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This work proposes a procedure for the determination of the interferences between balls and raceways in four-contact-point slewing bearings due to manufacturing errors. The procedure is applied to a particular case and finite element analyses are performed for the friction moment calculation, considering different preloads. The results are used to evaluate the influence of manufacturing errors in the friction torque of the bearing.
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The authors wish to acknowledge the financial support of the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness through project number DPI2013-41091-R, and also the support of the University of the Basque Country through project number UFI 11/29.
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Heras, I., Aguirrebeitia, J., Abasolo, M. (2017). Calculation of the Ball Raceway Interferences Due to Manufacturing Errors and Their Influence on the Friction Moment in Four-Contact-Point Slewing Bearings. In: Wenger, P., Flores, P. (eds) New Trends in Mechanism and Machine Science. Mechanisms and Machine Science, vol 43. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44156-6_1
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