Different Types of Angular Contact Ball Bearings and Their Applications

 

Angular Contact Ball Bearings

With this bearing type, you can handle combined loads, which include concurrently acting axial and radial loads. An angular contact ball bearing is known for the displaced outer and inner ring raceways, which are relative to each other in the bearing-axial direction. Where the contact angle increases, the axial load carrying capability of the bearing also increases.

The line connecting the points of contact of the ring raceways and ball on the radial plane is called the contact angle. While in operation, the angular contact ball bearing unit has the combined load transferred from one to the other ring raceways in a line vertical to the bearing axis.

  

Different Types of Angular Contact Ball Bearing Design

The commonly used designs in the angular contact ball bearings are:

1. Single Row Angular Contact Ball Bearings

Their design is known for managing one-directional axial loads. With a typical adjustment against another bearing, a single row angular contact ball bearing facilitates better use in various applications. The non-separable lower and upper shoulders make the bearing rings unique for this bearing unit. The basic design variant is meant for adjusted arrangements, with only one bearing used in a position though it does not permit quick mounting of it adjacent to each other.

With a single row angular contact bearing, you can ensure high load carrying capacity for it allows incorporation of a large number of ball rollers. You call also find quick accelerations and decelerations.

2. Double Row Angular Contact Ball Bearings

Where two single-row angular contact ball bearings are designed to use back-to-back, it makes a double row angular contact ball bearing.While occupying less axial space, the bearing design is good enough to handle both radial and axial loads in both directions, as well as during tilting. The stiff-bearing arrangement make this bearing design unique, with different performance capabilities and tolerances.

 

Some prominent features of this bearing are it uses less axial space and can be an alternative to two single-row angular contact ball bearings used back-to-back taking up much axial space. The bearing has a high load carrying capacity for its incorporation of a large number balls.

 

3. Four-Point Contact Ball Bearings

Crafted to support two-directional axial loads, four-point contact ball bearings comprise radial single-row angular contact ball bearings with ring raceways. The bearing design is also known to support a limited radial load for the axial load given. The separable design offers two inner ring halves. The outer ring, along with ball rollers, and a cage assembly can be dismounted and mounted separately.

Various Uses of Angular Contact Ball Bearings

The different design variants of angular contact ball bearings make them suitable for industrial pumps, electric motors, material handling, compressors, and many more.