
Translation of the original instructions
1 Further applicable documents
All available documents for the product www.festo.com/pk.è
– Take into consideration the ambient conditions at the location of use.
– Only use the product in original status without unauthorised modifications.
– Observe labelling on the product.
– Store the product in a cool, dry, UV-protected and corrosion-protected envir-
onment. Ensure that storage times are kept to a minimum.
– Prior to mounting, installation and maintenance work: Switch off compressed
air supply and secure it from being switched back on.
– Observe tightening torques. Unless otherwise specified, the tolerance
The product is intended to be used for gripping objects from the outside.
The product is not intended for use as a stopper cylinder, shock absorber or linear
2.4 Training of qualified personnel
Installation, commissioning, maintenance and disassembly should only be con-
ducted by qualified personnel.
The skilled personnel must be familiar with the installation of pneumatic control
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Contact your regional Festo contact person if you have technical questions
When the supply ports are pressurized, a piston rod moves out and in. The intern-
al piston rod is connected to the tip of the inverting cap. When the piston rod is
retracted, the inverting cap is turned inside out. This forms an indentation of the
surface of the inverting cap in which an object is enclosed and gripped.
Supply port C (inverting cap)
Slot for proximity sensor (2x)
Bayonet catch for inverting cap
Fig. 1 Product design DHEF
The DHEF fits into a mounting interface in accordance with
ISO9409-1-50-4-M6:2004-03.
Use the centring collar ( 31.5mm) for centring.1Æ
2. Mount adaptive shape gripper with 4 screws (M6).
• Use one-way flow control valves directly in the supply ports.
They can be used to adjust the retraction and extension speed.
To query the piston position:
• Use proximity sensors in the slot www.festo.com/catalogue.7è