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F2â– StructureandFeaturesIKOThrustBearingsconsistofapreciselymadecageandrollers.Theyhavehighrigidityandhighloadcapacitiesandcanbeusedinsmallspaces.ThrustNeedleRollerBearingsincorporateneedlerollers,whileThrustRollerBearingsincorporatecylin-dricalrollers.Varioustypesofracewayringsareavailable,andsuitablebearingscanbeselectedaccordingtotheoperatingconditions.Whenthebearingmountingsurfacesofamachineareheat-treatedandfinishedbygrindingasrace-ways,ThrustBearingscanbeusedwithoutracewayringsallowingthemachinetobemademorecompact.Theyaremostsuitedtoapplicationswherehighaccu-racyisrequiredathighspeedsandunderfluctuatingheavyloads,suchasdrivingmechanismsforautomo-biles,machinetools,andhigh-pressurepumps.StructuresofThrustBearingsNeedlerollerCageCylindricalrollerCageInnerringCylindricalrollerOuterringInnerringOuterringThrustwasherCageF