BEARINGS

 

            Schaeffler UK is the UK headquarters for all UK sales, marketing, engineering and logistics for both INA and FAG product brands. The combined standard catalogue contains over 40,000 INA and FAG bearing products. The unbeatable product range includes needle, cylindrical, spherical, and taper roller bearings, plain bearings and linear systems, as well as an extended range of ball bearings and housed units. A full condition monitoring and maintenance product portfolio is also available to support all your maintenance needs. In addition to its range of bearing products, INA is also renowned as a world leader in the development and manufacture of automotive components.

 

             Thrust ball bearings are divided into single and double direction types. The former is able to accommodate axial load in one direction, while the latter is able to accommodate it in both directions. Neither is suitable for applications that involve radial load or high-speed rotation.

 

               Bearings whose housing washer back face is spherical (with a spherical back face or aligning seat washer) are designed with a self-aligning capability and can accommodate the effects of inaccurate mounting.

 

Spherical Thrust Roller Bearings:

                 Spherical thrust roller bearings are designed to carry high axial loads. They can also support radial load if magnitude is no more than 55% of the axial load being carried. These bearings are not suitable for high-speed rotation.

Having a spherical housing washer raceway surface, these bearings are self-aligning, adjusting to axial inclination. They are usually used with oil lubrication.
 
                   Angular contact bearings are designed such that a contact angle between the races and the balls is formed when the bearing is in use. The major design characteristic of this type of bearing is that one, or both of the ring races have one shoulder relieved, or higher than the other. In order for these bearings to function properly, they must be assembled with a thrust load. This loading (or preload) creates a line of contact (or contact angle) between the inner race, the ball and the outer race.

 

                    The preload can be built into the bearing or created when the bearing is inserted into an assembly. The contact angle varies from 15° to 40° and is measured relative to a line running perpendicular to the bearing axis. Angular contact bearings are unidirectional thrust bearings that can withstand heavy thrust loads and moderate radial loads.