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Lecture 23
Engineering 473
Machine Design
Why Rolling Contact
Bearings?
Typical applications
include supporting
shafts.
Bearing Nomenclature
Retainer
or Cage
Rolling Element
Outside
(Ball)
Diameter Bore
Inner Race
Outer Race
Inner and outer races are typically pressed onto the shaft or
hub with a slight interference fit to make them move with the
shaft (inner race) or remain stationary (outer race).
Ball Bearings
Thrust
Force
Radial
Force
Radial Ball Angular Ball
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Roller Bearings
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Needle Bearings
Heavy Duty
Drawn Cup
Thrust
Gage
Needle bearings have very high load
ratings and require less space.
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Other Types of Bearings
Sperical
Polymer
Bearings
www.igus.com/iglide/iglide.htm
Bronze Bushings
Rolling Contact Bearing
Materials
k
L 2 æ F1 ö Bearing manufacturers
= çç ÷÷ provide one set of data
L1 è F2 ø relating load and life.
k
æCö This equation is used to
L 2 = çç ÷÷ ×10 Revolutions find the life at different
6
è F2 ø loads.
Example Bearing Data
SKF Catalog
Outer Race Rotation
Manufacturer’s data is normally based on a rotating
inner race and a stationary outer race.
A rotating outer race and a stationary inner race
will have a lower life.
The Anti-Friction Bearing Manufacturer’s
Association (AFBMA) has developed a standard
equation for computing an equivalent radial load
that takes this into account.
Fe = XVFr
Fe = XVFr + YFa
Fr
F α
V = 1.0 Rotating Inner Race
V = 1.2 Rotating Outer Race
T1 T2 T3 T4
Fe,i ≡ Equivalent radial load for ith event
n i ≡ Speed of the ith event
Ti ≡ Time period of the ith event
1k
é j
k ù
T n (
ê å i i e,i ú
F )
Fe ≡ ê i =1 j ú
ê ú
ê å T n
i i ú
ë i =1 û
Mounting Bearings
Most manufacturer’s catalogs specify the limiting
dimensions for the shaft and housing bore. These are
generally controlled to within a few thousands of an
inch.
4. Read www.timken.com/bearings/fundamen/