Significance of Roller Thrust Bearing and its Characteristics
The significance of the bearings, especially the rolling ones is to support and lead, with minimal friction, rotation or oscillation of the machine components such as axles, wheels or shafts. They also help transfer loads between these elements. The roller bearings allow high rotational speeds at low friction, while giving high precision and reducing noise, energy usage and wear and tear. These bearings are standardized and cost-effective components and they are interchangeable for they come in standard sizes, dimensions and series. Depending on the direction of the load the roller bearings support, they are categorized into radial bearings and thrust bearings. The roller thrust bearing is designed to support loads that act mainly along the axial shafts. Nevertheless, it accommodates pure axial loads acting in one or both directions based on the design. Moreover, there are some types of roller thrust bearing that can also accommodate a combination of radial and axial loads;