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

outer ring

Machine tools; Bearings

The outer part of a bearing that fits into the housing and contains the internal raceway for the rolling elements.

outer ring race

Machine tools; Bearings

The ball or roller path on the bore of the outer ring.

lubricity

Machine tools; Bearings

A term used to describe the ability of a lubricant to reduce friction between rubbing surfaces. There are no generally accepted test methods available to evaluate this property. Lubricity is ...

maximum capacity bearing

Machine tools; Bearings

A bearing with filling notches to allow the loading of the maximum number of balls.

Cylindrical roller with large length to diameter ratio. The length is between three and ten times the diameter, which does not usually exceed 5 mm. The ends of the needle roller may be one of several ...

misalignment

Machine tools; Bearings

An irregular roller path from deflection, inaccurate machining or wear of bearing seats.

metal (outer) case

Machine tools; Bearings

The outer, thin-wall, rigid structure of the lip-seal assembly that contains the primary sealing ring and, if present, the inner case, spring and secondary seal.