Single-direction thrust ball bearings are comprised of two bearing washers (a shaft washer and a housing washer) and a single cage containing the balls. They can sustain axial loads in one direction.
Features
Specialized design A cage contains the balls while the grooved aligning seat washer guides them.
Dedicated components Washers attached to the shaft are called “shaft washers” and those attached to the housing are called “housing washers” (fixed rings).
Support axial loads Single-direction thrust ball bearings can take axial loads in one direction.
Applications
Printer peripheral equipment, ball screw support sections of precision positioning stages, automatic guided vehicles (AGVs), radial drilling machines, fishing reels
