width, B 2

axial, A 4
X force Y force Z force
Fx 1 Fy 1 Fz 1
Yfx 1 Xfy 2 Xfz 2
Zfx 1 Zfy 1 Yfz 0
Bearing 1 Bearing 2 Bearing 3 Bearing 4
F1y_fx -0.25 F2y_fx 0 F3y_fx 0 F4y_fx 0.25
F1z_fx -0.125 F2z_fx -0.125 F3z_fx 0.125 F4z_fx 0.125
F1y_fy 1 F2y_fy 0 F3y_fy 0 F4y_fy 0
F1y_fz 0 F2y_fz 0 F3y_fz 0 F4y_fz 0
F1z_fz 0.5 F2z_fz 0.5 F3z_fz 0 F4z_fz 0
F1y_total 0.75 F2y_total 0 F3y_total 0 F4y_total 0.25
F1z_total 0.375 F2z_total 0.375 F3z_total 0.125 F4z_total 0.125
F_1 0.839 F_2 0.375 F_3 0.125 F_4 0.280
X_1 2 X_2 2 X_3 -2 X_4 -2
Z_1 1 Z_2 -1 Z_3 -1 Z_4 1
4000
100
477027.8352 1066666.67 3200000 1431084
Dynamic load capacity, Co (N)
Travel at Co, Xco (km)
Expected life (km)
Bearing spacing
Bearings_linear_forces.xls
To determine forces on each of 4 learn bearing carriages
Written by Alex Slocum. Last modified 11/11/2001 by Alex Slocum
Enters numbers in BOLD, Results in RED
X (i directi on)
Y
x , 0, z
1 1
x , 0, z
4 4
x , 0, z
2 2
Y
F
x , y , z
FY FY FY x , 0, z i,j i,j
For generic model
Z (j direction)
F
x , y , z
FX FX FX
X
F
x , y , z
FZ FZ FZ
Z
x , 0, z
3 3