Schmersal 101157378 AZ 16 ZVK-M20 – Safety Door Switch with Separate Actuator
The Schmersal 101157378 (AZ 16 ZVK-M20) is an electromechanical safety switch with a separate actuator, from the Schmersal AZ 16 series. It monitors the position of hinged, sliding and removable safety guards: when the guard is opened and the actuator is withdrawn, the positive-break NC contact opens.
This version has three M20 × 1.5 cable entries. It is built in a compact 52 × 90 × 30 mm double-insulated thermoplastic housing rated IP67. Schmersal also lists universal coding, high contact reliability at low voltages and currents, and insensitivity to soiling.
What the Part Number Means
- 101157378 – Schmersal item (order) number
- AZ 16 – AZ 16 series safety switch with separate actuator
- ZVK – Version code; this variant has 1 NO + 1 NC, slow action
- M20 – Cable entries M20 × 1.5 (3 entries)
Key Features
- Separate actuator: universal coding, three actuating directions
- Contacts: 1 NO + 1 NC, positive-break NC safety contact
- High contact reliability: works reliably at low voltages and currents
- Compact housing: 52 × 90 × 30 mm
- Cable entries: three M20 × 1.5, floor side, left and right
- Enclosure: double-insulated thermoplastic, IP67
- Wide temperature range: -30 °C to +80 °C
- Insensitive to soiling
- Mounting holes: slotted for fine adjustment, round for fixed location
Key Specifications (Schmersal 101157378 Data)
Mechanical Data
- Working principle: mechanical
- Coding level (EN ISO 14119): low (universal coding)
- Actuating directions: 3
- Positive break travel: 8 mm
- Positive break force: min. 10 N
- Max. actuating speed: 2 m/s
- Mechanical life: min. 1,000,000 operations
- Max. switching frequency: 4,000/h
- Mounting: 2 × M5 screws (slotted holes for fine adjustment, round holes for location)
Electrical Data
- Contacts: 1 NO + 1 NC (1 safety contact, 1 auxiliary contact)
- Switching principle: slow action, positive break NC contact
- Contact material: silver
- Utilisation category AC-15: 230 V AC / 4 A
- Utilisation category DC-13: 24 V DC / 4 A
- Thermal test current: 10 A
- Required rated short-circuit current: 1,000 A
- Rated insulation voltage Ui: 500 V
- Rated impulse withstand voltage Uimp: 6 kV
- Overvoltage category: III; pollution degree: 3
Safety Classification
- Standard: EN ISO 13849-1
- Standard classification: up to PL c, Category 1
- With fault exclusion for the mechanism: up to PL d, Category 3 (2-channel use with a suitable logic unit)
- B10D (NC contact): 2,000,000 operations
- B10D (NO contact, 10% Ie, ohmic load): 1,000,000 operations
- Mission time: 20 years
Connection
- Cable entries: 3 × M20 × 1.5
- Terminals: screw terminals, 0.25–2.5 mm² (including ferrules)
- Strip length: 6 mm
General Data
- Enclosure: glass-fibre reinforced thermoplastic, self-extinguishing, double-insulated
- Degree of protection: IP67
- Ambient temperature: -30 °C to +80 °C
- Storage temperature: -40 °C to +85 °C
- Max. installation altitude: 2,000 m
- Dimensions: 52 × 90 × 30 mm
- Weight: approx. 115 g (gross)
Approvals and Standards
- cULus, TÜV, CCC
- EN IEC 60947-5-1, EN ISO 13849-1, EN ISO 14119
Typical Applications
- Position monitoring of hinged, sliding and removable safety guards
- Machine tools, packaging machines and conveyor systems
- Installations using M20 cable glands
- Direct replacement of AZ 16 ZVK-M20 units in existing machines
Note: the actuator is not included and must be ordered separately.
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