What is Operation of radial ball bearing?

Radial Ball Bearings are used in a huge variety of applications. Simple in their design radial Ball bearings are non-seperable and are capable of extremely high speeds. The generic name for Radial Ball Bearing is Deep Groove Ball Bearing.

Radial Ball Bearings comprise of 2 raceways - inner and outer. Both have corresponding grooves in the inner of the outer raceway, and on the outer of the inner raceway! This forms a pathway for the balls to travel via as it rotates. The balls are held in place by a cage, which keep them equally spaced apart to assist with the bearings radial load carrying capacity.

Depending on the application environment and temperature, seals or shields are often fitted to protect the bearing from harmfukl contamination and retian the grease inside.

Radial Ball Bearings are primarily associated with applications where the shaft is in the horizontal position and the load is from above the shaft/bearing. i.e. on Conveyors, pumps, wheels/axles etc.

Source: Acorn Industrial Services http://www.acorn-ind.co.uk