Series-production

Slewing Drives by Liebherr

Slewing drives by Liebherr

DAT 200 DAT 225 DAT 250 DAT 300 DAT 350

Liebherr has been developing, designing and manufacturing The gearboxes are designed using the very latest development
high-performance, versatile slewing drives for over 60 years. and calculation methods. Extensive testing facilities and an
These drives are characterised by their outstanding quality in-house materials laboratory form the basis for ongoing
and excellent reliability. Every year, tens of thousands of development and even greater improvement. As a result,
planetary gearboxes leave the Liebherr factory in Biberach/ Liebherr slewing drives are characterised by maximum
Riss (Germany) and successfully stand up to the hostile op- torque density with low installation space requirements.
erating conditions in machinery and equipment of customers
both inside and outside the Liebherr group of companies. Since the Group was established, Liebherr’s strategy has
been to focus on a high degree of vertical integration. For
With its slewing drives, Liebherr offers its customers a example, customers can be offered hydraulic and electric
series-produced product range that covers many different motors which are matched to the slewing drives and
application areas. Furthermore, individual solutions can also designed and manufactured in the company’s own develop-
be produced to meet special requirements. ment and production departments.

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DAT 400 DAT 450 DAT 500 DAT 600

Product range
Nine gearbox sizes from the DAT 200 to the DAT 600 are Areas of application
available as series-production units. Further sizes are • Construction machinery, e.g. hydraulic excavators
available on request. The coaxial planetary gearboxes are and concrete pumps
available as three-stage or four-stage units with a multitude • Cranes, e.g. construction and mobile cranes
of different gear ratios ranging from i = 20 to i = 1,500. The • Material handling and recycling equipment
maximum dynamic torque is 142,000 Nm. Torques as high • Mining equipment, e.g. mining excavators
as 610,000 Nm have been implemented in special-design • Maritime applications, e.g. port and ship cranes,
gearboxes. The series-production gearboxes with short ship propulsion units
output shaft can be adapted both for electric motors and for • Renewable energy, e.g. wind turbines
hydraulic motors. • Automotive engineering, e.g. turntable ladder vehicles
• Industry

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Technical design

Tooth base nominal voltage (N/mm²)

Number of load cycles N (-)

Gearbox design Materials Assembly position

The slewing drives are calculated and All torque-bearing gearbox components As standard the gearboxes are de-
designed on the basis of the usual are made of top-quality case-hardened signed for vertical installation, with the
standards. In addition to the decades of and tempered steels which are certified output pinion at the bottom. Other in-
experience in transmission engineering, to the Liebherr works standard. This stallation positions are also possible on
the designers at Liebherr are also sup- standard, which goes beyond the request. 
ported by measurements made on the currently applicable industrial stand-
company's own high-frequency pulsator ards, is based on Liebherr's decades of
test stands and FZG-torque change experience in a broad range of different
devices. application areas. The works standard
also includes "3.1" material certification
to DIN EN 10204.

Motor attachment Holding brake / parking brake Adjustment of tooth backlash

Liebherr slewing drives are designed Gearboxes with hydraulic drive are The eccentricity of the gearbox allows
for operation both with hydraulic motors supplied with an integrated holding simple adjustment of the optimum cir-
and with electric motors. brake as standard. It is designed as cumferential backlash between the slew-
If requested by the customer, the gear- a wet-running, hydraulically-released, ing bearing and the slewing drive.
boxes can be prepared for motor attach- spring-operated multi disc brake.
ment or can be supplied as a complete Efficiency
unit with the drive already installed. Liebherr planetary gearboxes have an
Hydraulic or electric motors from efficiency of 0.98 per gear stage.
Liebherr are recommended if a particu-
larly compact design is required. The
gearboxes can, however, be adapted
to allow all motor types from other
manufacturers to be fitted.

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Gear structure Output shaft and bearing Lubrication
All sun gears and planet gears are The material from which the single- Liebherr slewing drives can be used at
case-hardened and ground. They piece forged output shaft is made is ambient temperatures down to -20 °C.
have also been optimised to minimise case-hardened and ground in order to The oil temperature must not exceed
circumferential backlash and have withstand the highest possible loads. +90 °C.
minimum play. Every size of series-production gear-
The nitrided inner gears are made of box has a standard output pinion. This According to the application the following
high-strength tempered steel, which is pinion can be adapted to the specific oils are recommended:
also used for the forged planet carriers. requirements of the customer. For
Well-devised design principles ensure example, a profile-corrected version of • For low temperature application from
uniform load distribution of the indi- the gearing is possible as an option. -40° C to +50° C: Liebherr Syntogear
vidual stages, resulting in a high power Pretensioned tapered roller bearings Plus 75W-90. For an optimal gear-
density. in an O-shaped arrangement prevent box adaptation, consultation is
In addition, the gearboxes are charac- the output shaft from tilting when it is necessary.
terised by an integral design optimised supported by the bearings, and ensure
to reduce the number of components precise tooth meshing. • For application in an ambient
to a minimum, thereby also minimising The outer tapered roller bearing has temperature range from -20° C to
the number of sealing points. lifetime lubrication. The durable, field- +50° C: Liebherr Gear Basic 90 LS.
tested outward seal ensures a long
service life. • For application in highly-stressed
gearboxes in an ambient temperature
range up to -40° C: Liebherr Gear
PG 220. For an optimal gearbox
adaptation, consultation is necessary.

The types of lubricants used must

comply with the indications in the in-
stallation drawing respectively in the
maintenance manual.

For further information about

technical data, qualifications and
characteristics of the oils refer to
www.liebherr.com/lubricants

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Sizes and dimensions

D4
L6

N1 x D5
L5
L4

L2
L3

L1

LR
e DR
D3 h7
D2
D1

Technical data of the series model range

Output torques Main dimensions

T FEM T MAX D 1 D 2 D 3 h 7 D 4 N 1 x D 5  1 L 1 L 2

[Nm] [Nm] [mm] [mm] [mm] [mm] 1x [mm] [mm] [mm]

DAT 200 5,000 10,000 ø 270 ø 240 ø 210 ø 212 24 x ø 14 135 50

DAT 225 8,000 16,000 ø 260 ø 235 ø 210 ø 205 24 x ø 14 135 55

DAT 250 11,000 22,000 ø 282 ø 258 ø 230 ø 228 24 x ø 14 180 70

DAT 300 18,000 36,000 ø 326 ø 296 ø 265 ø 260 24 x ø 18 182 72

DAT 350 30,000 60,000 ø 400 ø 362 ø 325 ø 315 24 x ø 22 230 100

DAT 400 44,000 88,000 ø 437 ø 400 ø 365 ø 350 24 x ø 22 265 100

DAT 450 60,000 120,000 ø 480 ø 435 ø 395 ø 390 24 x ø 26 300 110

DAT 500 82,000 164,000 ø 565 ø 510 ø 460 ø 450 24 x ø 33 375 140

DAT 600 142,000 284,000 ø 660 ø 600 ø 550 ø 540 24 x ø 33 404 174

DAT 700 210,000 420,000

DAT 800 310,000 620,000

DAT 1000 610,000 1,220,000

Strength class 10.9 for fastening screws

1)

Eccentricity of output pinion e=1,5

Profile offset factor x=0,5
Backlash: Reference values. Backlash at the output with blocked drive in new condition of the gear.

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 Output pinion Weight Backlash

L 3 L 4 L 5 L 6 z m D R L R 3-stage design Angular minute

[mm] [mm] [mm] [mm] [mm] [mm] [kg] [arc min]

12 24 250 12 9 133 75 71 10

15 44 280 13 9 156 75 75 10

19 55 316 11 14 187 105 117 8

Depends on motor size

55 83 364 11 14 187 105 165 8

43 84 430 12 18 252 125 312 -

22 115 501 13 18 273 160 405 -

30 110 526 12 18 252 185 497 -

35 110 571 12 24 324 230 785 -

40 128 675 12 24 324 230 1,170 -

On request

On request

On request

TFEM = Reference torque TFEM based on M5 / L2 / T5 at 10 rpm at output pinion D1-5 = Diameter
TMax = Safety ≥ 1,5 against fracture D R = Tip diameter
m = Gear module L1-6,R = Length
N1 = Number of screws

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Enquiry Data
Slewing Drives
General Information
Request Date: Telephone:
Company: E-Mail:
Contact Person: Application:
Road: Machine / Type:
Postcode: Location:  Required quantity:
Country: Requested delivery date:

Design data Classification according to FEM*

Operating data Drive unit class M
Nominal dyn. Max. dyn. output Static output Load condition L
output torque torque** torque Running time classification T
Tdyn,nom Tdyn,max Tstat
Load [Nm] * Liebherr recommends to design according to the guidelines of the FEM (Fédé-
ration Européenne de la Manutention) Section I, Rules for the design of hoisting
Speed [rpm] appliances
** incl. all influencing factors

Design size selection

Design size DAT 200 DAT 225 DAT 250 DAT 300 DAT 350 DAT 400 DAT 450 DAT 500 DAT 600
Reference torque Tdyn,r [Nm] 5.000 8.000 11.000 18.000 30.000 44.000 60.000 82.000 142.000
Please tick selected design size
Selected gear ratio i

Gearing data
Pinion Counter wheel
Module m [mm]
Number of teeth z
Tooth width (respectively pinion height) LR [mm]
Profile displacement factor x 0.5
Number of gearboxes per counter wheel
Interior gear Exterior gear

Motor data hydraulic motor Motor data electric motor

Manufacturer Manufacturer
Type Type
Displacement [l/min] Power [kW]
Pressure differential [bar] Speed [rpm]
Starting torque [Nm]
Holding brake (for hydraulic motor)* Duty rate [%]
Include in delivery yes no
Min. release pressure [bar]
Comments / Additional requirements
Max. release pressure [bar]
Max. dynamic pressure [bar]
*Designed as wet-running, hydraulically-released, spring-loaded multiple disc brake

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 Selection of gearbox size and
selection of gear ratios
The dynamic torques specified in the reference table refer of the series model range" p. 6 / 7. The reference torque of
to the load spectrum L2 and the operating class T5 given in the gearbox must be greater than the calculated torque. It
the directives published by the FEM*. They were calculated is recommended to select both the operating class appro-
for a rotational speed of 10 rpm at the output pinion. priate to the application, and the correct load spectrum in
To select the appropriate gearbox size, the torque required accordance with the FEM directives.
for the application in question must be multiplied by the ap-
plication factor k given below. The result is used to select
the appropriate gearbox size from the table "Technical data

T FEM,max x k ≤ T FEM, r
T FEM,max Required maximum dynamic output torque
k Application factor
T FEM, r Reference torque (dynamic)

Operating class Ti*

T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 T7 T8
Mean running time per day in hours (h) in relation to one year 0.25 – 0.5 0.5 – 1 1–2 2–4 4–8 8 – 16 > 16
Life-time in hours (h) when operating for 8 years with 200 days per year up to 800 up to 1,600 up to 3,200 up to 6,300 up to 12,500 up to 25,000 up to 50,000

Load spectrum L i* Drive unit class with application factor k

L 1 light Maximum load is the exception, otherwise low loads M 1 0.66 M 2 0.73 M 3 0.81 M 4 0.89 M 5 1.00 M 6 1.13 M 7 1.27
L 2 medium About the same proportions of low, medium and high loads M 2 0.73 M 3 0.81 M 4 0.89 M 5 1.00 M 6 1.13 M 7 1.27 M 8 1.39
L 3 heavy Loads are always close to the maximum load M 3 0.81 M 4 0.89 M 5 1.00 M 6 1.13 M 7 1.27 M 8 1.39 M 8 1.70
L 4 very heavy Always maximum load M 4 0.89 M 5 1.00 M 6 1.13 M 7 1.27 M 8 1.39 M 8 1.70 M 8 2.10

* FEM-Federation Europeenne de la Manutention Section I, Rules for the design of hoisting appliances, 3rd edition (1998)

Gear ratios
DAT 200 63.91 66.52 79.00
DAT 225 59.89 70.00 76.56 83.74 92.97 105.27 116.88 136.00 154.00 179.20
DAT 250  67.20 78.87 86.45 94.76 105.45 119.70 133.20 155.40 176.40 205.80 249.90
DAT 300 66.67 78.24 85.76 95.44 104.61 118.75 132.14 154.17 175.00 204.17 247.92
DAT 350 35.42 57.89 66.67 79.17 94.01 104.61 118.75 132.14 154.17 175.00 204.17 247.92
DAT 400 66.67 78.24 85.76 94.01 104.61 118.75 132.14 154.17 175.00 204.17 247.92
DAT 450 29.17 66.67 78.24 85.76 95.44 104.61 118.75 138.54 154.17 175.00 204.17 247.92
DAT 500 29.17 57.89 66.67 72.22 79.17 88.10 95.44 108.33 126.39 132.14 154.17 175.00 204.17 212.50 247.92
DAT 600 19.79 22.02 29.17 35.42 66.67 72.22 85.76 95.44 104.61 118.75 132.14 154.17 175.00 204.17 247.92 301.04
DAT 700 On request
DAT 800 On request
DAT 1000 On request

Note: Gear ratios from 20 to 1,500 are possible. Other gear ratios on request.

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