C-Spacer Design for Bearing Stability in X-Ray Tubes
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing bearing device for rotational shafts, particularly in X-ray tubes, experiences clearance reduction at high temperatures, leading to tilting of the C-spacer and potential ball ejection during assembly or installation due to lack of preload and positional instability.
Innovation Solution
The bearing device incorporates a C-spacer with a specific thickness and design, ensuring it remains orthogonal to the center axis, and a spacer configuration that maintains axial clearance, preventing tilting and ball ejection by adjusting the dimensions and materials of the C-spacer and outer ring spacer to maintain stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the bearing device is designed with positive clearance at room temperature, then the clearance is sufficient for assembly, but the C-spacer becomes unstable and may tilt at high temperatures due to clearance reduction
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary anti-action by designing the C-spacer with a specific thickness (0.5mm to 2.0mm) that proactively prevents tilting before it occurs. The C-spacer is positioned between the outer ring and outer ring spacer to preemptively counteract the thermal expansion effects that would cause clearance reduction and potential tilting at high temperatures, thereby maintaining bearing support stability without requiring preload adjustment.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the C-spacer thickness is increased to prevent tilting, then the C-spacer stability improves, but the axial clearance between outer rings increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by optimizing the C-spacer thickness within a specific range (0.5mm to 2.0mm). This parameter optimization balances two competing requirements: providing sufficient thickness to prevent C-spacer tilting and maintaining acceptable axial clearance between outer rings. The specific thickness range ensures that the C-spacer is stable enough to prevent tilting while not excessively increasing the axial clearance, thereby maintaining bearing performance.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the outer ring spacer and C-spacer are in strong contact, then the C-spacer position is fixed, but the assembly complexity increases and balls may fall out during assembly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies partial action by implementing a moderate contact condition between the C-spacer and outer ring spacer, rather than strong contact. The C-spacer thickness is designed to provide sufficient contact to maintain positional stability and prevent tilting, but not excessive contact that would complicate assembly or risk ball ejection. This balanced contact condition achieves the necessary positional fixation while keeping the assembly process simple and safe.
Data Source
AI summary
A bearing device includes a rotational shaft; a first outer ring; a second outer ring; first balls; second balls disposed; and a C-spacer and a second spacer. α>δd is satisfied, where δd represents a difference between an inside diameter of the second spacer at an end portion on a second side and an outside diameter of a shaft outer circumferential face, and α represents a half of a difference between a diameter of a cylindrical face of the C-spacer on an outer circumferential side and a diameter of the cylindrical face of the C-spacer on an inner circumferential side.


