SKF Sensor-Bearing Units –

concentrate intelligence
in your motion control
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Made by SKF® stands for excellence. It symbolises 1 Product information.................................................. 3

our consistent endeavour to achieve total quality in Ball bearing + Sensor = Sensor-Bearing Unit ........... 3
everything we do. For those who use our products. What is an SKF Sensor-Bearing Unit
“Made by SKF” implies three main benefits. and how does it work?.................................................. 4
Why SKF Sensor-Bearing Unit? ................................... 4
Reliability – thanks to modern, efficient products, This is the answer......................................................... 6
based on our worldwide application know-how, optim- Small, yet great............................................................. 6
ised materials, forward-looking designs and the most Electro-magnetic compatibility ...................................... 7
advanced production techniques. When quality and reliability count ................................. 8

Cost effectiveness – resulting from the favourable

ratio between our product quality plus service facilities, 2 Recommendations ................................................... 12
and the purchase price of the product. Application of units ...................................................... 12
Selection of bearing size .............................................. 12
Market lead – which you can achieve by taking Unit arrangement .......................................................... 12
advantage of our products and services. Increased Electrical interface data ................................................ 14
operating time and reduced down-time, as well as Mounting ....................................................................... 14
improved output and product quality are the key to Lubrication and maintenance ....................................... 15
a successful partnership.

3 Product data.............................................................. 16
General unit data .......................................................... 16
Product table................................................................. 18

Other SKF bearing units .............................................. 20

The SKF Group – a worldwide organisation .............. 22

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+ =

Clear information on the status of trav- Compared with the initial concept of Number of
elling machine parts is decisive in separate components, the integration revolutions
many fields of engineering so as to of sensor, impulse ring and bearing,
enable reliable open-loop and closed- which was mainly driven by SKF
loop control of movements. Such infor- efforts, was an important step towards
mation becomes all the more import- higher quality in signal generation and m/s Speed
ant with the increasing necessity of transmission, more compact construc-
creating more light-weight and simpler tion and simpler design.
constructions.
Basically, everything started with
the implementation of anti-lock braking Direction of
systems (ABS) in vehicles. “Intelligent rotation
bearings” were required to record the
variations of the circumferential speed Bearings with integral sensors are
of the wheel. From the very beginning no longer used only in vehicles, but
SKF was involved in the development have spread to many other fields of Relative position
and subsequent improvement of these application. These are in the first place
7 counting
6 8
bearings. Millions of these intelligent SKF Sensor-Bearing Units used for
bearings have been supplied by SKF recording
and operate reliably worldwide.
● the number of revolutions m/s 2 Acceleration or
● the speed deceleration
● the direction of rotation
● the relative position/counting 0
● acceleration or deceleration

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What is an SKF Sensor- ... and how does it Why SKF Sensor-
Bearing Unit ... work? Bearing Unit?
SKF Sensor-Bearing Units are mecha- A magnetic impulse ring divided into Since the beginning of the 1980s SKF
tronic machine components covering a sequence of north and south poles has been intensively involved in sen-
the fields of both sensor and bearing is attached to the inner ring of the SKF sorised bearings and has had a decis-
engineering. They are virtually an ideal Sensor-Bearing Unit. The outer ring ive influence on their development.
combination of versatile deep groove carries a sensor body with embedded Today SKF Sensor-Bearing Units are
ball bearings with sensor units shield- Hall cells. technically advanced products which
ed from external influences. Sensor When the inner ring rotates, the have proved their superiority over
body, impulse ring and bearing are impulse ring moves past the stationary other solutions time and time again.
mechanically attached to each other, sensor ring, generating a magnetic Our Sensor-Bearing Units are based
forming an integral ready-to-mount field of changing polarity. The sensor on this wealth of application-specific
unit. outputs a pulse the frequency of which knowledge gathered over the past
depends on the number of polarity twenty years – yet another example
changes per second. Via the sensor of our expertise to your benefit. In fact
bearing connection cable, the sensor SKF Sensor-Bearing Units offer signifi-
output signal is transmitted to an elec- cant total cost reduction on both
tronic unit normally developed by the
user. This unit evaluates the signal ● existing solutions, due to less need
and provides application-specific infor- for adaptation
mation. ● new projects, due to simpler and
The sensor body contains two cells, more compact design.
the two output signals offset in phase
allowing determination of the direction
of rotation (➔ fig 1 ).
The output from the sensor is two
square pulse signals with a 90° phase
difference which allow determination
of the direction of rotation

Fig 1

anticlockwise A,B
A B B A
clockwise B,A

B A

sensor sensor

N S N
S
N

inner ring rotation

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The SKF designed and patented The sensor body is attached to the Proven quality
Sensor-Bearing Unit is a simple, robust bearing outer ring by an SKF patented SKF Sensor- 1
and compact mechatronic machine solution. The sensor body has two Bearing Unit –
a construction of
element – a combination of proven, cells, enabling the direction of rotation proven, high quality
high quality mechanics and advanced to be determined. The two sensors are mechanics and
sensor technology. It consists of offset to each other in the sensor advanced sensor
body. In a small integrated circuit they technology
● an SKF deep groove ball bearing contain not only the Hall generator as
with one seal and an active element but also the elec-
● an SKF active sensor, consisting of tronics for signal amplification and
impulse ring and sensor body as conversion. The analogue sinusoidal
well as a connecting cable capable signal generated by the Hall generator
of measuring even zero movement. is amplified and converted into a
square-wave signal by a Schmitt trigger.
The SKF deep groove ball bearing The sensors require an external
Axial location
The single row SKF deep groove ball voltage supply. The bearing pro-
bearings are suitable for high speeds, SKF guarantees the signals, 100 % vides radial loads
robust in operation and do not require checked at the manufacturing process and locates the
any maintenance. They can accommo- level. shaft axially in both
date not only rather high radial loads, Their output signals are in phase directions
but also axial loads and serve as quadrature, the leading signal depend-
locating bearings guiding the shaft ing on the direction of rotation. Further-
axially in both directions. Furthermore more two sensors enable double the
they are noted for their high manufac- number of pulses. Instead of 64 pulses
turing accuracy, their low noise and per revolution in a standard bearing
friction levels, the efficient sealing and there are now 128 pulses per revolu-
the grease filling ensuring mainten- tion. When counting the rising and
ance-free operation for life. falling edges of the pulses a maximum
accuracy of 256 pulses per revolution
The SKF active sensor unit can be attained, which corresponds to
Well protected
The SKF Sensor-Bearing Unit incorpo- a resolution of 1,4 angular degrees. The bearing has
rates an active sensor designed to be The signal output is fed via an open a sheet steel re-
compact and robust, very close to an collector circuit. Speeds down to zero inforced seal made
incremental encoder function. It pro- can be recorded. of wear-resistant
vides accurate measuring down to zero The SKF Sensor-Bearing Unit is nitrile rubber
speed. Its main components are the suitable for operating temperatures of
impulse ring, the sensor body with the up to +120 °C.
sensors and the connecting cable.
The composite magnetised impulse
ring is attached to the bearing inner
ring. Depending on the bearing size,
it is divided into a certain number of
north and south poles. The number of
pulses per revolution normally ranges
between 32 and 80.

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This is the answer

SKF Sensor-Bearing Units are com-
pact, robust, easy-to-mount and cost-
saving machine elements for a wide
scope of applications in open-loop and
closed-loop control engineering. They
present a number of significant advan-
tages to the user, as SKF Sensor-
Bearing Units

● take up hardly more space than the

bearing as such,
● help save weight and total costs,
● require only standard bearing toler-
ances and normal machining of the
adjacent parts,
● simplify considerably the installation
since they are ready-to-mount units,
● are lubricated for life and mainten-
ance-free,
● are insensitive to environmental
influences and less prone to cor-
rosion,
● do not require time-consuming
adjustment or subsequent setting,
● do not require subsequent signal
checks,
● provide optimised signal generation
and transmission,
● are robust and give output signals
of uniform reliability,
● do not suffer from external electro-
magnetic fields,
● are an attractive alternative com-
pared to an incremental encoder.

Small, yet great

The standard range of SKF Sensor-
Bearing Units covers the usual sizes
for such applications from 15 to 45
mm bore diameter.
The sensor unit is matched with the
rotational speed permissible for the
sealed deep groove ball bearing, one
of its application scopes being the
normal encoder field.
SKF will always strive to give top
priority to customer requirements and
to develop application-specific and
cost-effective solutions in close co-
operation with the customer.

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Electro-magnetic
1
compatibility
One decisive factor of satisfactory
operation of electronic systems is their
ability to operate in difficult industrial
environments without interfering with
each other.
Thanks to the specific SKF sensor
integration, the SKF Sensor-Bearing
Units can be used in systems function-
ing under most arduous electro-magnet-
ic environment such as described in
the European Standard EN 50082-2 or
similar.

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When quality and There is a large number of widely dif- Further applications are conceivable.
fering applications for the SKF Sensor- The application schemes described in
reliability count Bearing Unit, e.g. the following show how close co-oper-
High reliability, good signal quality, ation between SKF and the customer
minimal liability to interference, com- ● for control of electric motors, can solve special problems in practice
pact design, simple mounting, long ● for control of linear actuators, using SKF Sensor-Bearing Units.
service life, economical operation and ● for control of steering systems
low total costs are requirements that ● for speed synchronism,
must be met in many operations. ● for detection of speed and direction
of rotation, e.g. in electric vehicles,
packaging machines, papermaking
machines, textile machines, sorting
machines, etc.

The applications The requirements The SKF solution

● Vehicles ● High reliability

● Electric motors ● Uniform and high signal quality
● Gear units ● Minimal liability to interference
● Conveying and handling systems ● Insensitivity to vibration
● Linear actuators ● Insensitivity to high temperatures
● Control units ● Compact design
● Escalator synchronism ● Simple installation
● Elevator management ● Total cost savings
● Roll, unroll, length measurement
● Mechanical engineering

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Steer-by-wire in fork-lift trucks

An important prerequisite to improved
performance of industrial trucks is the
ergonomic design of the driver’s seat
and cabin preventing excessive driver
fatigue.
The concept initially developed for
a fork-lift truck, namely a steer-by-wire
system equipped with two SKF Sensor-
Bearing Units, avoids the inconven-
ience of a steering column. The Sensor-
Bearing Units record the steering
movement of the steering wheel,
transmit a steering angle set value
signal to the electronic control unit
which then calculates the required
regulating distance for the wheel to be
steered and triggers a steering motor.
Limited space was available for the
bearing arrangement of the steering
SKF steer-by-wire module for industrial vehicles
wheel shaft and the sensor units. The
design had to be sufficiently robust to
accommodate all forces occurring in
operation and the sensor system had
to correspond to the legal security
stipulations. SKF Sensor-Bearing Units
adapted to this special application
fulfilled these demands.
The unique SKF design of Sensor-
Bearing Units is also successfully
used in various other steer-by-wire or
position control systems, such as
marine and military applications, off-
road and agricultural vehicles, as well
as industrial handling systems.

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Motor control in three-phase

drives 1
The conversion from direct current
drives to more versatile, robust and
virtually maintenance-free three-phase
drives made an electronic circuit with
sensors for speed recording a neces-
sity in motor control. The installation
of a bearing with integral sensor was
considered to be the best solution.
SKF Sensor-Bearing Units contrib-
ute to the outstanding performance
of the three-phase drive. The SKF
Sensor-Bearing Unit, which does not
require any extra space, is located in
a protected position in the motor and
yields a uniform and reliable signal.
Thanks to the unit concept, only one
fitting operation is required to get the
bearing and the sensor functions
installed. As quality and function are
already checked in bearing manufac-
ture, minimum effort is required for
system integration.

The SKF Sensor-Bearing Unit occupies no extra space, is well

protected inside the motor and provides a reliable and steady
signal

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Application of units

Selection of bearing Radial location Fig 1

SKF Sensor-Bearing Units are designed
size for the following application conditions:
SKF Sensor-Bearing Units carry rather
high radial loads as well as axial loads ● rotating inner ring with rotating load
in both directions. They are suitable ● stationary outer ring with stationary
for high speeds and robust in opera- load
tion and maintenance. The sensor unit
integral with the bearing enables In accordance with the general recom-
recording of operating data. mendations in these cases, the inner
The selection of the correct size of ring has a tight fit on the shaft and the
SKF Sensor-Bearing Unit depends on outer ring a loose fit in the housing
the same factors as that of a normal bore.
deep groove ball bearing, as far as The sensor unit connection cable
bearing function is concerned. Bearing emerges from the bearing position in
life is determined on the basis of the the radial direction and determines the
load carrying capacity of the bearing position of the outer ring relative to the
and the loads and operating conditions housing. A sufficiently dimensioned
of the application, using the normal cable duct must be provided in the
methods. The bearing data can be housing or housing cover.
Notch in the housing and location of
seen from the product table. It is recommended that the cable outer ring in circumferential direction
protruding from the sensor body, is by an O-ring inserted in the snap ring
protected against excessive rotation groove
Unit arrangement by a radial notch in the housing. That
notch should be of a circumferential
Two bearings are normally required to width of 9 to 15 mm. The notch depth
support a shaft – a locating and a non- should reach at least the side face of Axial location of the outer ring of small
locating bearing. Since the SKF the bearing outer ring (➔ fig 1 ). To bearings using a snap ring in the
Sensor-Bearing Unit is mainly to be avoid stress on the sensor body, it is housing bore
used as a locating bearing, the opposite required that the cable outlet do not
shaft end must be supported by a non- touch the notch during assembly, Fig 2
locating bearing. If high axial loads act therefore it is recommended that the
on the SKF Sensor-Bearing Unit in both Sensor-Bearing Unit is positioned
directions, it should be mounted in such angularly during the whole assembly
a way that the higher axial loads act on process.
the bearing outer ring face opposite to However, in the case of loose hous-
the sensor unit. ing fit – and when the stationary load
is including additionally dynamic forces
– vibration can cause slight rotation of
the outer ring (creeping). In order to
get the best signal generation and pro-
cessing the position of the cable must
be fixed. To prevent creeping, we re-
commend the insertion of a nitrile rub-
ber O-ring into the circumferential
groove in the outer ring outside diam-
eter (➔ fig 1 ).

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Axial location In the event of higher axial loads where it emerges from the sensor
The inner ring with tight fit is normally occurring we recommend location of unit. The distance sleeve covers the
located in the axial direction on both the bearing with an end cover bolted distance between the outer ring side
sides, e.g. by a shaft shoulder, a dis- to the housing via a snap ring in the face and the snap ring and must be
tance sleeve or a snap ring. The axial groove of the outer ring. In this case so wide that the snap ring, when
location of the outer ring depends on a recess must be provided as cable inserted into the annular groove,
the bearing size. duct in the cover (➔ fig 3 ). The abut- abuts the distance sleeve, but not 2
ment dimensions can be found in the the sensor ring (➔ fig 4 ).
● With bearings up to and including product table. With these bearing sizes the ring
a bore diameter of 25 mm the outer side face not covered by the sensor
ring is located axially on the side ● With bearings having a bore diam- body in most cases, however, is suf-
opposite to the sensor unit by a eter of 30 mm and more the outer ficiently wide to allow reliable loca-
shoulder in the housing bore. If the ring is fitted in such a way that the tion using an end cover bolted to the
bearing is only subjected to light side face opposite to the sensor unit housing. The cover abuts the outer
loads or not loaded at all in the abuts a housing shoulder. There are ring side face and must be provided
opposite direction, a snap ring two ways of axially locating the with a recess for the cable (➔ fig 5 ).
engaging a groove in the housing bearing on the sensor side: The abutment dimensions can be
bore is sufficient for axial location on A thin-walled distance sleeve found in the product table.
the sensor side. Between snap ring slotted in the axial direction is insert-
and sensor body an annular steel ed into the housing bore so that it If the SKF Sensor-Bearing Unit is used
sheet washer must be fitted, abut- abuts the bearing and location is as a non-locating bearing, which should
ting the sensor body over its entire provided by a snap ring. The sleeve only be considered in exceptional
width (➔ fig 2 ). A sufficiently dimen- inside diameter must match the out- cases, the outer ring must be free to
sioned recess must be provided in side diameter of the sensor unit, and move axially in both directions. Care
the housing for taking up the sensor its outside diameter must correspond must be taken that this axial displace-
unit connecting cable. to the housing bore diameter. The ment is not impeded by the connecting
width of the sleeve slot must be cable, while outer ring rotation should
determined in accordance with the be prevented.
dimensions of the connecting cable

Axial location of the outer ring of small Axial location of the outer ring of larger
bearings using a snap ring in the outer bearings using a distance sleeve and Axial location of the outer ring of larger
ring and an end cover a snap ring in the housing bore bearings using an end cover

Fig 3 Fig 4 Fig 5

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Fig 6 Mounting
I +V On mounting, SKF Sensor-Bearing
R Signal B Units must be handled with great care
II in order to avoid damage to the sen-
R < 20 mA Signal A sor unit and the connecting cable.
III First the bearing ring having a tight
< 20 mA fit, which is the inner ring in this case,
IV is pressed onto its seating surface.
0V The pressing-in force must be applied
only onto a mounting sleeve abutting
+V the inner ring side face, either by hand
or using a press (➔ fig 7 ). The press-
Signal A ing-in force must under no circum-
Sensor

stances be applied to the sensor unit.

Bearing mounting is simplified when
the bearings are heated. However,
0 only a temperature-controlled electric
hot plate must be used and the tem-
perature of 80 °C must not be exceed-
Circuit diagram
ed. The bearing must not be placed
directly on the hot plate, but a mandrel
must be inserted in the bearing bore.
This mandrel transfers the heat from
the hot plate to the bearing inner ring
Electrical interface data Table 1 and ensures an adequate distance
Voltage Recommended from the bearing to the hot plate
Active sensor operation requires a resistors (➔ fig 8 ).
R P
regulated supply voltage of 5 to 24 V. In order to insert the bearing with
Signal output is effected via an open V Ω W loose outer ring fit into the housing, it
collector (➔ fig 6 ). Resistors inserted must be centred relative to the hous-
between the conductor connected to 5 270 0,25 ing bore and must not be tilted or
the voltage supply and the conductors 9 470 0,25 misaligned during insertion (➔ fig 9 ).
for the output signals limit the output 12 680 0,25 Above all, care must be taken that
24 1 500 0,5
current to 20 mA (➔ table 1 ). For the cable outlet does not touch other
signal output features ➔ table 2 . parts, and that the connecting cable
passes through the cable hole and
cannot be bent or squeezed on mount-
ing.
For special requirements, SKF pro-
Electrical parameters
vides on request customised assist-
ance in optimising the process of
mounting and connection.
Signal output features

Table 2
Technical data Warning

Signal type Digital square When heating the bearing the con-
necting cable must not come into
Number of signals 2 contact with the hot plate (➔ fig 8 ).
Phase shift 90 degrees An induction heater must not be
used for heating SKF Sensor-Bearing
Duty cycle 50 % of a period Units as this would cause fatal dam-
age to the electronic components.

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Pressing of inner
ring onto the shaft
Fig 7 Lubrication and
seat using a
mounting sleeve
maintenance
The SKF Sensor-Bearing Units from
the standard range are supplied as
sealed bearing units ready for mount-
ing. They are filled with a polyurea 2
grease suitable for the temperature
range of the sensor unit (between –40
and +120 °C), ensuring reliable lubri-
cation for the entire bearing life. The
grease fill is adapted to the bearing
sizes. Thus SKF Sensor-Bearing Units
are maintenance-free.

Heating of bearing Fig 8

before mounting
onto the shaft

Vertical assembly Fig 9

of end-frame and
Sensor-Bearing
Unit

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General unit data

Design On the one side the bearing is fitted The sensor body protecting two
An SKF Sensor-Bearing Unit (➔ fig 1 ) with a standard seal sealing against embedded Hall cells is attached to the
consists of the inner ring shoulder. On the oppo- outer ring – a patented SKF solution.
site side the impulse and sensor body The multiwire connecting cable
● a standard deep groove ball bearing form an effective labyrinth seal. extending in radial direction, which
with one seal and one snap ring The impulse ring is a composite connects the SKF Sensor-Bearing Unit
groove in the outside surface of the magnetised ring. The number of north and the signal processing electronics,
outer ring (a) and south poles (between 32 and 80) has a standard length of approximately
● the magnetised impulse ring (b) depends on the size of the bearing. 500 mm. In order to take into account
l the sensor body (c) The impulse ring is attached to the the different requirements to the inter-
l the connecting cable (d). bearing inner ring. face between the SKF Sensor-Bearing

Fig 1 Fig 2

a 1 2 3

Components of SKF Sensor-Bearing Unit

I II III IV

I II III IV I II III I V
Different versions of connecting cable
ends

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Unit and the electronic unit normally Dimensions

developed by the customer, the differ- SKF Sensor-Bearing Units are based
ent unit sizes are available with free on deep groove ball bearings of series
cable end, and can be delivered on 62. Their boundary dimensions are
request with two different standard identical with those of dimension
connectors (➔ fig 2 ). series 02 in accordance with ISO 15:
1998. However, more space must be
Version 1 Free cable end provided in the axial direction, as the
Version 2 Plug connection AMP unit is wider due to the integral sensor.
Superseal, AMP Nos.
282106-1 and 282404-1 Tolerances
Version 3 Plug connection AMP The bearings of the SKF Sensor- 3
Mate-N-Lock, AMP Nos. Bearing Units are manufactured to
350779-1, 350811-1 and normal tolerances as standard. The
350924-1 values of these tolerances conform to
ISO 492:1994.

Radial internal clearance

In accordance with the requirements of
the major applications, especially of
electric machine constructions, SKF
Sensor-Bearing Units have radial inter-
nal clearance C3 as specified for deep
groove ball bearings in ISO 5753:
1991. The values given in table 1
Table 1 apply to bearings in unmounted con-
Bore Radial internal dition under zero measuring load.
clearance C3
d min max
Permissible speeds
mm µm The SKF Sensor-Bearing Unit is suit-
able for the limiting speed valid for the
15 11 25 corresponding deep groove ball bear-
20 13 28 ing with seals. If the bearings are to be
25 13 28 operated at higher speeds than indi-
30 13 28 cated in the product table, SKF should
40 15 33 first be contacted.
45 18 36
Operating temperature range
Extensive long-term testing in the la-
boratory showed that our SKF Sensor-
Radial internal clearance of
SKF Sensor-Bearing Units Bearing Units can be used in a tempera-
ture range between –40 and +120 °C.
For constant temperatures exceeding
+120 to +150 °C special versions are
available, subject to in-depth checking
of the application in question.

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d 15 – 45 mm
6,2
B
C 5,5
b
r2 6,5
min 0,5 r1
7
r1
r2

D2 d2 d d1 D1 D

Bearing Sensor unit Mass Designation

Principal Basic load ratings Fatigue Limiting Number Period Phase Unit with 500 mm long cable
dimensions dynamic static load speed of accuracy shift but without connector
d D B C C0 limit pulses
Pu
mm kN kN r/min – % degrees kg –

15 35 11 8,06 3,75 0,16 13 000 32 ±3 90 ± 30 0,06 BMB-6202/032S2/EA002A

20 47 14 13,5 6,55 0,28 10 000 48 ±3 90 ± 30 0,15 BMB-6204/048S2/EA002A
25 52 15 14,8 7,8 0,34 8 500 48 ±3 90 ± 30 0,18 BMB-6205/048S2/EA002A
30 62 16 20,3 11,2 0,48 7 500 64 ±4 90 ± 45 0,22 BMB-6206/064S2/EA002A
40 80 18 32,5 19 0,8 5 600 80 ±5 90 ± 45 0,40 BMB-6208/080S2/EB002A
45 85 19 35,1 21,6 0,92 5 000 80 ±5 90 ± 45 0,44 BMB-6209/080S2/EB002A

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ra

ra

D 2 +1 db da Da

3
Bore diameter of
end cover ≥ D2 + 1 (mm)

Dimensions Abutment and fillet dimensions

d d1 d2 D1 D2 b C r1,2 da db db Da ra
≈ ≈ min min min max max max
mm mm

15 21,5 19,5 30,4 34,4 1,35 2,06 0,6 19 19 19,4 31 0,6

20 28,5 26,4 40,6 46,4 1,35 2,06 1 25 25 26,3 42 1
25 34 31,8 46,3 51,4 1,35 2,46 1 30 30 31,5 47 1
30 40,3 37,8 54,1 58 1,9 3,28 1 35 35 37,5 57 1
40 52,6 48 69,8 75 1,9 3,28 1,1 46,5 46,5 47,5 73,5 1
45 57,6 53 75,2 78,8 1,9 3,28 1,1 51,5 51,5 52,5 78,5 1

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Further SKF sensorised bearing
units
The SKF range of sensorised bearings Sensorised bearing The anti-lock braking system for
is not limited to deep groove ball bear- example significantly increased the
ings. In the course of the develop-
units for road vehicles active safety of a car, and the inte-
ment, the sensor concept was imple- Today pioneering developments in gration of the sensors into the bearing,
mented with other bearing types as engineering often start in vehicle con- which was achieved by SKF, made it
well. struction. The demand for constantly a top product. Less components, more
decreasing fuel consumption results in compact construction and simplified
the components becoming more and mounting are the OEM benefits. The
more compact and more and more user benefits are uniform and high
functions being integrated. With signal accuracy, minimum liability to
requirements of passive and active interference and long service life.
safety increasing this might present Today millions of SKF wheel bearing
a contradiction in terms. units with integral sensors are in use,
in cars as well as in trucks.

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Sensorised bearing The SKF sensorised bearings for rail Sensorised bearing
vehicles meet these requirements.
units for rail vehicles They are compact, ready-to-mount and
units for traction
Operating conditions in rail vehicles easy-to-install systemised solutions, motors
are especially arduous. The bearings having a cylindrical roller bearing (CRU)
must not only tolerate vibration, impact or taper roller bearing (TBU) as basic Based on its many years of experi-
loads, high loads and extreme tempera- bearing. ence with sealed and greased for life
tures, but must ensure high distances Apart from these bearing units with bearing units as well as integral speed
driven with high operational reliability speed sensors, bearing units with tem- and temperature sensors SKF develop-
over great distances and with long perature sensors are also available ed Traction Motor Bearing Units
maintenance intervals. The same is true from SKF. They allow immediate and (TMBU).
of the integral sensors which control permanent monitoring of bearing tem- The version for the non-driven side
the braking system, ensure optimum perature, preventing hot-running axle- is a deep groove ball bearing with
frictional engagement of the driving boxes and bearing damage in opera- flanged outer ring for attachment to
wheels on starting-up and detect the tion. the motor case and, if required, with
direction of rotation. an inner ring flange for attachment to
the rotor shaft. These units can be
supplied with or without integral speed
and temperature sensors. Sealing of
the bearing unit and position and
attachment of the sensor are identical
with the axlebox bearings.
The version for the drive side has
a single row cylindrical roller bearing
combined with a four point contact ball
bearing as basic bearings.
The SKF Traction Motor Bearing
Concept combines in one unit all func-
tions important for the bearing arrange-
ment, also including the insulation, if
required.

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The SKF Group
– a worldwide corporation
SKF is an international industrial Group development has also played a vital
operating in some 130 countries and is role, resulting in many examples of
world leader in bearings. epoch-making innovations.
The company was founded in 1907 The business of the Group consists
following the invention of the self-align- of bearings, seals, special steel and
ing ball bearing by Sven Wingquist and, a comprehensive range of other high-
after only a few years, SKF began to tech industrial components. The experi-
expand all over the world. ence gained in these various fields
Today, SKF has some 40 000 em- provides SKF with the essential know-
ployees and around 80 manufacturing ledge and expertise required in order
facilities spread throughout the world. to provide the customers with the most
An international sales network includes advanced engineering products and
a large number of sales companies and efficient service.
some 7 000 distributors and retailers.
Worldwide availability of SKF products
is supported by a comprehensive
technical advisory service.
The key to success has been a con-
sistent emphasis on maintaining the
highest quality of its products and
services. Continuous invest-
ment in research and

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The SKF Group is the first major bearing SKF has developed the Channel concept in
manufacturer to have been granted approval factories all over the world. This drastically
according to ISO 14001, the international reduces the lead time from raw material to
standard for environmental management end product as well as work in progress
systems. The certificate is the most com- and finished goods in stock. The concept
prehensive of its kind and covers more than enables faster and smoother information
60 SKF production units in 17 countries. The SKF Engineering & Research Centre flow, eliminates bottlenecks and bypasses
is situated just outside Utrecht in The unnecessary steps in production. The
Netherlands. In an area of 17 000 square Channel team members have the know-
metres (185 000 sq.ft) some 150 scientists, ledge and commitment needed to share the
engineers and support staff are engaged in responsibility for fulfilling objectives in areas
the further improvement of bearing perform- such as quality, delivery time, production
ance. They are developing technologies flow etc.
aimed at achieving better materials, better
designs, better lubricants and better seals
– together leading to an even better under-
standing of the operation of a bearing in its
application. This is also where the SKF Life
Theory was evolved, enabling the design
of bearings which are even more compact
and offer even longer operational life.

SKF manufactures ball bearings, roller

bearings and plain bearings. The smallest
are just a few millimetres (a fraction of an
inch) in diameter, the largest several metres.
SKF also manufactures bearing and oil
seals which prevent dirt from entering
and lubricant from leaking out. SKF’s
subsidiaries CR and RFT S.p.A. are among
the world's largest producers of seals.

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