TKA55 cable carrier TKA Series

The TKA55 has an inner height of 45 mm and an outer height of 64 mm. It is available in 9 fixed inner widths: 50 / 75 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 175 / 200 / 225 / 250 mm. The outer width is the inner width plus 20 mm, so 70 to 270 mm. The pitch is 55.5 mm and there are 8 bending radii (KR): 100 / 120 / 140 / 170 / 195 / 225 / 250 / 300 mm.

The installation height (H) follows from the radius: with KR 100 mm it is 264 mm, with KR 300 mm it is 664 mm. Choose at least the radius your thickest cable requires; you will find it in the cable's datasheet. The thickest cable or hose may be 36 mm. For the inner height, calculate with the cable diameter plus 10% clearance.

By inner height, the TKA55 is the largest of the 4 types in the series. One size down is the TKA45: 36 mm inner height (9 mm less), for cables up to 28.5 mm. Of the types in this series, the TKA55 achieves the longest travel length: 150 m.

Self-supporting, with the upper run free above the lower run, the TKA55 reaches up to 6.5 m travel length, 8 m/s and 40 m/s². For longer strokes it runs gliding, with the upper run on the lower run in a guide channel: up to 150 m travel length, 3 m/s and 15 m/s².

The weight of cables and hoses (additional load) may be up to 15 kg/m in a self-supporting arrangement, according to the load diagram in the catalogue. Vertical installation, hanging or standing, is also possible. Lying on its side is also possible. A rotating arrangement is not possible.

Dividers of 3 mm separate the cables across the width; the smallest centre-to-centre distance is 10 mm. With a 4 mm shelf you lay cables in layers above each other, so thick and thin cables do not touch. You open the TKA55 on the inside or outside radius to lay in cables.

The TKA55 has universal end connectors (UMB). You can add strain relief (comb or C-rail) to the end connectors.

According to the type data, the TKA55 is intended for indoor use. It is made for dirty environments. The type data also lists environments with chips.

You choose an enclosed cable carrier such as the TKA55 when your cables really need to be covered, for example against chips. If that is not necessary, an open UNIFLEX Advanced with a comparable inner height, such as the UA1665 (44 mm), is usually the simpler choice. Wisman Techniek supplies the TKA55 cut to length and, if required, complete with cables, assembled in Ruurlo.