Bearings

Bearings

Bearings are machine elements with the special property of restricting movement between moving parts to only the intended motion or direction.

Industry: Machine tools

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Bearings

bore corner

Machine tools; Bearings

The maximum shaft fillet radius that will provide for proper bearing fit.

bench test

Machine tools; Bearings

A modified service test in which service conditions are approximated using conventional laboratory equipment, not necessarily application-identical equipment.

Basic dynamic load rating, Cr, is the calculated constant radial load (thrust load for thrust bearings) which a group of identical bearings with stationary outer rings can theoretically endure for ...

ball pocket

Machine tools; Bearings

A drilled, stamped, or molded receptacle that holds the ball in a cage.

ball diameter

Machine tools; Bearings

The dimension measured across the ball center.

ball detent

Machine tools; Bearings

A spring-loaded ball mechanism that aligns the needle rollers of a full complement drawn cup bearing before it is pressed into a housing. The rollers are aligned when the ball detent forces the ...