We manufacture needle roller thrust bearings for heavy axial loads. They are advantageous as they require minimum axial space and a stiff arrangement. These thrust bearings can accommodate one direction axial loads. A unique feature of these thrust bearings is that the roller cage and raceways can all be separated and combines with washers of various designs. Needle roller and cage thrust assemblies consists of a cage that guides and retains large number of needle rollers. The rollers have cylindrical surfaces which are relieved towards the end, so that there is an even distribution of load and the edges are prevented from damage.
Bearing Washers The raceway washers are manufactured from hardened carbon chromium (rolling bearing) steel. They are ground ; the bore and the outside diameter are turned. They can be used both as a shaft and housing washers for bearing arrangements.
Thrust washers are manufactured from spring steel. They are hardened and polished. The thrust washers enable bearing arrangements where the adjacent machine components cannot be used as raceways, but they do have adequate stiffness. Shaft and housing washers are required for accurate centering of the bearing washers and high speed applications.
Dimensions - The dimensions of the needle roller & cage thrust assemblies correspond to ISO
Misalignment - They are intolerant to any misalignment of shaft with respect to housing or any angular misalignment
Minimum Load - The requisite minimum axial load to be applied to needle roller thrust bearings can be obtained from
Fam = 0,0005 C0
Fam = minimum axial load, kN C0 = basic static load rating, kN
Needle roller and cage thrust assemblies include a form-stable steel cage or sheet steel as a standard. The assemblies that are identified by designation TN and have injection molded cage of glass fiber reinforced polymide 6,6 are an exception.
Physical Characteristics - Its cylindrical rollers, which are thin & long in relation to their diameter. They are referred to as needle rollers
- Needle Rollers used for needle roller bearings & are rigid & highly accurate
- In spite of their low cross section bearings have a high load carrying capacity
- Available with or without an inner ring
- The needle rollers are maximum of 5mm in diameter & are 3-10 times as long as they are in diameter
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Applications These roller bearings have precision needle rolling elements which are used in varied industries in multiple forms. They are used in automotive,truck, farm and construction equipment, two cycle engines, outboard engines and consumer durables. These rollers are mainly used as bearing rolling elements to transmit torque and reduce friction. They can also be used as precision shafts or precision locating pins.