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Keywords: rolling arced race ball bearings, internal kinematics, 2 to 6 point contact
ball bearings, spin and gyroscopic moment, ball equilibrium
ABSTRACT
The 4 to 6 contact point ball bearings, have the special inner and / or outer rings
geometry. Such bearings may operate simultaneous or consecutive with 2 to 6 contact
points while changing operating conditions. For ball bearings with up to 2 point
contacts, the control criteria of ball bearing under the inner or outer raceway is
unusable [3]. Recently SIRCA S.A [5], develops a new model of arched ball bearing
especially designated to improve the working performance of the actually 4 point
contact ball bearings [1,2,6,7]. The current paper presents the mathematical model to
describe the ball equilibrium of ball bearings with 2 to 6 contact points. The bearing
element kinematics has been solved taking into account a mixed control of the ball
between the bearing raceways, by the principle of power minimization considering the
gyroscopic and spin movement effect [3,4]. A computer code was developed for a
quasistatic analysis for this new model of ball bearing named 6PCBB as an expansion
of a SRB-4PCBB structure. The analysis is presented for ORR case, similarly
proceeding for IRR or IOE cases [4,8]. A 6PCBB structure is presented in figure 1.
Figure 1 presents the relative positions of the 6 raceways of an 4 to 6 contact points ball
bearing, pointing out the position of the raceway curvature centers (points Pidx) relative
to the ball mass center [1,2]. That new type of construction can achieve to 5 or 6
contact points simultaneously as function of the local clearance between the ball and
the raceways indexed as 2 and 5.
Under external applied loads or imposed rotations and translations for each ball
numbered by j=1 to Z, the contact angle varies form the initial value αidx to the
operating contact angles, βidx, as is presented in Fig 2. The Quasistatic parameters
produces an – ball angle- named βw (see Fig 2). The external loads produces
displacements of the mobile ring as is exemplified in Fig.3. implying displacements of
1)
S.C Sirca S.A. – Piatra Neamt
2)
S.C. Rima Spa – Italy
3)
Technical University Gheorghe Asachi of Iasi
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Solution to Describe the Internal Kinematics in Ball Bearings With 4 to 6 Contact
Points
Rezmires Daniel, Bocanet Vasile, Monfardini Alfredo, Racocea Cristina and
Racocea Cezar
the ring the raceway curvature centres from their initial position to a final positions as
is exemplified in Fig.3.
Fig. 1 – Schematic view of a 2 to 6 Fig. 2 – Contact angles β1, Fig. 3 – Initial and
raceways from an ball bearing β2, β3, β4 and ball axis final positions of
with 6 contact points (6PCBB). attitude angle βw. curvature centres
The unitary mathematical analysis of different types of ball bearing with 2 to 6
point contacts is reached by using a matrix code. In this procedure all ball bearing types
are derived from the more general geometry of a 6 point contact ball bearing 6PCBB.
The matrix code for ORR case is given in Tables 1, where idx denotes the contact
points.
6PCBB idx sdux sduz sdx sdz
1 1 1 1 1
2 1 1 1 1
3 -1 1 -1 1
4 -1 -1 0 0
5 -1 -1 0 0
6 1 -1 0 0
REFERENCES
[1] Rezmires D., 2003, “Theoretical and Experimental Research Regarding the
Dynamics of Spherical Roller Bearings”, Phd. Thesis.
[2] Rezmires D., Racocea CR., Racocea CC. – The Annals of University "Dunarea de
Jos" of Galati, Fascicle VIII, p.107-111, 2005