Designs and Variants of Ball Bearing Rollers for Various Applications in Industry

The rotational movement of machines is largely supported by bearings, which are one of the most indispensable parts, asking for continuous changes in shapes and designs for high performance. Rolling bearings have gained much prominence today for their role in unhindered operation of machines. With the rolling elements designed in a cylindrical shape, they help have line contact with the ring washers. Because of the heavy load acting on the rolling elements, the contact line change to become rectangular.  

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The rectangular contact area however allows the rolling elements of the bearing to accommodate heavy loads at a low speed though with high friction. When it comes to the applications of ball bearing rollers, they are classified depending on their efficiency. Some of the important types of rolling bearings are explained below.

Different Types of Ball Bearing Rollers and their Uses

Ball bearing rollers are differentiated based on the size, design, dimensions and series. These aspects are however standardized to help promote interchangeability. Here are some of the most popular types of roller bearings used in various industrial sectors.

Spherical Roller Bearings: Comprised of two symmetrical rolling-element rows, a spherical roller bearing has inner ring raceways disposed at a specific angle to the bearing axis, as well as a spherical outer ring raceway. This helps the spherical roller bearings have the following features:

• Accommodate misalignment.
• Handle both axial and radial loads in both directions.
• Allow optimal load distribution with the assistance of symmetrical rolling elements along the surface contact area.
• Reduce stress peaks at the roller ends due to the special profile of the rollers.

For applications that require handling of one-directional heavy axial loads, as well as acting radial loads, a spherical roller thrust bearing is used. With asymmetrical rolling elements and special ring raceways, the bearing is suitably used for the purpose. When it comes to supporting rotational movements among the automotive parts, a spherical bearing serves as a popular automobile bearing part.
 
Cylindrical Roller Bearings: They are another kind of rolling bearings which are known for variations in designs, sizes and series. You can however find the variations in the following:

• the roller rows, which come in single or double rows
• the type of cage, whether with or without a cage
• The flange configuration of inner and outer rings, for instance, the number of guide flanges and their position)

The high stiffness these bearings have help handle heavy loads, while the open flange design promotes the formation of lubricant film, which helps reduce friction.

Tapered Roller Bearings: These bearings are featured to have tapered inner and outer raceways, as well as tapered rollers, which help them handle combined loads, that is, concomitantly acting radial and axial loads.

From the above, you can choose any ball bearing rollers that are suitable and meet your requirement.