Modular Flanged Radial Bearing Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing flanged radial bearings with integral flanges limit their flexibility and versatility due to the need for different flange characteristics in various applications, making it difficult to standardize production and achieve cost savings.
Innovation Solution
A flanged radial bearing design where the flange is modular and can be assembled and disassembled from the outer ring, allowing the use of the same outer and inner rings with different flanges, enabling standardization of production and flexibility in applications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If the flange is made integral with the outer ring, then the structural strength and simplicity are improved, but the adaptability and versatility deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The bearing is divided into separate modular components: the outer ring, the flange, and the rolling body set. The flange is no longer integral with the outer ring but is a separate element that can be assembled and disassembled. This segmentation allows different flanges to be paired with the same outer ring and rolling bodies, thereby improving adaptability while maintaining structural integrity through proper connection mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The outer ring and rolling bodies are designed as universal components that can work with multiple types of flanges. The flange connection system is designed to accommodate various flange configurations, allowing the same bearing core to serve multiple applications. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction by enabling both structural strength (through robust connection) and versatility (through component interchangeability).
2Adaptability or versatility
If different flanges are produced for different applications, then the adaptability is improved, but the device complexity and production cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the bearing into modular components (outer ring, flange, rolling bodies), the system allows standardization of the core bearing elements while permitting customization only of the flange portion. This reduces production complexity because the expensive and precision-critical components (outer ring and rolling bodies) are produced once and reused, while only the flanges need to be varied for different applications.
Solution Approach 2:
The design creates universal outer rings and rolling bodies that can配合 with multiple flange types. This universality means that production channels can standardize on a single configuration for the majority of components, reducing manufacturing complexity and cost, while still achieving adaptability through the interchangeable flange elements.
3Ease of manufacture
If the flange is made integral with the outer ring, then the manufacturing process is simplified, but the flexibility of use deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The bearing components are segmented into separately manufacturable elements. The outer ring and flange are produced as distinct components through independent manufacturing processes, then assembled together. This segmentation maintains manufacturing simplicity for each individual component while enabling flexibility through the ability to recombine them in different configurations for different applications.
Solution Approach 2:
The outer ring, flange, and rolling bodies are preliminarily prepared as standardized modules during manufacturing. This preliminary action allows these components to be produced in advance with high precision and quality control, then stored and quickly assembled into different bearing configurations as needed. This approach maintains manufacturing simplicity through standardization while achieving flexibility through modular assembly.
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AI summary
A flanged radial bearing having rolling bodies, the bearing being provided with an outer ring radially bounded by an outer surface; an inner ring mounted coaxially inside the outer ring; a row of rolling bodies arranged between the two rings that allows relative rotation between the two rings; and a flange joined to the outer ring and mounted along an assembly groove formed through the outer surface; the flange not being a flange integral with the outer ring, but being releasably assembled on the outer ring.