Catalog: Ball Screws
Company/Brand: RBC Bearings
system life of bearings in Ball Screws by RBC Bearings
rbc bearings incorporated rbc bearings rbc has had a long tradition of ... company was founded in 1919 today rbc bearings has grown into a world-class ... manufacturer of standard and custom-engineered bearings ... on research testing and development of the best product for specific ... ball screws rbc precision ball screws offer high reliability and durability under ... and smooth operation is the result of precision processing assembly and ... screws are available in a wide range of materials with numerous options to ... quick delivery what we manufacture rbc bearings with facilities throughout north ... america and europe provides bearings and precision products for applications ... material handling transportation and off-highway equipment robotics and automation ... industries through rbc aerospace bearings the company is a major manufacturer of ...

table of contents pages 1 rbc ball screws 4-5 1. ... 1 classification of ball screws 1.2 standard precision ... high durability 2.6 lead time 8 service life 8.3 allowable load on grooves 8.3.1 ... static rated load coa 8.3.2 calculation of allowable load 8.3.3 standard material ... 4 hardness coefficient 25-27 2 features of rbc ball screws 9 driving torque 9.1 ... procedure flow chart 4 accuracy of rbc ball screws 4.1 lead accuracy 4.2 ... 2 ball re-circulation type 6.1.3 design of nuts 6.2 precautions for nut design 6.2 ... tables 35-55 7 specification of accuracy requirements 20-24 7.1 system ... stiffness 7.1.1 axial stiffness of the ball screw system 7.1.2 axial ... stiffness of screw shaft ks 7.1.3 stiffness of nut ... kn 7.1.4 preloading of ball screws 7.1.5 effects of preload 7. ...

2 features of rbc ball screws 2.1 reliability rbc s ... at each manufacturing process of the ball screw rbc s quality system is ... built on the principles of traceability continuous improvement in ... assure trouble free operation for the life of the ball screw 2.2 high accuracy all ... ensuring high precision and quality use of the latest cnc equipment is an ... important part of maintaining high accuracy 2.3 smooth ... the high mechanical efficiency of rbc ball screws results from the ... rolling contact of precision ball bearings and precisely ground ball threads as ... relatively inefficient sliding friction of the conventional acme screw ball screw ... rbc s dynamic torque test measurement system is critical to assuring the smoothness ... of torque necessary for demanding ...

selection procedure correct selection of the ball screw for the application is ... critical to ensure proper operation and life of the ball screw the process of ... chart thrust load travel rate stroke life accuracy lubrication acceleration etc ... lead nut specifications stiffness of total system positioning accuracy ... estimated life lubrication safety stops application ...
yoke style deflector · standard offering for gn3066 model · suitable for high ... large dynamic capacities 6.1.3 design of nuts tight clearance between the ball ... ball nut can cause breakage or denting of the ball return system decide the ball ... the allowable space for mounting number of circuits stiffness and required life a ... use of wiper please indicate whether or not ... can affect the nut length b number of circuits this is based on required load ... /life performance mounting envelope and ... found within the gv series d removal of the nut package removal of the ball nut ...

radial loads optimal performance of the ball screw is realized when the ... concentrated loading on a small portion of the steel balls thereby affecting ... properties and shortening the service life it is essential to avoid a radial load ... rbc for design options to enhance life on moment or radial loaded applications ... nut designs proper consideration of the bearing support for rotating nut ... for this configuration 7 specification of accuracy requirements 7.1 system ... stiffness poor system stiffness of ball screws results in loss of ... accuracy proper consideration of system stiffness is essential to achieve the ... accuracy 7.1.1 axial stiffness of the ball screw system axial elastic ... displacement and stiffness of the ball screw system is calculated as ...

c single nut preloading integral offset another method of preloading a single ... into the nut which has the same effect of inserting a spacer on a double nut this ... ball screw with the integral preload system one circuit of balls is loaded against ... the other circuit of balls to provide a tension preload this ... between the two circuits 7.1.5 effects of preload applying a load to the ball ... screw causes a deflection of both the ball nut and screw shaft ... grooves and of the ball bearing at the contact areas ... the recommended preload is 1/3 of the mean applied load without having ... on the application a maximum preload of 10 of the dynamic rating 106 ... over preloading causes a shortening of the life as well as excess heat ... note that the least stiff member in the system is the dictator of the overall system ...

8 service life the service life of ball screws should be considered in ... terms of both wear life and fatigue life accuracy deterioration due to wear is ... lubrication effectiveness etc 8.1 wear life normal maintenance lubrication and the ... use of contamination prevention devices such ... will keep wear to a minimum the amount of wear is proportional to the number of ... cycles under load that the system experiences severe operating conditions ... environments will shorten the wear life 8.2 fatigue life the fatigue life of ... basic dynamic rated load as is the case of rolling bearings 8.2.1 basic dynamic ... load is an axial load which allows 90 of a group of identical ball screws ... rated load is shown in the table of dimensions for each series 8.2.2 ...

leadactual the measured lead of the ball screw thread from a specified ... lead erroraccumulated the summation of lead error over a specified length of ... travel measured by the actual travel of the ball nut or accumulation of lead ... error of the threaded screw lead error the ... compared to the basic lead specified life the usable life of a ball screw ... assembly given in terms of inches of travel lubrication oil grease or dry ... medium used to reduce friction enhance life and dissipate heat multiple thread a ... parallelism the relationship of the axial length of diameters to a ... circle the nominal diameter of a theoretical cylinder passing through ... the centers of the balls when they are in contact with ... term used to describe the degree of manufacturing accuracy preload the ...
maximum travel rate in/min or rpm 11 life expectancy inches of travel 12 ... length 18 required ball return system internal external optional 19 ...