Spherical roller bearings Spherical roller bearings have two rows of rollers with a common sphered raceway in the outer ring and two inner ring raceways inclined at an angle to the bearing axis (> fig. 1). This gives them an attractive combination of design features, making them irreplaceable in many demanding applications. They are self-aligning and consequently insensitive to misalignment of the shaft relative to the housing and to shaft deflection or bending. SKF spherical roller bearings are leading in design and can, in addition to heavy radial loads, accommodate heavy axial loads acting in both directions. Standard bearings ‘The standard range of SKF spherical roller bear- CA ings comprises * open bearings * sealed bearings * bearings for vibratory applications. CAF ECA, ECAC In addition to the standard range, SKF offers a wide range of special spherical roller bearings adapted for specific applications. - ECAF Open bearings — SKF spherical roller bearings are produced to several designs, depending on bearing series and size. The differences are * the arrangement of the floating guide ring as well as « the design of the inner ring and/or cages, as described in the following (> fig. 2). Cl), CC Two pressed window-type steel cages, flangeless inner ringand CAFA guide ring centred on the inner ring (a). EC(J), ECC(J) Reinforced roller complement, two pressed window-type steel cages, flangeless inner ring, guide ring centred on the inner CAMA ring (a). 696 Fig. One-piece machined brass cage, double-pronged, retaining flanges on the inner ring and guide ring centred on the inner ring (b). ‘As CA, but with a steel cage. Reinforced roller complement, ‘one-piece machined brass cage, double-pronged, retaining flanges on the inner ring, guide ring centred on the inner ring (b).. As ECA, but with a steel cage. For bearings with a bore diam- eter: «65mm: ‘Two pressed window-type steel cages, flangeless inner ring and guide ring centred on the inner ring (e). For bearings with a bore diam- eter d> 65 mm: ‘Two pressed window-type steel cages, flangeless inner ring and guide ring centred on the cages (d). One-piece machined steel cage, double-pronged, centred on the outer ring raceway, retaining flanges on the inner ring and guide ring centred on the inner Ting (e). ‘As CAFA, but with a brass cage. SKFWith some exceptions, all SKF spherical roller bearings are produced with a cylindrical bore as well as with a tapered bore. The tapered bore of bearings in the + 240, 241, 248 and 249 series have a taper of 1:30, designation suffix K30, and the * other series have a taper of 1:12, designation suffix K. Annular groove and lubrication holes To facilitate efficient bearing lubrication, SKF spherical roller bearings are provided with + an annular groove and three lubrication holes in the outer ring (> fig. 3a), designation suf- fix W33, or ‘three lubrication holes in the outer ring (> fig. 3b), designation suffix W20. E-design spherical roller bearings have the annular groove and three lubrication holes fea~ ture as standard so that the designation suffix 'W33 is omitted from the bearing designation. SKF Fig.2 Fig.3 a3 wao 697