Friction Torque Behavior as a Function of Actual Contact Angle in Four-point-contact Ball Bearing

The friction is a key factor of rolling bearing performance, especially for those precision transmission fields. All the top rolling bearing manufactures provide their calculating models on friction torque. However, there is great difference between the calculation result and measured value. Two calculation methods on friction torque of four-point-contact ball bearing, considered different factors involving the calculation, are compared and researched for discovering the key influence factor. A specific test is development to verify the theoretical analysis and a precision control method on friction torque with lower cost in production is proposed.