2012/2017 \What's the Difference Between Bearings? | Wha’ the Difference Between... content fom Machine Design REGISTER | LOGIN 0 EVERY VOTE COUNTS! ia MOVATIEN cHoose THe 2017 AWARD WINNERS @NArGS _vwnevenientcon/2017-imovatiorFiaists LOTT OON What's the Difference Between Bearings? avn doen Dein sag 2.015 8 Pew ai 18 +. ths type ince igh eton raps an schemas whe apa. Bearings are used to help reduce friction. Metal-upon-metal contact produces large ‘Riand Arcomaton 2 Power Won ‘amounts of frietion. The friction adds to wear and tear of the metal, producing grinding that slowly degrades the metal. Bearings reduce friction by having the two surfaces roll Gone 2) AB ‘over each other, reducing the amount of friction produced. They consist of a smooth ‘metal ball or roller that rolls against a smooth inner and outer metal surface. The rollers ‘or balls teke the loa, allowing the device to spin. Image Gallery ‘The Best Sights from 2016's ReareD ‘Technology Trade Shows » Spinning Ahead on a Lubrication-Free Ball Bearing » Bearing killers: Preventing the top causes of bearing damage » Simulation Table's Bearings Support High Loads By Carlos Gonzalez ‘The lad acted upon & bearing is either a radial or thrust load. Depending on the location ‘ofthe bearing in the mechanism, it can see all ofa radial or thrust load or a combination ‘ofboth, For example, the bearing inthe wheel ofyour ear supports a radial anda thrust load. The weight ofthe ear on the bearing produces a radial load while the thrust load is podhced as the car turns a corner. Here we vill examine some types of common bearings Ball Bearings Ball bearings are most common type of bearing and ean handle both redial and thrust, loads. Ball bearings are also known as deep-groove single-row or Conrad bearings. The {nner ring is typically fastened to the rotating shaft andthe groove onthe outer diameter Apps from NIST: They/re Free, but provides a cicular ball racevay. The outer ting is mounted onto the bearing housing. The Obscure ball bearings are housed in a race and when the load is applied, itis transmitted from the ‘outer race tothe ball and from the ball tothe inner rae. The raceway grooves have typical ‘curvature rai of 51.5% to 53% ofthe ball diameter. Smaller curvature raceways can ‘cause high rolling friction due tothe tight conformity of the balls and raceways. Higher ‘curvature raceways can shorten fatigue life from inereased stress inthe smaller bal contract ares. By Stephon Mraz hitp:machinedesign.comwhats-ct snce-betweeniwhats-lference-between-bearings-t 182012/2017 \What's the Difference Between Bearings? | Wha’ the Difference Between... content fom Machine Design BALL BEARING OD. corner Ovter ring Shoulders Inner ring Bore corner Separator Inner ring ball race Outer ring sty, 207 ball race Huntington Convention Center Cleveland, ‘The contact points between the ball and the outer race is very’ small due tothe spherical shape ofthe bearing, This also helps the ball spin very smoothly, Since the contact pointis “has uueaheabi ne eceive eesh so small, the bearing can become overloaded at a specific point causing the ball bearing to become deformed, This will run the bearing. Ball bearings are typically used in beans, retype edn smal ond aplestons Join Our Newsletter applications where the loud is relatively small Enter your eal adress ONC SI emai ce Select your county. , Cc emg ‘ i cer) io aac Conrad pe Good fo Ball Bearing Selaigheg a Tal Subscribe Sepeabe inner gman Straighi/Cylindrical locating cece g Roler Boaing | Safeonines we diesion . locating eect ro Feature Tapered Roller sata eos fot Bearings [ERS " Use Existing Data to Optimize lloT Sprgreatiter ee ‘celent ‘coos Sensor Deployment Needle we fies Compt a ‘Good . By Marcia Elaine Walker and Bill Roberts ‘Shige gieoion lh Thrust Bearings ‘grooved fore 1 a Shee recon eye oie T Beste 2. The tbl above Ins some gnwaliypes ofall ewings and hype ond epaes ‘Straight Roller Bearings Straight roller or eyindrica bearings run in cylindrical raceways and have low-fretion, hhigh-radial load eapaeity, and high speed capability. Roller bearings are eylinder-shaped. ‘bearings where the point of contact between the besring and the race isa lin rather than ‘point. Load is distributed over a larger area and allows the bearing to handle a greater Toad, To minimize its tendency to skew, the rollers length is not much greater than the diameter ofthe roller. Read Now hitp:machinedesign.comwhats-ct snce-betweeniwhats-lference-between-bearings-t 2082012/2017 thrust capacity \What's the Diference Between Bearings? | What's the Difference Between... content from Machine Design STRAIGHT ROLLER BEARING 2. stant or cytngrea! oler bearings canbe found in ppleaon hs conveyor beter, whlch re ‘Their usual design is fre to float axially, and they have rller-guiding anges on both sides of one ring and none on the other side, This allows forthe bearing to expand due to ‘thermal activity when used in combination with a ball bearing’ fixed location at the ‘opposite end. A thrust load can be supported in one direction ifa guiding flange is added ‘on one ofthe opposing rings’ side. A second flange can be added for two-directional ‘Tapered Roller Bearings snce-betweeniwhats-lference-between-bearings-t 3182012/2017 \What's the Difference Between Bearings? | Wha’ the Difference Between... content fom Machine Design TAPERED ROLLER BEARING Bearing widihe ‘In a tapered roller bearing, the rings andthe rollers are tapered in the shape of truncated cones to simultaneously support axial and radial loads. The ratio ofthe loads depends on ‘the angle of the axes between the roller and bearing, The greater the angle is the greater axial load can be supported. The contact angle for most tapered roller bearings range is betsseen 10 to 16 degrees. For higher thrust-oad eapacity, a 3o-degree contact angle is used, 1e-betwoenwhat-e-diference-betwoen-bearings-1 4102012/2017 \What's the Difference Between Bearings? | Wha’ the Difference Between... content fom Machine Design Spherical Roller Bearings ‘Spherical roller bearings typically consist of two rows of barrel-shaped rollers running in ‘two raceways. One ison the inner ring andthe other is ona continuous spherical surface This allows the bearing to operate with ‘round on the inner diameter ofthe outer rin ‘some misalignment. Spheria! rollers have barrel profiles that closely match the raceways profiles, hence making them robust and having a high load capacity. They are mounted in irs inside the bearing housing and are faced in opposite directions. This is done so that ‘the load ean be supported in either direction, snce-betweeniwhats-lference-between-bearings-t 582012/2017 \What's the Difference Between Bearings? | Wha’ the Difference Between... content fom Machine Design SPHERICAL BEARING. OD. ‘corner Outer ring Inner ring (6. Sphecal role bearings are uted in ar ube and can support re ral and hrurtlonde Needle Roller Bearings ‘Noodle roller bearings use clongated cylindrical rolling clements with small diameters. ‘They are used in applications where radial space is limited. The diameter to length ratio forthe needles varies between 1-1-2 and 1-10-10. Due to their small size, they eannot be ‘guided accurately and generate high amounts of friction. They are used a low speeds and oscillating motions asa result, Cages may be used to help guide the needles and improve retention. NEEDLE ROLLER BEARING Outside diameter 1. Neel oer bearings are uted n deans hat hae any apace etc ‘Thrust Bearings hitp:/machinedesign comiwhats-lifrence-betweenwhat-s-diference-between-bearings-1 6@2012/2017 \What's the Difference Between Bearings? | Wha’ the Difference Between... content fom Machine Design Designed to handle high thrust loads, roller-thrust bearings are typically found in gearsets used for car transmissions between gears or between the housing and rotating shafts. The angled teeth found in helical gears used in car transmissions produce a high thrust load that is supported by the roller-tarust bearings. Roller thrust bearings slide within a rller- +ace contact to handle the surface-speed variation that comes asa result of the varying diameter across the contact zone. BALL THRUST BEARING ‘Ball-thrust bearings are comprised of two grooved plates witha set of balls between therm. The ball-race contacts havea sliding action that is increased at high speeds by the ‘centrifugal foreeon the balls Cylindrical roller thrust bearings are limited to about 20% ‘of the speed ofits radial bearing counterpart and bal-thrust bearings are limited to 30% of the speed oftheir counterpart. All images repurposed from the University of Cambridge. woe! Get] Racommens Discuss this Article « cn ons hak for hace ik it Login or Reger t pot comments Vandya20 ces 04 Very Login Regn tpt comments ser 568662 coos sooo expat thanks or share Log ino Reger t pot comments hitp:/machinedesign comiwhats-lifrence-betweenwhat-s-diference-between-bearings-1 782012/2017 What's the Difference Setween Bearings? | Wha’ the Difference Between. wser-6a0i8 en eb, 206 Thanks for crip drawings with detailed names. Connmon uses ike "ape llr bearings re ‘sed in the wheel bearings of most ar" might be included next time. {opt o Reiter to pst comments Please Log In or Register to post comments. 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