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QAT (Quick Adjustable Tapered) Roller Bearing: New Products
QAT (Quick Adjustable Tapered) Roller Bearing: New Products
QAT (Quick Adjustable Tapered) Roller Bearing: New Products
Clearance
2. Design
When combining the outer ring (cup) of the tapered
roller bearing with the inner ring assembly (cone
assembly), a clearance is formed between the rollers largeend surface and inner-ring rib surface due to the rollers
own weight (Fig. 1).
Clearance
Clearance
Clearance
Clearance
(between roller-large-end surface and inner ring rib surface)
Load 49 N
Large clearance
(General bearing)
Displacement, m
150
100
50
Small clearance
(QAT bearing)
0
Number of rotations
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15
General bearing
10
5
QAT bearing
100
200
Axial load, N
General bearing
100
50
300
QAT bearing
100
200
Axial load, N
300
Torque
Rotational torque, N m
Clearance
0.5
QAT bearing
General bearing
10
15
No. of rotations
Displacement, m
200
200
100
100
0
General bearing
QAT bearing
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3. Features
QAT bearings carefully control and minimize clearance
and have a small displacement in the axial direction to
decrease such clearance, requiring only a short running-in
rotation.
QAT bearings provide the following advantages and
benefits.
(1) Reduced time necessary for the running-in
procedure (Figs. 2 and 3).
(2) A stabilized bearing torque is achieved more quickly
(Fig. 4).
(3) Variation in bearing displacement is reduced (Fig. 5).
(4) Since preload variation is reduced and controlled with
the preload set at a lower value, a reduced bearing
torque and prolonged fatigue life are obtained.
4. Conclusion
QAT bearings perform better than general bearings
thanks to their ability to adjust preload. QAT bearings are
effective in preventing preload loss, prolonging the rolling
contact fatigue life, reducing the torque by reduction of the
preload adjustment range, stabilizing the preload setting,
and reducing assembly time.
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