Spherical ball bearing

The use of bearings in industrial sectors is inexplicable and with the latest developments in engineering, these mechanical components have found their place in most of the applications. They are categorized based on their features and capability to handle loads and speeds under unfavorable conditions. Spherical bearings are one among the distinctive types known for their self-aligning feature. The spherical inner and outer rings with “convex outside diameter” and “concave inside surface” enable a spherical ball bearing make multi-directional alignment movements.

What Makes a Spherical Plain Bearing Unique?

The bearing with its matchless design have the forces acting on it static while oscillating, tilting or slewing at low speeds during the operation. The unique design offers various benefits and some of them are mentioned below:

• There is no angular misalignment or alignment errors due to its design
• The adjacent components are free of any deformation for there is no edge stresses, even if with a more compact design.
• There are no excessive stresses of the adjoining components
• The operational reliability is high even in light-weight constructions
• The considerate manufacturing tolerances permit cost-saving welded constructions

The above advantages are good enough to make a spherical plain bearing the most sought-after one in the industry.

Multi-Purpose Performance of Spherical Ball Bearings

Where a spherical bearing, with a variation in design is used, it offers minimal maintenance, extended service life, and high reliability. It offers benefits to any user in applications in various industrial sectors. A spherical ball bearing with rod ends are largely used in cranes, hydraulic cylinders, rolling mill equipment, fork-lift trucks, mineral processing equipment, stabilizers, etc. These applications require maintenance.

The use of this bearing without requiring any maintenance is used in conveyors, switching levers, textile machinery, industrial robots, beverage treatment machines, and more. The bearing unit advocates free maintenance owing to the multiple groves available to help easy lubrication. The spherical ball bearing may have to undergo minor alignment movements when handling heavy loads.

The multi-groove system enables the bearing to have continuous lubrication supply to the area of excessive loads. Other than enlarging the lubricant reservoir, it also helps re-lubrication under excessive loads. In addition, it also allows space for foreign particles and contaminants to get deposited.

To facilitate easy choice of a spherical bearing, you can refer the catalogue which offers extensive list of various types, class, series and dimensions of bearings.