Simulation Analysis of Skew Collision of Needle Roller Bearing Used in Precision Cycloid Reducer

• Published in: Machines (Basel) Vol. 11; no. 4; p. 419
• Main Authors: Sun, Yue, Zhang, Ying-Hui, He, Wei-Dong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.04.2023
• Subjects: Bearings; cage; Cages; Clearances; collision and impact; Crankshafts; Cycloids; Damping; Deflection; Dynamic models; Impact loads; Inclination angle; Lubricants & lubrication; needle roller bearing; Nonlinear dynamics; Numerical analysis; pocket clearance; Roller bearings; Service life; Simulation; skew; Working conditions
• ISSN: 2075-1702; 2075-1702
• DOI: 10.3390/machines11040419

In order to improve the service life of the needle roller bearing used in a precision cycloid reducer, and to reveal the skew and collision phenomenon of the needle roller bearing, based on the force analysis of the transmission mechanism of the cycloid reducer and considering the friction between the cycloid wheel, needle roller, cage, and crank shaft, the dynamic contact between the rolling bodies is simulated by the Hertz elastic contact, where the contact between the cage pocket hole and needle roller is equivalent to the spring and damping, and a nonlinear dynamic model of the needle roller bearing is established. The influence of different load and cage clearances on the deflection impact of the rotating needle roller bearing is calculated. The results show that the inclination of rollers is different under different pocket clearances, and the larger the pocket gap, the greater the fluctuation of the roller inclination angle; the action force of the crank shaft on the roller suppresses the deflection of the roller; the impact force of the roller on the cage has periodicity, which is consistent with the impact force of the crank shaft on the roller. The impact force of the cage is different under different loads, and the greater the load, the more rollers there are in the bearing area, the larger the impact force is, and the smaller the impact force of the rollers in the middle of the bearing zone is, compared with that of the rollers on the two sides; when the load is small, a pocket cage gap of 0.3 mm is selected, and when the load is heavy, a pocket cage gap of 0.2 mm is selected in order to make the bearing run more smoothly.