А Фланцевой подшипник (also called a flanged rotary bearing or slew ring) is a specialized bearing designed to handle axial, радиальный, and moment loads simultaneously while enabling smooth rotational movement. It is widely used in heavy-duty applications such as cranes, экскаваторы, ветряные турбины, and industrial turntables.

Flange Slewing Bearing Working Principle

 flange slewing bearing

How it WorksStep-by-Step:

Компоненты: Like any slewing bearing, a flange type consists of:

Внутреннее кольцо: One of the main structural rings. It has a precisely machined raceway for the rolling elements. It might have the flange, or it might be plain. It can also have gear teeth (internal or external) or be gearless.

Внешнее кольцо: The other main structural ring, also with a raceway. It might have the flange, or it might be plain. It can also have gear teeth or be gearless. Важно, at least one of the rings must have a flange for it to be a “Фланцевой подшипник”.

Rolling Elements: These are typically balls (often in afour-point contactarrangement) or cylindrical/tapered rollers (often in acrossed rollerarrangement). They sit between the inner and outer ring raceways and allow low-friction rotation.

Cage/Spacers: Keep the rolling elements evenly distributed and prevent them from contacting each other.

Seals: Protect the internal components from contaminants (грязь, воды, обломки) and retain the essential lubricant (жир).

The Flange(с): The key feature – the projecting rim with mounting holes on either the inner ring, внешнее кольцо, or sometimes both.

Монтаж: This is where the flange makes a difference. Instead of needing to bolt through the main body of the bearing ring (which requires a very rigid and precisely machined mounting surface), the flange provides an easier attachment point.

flange slewing bearing

The structure that mates with the flanged ring simply needs a flat surface to meet the flange.

Bolts are passed through the holes in the flange and secured into the mating structure (например, the base of an excavator or the rotating platform of a medical scanner).

The non-flanged ring (if there is one) is mounted conventionally to the other structure.

Load Transmission:

Axial Load: Transmitted vertically through the rolling elements from one ring to the other.

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