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Ball Bearings - Geometry (continued)____________________________________________________________________

  GRAPH OF ao Vs RADIAL PLAY FOR DIFFERENT BALL SIZES (fi = fo = 0.56)


35o
 
30o 
25o 
20o 
15o 
10o 
5o 
BALL SIZE 
Inches (mm)
 .0236 (.600)
 .0315 (.800)
 .0394 (1.000)
 .0472 (1.200)
 1/16 (1.588)
 .0787 (2.000)
 .0937 (2.381)
 1/8  (3.175)
 9/64 (3.572)
 .1575 (4.000)
 
  0.0002
(.005)
0.0003
(.0075)
0.0004
(.01)
0.0005
(.0125)
0.0006
(.015)
0.0007
(.0175)
0.0008
(.02)
RADIAL PLAY Inches (mm)

LAND AND PITCH DIAMETER
Bearing land diameters are given by the maximum outside diameter of the inner ring (li) and the minimum inside diameter of the outer ring (lo). Bearing land diameters are given in the individual bearing tables.

Inner land diameter = li
Outer land diameter = lo


Bearing pitch diameter dp is the diameter of the circle that the center point of a ball travels during rotation of a bearing.
li + lo
2

 

Note: For pitch diameter calculations, use the land diameter values from the open (unshielded) bearing tables.
Bearing pitch diameter dp~   
 

FREE ANGLE OF MISALIGNMENT
The free angle of misalignment (?f) of a bearing is the maximum angle between the inner race and outer race axes freely allowed by the bearing. If a bearing is misaligned such that this angle is exceeded, then damage and premature failure can occur.

            (dp >> Dw)

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