45 lubrication and maintenance-free igus® products in a racing simulator

• What was needed: linear module drylin® SHT in combination with a stepper motor and dryve motor control as well as drylin® W profile guides for adjusting seats, monitors or steering wheel. energy chain and triflex® for cable management
• Requirements: lubrication-free, maintenance-free, wear-resistant, space-saving, low weight, easy installation, long service life
• Products used: drylin® linear technology & drive technology, iglidur® plain bearings and tribo-tape, xiros® ball bearings, energy chain & tribo-tape triflex®
• Success for the customer: The products used offer high load capacity, wear resistance and are completely maintenance and lubrication-free. The use of lightweight materials such as plastic and aluminium makes them easy to transport. In addition, assembly and disassembly is quick and easy.

All adjustments in the racing simulator should be lubrication-free, clean, easy to use and have a long service life. Since the simulators are used in a wide variety of locations around the world, the components should be as light as possible for transport purposes, be quick and easy to remove and not require any maintenance.

A SHTlinear module was used for the seat adjustment in combination with a stepper motor and a D1 dryvecontroller, which enables the user to adjust the seat to the exact desired position. Another SHT linear module was used to adjust the height of the monitors. In addition to the seat mover control system, the seat bracket was connected to the sides of the simulator chassis, where two drylin® W linear rails WS 20-80 were mounted on each side. The seat angle is adjustable via a frame manufactured by Greaves 3D Engineering with various iglidur® GTM, GSM and GSM bearings. A variety of drylin® W-linear guides were used to enable assembly, adjustment up and down, forwards and backwards and folding for transport. By mounting on a linear module SHT, all 4 monitors can be adjusted vertically together with one handle. The complete cable management is provided by igus® E-chain systems.