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Bearings
Bearings are machine elements with the special property of restricting movement between moving parts to only the intended motion or direction.
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Bearings
dead-end housing
Machine tools; Bearings
A housing that is not through bored. The machining stops part way through the housing forming a blind hole.
conrad
Machine tools; Bearings
Standard single row deep-groove bearing named for the inventor of its assembly method, Joseph Conrad.
conrad deep-groove ball bearing
Machine tools; Bearings
Standard single-row deep-groove bearing. Also referred to as a radial ball bearing.
contact angle
Machine tools; Bearings
Formed by a line drawn between the areas of ball and ring contact and a line perpendicular to the bearing axis.
races
Machine tools; Bearings
The surfaces on the cup and cone where the rolling elements make contact.
prelubricated bearing
Machine tools; Bearings
A shielded, sealed, or open bearing originally lubricated by the manufacturer.
preload
Machine tools; Bearings
An internal loading characteristic in a bearing which is independent of any external radial and/or axial load carried by the bearing.
