyfaultyoperationpossible.
Checkthecorrectpositionofthegasketinsidethebatterycompartment.
Keepthebatterycompartmentabsolutelycleananddry.
Slightlygreasesealingfaceofthelidbeforeinsertingit.
Fig.4‐1
Type½AA,3.6VmAh
TadiranTL‐4902 1200
XenoXL‐050F 1200
OmniCellER‐14250 1200
VitzrocellSB‐AA02 1200
Disposebatteriesaccordingtolegalregulations.
11
5
10
3,6 V
(5) Battery
(10) Gasket
(11) Batterycompartmentlid

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1. Cleanthemeasuringsystemcarefully.
2. Untightenthescrewsatthebatterycompartmentlid.
3. Pullbackbothscrewsandremovethebatterycompartmentlid.
4. Removethebatteries.
5. Cleananddrythebatterycompartmentcarefullywithabsorbentpaper.
6. Putinnewbatteries.Pleaseconsiderthepolarityofthebatteries.
7. Pleasecontrolifthegasketisinsertedprofessionally:
small,evenlyspacebetweensealinglipandwall
8. Putinthebatterycompartmentlidpreciselyandmountit(Md=0.7Nm).Thereby,please
checktheO‐ringsandgreaseit,ifnecessary.
9. Basicadjustmentsaredisplayedautomatically,seechapter4.6.

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4.2 Mountingofthetoolholder
NOTICE
Destructionofthemeasuringsystembyrotationpossible.
Themeasuringsystemshouldnotbetwistedwhenmountingthetoolholder.
Theclampingscrew(A)mustbealignedwiththecentringscrews.
NOTICE
Damagetothespindlebycoolantpossible.
PleaseusethecoolantpipeforHSKtoolholdersformachinetoolswithinternalcoolantsup‐
ply.
Fig.4‐2
AB
C
2
F < 0,25 N 360°
2a
2b
X
2c
2d
2a
2b
Y
2c
2d
(2) Centringscrews
(A) Clampingscrew
(B) Allenkey
BTH50:6.0mm,Md<20Nm
BTH25:3.0mm,Md<4Nm
(C) Allenkey
BTH50:2.0mm,Md<2Nm
BTH25:1.5mm,Md<2Nm

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1. Insertthemeasuringsystemintothetoolholder(systemBTH).
2. Tightentheclampingscrewjustslightly.
3. Inserttheprobeintothespindle(TC50,TC52,TC53‐10,TC53‐30,TC54‐10only).
4. Setthedialgaugeonthestylus.
5. Rotatetheprobeby360°.
6. Adjusttheconcentricity(4hexagonsocketscrews2mm):
e.g.X‐direction:
Releasethecentringscrews(2a)and(2c)justslightly.
Adjusttheconcentricitybyalternatereleaseandtighteningofthecentringscrews(2a)and
(2c).
Y‐direction:
Releasethecentringscrews(2b)and(2d)justslightly.
Adjusttheconcentricitybyalternatereleaseandtighteningofthecentringscrews(2a)and
(2c).
Concentricitydeviation:
TC50,TC52,TC53‐10,TC53‐30,TC54‐10:<10µm
TC51:<100µm
Allcentringscrewsaretightened.
7. Tightentheclampingscrew.
Theconcentricityadjustmentisnowfixed.
8. Checktheconcentricity.
9. Carryoutacalibrationcycle.
Adjustmentoftherun‐outatTC51withopticalpresetter!

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4.3 MountingoftheTC76‐T
Fig.4‐3
H
(H) Hookwrench
Md=10Nm
Mountingoftheextension/angle:seereferringdatasheet

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4.4 Mounting/changingofthestylus
TC50,TC51,TC52:
NOTICE
Damagetothemeasuringsystembyimpropermountingpossible.
Themeasuringelementmaynotbedeflectedduringmounting.
Whenmountingpleasealwaysusetheprovidedtools.
TC53‐10,TC53‐30,TC54‐10:
NOTICE
Damagetothemeasuringsystembyimpropermountingpossible.
Themeasuringelementmaynotbedeflectedduringmounting.
Whenmountingpleasealwaysusetheinterlockingdisk.
Theinterlockingdiskmustfitbacklashfree.
Pleaseensurethecorrectorientationoftheinterlockingdisk(inscriptionfacingupwards).
Removetheinterlockingdiskbeforemeasurement.
Damagedpartsarenotreusable!
Calibratethemeasuringsystemaftermountingbythecalibrationcycle.

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Fig.4‐4TC50|TC51|TC52|TC53‐10|TC54‐10
Fig.4‐5TC51
D
C
E
ED
C
C
(C) Allenkey1.5mm
Md=1Nm
(D) Interlockingdisk
(E) Mountingtool
18
(18) DINENISO4026M3x3(DIN913)
Md~0.5Nm