What is an adapter sleeve? What is the function?
The adapter sleeve is the most commonly used component when positioning bearings with tapered holes on cylindrical shafts. This bushing can be used for both smooth shafts and stepped shafts. Adapter sleeves are composed of tightening bushings, locking nuts, locking washers (or locking clips) and other parts. Adapter sleeves with locking nuts and locking washers can only be interchanged as a complete set. Parts from different sources Accessories are not interchangeable. Adapter sleeves are characterized by their ease of installation and do not require additional fixing on the shaft.
The main functions of the adapter sleeve include:
1. Fixed bearings: Adapter sleeves can be used to fix tapered hole self-aligning bearings (such as self-aligning ball bearings, self-aligning roller bearings) on shoulderless shafts, and their inner tapered holes match the conical surface of the shaft. Achieve axial positioning of bearings.
2. Transmit torque: The adapter sleeve can be used as a mechanical part to transmit torque so that the shaft can rotate.
3. Improve transmission efficiency: The design of the adapter sleeve helps transfer the load borne by the bearing to the adapter sleeve, thereby reducing the stress on the bearing and improving transmission efficiency.
4. Convenient bearing installation and disassembly: The design of the adapter sleeve makes the installation and disassembly of the bearing relatively simple, and there is no need to use other devices to fix it. At the same time, when used with a stepped ring on a stepped shaft, the bearing can be more accurately fixed at a given position on the shaft, and it also facilitates the removal and removal of the bearing.
Adapter sleeves are widely used in industries such as textiles, light industry, papermaking, metallurgy, belt transportation and conveying equipment. Its advantages such as high load-bearing capacity, high rotation accuracy, and low wear make it an indispensable and important component in these industries.
