Product Overview: The H 3096 Adapter Sleeve
The H 3096 is a high-quality adapter sleeve designed for mounting bearings with a tapered bore onto cylindrical shafts with a 480mm diameter. As a crucial component in our H 3000 Series of Adapter Sleeves, it provides a simple, reliable, and cost-effective method for securely locating bearings. This sleeve assembly, which includes a lock nut and lock washer, simplifies both installation and dismounting processes, eliminating the need for complex shaft machining or shoulders.
Adapter sleeves are essential for a wide range of industrial applications, particularly where precise positioning and strong locking are required. The H 3096 is engineered to industry standards, ensuring a secure and concentric grip on the shaft. It is commonly used with Spherical Roller Bearings and Self-Aligning Ball Bearings, facilitating their use in machinery where operational reliability is paramount.
Key Features of the H 3096 Adapter Sleeve
- Complete Mounting Solution: Supplied as a complete assembly with a corresponding lock nut and lock washer for secure fastening.
- Tapered Design: Features a tapered outer surface that matches the bearing's tapered bore, ensuring a tight interference fit when driven into place.
- Slotted Construction: The sleeve is slit, allowing it to contract and grip the shaft firmly when the lock nut is tightened.
- Simplified Installation: Enables bearings to be mounted on smooth or stepped shafts without the need for special locating shoulders or keyways.
- Facilitates Dismounting: The design allows for straightforward removal of the bearing, reducing maintenance time and effort.
- Accommodates Shaft Tolerances: Can be used on commercial-grade shafts, allowing for wider dimensional tolerances compared to direct-fit bearing arrangements.
Common Applications
- Industrial Fans and Blowers: Provides secure mounting for large fan shaft bearings, ensuring stability and reducing vibration.
- Conveyor Systems: Used to mount bearings on long conveyor shafts, simplifying assembly and maintenance of pulley systems.
- Mining and Construction Equipment: Essential for heavy-duty machinery like crushers and screening equipment where robust bearing arrangements are critical.
- Pulp and Paper Machines: Supports the large rollers used in paper processing, accommodating thermal expansion and heavy loads.
- Agricultural Machinery: Employed in large harvesters and tractors for mounting bearings on drive shafts and axles.
- Large Gearboxes and Transmissions: Ensures precise and secure location of bearings on transmission shafts, enhancing gearbox reliability.
- Steel Mill Equipment: Used in rolling mills and continuous casters that operate under extreme conditions.
Benefits of Using the H 3096 Sleeve
- Cost-Effective Shafting: Reduces the need for expensive and complex stepped shafts, lowering overall manufacturing costs.
- Enhanced Reliability: Provides a secure, 360-degree grip on the shaft, preventing fretting corrosion and ensuring the bearing is firmly fixed.
- Improved Maintenance Efficiency: Simplifies the process of both mounting and dismounting bearings, minimizing machinery downtime.
- Versatile Positioning: Allows the bearing to be positioned at any point along a smooth cylindrical shaft, offering design flexibility.
- Increased Bearing Life: A proper and secure fit ensures correct load distribution within the bearing, contributing to a longer operational lifespan.
- Ease of Use: Does not require specialized tools for installation, making it a practical choice for field repairs and standard workshop environments.
