Bearing arrangement system

• Depending on the application, loads, requisite running accuracy

and cost considerations, various bearing systems can be designed:
1. a locating/non-locating or free bearing system
2. an adjusted bearing system
3. a “floating” bearing system
locating/non-locating or free bearing system

• During transmission shafts undergo temperature changes this causes

shaft contract and expand.
• If this expansion and contraction is prevented thermal stresses
induces in shaft and bearing at the ends.
• To allow free expansion or contraction of transmission shaft one of
two ends kept free for axial movement.
• The free end is called floating end while other end called fixed end
bearing.
Free end and floating end bearing
Floating end i.e. free end
Fixed end bearing
bearing because it is free
because not to float
to move
Thumb rule
• Driving end of the shaft is located while non driving end shaft kept
free.
Non driving end or
Driving end or located free end bearing or
end bearing non located end
bearing
Free end bearing or non located end bearing
• Non located bearing kept free from thermal expansion by
following means
 Providing clearance or zero interference between outer race
and housing and providing free space at the end of shaft for axial
movement of outer race.
 Providing clearance or zero interference between inner ring & shaft
and providing free space at the end of shaft for axial movement.
 Using needle roller bearing and cylindrical roller bearing of NU and N
type.
 When using cylindrical roller bearing or needle roller bearing at
floating end, small interference kept between outer race and
housing to prevent its rotation
• When distance between bearings is short the effect of shaft
elongation and contraction is negligible
• In above case two taper roller
bearing and angular contact
bearing in face to face and back to
back arrangement are used.
• Possible axial movement after mounting is adjusted by using shims
and adjusted nut.