# Photoelectric Sensor, Fork, WF Series, 15 mm, NPN / PNP, 10 V to 30 V ![Product image](https://novapart.co/image/farnell:7234570/) **URL**: https://novapart.co/products/WF15-40B410/photoelectric-sensor-fork-wf-series-15-mm-npn-pnp **SKU**: WF15-40B410 **Manufacturer**: SICK **Price**: €176.4500 **Stock**: 10+ **Lead Time**: 36 days (indicative) ## Description Sensor Output:NPN / PNP; Sensing Range Max:15mm; Supply Voltage DC Min:10V; Supply Voltage DC Max:30V; Output Current:100mA; Product Range:WF Series; SVHC:No SVHC (15-Jan-2018); Exte ## Specifications | Parameter | Value | |---|---| | Svhc | No SVHC (21-Jan-2025) | | Ip Rating | IP65 | | Output Type | NPN / PNP | | Sensor Type | Fork Sensor | | Light Source | Infrared LED | | Product Range | WF Series | | Qualification | - | | Sensing Method | Through Beam | | Connection Method | 4 Pin M8 Connector | | Sensing Range Max | 15mm | | Sensor Output Type | NPN / PNP | | Supply Voltage Max | 30V | | Supply Voltage Min | 10V | | Sensing Distance Max | 15mm | | Supply Voltage Dc Max | 30V | | Supply Voltage Dc Min | 10V | | Operating Temperature Max | 60Β°C | | Operating Temperature Min | -20Β°C | ## Datasheet πŸ“„ [Download PDF](https://novapart.co/datasheet/farnell:7234570/) ## WF next: Fork sensors for a wide range of applications - I slot widths between 2 and 120 mm, slot depths of 40, 60 and 95 mm, - I manual adjustment via userfriendly keyboard, - I simple and quick adjustment via Teach-in, - I switching output PNP and NPN, - I L/D adjustable via button, - I rugged metal housing with glass optics, - I shortest response time, - I fine resolution. Fork sensors ~~bl |~~ The detection of labels, marks and double sheets, as well as Tholes and edges are typical appli- cations for the new WF fork sensors. A complete range of sensors with the following features is available for a variety of operating conditions: WF next Fork sensors, manual setting **==> picture [533 x 395] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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2 mm||||||||||| |5 mm||||||||||| |15 mm||||||||||| |30 mm||||||||||| |50 mm||||||||||| |80 mm||||||||||| |120 mm||||||||||| |Fork depth
40,60 or 95 mm||||||||||| |Light source
LED,infra-red modulated||||||||||| |Minimum detectable object size
0.2 mm||||||||||| |Supplyvoltage UV
10 ... 30 V DC 2)||||||||||| |Current consumption 3)
40 mA||||||||||| |Residual ripple 4)
< 10 %||||||||||| |Switchingoutput
PNP and NPN||||||||||| |Light/dark adjustable via button||||||||||| |Signal voltage||||||||||| |PNP
HIGH = UV –(< 2 V)/LOW = 0 V||||||||||| |NPN
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100 mA||||||||||| |Stabilityof response time 5)
Β± 20Β΅s||||||||||| |Response time 5),switchingfrequency 6) Max. 100Β΅s;10,000/s||||||||||| |Initialisation time
100 ms||||||||||| |Ambient light safety||||||||||| |Incandescent lamp
5,000 Lux||||||||||| |Sunlight
10,000 Lux||||||||||| |VDEprotection class 7)
III||||||||||| |Enclosure rating
IP 65||||||||||| |Circuitprotection 8)
A,B,C||||||||||| |Ambient temperature 9)
Operation
–20 Β°C ... +60 Β°C||||||||||| |Storage
–30 Β°C ... +80 Β°C||||||||||| |Housing
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(E.g. 40 = fork depth equivalent to 40 mm)
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Limit values, reverse-polarity protected
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Without load
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On|| |Order information|Order information||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Fork depth 40 mm||||Fork depth 60 mm||||Fork depth 95 mm|||| |Type||Part no.||Type||Part no.||Type||Part no.|| |WF2-40B410||6 028 428||WF2-60B410||6 028 436||WF2-95B410||6 028 443|| |WF5-40B410||6 028 429||WF5-60B410||6 028 437||WF5-95B410||6 028 444|| |WF15-40B410||6 028 430||WF15-60B410||6 028 438||WF15-95B410||6 028 445|| |WF30-40B410||6 028 431||WF30-60B410||6 028 439||WF30-95B410||6 028 446|| |WF50-40B410||6 028 432||WF50-60B410||6 028 440||WF50-95B410||6 028 447|| |WF80-40B410||6 028 433||WF80-60B410||6 028 441||WF80-95B410||6 028 448|| |WF120-40B410||6 028 435||WF120-60B410||6 028 442||WF120-95B410||6 028 449|| **SENSICK 3** WF next Fork sensors, Teach-in Fork sensors ~~bl~~ **==> picture [405 x 220] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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Fork width 2 ... 120 mm Simple setting using 2-point Teach-in PNP and NPN switching output Light/dark switching adjustable Rugged aluminium housing **==> picture [334 x 193] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**
||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Adjustments possible|1|Optical axis| |All types|2|Mounting holes, Ø 4.2 mm| |3|Function indicator (red)| |3|4|4|Function indicator (yellow), switching output| |1Β°39_)|+|m|5|β€œ+”/β€œβ€“β€ buttons and function button| |5| |–| |Dimensions| |OX)|oY| |–|1s T|I| |– 1s T|II|Dimensions|A|B|C| |LW|–|(WF 2mm)|Fork width2|Fork de42/59/p95th|14| |3s| |WF 5|5|42/59/95|14| |+%|–|6s|cs|WF 15WF 30|1530|4242//5959//9595|4227| |WF 50|50|42/59/95|40| |WF 80|80|42/59/95|70| |WF 120|120|42/59/95|110| **----- End of picture text -----**
Connection types All types CE > ~~β€”β€”_]~~ Accessories 4-pin, M8 Cables and Connectors ~~β€”,__ β€”β€”~~ brn 1 L+ blk 4 QP blu 3 M wht 2 QN a 4 SENSICK WF next, Teach-in ## Technical data WF 2-XX[1)] 5-XX[1)] 15-XX[1)] 30-XX[1)] 50-XX[1)] 80-XX[1)] 120-XX[1][)] B416 B416 B416 B416 B416 B416 B416 |Fork width
2 mm||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |5 mm||||||||| |15 mm||||||||| |30 mm||||||||| |50 mm||||||||| |80 mm||||||||| |120 mm||||||||| |Fork depth
40,60 or 95 mm||||||||| |Light source
LED,infra-red modulated||||||||| |Minimum detectable object size
0.2 mm||||||||| |Supplyvoltage UV
10 ... 30 V DC 2)||||||||| |Current consumption 3)
40 mA||||||||| |Ripple 4)
< 10 %||||||||| |Switchingoutput
PNP and NPN||||||||| |Light/dark adjustable via button||||||||| |Signal voltage||||||||| |PNP
HIGH = UV –(< 2 V)/LOW = 0 V||||||||| |NPN
HIGH = UV/LOW = < 2 V||||||||| |Output current IA
100 mA||||||||| |Stabilityof response time 5)
Β± 20Β΅s||||||||| |Response time 5),switchingfrequency 6) Max. 100Β΅s;10,000/s||||||||| |Teach-in via button||||||||| |Initialisation time
100 ms||||||||| |Ambient light safety||||||||| |Incandescent lamp
5,000 Lux||||||||| |Sunlight
10,000 Lux||||||||| |VDEprotection class 7)
III||||||||| |Enclosure rating
IP 65||||||||| |Circuitprotection 8)
A,B,C||||||||| |Ambient temperature 9)
Operation
–20 Β°C ... +60 Β°C||||||||| |Storage
–30 Β°C ... +80 Β°C||||||||| |Housing
Aluminium||||||||| |Weight
Approx. 36gto 160g 10)||||||||| |1)
XX = Fork depth
(E.g. 40 = fork depth equivalent to 40 mm)
2)
Limit values, reverse-polarity protected
3)
Without load
4)
May not exceed or fall short of
VS-tolerances
5)
Signal transit time with resistive load
6)
With light/dark ratio 1:1; no time delay
7)
Reference voltage 50 V DC|8)
A = UVconnections reverse-polarity
protected
B = Outputs short-circuit protected
C = Interference pulse suppression
9)
Do not bend below 0 Β°C|||||10) Depending on fork width||| ||Truth table||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Switching type||Light-switching (Q)||Dark-switching (Q–)|| |Light path free||yes|no|yes|no| |PNP/NPN output||HIGH|LOW|LOW|HIGH| |Function indicator(yellow)On|||Off|Off|On| |Order information|Order information||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Fork depth 40 mm||||Fork depth 60 mm||||Fork depth 95 mm|||| |Type||Part no.||Type||Part no.||Type||Part no.|| |WF2-40B416||6 028 450||WF2-60B416||6 028 457||WF2-95B416||6 028 464|| |WF5-40B416||6 028 451||WF5-60B416||6 028 458||WF5-95B416||6 028 465|| |WF15-40B416||6 028 452||WF15-60B416||6 028 459||WF15-95B416||6 028 466|| |WF30-40B416||6 028 453||WF30-60B416||6 028 460||WF30-95B416||6 028 467|| |WF50-40B416||6 028 454||WF50-60B416||6 028 461||WF50-95B416||6 028 468|| |WF80-40B416||6 028 455||WF80-60B416||6 028 462||WF80-95B416||6 028 469|| |WF120-40B416||6 028 456||WF120-60B416||6 028 463||WF120-95B416||6 028 470|| SENSICK 5 Description of 2-point Teach-in process - ~~|~~ Teach-in: adjusting the switching threshold The material speed during Teach-in must equal zero (machine stationary). ## 1[st] operation **==> picture [53 x 143] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**
+
–
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Operate both buttons for 1 sec (on mark or object). After the first Teach-in operation, the red function indicator flashes slowly and signals that the second Teach-in operation must now be initiated. ## 2[nd] operation **==> picture [54 x 136] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**
+
1 s
–
yellow red
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Briefly operate the β€œβ€“β€ button (on carrier material or without scanned object). After the second Teach-in operation, the red function indicator extinguishes. The Teach-in operation was unsuccessful if the red function indicator flashes. ## Notes - + Following completion of the Teach-in operation, the – switching threshold can be further adjusted by the β€œ+” or β€œβ€“β€ button at any time. For slower adjustment, press the β€œ+” or β€œβ€“β€ button once. For faster adjustment, the finger remains on the β€œ+” or β€œβ€“β€ button. - .%% 3s (3 seconds), the unit can be locked against unintentionalBy simultaneously pressing the β€œ+” and β€œβ€“β€ buttons adjustment - ie) – 6s By simultaneously pressing the β€œ+” and β€œβ€“β€ buttons (6 seconds), the switching function (light/dark) can be inrated. Default setting: light switching. dd 6 SENSICK Cables and Connectors Dimensional drawings and order information **==> picture [534 x 127] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**
SENSICK screw-in system M8, 4-pin, enclosure rating IP 67
Female connector M8, 4-pin, straight Female connector M8, 4-pin, right angle, 4-pin, right angle 4-pin, right anglepin, right anglein, right angle, right angle right angleght angleht angleglele
Type Part no. Typeypee Part no.
DOS-0804-G 6 009 974 DOS-0804-W 6 009 975
2 1 2 1
4 3
4 3
38.4 Cable diameter
max. 5.0 mm
ΓΈ 11.6 M8x1
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Female connector M8, 4-pin, right angle, 4-pin, right angle 4-pin, right anglepin, right anglein, right angle, right angle right angleght angleht angleglele
Typeypee Part no.
DOS-0804-W 6 009 975
2 1
4 3
12.5
Cable diameter
max. 5.0 mm
M8x1
ΓΈ 11.6
28.0
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Female connector M8, 4-pin, straight
Cable diameter 5 mm, 4 x 0.25 mm [2] , sheath PVC
Type Part no. Cable length
DOL-0804-G02M 6 009 870 2 m
DOL-0804-G05M 6 009 872 5 m
DOL-0804-G10M 6 010 754 10 m
Rmin [1)]
2/wht 1/brn
4/blk 3/blu
30.5
ΓΈ 10
M 8x1
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Female connector M8, 4-pin, right angle
Cable diameter 5 mm, 4 x 0.25 mm [2] , sheath PVC
Type Part no. Cable length
DOL-0804-W02M 6 009 871 2 m
DOL-0804-W05M 6 009 873 5 m
DOL-0804-W10M 6 010 755 10 m
2/wht 1/brn
4/blk 3/blu
26
6
Rmin [1)]
M 8x1
ΓΈ 10
16.5
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