Internal Loading Distribution in Statically Loaded Ball Bearings Subjected to an Eccentric Thrust Load

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="471804.fig.005a" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/mpe/volume-2009/471804/figures/471804.fig.005a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>Initial position</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="471804.fig.005b" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/mpe/volume-2009/471804/figures/471804.fig.005b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>Shifted position</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<table>Cross-section of a radial ball bearing showing ball-race contact due to axial shift of inner and outer rings.</table>

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Figure 5: Internal Loading Distribution in Statically Loaded Ball Bearings Subjected to an Eccentric Thrust Load 