In expending a big chunk of our written resources, we’ve faithfully described a number of radial bearings, but we’re changing direction today, all so we can bring our audience linear motion bearings, a form that favours unidirectional vectors. We see the frictionless product running along specially shaped rails and guides, but what exactly is anti-friction […]
Designed as specialized fittings, bearings that are easy to insert, bearing inserts are still readily identifiable as standard radial bearings. Yes, they are undoubtedly related to each other, except the insertion variant doesn’t work on quite the same mounting principle. Instead, a locking collar secures the inner race to its accompanying shaft. Indeed, while common […]
Rolling bearings are productive radial motion enablers. They’re the compact metal rings and wheeling elements that fully transmit rotational momentum while neutralizing incurred frictional events. Of course, as essential to driveshaft operation and as mechanically productive as these components undoubtedly are, they’re not without flaws. A ball bearing is a spheroidal component, a part made […]
We’ve come quite a ways in our efforts to classify the contrasting shapes and builds of contemporary bearings. There’s been labeling and a concise description of functions to cover, tasks that have documented each mechanical group. Let’s now dutifully assess the functions of rod end bearings, a more exotic rolling element configuration. The central aperture […]
Needle roller bearings are designed as skinny cylindrical components, rolling elements that arrange themselves in a concentric circle within a ring-like raceway. The narrow diameter of this circular array reduces radial space, obviously, but the upshot of the design is a significant gain in load bearing capacity. Reduced Cross-Sectional Area Compact in form, the thin […]