Tapered Roller Bearings with Improved Efficiency and High Power Density for Automotive Transmissions

This paper is focusing on the performance enhancement of the tapered roller bearings supporting the transfer shaft in a push belt type Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT). It also provides an objective comparison, based on test results, with the fixed/floating ball bearings alternative arrangement. The influence of different design parameters such as cup and cone race profile, roller length / diameter ratio, surface finish etc., is quantified in the analytical and experimental investigation. The bearings power loss is calculated and measured for operating conditions that are relevant in a vehicle fuel economy cycle. Additional specific aspects related to the use of tapered roller bearings, such as setting and mounting procedures, are discussed under similar considerations. The paper contains a system analysis of the transfer shaft interacting with the variator output shaft and with the differential. Shaft and gear mesh deflections are evaluated in the general context of system stiffness for improved durability and NVH behavior. The conclusions of this paper can be extended to the tapered roller bearings employed in other types of automotive transmissions; the CVT application was selected only for its higher emphasis on fuel economy.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.4271/2000-01-1154
• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of SAE International.
• Authors:
  • Gradu, Mircea
• Conference:
  • SAE 2000 World Congress
  • Location: Detroit Michigan, United States
  • Date: 2000-3-6 to 2000-3-9
• Publication Date: 2000-3-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Serial:
  • SAE Technical Paper
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
  • ISSN: 0148-7191
  • EISSN: 2688-3627
  • Serial URL: http://papers.sae.org/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bearings; Coatings; Colorants; Continuously variable transmissions; Finishes; Fuel conservation
• Subject Areas: Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01795965
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: SAE International
• Report/Paper Numbers: 2000-01-1154
• Files: TRIS, SAE
• Created Date: Dec 9 2021 10:18AM