creep seed drive

By using creep speed drive, one

can get 2 different speeds (typically lower speed is 10 % of normal
speed) on same shaft. Creep speed drive unit includes 3 different parts
assembled together viz. induction motor, helical gear box, electrically
applied clutch.
Typical application of this creep speed drive would be horizontal long
travel mechanism of crane. Imagine that total long travel span of a crane
is 40 feet. And crane operator is required to drop (already lifted load) at
distance of 37th feet.
In order to save time, crane operator will prefer moving load with higher
speed till 35th feet. And then from 35th feet to 37th feet he will prefer
moving load very slowly (say about 10 % of initial speed). Because of
this reduced speed, he will be able to drop load at exact 37th feet. Creep
speed drive is often used in this type of application.
Whenever lower speed is required, main electric motor is switched off
and clutch is engaged. This clutch connects helical gearbox to driven
shaft. Now creep speed motor is ready to move load.
Please note that helical gearbox is having speed ratio of about 10. i.e
Helical gear box output speed is 10 times slower than input speed.
Therefore creep speed motor runs at synchronous speed and driven
shaft rotates at 10th motor speed. Because of high speed ratio of helical
gear box , creep speed drive is self locking. This feature is very
important (say in a case of heavy load being lifted) for safety aspect.
AVAILABLE COMBINATIONS OF SPEED RATIO AND MAIN MOTOR
POWER

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GEAR BOX
MAIN MOTOR
OUTPUT SPEED IN
MAIN MOTOR POWER IN HP
SPEED IN RPM
RPM
90
150

960
1500

0.5,1,1.5,2,3,5,7.5,10,15,20,25
0.5,1,1.5,2,3,5,7.5,10,15,20,25

70

750

0.5,1.5,2,3,5,7.5,10,15