The thrust ball bearing adopts a design that can withstand thrust loads during high-speed operation, and is composed of a washer shaped ring with a rolling groove for the ball. Due to the cushion shaped ring, thrust ball bearings are divided into two types: flat bottomed cushion type and self-aligning spherical cushion type. In addition, this type of bearing can withstand axial loads, but cannot withstand radial loads
Includes shaft ring (mating with shaft), seat ring (mating with housing), and steel ball retainer assembly
Divided into two types: unidirectional and bidirectional: unidirectional can only withstand unidirectional axial loads, while bidirectional can withstand bidirectional axial loads
Some models come with spherical seat rings, which can compensate for installation errors (such as centering type)
