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FAG spherical roller bearings are used in new Wimbledon Centre Court retractable roof
Lift the Wimbledon Centre Court , and perhaps someone knows , but you notice the stadium roof , Wimbledon Centre Court retractable roof of a new major feature is translucent, retractable roof , this is how a unique creative roof ah , but this decorative building structure , there is an important role in the structure responsible for its open or close in ten minutes , what is it ? Closer to home, the open and close are inseparable FAG row radial ball roller bearings in this retractable roof is equipped with 300 FAG radial spherical roller bearings and spherical roller thrust tapered bearing  FAG bearings to ensure these stadium roof within ten minutes in the open or closed.
Schaeffler for the project provided a total of more than 300 bearings. These bearings consist of fag-aligning roller Slewing bearing , mainly used for supporting both ends of the roof arch hinge radial load and thrust roller bearings for supporting the roof of the cable taut expand the axial loads. Provide maximum self-aligning roller bearings, an outer diameter of 200 mm , can withstand 300kN (30 tonnes) standard radial load , mainly used at both ends of the arch bracket hinge . Thrust roller bearings will assume approximately 600kN (60 tonnes) of the axial loads that are supported by the support structure and roofing materials arched cables produced .
Since the bearing is completely sealed in the hinge group, not exposed to external weather conditions . In other words, Schaeffler can choose from standard products, bearings, its easy to use and offers . These bearings are filled with high-quality internal grease when the roof is expanded , and in the center of the stadium at the top is closed, the top of the dome architecture designed to help building forces from wind, rain , snow pressure.