Angular Contact Ball Bearings

Angular contact bearings are single row ball bearing but designed in such a way that central line of the contact between the balls and race ways is at an angle. This angle is called contact angle. And as per the manufacturers design, these angles vary between 15, 25, 30 and 45. In this type of bearings contact angles between balls has been swung to an angle between 20and 40 to the radial plane. These bearings are capable of carrying higher axial loads than the corresponding deep groove ball bearings but in one direction only. These bearings are eminently suitable where heavy thrust loads are encountered at high speeds.