
Rocker bearings consist of one plane and one cylindrical steel plate, in contact along a line. They allow rotation along one horizontal axis only. The horizontal loads are transferred through dowels connecting the two steel plates and not withstanding the rotation.
With the addition of a sliding plate with PTFE mated with stainless steel and a guide it is possible to have free sliding or sliding guided rocker bearings.
The mark utilized to identify the linear bearings is the following:
LF V(kN) – L(kN) – T(kN)
for the fixed bearings, where:
V is the vertical load,
L is the longitudinal load,
T is the transversal load
LL V(kN) – X(mm) – T(kN)
for the sliding guided bearings, where:
V is the vertical load
X is the longitudinal displacement
T is the transversal load
LM V(kN) – X(kN) – Y(mm)
for the free sliding pot bearings, where
V is the vertical load
X is the longitudinal displacement
Y is the transversal displacement