Scrollerwheel, novel bearing architecture
Scrollerwheel, novel bearing architecture
(OP)
Browsing around on Wikipedia, I found a novel design for rolling element bearings: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrollerwheel
Anyone familiar with them?
Anyone familiar with them?





RE: Scrollerwheel, novel bearing architecture
Had heard of the Rolamite, of which the scrollerwheel is derivative.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
RE: Scrollerwheel, novel bearing architecture
Forcing it in with a hydraulic press could cause latitudinal slippage of the belting on the rollers.
The outer-sleeve could be formed by sticking two halves together around the roller assembly, but that leaves two seams as potential weak points--depending on material. Could make replacing belting troublesome--sleeve cut apart, belt(s) replaced, and joined together again.
Perhaps a water based lubricant, like methylcellulose, could be used in conjunction with a hydraulic press to get it in there. Then the lubricant would be flushed out.