Spherical Thrust Roller Bearing

Characteristics :

Same as spherical roller bearings, housing washer raceway surface is a spherical one which takes the same point of bearing central axle as the spherical center point.

Different with other thrust bearings, these bearings are characterized by its high axial load carrying capacity, meanwhile, they can carry certain radial load, however, the radial load should not exceed 55% of the axial load. The track of the housing washer is spherical, and the rolling bodies are spherical shaped. This makes the bearing self-aligning and therefore insensitive to misalignment.

Application:

Applications of these bearings can be found in hydroelectric generators, vertical motors, propeller axle of vessels, tower cranes and squeezing presses.

Types :

Spherical Thrust Roller Bearings can be classified into following types :

Symmetric Spherical Thrust Roller Bearings

Asymmetric Spherical Thrust Roller Bearings