Features
& Benefits:
In
its most common single row form, a tapered roller bearing consists of
four basic components: an angled dinner face (cone), an angled outer face
(cup), tapered rollers, and a cage which spaces and retains the rollers
around the
cone - producing a cone assembly.
Tapered roller bearings are
also produced in two and four row designs, and in other versions including
thrust bearings and sealed "packaged" bearings.
Using angled races and conical
rollers gives tapered roller bearings a number of major advantages compared
to most other bearing types.
Its unique geometry enables
it to carry both radial and thrust loads, while separable races allow
bearing settings to be adjusted to suit each application - and simplify
bearing fitting.
Case Hardened
- For Longer Life
All of the above features
contribute to the fact that, size for size, tapered roller bearings can
carry higher loads than most other bearing types. For example, a tapered
roller bearing can typically carry up to 2 1/2 times the load compared
to a ball bearing of the same size - or give more than 20 times the life
for the same loading.
Whilst these benefits can
apply to all tapered roller bearings, Timken tapered roller bearings offer
another, hidden benefit: compared to most other tapered roller bearings
which are through hardened, all critical components in a Timken bearing
are case hardened. This gives every load bearing element a hard, wear-resistant
surface coupled to a ductile core that can withstand heavy shock loads
without damage. The result is above average life where it counts most
- out in the field. |
