Some Taper Roller Bearing Designs and Their Uses in Industries

 

Taper Roller Bearing Designs

Challenges in industrial production have led to the development of different roller bearing design variants, which help acquire total design economy through reduced friction, minimal maintenance, and increased durability. Among them, tapered roller bearings are the popular ones, which are so crafted to accommodate both acting radial and axial loads coincidently. 

The cup and cone assembly of the bearing unit are separable and standardized; thus, providing high interchangeability. The outer ring washer constitutes a cup, while the inner ring washer, rollers, and cage form a cone assembly. 

A suitable taper roller bearing design helps you gain a rigid bearing application by pairing two single-row taper roller bearings. With this custom-made bearing design, you can have any industrial application use it, irrespective of any temperature, load, and speed conditions.  

Taper Roller Bearing Designs Different Applications

With effective taper roller-bearing solutions, you can achieve better operational reliability and higher performance. Some types of tapered roller bearing used for the purpose are: 

Single Row Tapered Roller Bearing Where true rolling motion with minimum thrust is required, a single-row tapered roller bearing design is used. You can have different designs in this type and the most common ones are the basic ones or with the flanged outer raceway. For application-specific, you can customize the version. An inherent feature of a single row tapered roller bearing is the intersection of the ring washer projection lines at a “common point on the axis”. The increase in the contact angle helps the unit have its axial load handling capacity increased. 

• Double Row Tapered Roller Bearing

The acting radial and axial loads in either direction are best managed by a double-row tapered roller bearing. With a specific axial clearance, which helps detect the shaft in both directions, the bearing offers high rigidity and therefore, is primarily used in heavy applications such as agricultural equipment, rolling mills, gearboxes, and tunneling machines. 

• Paired Tapered Roller Bearings

The paired type is made possible with a combination of two single-row tapered roller bearings placed in different arrangements like a tandem, back-to-back, and face-to-face. This taper roller bearing variant allows you to have a relatively stiff bearing arrangement to suit applications. 

Some Applications of  Tapered Roller Bearing Designs

Tapered roller bearings are largely used in heavy industrial applications, where you can find a paired tapered roller bearing employed in rolling mills and automotive sectors. The use of a single-row and a double-row tapered roller bearing is found in certain industries like quarry, mining, gearboxes, hoisting equipment, rolling mills, and so on.

The wheel-bearing applications also favor a tapered roller bearing design for it can accommodate both loads, radial and axial. The downward load created by an automobile is a radial load, while the thrust load is created when the vehicle turns.