■ Structure and Features Structures of Spherical Bushings

Spherical Bushings are self-aligning spherical

Steel-on-steel type
plain bushings that have inner and outer rings with
spherical sliding surfaces, and can take a large radial Outer ring
(MoS2 coating)
load and a bi-directional axial load at the same time.
There are many types of Spherical Bushings, but they
●Steel-on-steel Spherical Bushings are basically divided into steel-on-steel types and
Inner ring
(MoS2 coating)
maintenance-free types according to the kind of slid-
●Maintenance-free Spherical Bushings
ing surfaces.
Steel-on-steel Spherical Bushings have inner and
outer rings of high carbon chromium bearing steel, of
which sliding surfaces are phosphate-treated and
then dry-coated with molybdenum disulfide (MoS 2).
They can, therefore, operate with low torque, and Steel-on-steel type
have excellent wear resistance and large load capaci- Outer ring
ty. They are especially suitable for applications where (MoS2 coating)
there are alternate loads and shock loads. They have
Inner ring
wide applications mainly in industrial and construction
(MoS2 coating)
machinery.
Maintenance-free Spherical Bushings consist of an
outer ring which has a special PTFE liner reinforced
with copper alloy meshes on the sliding surface, and
a spherical inner ring of which sliding surface has a
hard chromium plating. Creep deformation due to
compressive load is small, and wear resistance is Seal
Maintenance-free type (Polyurethane)
superior. Thus, they are maintenance-free and can
be used for extended periods of time without re-lubri-
cation. They are especially suitable in cases where Outer ring
fixed directional loads are applied and are used main-
Special PTFE liner
ly in food processing machines and construction (Reinforced with copper alloy meshes)
machinery and in other applications in which the use
of oil is undesirable or lubrication is not possible.
Inner ring
(Chromium plating)

■ Types
Spherical Bushings are available in various types Maintenance-free type
shown in Table 1.
Outer ring
Table 1 Type of bearing
Special PTFE liner
Type
Steel-on-steel Maintenance-free (Reinforced with copper alloy meshes)

Series Without seals With seals Without seals With seals

SB −
Inner ring
SB… A − (Chromium plating)
Metric GE…EC GE…EC-2RS
GE… E，ES GE…ES-2RS
GE… G，GS GE…GS-2RS Seal
(Synthetic resin)
Inch SBB SBB… -2RS − −

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Steel-on-steel Spherical Bushings SB Maintenance-free Spherical Bushings GE … EC ■ Accuracy Table 3 Tolerances of inner and outer rings of inch series SBB unit: μ m

d or D（1） ∆d mp ∆Dmp ∆Bs or ∆Cs

The tolerances of Steel-on-steel Spherical Bushings
These bushings have an outer ring split into halves. These bushings have the same boundary dimensions Nominal bore dia. or Single plane Single plane Deviation of a single
of the metric series is shown in Table 2. outside dia. mean bore mean outside inner ring width or
The split outer ring and the inner ring are held togeth- as the GE … ES type and can be used internationally.
The tolerances of the GE type are applicable to bush- mm dia. deviation dia. deviation outer ring width
er by a snap ring placed in the groove around the A special PTFE liner reinforced with copper alloy
ings before splitting the outer ring and after surface
outer periphery of the outer ring. meshes is used on the sliding surface. Therefore, Over Incl. High Low High Low High Low
treatment.
creep deformation due to compressive loads is small, − 50.800 0 − 13 0 − 13 0 − 130
The tolerances of the SB and SB…A types are applic-
Steel-on-steel Spherical Bushings SB … A and wear resistance is superior. These bushings are
50.800 76.200 0 − 15 0 − 15 0 − 130
able to bushings before splitting the outer ring and
used as maintenance-free bushings.
before surface treatment. 76.200 80.962 0 − 20 0 − 15 0 − 130
These bushings have an outer ring split only at one These bushings can be provided with synthetic resin
The tolerances of the GE…EC type are applicable to 80.962 120.650 0 − 20 0 − 20 0 − 130
position, and therefore, the outer and inner rings will seals which are effective in preventing dust penetra-
bushings before splitting the outer ring. 120.650 152.400 0 − 25 0 − 25 0 − 130
not separate. Handling before mounting and mount- tion. They are indicated by the suffix "-2RS" at the
The tolerances of the Spherical Bushings of the inch 152.400 177.800 − 0 − 25 0 − 130
ing to the housing are simple. The boundary dimen- end of the identification number. −
series are shown in Table 3. The tolerances of the
sions are the same as those of the SB type.Therefore, Spherical Bushings with superior rust prevention 177.800 222.250 − − 0 − 30 0 − 130
bore diameter are applicable to bushings after surface
SB and SB … A types are dimensionally interchange- properties, which can be used in a corrosive environ- Note(1) d for ∆d mp, ∆Bs and ∆Cs and D for ∆Dmp, respectively.
treatment, while other tolerances are applicable to
able, but the radial internal clearances of the SB … A ment or in an environment where water splashes, are
bushings before splitting the outer ring and before
type are smaller than those of the SB type. also available on request. Please consult .
surface treatment.
Steel-on-steel Spherical Bushings GE … E，GE … ES Although minor dimensional changes may occur dur- ■ Clearance
ing surface treatment, they have negligible influence
The dimension series of these types conform to ISO
■ Identification number on the overall performance.
The radial internal clearances of Spherical Bushings
are the values before splitting the outer ring, and are
The identification number of Spherical Bushings con- shown in Tables 4, 5 and 6. The radial internal clear-
standards and they can be used internationally. The
sists of a model code, a size and any supplemental Table 2 Tolerances of inner and outer rings of metric series (JIS Class 0) ances of the inch series are shown in the dimension
outer ring is split at one position. The GE … E and GE unit: μ m
codes. Examples are shown below. table.
… ES types are available. These are classified by d or D（1） ∆d mp ∆Dmp ∆Bs or ∆Cs
bushing size. Nominal bore dia. Single plane Single plane Deviation of a single Clearances other than these can also be prepared on
The GE … ES type can be provided with seals, which or outside dia. mean bore dia. mean outside inner ring width or request. Please consult .
are double-lip type polyurethane seals effective for mm deviation dia. deviation outer ring width

prevention against grease leakage and dust penetra- Over Incl. High Low High Low High Low Table 4 Radial internal clearance of SB and SB…A types (Steel-on-steel)
tion. The sealed type is indicated by the suffix "-2RS" 2.5 6 0 − 8 − − 0 − 120 unit: μ m
at the end of the identification number. d SB type SB … A type
6 18 0 − 8 0 − 8 0 − 120 Nominal bore dia.
18 30 0 0 mm Min. Max. Min. Max.
− 10 0 − 9 − 120
Steel-on-steel Spherical Bushings GE … G，GE … GS 12 32 68
30 50 0 − 12 0 − 11 0 − 120 70 125
15
50 80 0 − 15 0 − 13 0 − 150 40 82
20
As compared with the GE … E and GE … ES types,
80
表2
120 0 − 20 0 − 15 0 − 200 22
these bushings have larger load capacities and larger 75 140
25
permissible tilting angles. The dimension series also 120 150 0 − 25 0 − 18 0 − 250 50 100
30
conform to ISO standards, and they can be used 150 180 0 − 25 0 − 25 0 − 250 35
internationally. The outer ring is split at one position. 180 250 0 − 30 0 − 30 0 − 300 40
85 150
The GE … G and GE … GS types are available. They 45
250 315 0 − 35 0 − 35 0 − 350 60 120
are classified by bushing size. 50
315 400 0 − 40 0 − 40 0 − 400 55
The GE … GS type can be provided with seals, which
400 500 0 − 45 0 − 45 0 − 450 60 90 160
are double-lip type polyurethane seals effective for
65
prevention against grease leakage and dust penetra- Note(1) d for ∆d mp, ∆Bs and ∆Cs and D for ∆Dmp, respectively.
70 72 142
tion. 75 95 170
80
Steel-on-steel Spherical Bushings SBB 85
90
100 185
95
These are inch series bushings. The outer ring is split
100 85 165
at one position. 110
These bushings can be provided with seals, which are 115 110 200
double-lip type polyurethane seals effective for pre- 120
vention against grease leakage and dust penetration. 130
120 215 100 192
150

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Table 5 Radial internal clearance of GE type (Steel-on-steel) Table 10 Temperature factor ft Before attempting to calculate the life, make sure that
unit: μ m
■ Fit Temperature ℃ the operating conditions are within the permissible
d The recommended fits for Spherical Bushings are range by referring to the pV diagram in Fig.1.
Type of bushing − 30 ＋ 80 ＋ 90 ＋ 100 ＋ 120 ＋ 150
Nominal bore dia. shown in Tables 7 and 8. When the operating conditions are out of the permis-
Radial internal clearance ＋ 80 ＋ 90 ＋ 100 ＋ 120 ＋ 150 ＋ 180
mm
sible range, please consult .
Table 7 Recommended fits for Steel-on-steel Spherical Bushings 1
GE … E GE … G Steel-on- Without seals 1 1 1 1 0.7 The contact pressure p and the sliding velocity V are
GE … ES GE … GS Min. Max. Tolerance class
Condition steel 1 obtained from the following formulae.
With seals − − − − −
4 − Shaft Housing bore
100P
5 − Normal operation h6，j6 H7，J7 Maintena Without seals 1 1 0.9 0.75 0.55 − p＝ ……………………………………(3)
Cdt
6 − nce-free With seals −4
32 68 With directionally indeterminate load m6，n6 M7，N7 1 − − − − − V ＝ 5.82 × 10 dk βf ………………………(4)
8 6
10 8 Remark N7 tolerance is recommended for light metal housings.
2 Static load capacity where, p ： Contact pressure N/mm2
12 10 P ： Equivalent radial load N (Refer to Formula (2). )
Table 8 Recommended fits for Maintenance-free Spherical Bushings The static load capacity Cs is the maximum static load
15 12
that can be applied on the spherical bushing without Cdt ： Dynamic load capacity considering temperature increase N
17 15 40 82 Tolerance class of
20 17 Tolerance class of shaft breaking inner and outer rings or causing any perma- (Refer to Formula (1).)
housing bore
25 20 nent deformation severe enough to render the bush- V ： Sliding velocity mm/s
30 25 50 100 h6，j6 H7，J7，K7
ing unusable. dk ： Sphere diameter mm
35 30 Remark K7 tolerance is recommended for light metal housings. It must be noted that if the magnitude of the applied (Refer to the dimension tables.)
40 35
load becomes comparable to the static load capacity 2β： Oscillating angle degrees (Refer to Fig.2.)
45 40
60 120
50
60
45
50
■ Selection of Spherical Bushings of bushing, the stresses in the shaft or housing may
also reach to their limits. This possibility must be
when β＜ 5 ° , β＝ 5
when rotating, β＝ 90
70 60 Selection between the steel-on-steel type and the taken into consideration in the design.
f ： Number of oscillations per minute cpm
80 70 72 142 maintenance-free type is made considering the oper-
90 80 ating conditions such as load, lubrication, tempera- Equivalent radial load
100 90 ture, and sliding velocity.
110 100 Spherical Bushings can take radial and axial loads at When alternate loads
85 165
120 110 Load capacity the same time. When the magnitude and direction of are applied, this range
140 is also permissible.
120 loads are constant, the equivalent radial load can be
160 140 1 Dynamic load capacity obtained from the following formula.
180 160 The dynamic load capacity Cd is the maximum allow-
200 180 100 192 P ＝ Fr ＋ YFa …………………………………(2)
able load that can be applied on a spherical bushing where, P ： Equivalent radial load N
220 200 Permissible range
240 220 under oscillating motion. It is obtained on the basis of
Fr ： Radial load N
260 240 the contact pressure on the spherical surfaces. The

Contact pressure
Fa ： Axial load N
280 260 110 214 dynamic load capacity is also used for calculating the
300 280 Y ： Axial load factor (Refer to Table 11.)
life of spherical bushings.
Remark Also applicable to bushings with seals. The recommended value of bushing load is obtained Table 11 Axial load factor Y
by multiplying the dynamic load capacity Cd by a Fa/Fr
0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 ＞ 0.5
Table 6 Radial internal clearance of GE…EC type (Maintenance-free) numerical factor, which differs depending on the Type of bushing
unit: μ m bushing type and the load condition. A guideline for Steel-on-steel 1 2 3 4 5 Unusable
d Sliding velocity
Radial internal clearance selection is shown in Table 9.
Nominal bore dia.
Maintenance-free 1 2 3 Unusable
Fig.1 pV diagram of Steel-on-steel spherical bushings
mm Min. Max. Table 9 Guide for determination of load
15
17 0 40 Type of bushing
Load direction Life
Constant Alternate
20 The life of Spherical Bushings is defined as the total
25 Steel-on-steel ≦ 0.3Cd ≦ 0.6Cd
number of oscillating motions before the bushings
30 0 50 Maintenance-free ≦ Cd ≦ 0.5Cd
35 cannot be operated normally because of wear,
40 increase in internal clearance, increase in sliding
When the magnitude of load exceeds the value given
45 torque, rise of operating temperature, etc.
0 60 in Table 9, please consult .
50 As the actual life is affected by many factors such as
60 The dynamic load capacity Cdt considering the influ-
the material of the sliding surface, the magnitude and
70 0 72 ence of bushing temperature can be obtained from
direction of load, lubrication, sliding velocity, etc., the
Remark Also applicable to bushings with seals. the following equation using the temperature factor.
calculated life can be used as a practical measure of
Cdt ＝ ft Cd ……………………………………(1)
expected service life.
where, Cdt ： Dynamic load capacity considering temperature increase N
1 Life of Steel-on-steel spherical bushings Fig.2 Oscillating angle
ft ： Temperature factor (Refer to Table 10.) ［1］Confirmation of pV value
Cd ： Dynamic load capacity N (Refer to the dimension tables.)

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［2］Life calculation 2 Life of Maintenance-free spherical bushings
The life of steel-on-steel spherical bushings can be ［1］Confirmation of pV value
calculated from the following formulae. Before attempting to calculate the life, make sure that
3.18b1b2b3 Cdt 2 the operating conditions are within the permissible
G＝
d￣￣
k β 
（ P ）× 10 5
……………(5) range by referring to the pV diagram in Fig.4.
G When the operating conditions are out of the permis-
Lh ＝ ……………………………………(6) sible range, please consult .
60f
The contact pressure p and the sliding velocity V are
where, G ： Life (Total number of oscillations)
obtained from Formulae (3) and (4) shown on page
b1 ： Load directional factor (Refer to Table 12.)
439.

Contact pressure
b2 ： Lubrication factor (Refer to Table 13.)
［2］Life calculation
b3 ： Sliding velocity factor (Refer to Fig.3.)
The life of maintenance-free spherical bushings is
Cdt ： Dynamic load capacity considering temperature increase N
obtained from the total sliding distance S which is
(Refer to Formula (1).) given in Fig.5 for the contact pressure p obtained from
P ： Equivalent radial load N Formula (3).
(Refer to Formula (2).) The total number of oscillations and life in hours can
Lh ： Life in hours h be obtained from the following formulae.
f ： Number of oscillations per minute cpm Sf
G ＝ 16.67 × b1 …………………………(7) Total sliding distance
V
Table 12 Load directional factor b1 (Steel-on-steel) G Fig.5 Total sliding distance against contact pressure of Maintenance-free spherical bushings
Lh ＝ ……………………………………(8)
60f
Load direction Constant Alternate
where, G ： Life (Total number of oscillations)
Load directional factor b1 1 5 b1 ： Load directional factor (Refer to Table 14.)
S ： Total sliding distance m (Refer to Fig.5.) ■ Lubrication ■ Oil Hole
f ： Number of oscillations per minute cpm
Table 13 Lubrication factor b2 Steel-on-steel Spherical Bushings can be operated The number of oil holes on inner and outer rings is
V ： Sliding velocity mm/s without lubrication when the magnitude of applied shown in Table 15.
Periodical lubrication None Regular Lh ： Life in hours h load is small and the sliding velocity of oscillation is
Lubrication factor b2
small. However, in general, it is necessary to supply Table 15 Number of oil holes on inner and outer rings
1 15
grease periodically. During initial operation, it is rec- Number of oil
When alternate loads
are applied, this range ommended to shorten the lubrication interval. Lithium Bushing type holes on inner
is also permissible. and outer rings
soap base grease (NLGI consistency No.2) containing
molybdenum disulfide (M0S2) is widely used as the GE…E
0
lubricating grease. GE…G
Steel-on-steel Metric series
Permissible range Maintenance-free Spherical Bushings can be used SB，SB… A
at
e Spherical Bushings 2
r n without lubrication. However, if lithium soap base
Contact pressure

lte GE…ES，GE…GS
:A grease is supplied before operation, the spherical
ti on Inch series SBB 2
Sliding velocity factor

ec
nt

di
r bushings can be operated for an extended period of
sta

ad Maintenance-free
on

Lo time. The spherical bushings can be effectively pro- Metric series GE…EC 0
:C

Spherical Bushings
on

tected from dust and rust if the space around the

cti

Remark Types with oil holes are also provided with oil grooves on
re

bushings is filled with grease.

di

inner and outer rings.

ad
Lo

Sliding velocity
Fig.4 pV diagram of Maintenance-free spherical bushings
Sliding velocity
Table 14 Load directional factor b1 (Maintenance-free)

Fig.3 Sliding velocity factor Load direction Constant Alternate

Load directional factor b1 1 0.2（1）

Note(1) This value is applicable when the load changes compara-
tively slowly. When the load changes rapidly, please con-
sult , as the factor degreases sharply.

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 2 When the load acts in the Yu direction ;
■ Operating Temperature Range Select the housing material considering the tensile ■ Mounting
The operating temperature range for Spherical stress obtained from the following formula. 1 When mounting Spherical Bushings, pay attention
Bushings with seals is -30 ゜C ∼ +80 ゜C. F to the location of the split plane of the outer ring. Set
σ2 ＝ k ………………………(10)
The maximum allowable temperature for Spherical C（DH − D） the split plane at right angles to the direction of load to
Bushings without seals is +180 ゜ C for the steel-on- where, σ2 ：Maximum tensile stress occurring avoid the application of load to the split plane as
steel type and +150 ゜C for the maintenance-free type. in the housing bore N/mm2 shown in Fig. 8.
F ： Applied load N 2 The shoulder dimensions of shaft and housing are
shown in the dimension tables.
C ： Width of outer ring and housing mm
■ Precautions for Use DH ： Outside diameter of housing mm
D ： Outside diameter of outer ring mm
Design of shaft k ： Stress concentration factor (Refer to Fig.7.)

When the load is large, sliding may occur between the Fig.8 Relationship between the split plane
shaft and the inner ring bore of bushing. For such and the loading direction
cases, it is necessary to prepare the shaft with a hard-
ness of 58HRC or greater and surface roughness of
0.8 μmRa or less.
Furthermore, attention must be paid to the strength of When setting the interference fit side When the inner and outer rings are assembled at the same time
shaft because the shear and/or bending stresses in
the shaft may surpass the allowable values even Stress concentration factor
when the load is below the static load capacity of
Spherical Bushings.

Design of housing
The housing should have sufficient rigidity to avoid
harmful deformation under load.
When the housing shown in Fig.6 is used, it should be
designed with sufficient strength as follows.

Fig.7 Stress concentration factor

Fig.9 Mounting method

Fig.6 Shape of housing

1 When the load acts in the YL direction;

Select the housing material considering the compres-
sive stress obtained from the following formula.
F
σ1 ＝ ……………………………………(9)
CD
where, σ1 ：Maximum compressive stress occur-
Fig.10 Mounting examples
ring in the housing bore N/mm2
F ： Applied load N
C ： Width of outer ring and housing mm
D ： Outside diameter of outer ring mm

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 SPHERICAL BUSHINGS
Steel-on-steel Spherical Bushings

SB … A SB
Shaft dia. 12 − 100mm

Identification number Mass Boundary dimensions Permissible Mounting dimensions Dynamic load Static load
(Ref.) mm tilting angle mm capacity capacity
Shaft
degree
dia.
da Da Cd Cs
(1)
d D B C dk rs min α Min. Max.(2) Max. Min.
mm kg N N
12 SB 12A SB 122211 0.019 12 22 11 9 18 0.3 7 14 14 19.5 17 15 900 95 300
15 SB 15A SB 152613 0.028 15 26 13 11 22 0.3 6 17.5 17.5 23.5 21 23 700 142 000
20 SB 20A SB 203216 0.053 20 32 16 14 28 0.3 4 22.5 23 29.5 26 38 400 231 000
22 SB 22A SB 223719 0.085 22 37 19 16 32 0.3 6 24.5 25.5 34.5 30 50 200 301 000
25 SB 25A SB 254221 0.116 25 42 21 18 36 0.3 5 27.5 29 39.5 34 63 500 381 000
30 SB 30A SB 305027 0.225 30 50 27 23 45 0.6 6 34.5 36 45.5 42 101 000 609 000
35 SB 35A SB 355530 0.300 35 55 30 26 50 0.6 5 39.5 40 50.5 46.5 127 000 765 000
40 SB 40A SB 406233 0.375 40 62 33 28 55 0.6 6 44 44 57.5 51.5 151 000 906 000
45 SB 45A SB 457236 0.600 45 72 36 31 62 0.6 5 49.5 50.5 67.5 58 188 000 1 130 000
50 SB 50A SB 508042 0.870 50 80 42 36 72 0.6 5 54.5 58.5 75.5 67 254 000 1 530 000
55 SB 55A SB 559047 1.26 55 90 47 40 80 0.6 5 59.5 64.5 85.5 74.5 314 000 1 880 000
60 SB 60A SB 6010053 1.70 60 100 53 45 90 0.6 6 64.5 72.5 95.5 83.5 397 000 2 380 000
65 SB 65A SB 6510555 2.05 65 105 55 47 94 0.6 5 69.5 76 100.5 87 433 000 2 600 000
70 SB 70A SB 7011058 2.22 70 110 58 50 100 0.6 5 74.5 81.5 105.5 93 490 000 2 940 000
75 SB 75A SB 7512064 3.02 75 120 64 55 110 0.6 5 79.5 89.5 115.5 102 593 000 3 560 000
80 SB 80A SB 8013070 3.98 80 130 70 60 120 0.6 5 84.5 97.5 125.5 112 706 000 4 240 000
85 SB 85A SB 8513574 4.29 85 135 74 63 125 0.6 6 89.5 100.5 130.5 116 772 000 4 630 000
90 SB 90A SB 9014076 4.71 90 140 76 65 130 0.6 5 94.5 105.5 135.5 121 829 000 4 970 000
95 SB 95A SB 9515082 6.05 95 150 82 70 140 0.6 5 99.5 113.5 145.5 130 961 000 5 770 000
100 SB 100A SB 10016088 7.42 100 160 88 75 150 1 5 105.5 121.5 154.5 139 1 100 000 6 620 000

Notes(1) Minimum allowable value of chamfer dimensions r 1 and r 2

Notes(2) When Spherical Bushings are used with full tilting angle, the shaft shoulder dimesion must be less than the maximum value of d a .
Remarks1. The inner ring and the outer ring have an oil groove and two oil holes, respectively.
Remarks2. Not provided with prepacked grease. Perform proper lubrication for use.

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 SPHERICAL BUSHINGS
Steel-on-steel Spherical Bushings

SB … A SB
Shaft dia. 110 − 150mm

Identification number Mass Boundary dimensions Permissible Mounting dimensions Dynamic load Static load
(Ref.) mm tilting angle mm capacity capacity
Shaft
degree
dia.
da Da Cd Cs
(1)
d D B C dk rs min α Min. Max.(2) Max. Min.
mm kg N N
110 SB 110A SB 11017093 8.55 110 170 93 80 160 1 5 115.5 130 164.5 149 1 260 000 7 530 000
115 SB 115A SB 11518098 10.3 115 180 98 85 165 1 5 120.5 132.5 174.5 152 1 380 000 8 250 000
120 SB 120A SB 120190105 12.4 120 190 105 90 175 1 5 125.5 140 184.5 162 1 540 000 9 270 000
130 SB 130A SB 130200110 13.8 130 200 110 95 185 1 5 135.5 148.5 194.5 171 1 720 000 10 300 000
150 SB 150A SB 150220120 17.0 150 220 120 105 205 1 5 155.5 166 214.5 189 2 110 000 12 700 000

Notes(1) Minimum allowable value of chamfer dimensions r 1 and r 2

Notes(2) When Spherical Bushings are used with full tilting angle, the shaft shoulder dimension must be less than the maximum value of d a .
Remarks1. The inner ring and the outer ring have an oil groove and two oil holes, respectively.
Remarks2. Not provided with prepacked grease. Perform proper lubrication for use.

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 SPHERICAL BUSHINGS
Steel-on-steel Spherical Bushings

GE … E GE … ES GE … ES-2RS
Shaft dia. 4 − 100mm

Identification number Mass Boundary dimensions Permissible Mounting dimensions Dynamic load Static load
(Ref.) tilting angle capacity capacity
Shaft mm mm
degree
dia.
da Da Cd Cs
(1) (1)
Without seals With seals d D B C dk r 1s min r 2s min α α1 Min. Max.(2) Max. Min.
mm kg N N
4 GE 4E ─ 0.003 4 12 5 3 8 0.3 0.3 16 ─ 6 6 9.5 8 2 350 14 100
5 GE 5E ─ 0.004 5 14 6 4 10 0.3 0.3 13 ─ 7.5 8 11.5 10 3 920 23 500
6 GE 6E ─ 0.004 6 14 6 4 10 0.3 0.3 13 ─ 8 8 11.5 10 3 920 23 500
8 GE 8E ─ 0.008 8 16 8 5 13 0.3 0.3 15 ─ 10 10 13.5 13 6 370 38 200
10 GE 10E ─ 0.012 10 19 9 6 16 0.3 0.3 12 ─ 12.5 13 16.5 15.5 9 410 56 500
12 GE 12E ─ 0.017 12 22 10 7 18 0.3 0.3 11 ─ 14.5 15 19.5 17 12 400 74 100
15 GE 15ES GE 15ES-2RS 0.032 15 26 12 9 22 0.3 0.3 8 5 17.5 18 23.5 22.5 19 400 117 000
17 GE 17ES GE 17ES-2RS 0.049 17 30 14 10 25 0.3 0.3 10 7 19.5 20.5 27.5 26 24 500 147 000
20 GE 20ES GE 20ES-2RS 0.065 20 35 16 12 29 0.3 0.3 9 6 22.5 24 32.5 30.5 34 100 205 000
25 GE 25ES GE 25ES-2RS 0.115 25 42 20 16 35.5 0.6 0.6 7 4 29 29 37.5 37 55 700 334 000
30 GE 30ES GE 30ES-2RS 0.160 30 47 22 18 40.7 0.6 0.6 6 4 34 34 42.5 41.5 71 800 431 000
35 GE 35ES GE 35ES-2RS 0.258 35 55 25 20 47 0.6 1 6 4 39.5 39.5 49.5 48 92 200 553 000
40 GE 40ES GE 40ES-2RS 0.315 40 62 28 22 53 0.6 1 7 4 44.5 45 56.5 54.5 114 000 686 000
45 GE 45ES GE 45ES-2RS 0.413 45 68 32 25 60 0.6 1 7 4 49.5 50.5 62.5 60 147 000 883 000
50 GE 50ES GE 50ES-2RS 0.560 50 75 35 28 66 0.6 1 6 4 54.5 56 69.5 66 181 000 1 090 000
60 GE 60ES GE 60ES-2RS 1.10 60 90 44 36 80 1 1 6 3 65.5 66.5 84.5 79 282 000 1 690 000
70 GE 70ES GE 70ES-2RS 1.54 70 105 49 40 92 1 1 6 4 75.5 77.5 99.5 91 361 000 2 170 000
80 GE 80ES GE 80ES-2RS 2.29 80 120 55 45 105 1 1 6 4 85.5 89 114.5 103 463 000 2 780 000
90 GE 90ES GE 90ES-2RS 2.82 90 130 60 50 115 1 1 5 3 95.5 98 124.5 112 564 000 3 380 000
100 GE 100ES GE 100ES-2RS 4.43 100 150 70 55 130 1 1 7 5 105.5 109.5 144.5 127 701 000 4 210 000

Notes(1) Minimum allowable value of chamfer dimensions r 1 and r 2

Notes(2) When Spherical Bushings are used with full tilting angle, the shaft shoulder dimention must be less than the maximum value of d a .
Remarks1. GE … E has no oil hole. Others are provided with an oil groove and two oil holes on the inner ring and outer ring, respectively.
Remarks2. Not provided with prepacked grease. Perform proper lubrication for use.

1N=0.102kgf=0.2248lbs.
448 449
1mm=0.03937inch
 SPHERICAL BUSHINGS
Steel-on-steel Spherical Bushings

GE … ES GE … ES-2RS
Shaft dia. 110 − 300mm

Identification number Mass Boundary dimensions Permissible Mounting dimensions Dynamic load Static load
(Ref.) tilting angle capacity capacity
Shaft mm mm
degree
dia.
da Da Cd Cs
(1) (1)
Without seals With seals d D B C dk r 1s min r 2s min α α1 Min. Max.(2) Max. Min.
mm kg N N
110 GE 110ES GE 110ES-2RS 4.94 110 160 70 55 140 1 1 6 4 115.5 121 154.5 138 755 000 4 530 000
120 GE 120ES GE 120ES-2RS 8.12 120 180 85 70 160 1 1 6 4 125.5 135.5 174.5 154 1 100 000 6 590 000
140 GE 140ES GE 140ES-2RS 11.4 140 210 90 70 180 1 1 7 5 145.5 155.5 204.5 176 1 240 000 7 410 000
160 GE 160ES GE 160ES-2RS 14.4 160 230 105 80 200 1 1 8 6 165.5 170 224.5 195 1 570 000 9 410 000
180 GE 180ES GE 180ES-2RS 18.9 180 260 105 80 225 1.1 1.1 6 5 187 199 253 221 1 770 000 10 600 000
200 GE 200ES GE 200ES-2RS 28.1 200 290 130 100 250 1.1 1.1 7 6 207 213.5 283 244 2 450 000 14 700 000
220 GE 220ES GE 220ES-2RS 36.1 220 320 135 100 275 1.1 1.1 8 6 227 239.5 313 269 2 700 000 16 200 000
240 GE 240ES GE 240ES-2RS 40.4 240 340 140 100 300 1.1 1.1 8 6 247 265 333 296 2 940 000 17 700 000
260 GE 260ES GE 260ES-2RS 52.0 260 370 150 110 325 1.1 1.1 7 6 267 288 363 320 3 510 000 21 000 000
280 GE 280ES GE 280ES-2RS 66.0 280 400 155 120 350 1.1 1.1 6 5 287 313.5 393 345 4 120 000 24 700 000
300 GE 300ES GE 300ES-2RS 76.0 300 430 165 120 375 1.1 1.1 7 6 307 336.5 423 371 4 410 000 26 500 000

Notes(1) Minimum allowable value of chamfer dimensions r 1 and r 2

Notes(2) When Spherical Bushings are used with full tilting angle, the shaft shoulder dimension must be less than the maximum value of d a .
Remarks1. The inner ring and the outer ring have an oil groove and two oil holes, respectively.
Remarks2. Not provided with prepacked grease. Perform proper lubrication for use.

1N=0.102kgf=0.2248lbs.
450 451
1mm=0.03937inch
 SPHERICAL BUSHINGS
Steel-on-steel Spherical Bushings

GE … G GE … GS GE … GS-2RS
Shaft dia. 6 − 120mm

Identification number Mass Boundary dimensions Permissible Mounting dimensions Dynamic load Static load
(Ref.) tilting angle capacity capacity
Shaft mm mm
degree
dia.
da Da Cd Cs
(1) (1)
Without seals With seals d D B C dk r 1s min r 2s min α α1 Min. Max.(2) Max. Min.
mm kg N N
6 GE 6G ─ 0.010 6 16 9 5 13 0.3 0.3 21 ─ 8.5 9 13.5 13 6 370 38 200
8 GE 8G ─ 0.015 8 19 11 6 16 0.3 0.3 21 ─ 10.5 11.5 16.5 15.5 9 410 56 500
10 GE 10G ─ 0.022 10 22 12 7 18 0.3 0.3 18 ─ 12.5 13 19.5 17 12 400 74 100
12 GE 12G ─ 0.041 12 26 15 9 22 0.3 0.3 18 ─ 14.5 16 23.5 21 19 400 117 000
15 GE 15GS GE 15GS-2RS 0.059 15 30 16 10 25 0.3 0.3 16 13 17.5 19 27.5 26 24 500 147 000
17 GE 17GS GE 17GS-2RS 0.083 17 35 20 12 29 0.3 0.3 19 16 19.5 21 32.5 30.5 34 100 205 000
20 GE 20GS GE 20GS-2RS 0.155 20 42 25 16 35.5 0.3 0.6 17 16 22.5 25 37.5 37 55 700 334 000
25 GE 25GS GE 25GS-2RS 0.215 25 47 28 18 40.7 0.6 0.6 17 15 29.5 29.5 42.5 41.5 71 800 431 000
30 GE 30GS GE 30GS-2RS 0.330 30 55 32 20 47 0.6 1 17 16 34 34 49.5 48 92 200 553 000
35 GE 35GS GE 35GS-2RS 0.400 35 62 35 22 53 0.6 1 16 15 39.5 39.5 56.5 54.5 114 000 686 000
40 GE 40GS GE 40GS-2RS 0.515 40 68 40 25 60 0.6 1 17 14 44.5 44.5 62.5 60 147 000 883 000
45 GE 45GS GE 45GS-2RS 0.660 45 75 43 28 66 0.6 1 15 13 49.5 50 69.5 66 181 000 1 090 000
50 GE 50GS GE 50GS-2RS 1.50 50 90 56 36 80 0.6 1 17 16 54.5 57 84.5 79 282 000 1 690 000
60 GE 60GS GE 60GS-2RS 2.05 60 105 63 40 92 1 1 17 15 65.5 67 99.5 91 361 000 2 170 000
70 GE 70GS GE 70GS-2RS 3.00 70 120 70 45 105 1 1 16 14 75.5 78 114.5 103 463 000 2 780 000
80 GE 80GS GE 80GS-2RS 3.60 80 130 75 50 115 1 1 14 13 85.5 87 124.5 112 564 000 3 380 000
90 GE 90GS GE 90GS-2RS 5.41 90 150 85 55 130 1 1 15 14 95.5 98 144.5 127 701 000 4 210 000
100 GE 100GS GE 100GS-2RS 6.15 100 160 85 55 140 1 1 14 12 105.5 111 154.5 138 755 000 4 530 000
110 GE 110GS GE 110GS-2RS 9.70 110 180 100 70 160 1 1 12 11 115.5 124.5 174.5 154 1 100 000 6 590 000
120 GE 120GS GE 120GS-2RS 15.5 120 210 115 70 180 1 1 16 15 125.5 138.5 204.5 176 1 240 000 7 410 000

Notes(1) Minimum allowable value of chamfer dimensions r 1 and r 2

Notes(2) When Spherical Bushings are used with full tilting angle, the shaft shoulder dimension must be less than the maximum value of d a .
Remarks1. GE … G has no oil hole. Others are provided with an oil groove and two oil holes on the inner ring and outer ring, respectively.
Remarks2. Not provided with prepacked grease. Perform proper lubrication for use.

1N=0.102kgf=0.2248lbs.
452 453
1mm=0.03937inch
 SPHERICAL BUSHINGS
Steel-on-steel Spherical Bushings

GE … GS GE … GS-2RS
Shaft dia. 140 − 280mm

Identification number Mass Boundary dimensions Permissible Mounting dimensions Dynamic load Static load
(Ref.) tilting angle capacity capacity
Shaft mm mm
degree
dia.
da Da Cd Cs
(1) (1)
Without seals With seals d D B C dk r 1s min r 2s min α α1 Min. Max.(2) Max. Min.
mm kg N N
140 GE 140GS GE 140GS-2RS 19.2 140 230 130 80 200 1 1 16 15 145.5 152 224.5 195 1 570 000 9 410 000
160 GE 160GS GE 160GS-2RS 25.4 160 260 135 80 225 1 1.1 16 14 165.5 180 253 221 1 770 000 10 600 000
180 GE 180GS GE 180GS-2RS 34.7 180 290 155 100 250 1.1 1.1 14 13 187 196 283 244 2 450 000 14 700 000
200 GE 200GS GE 200GS-2RS 43.8 200 320 165 100 275 1.1 1.1 15 14 207 220 313 269 2 700 000 16 200 000
220 GE 220GS GE 220GS-2RS 51.3 220 340 175 100 300 1.1 1.1 16 14 227 243.5 333 296 2 940 000 17 700 000
240 GE 240GS GE 240GS-2RS 66.1 240 370 190 110 325 1.1 1.1 15 14 247 263.5 363 320 3 510 000 21 000 000
260 GE 260GS GE 260GS-2RS 81.8 260 400 205 120 350 1.1 1.1 15 14 267 283.5 393 345 4 120 000 24 700 000
280 GE 280GS GE 280GS-2RS 97.4 280 430 210 120 375 1.1 1.1 15 14 287 310.5 423 371 4 410 000 26 500 000

Notes(1) Minimum allowable value of chamfer dimensions r 1 and r 2

Notes(2) When Spherical Bushings are used with full tilting angle, the shaft shoulder dimension must be less than the maximum value of d a .
Remarks1. The inner ring and the outer ring have an oil groove and two oil holes, respectively.
Remarks2. Not provided with prepacked grease. Perform proper lubrication for use.

1N=0.102kgf=0.2248lbs.
454 455
1mm=0.03937inch
 SPHERICAL BUSHINGS
Steel-on-steel Spherical Bushings Inch Series

Permissible tilting angle

SBB SBB …-2RS SBB SBB …-2RS

Shaft dia. 12.700 − 63.500mm

Identification number Mass Boundary dimensions Radial internal Mounting dimensions Dynamic load Static load
Shaft dia. (Ref.) mm(inch) clearance mm capacity capacity

(1) (1) Cd Cs
mm mm r as max r bs max
Without seal With seals d D B C dk Min./Max.
d1
(inch) kg Max. Max. N N
12.700
（ !/2 ） SBB 8 ─ 0.020 12.700（ !/ 2） 22.225（ &/ 8） 11.10( .437) 9.52( .375) 18 ( .709) 0.05 ／ 0.15 14.0 0.2 0.6 16 800 101 000

15.875
（ %/8 ） SBB 10 ─ 0.036 15.875（ %/ 8） 26.988（1 !/16） 13.89( .547) 11.91( .469) 23 ( .906) 0.05 ／ 0.15 17.9 0.2 0.8 26 900 161 000

19.050
（ #/4 ） SBB 12 SBB 12-2RS 0.057 19.050（ #/ 4） 31.750（1 !/ 4） 16.66( .656) 14.27( .562) 27.5(1.083) 0.08 ／ 0.18 21.4 0.6 *0.8 38 500 231 000

22.225
（ &/8 ） SBB 14 SBB 14-2RS 0.088 22.225（ &/ 8） 36.512（1 &/16） 19.43( .765) 16.66( .656) 32 (1.260) 0.08 ／ 0.18 25.0 0.6 *0.8 52 300 314 000

25.400
（1） SBB 16 SBB 16-2RS 0.125 25.400（1 ） 41.275（1 %/ 8） 22.22( .875) 19.05( .750) 36 (1.417) 0.08 ／ 0.18 28.0 0.6 *0.8 67 300 404 000

31.750
（1!/4 ） SBB 20 SBB 20-2RS 0.234 31.750（1 !/ 4） 50.800（2 ） 27.76(1.093) 23.80( .937) 45 (1.772) 0.08 ／ 0.18 35.1 0.6 0.8 105 000 630 000

34.925
（1#/8 ） SBB 22 SBB 22-2RS 0.349 34.925（1 #/ 8） 55.562（2 #/16） 30.15(1.187) 26.19(1.031) 49 (1.929) 0.08 ／ 0.18 38.5 0.6 0.8 126 000 755 000

38.100
（1!/2 ） SBB 24 SBB 24-2RS 0.424 38.100（1 !/ 2） 61.912（2 &/16） 33.32(1.312) 28.58(1.125) 55 (2.165) 0.08 ／ 0.18 43.3 0.6 0.8 154 000 925 000

44.450
（1#/4 ） SBB 28 SBB 28-2RS 0.649 44.450（1 #/ 4） 71.438（2!#/16） 38.89(1.531) 33.32(1.312) 64 (2.520) 0.08 ／ 0.18 50.4 0.6 0.8 209 000 1 250 000

50.800
SBB 32 SBB 32-2RS 0.939 50.800（2 ） 80.962（3 #/16） 44.45(1.750) 38.10(1.500) 73 (2.874) 0.08 ／ 0.18 57.6 0.6 0.8 273 000 1 640 000
（2）
57.150
（2!/4 ） SBB 36 SBB 36-2RS 1.32 57.150（2 !/ 4） 90.488（3 (/16） 50.01(1.969) 42.85(1.687) 82 (3.228) 0.10 ／ 0.20 64.9 0.6 0.8 345 000 2 070 000

63.500
（2!/2 ） SBB 40 SBB 40-2RS 1.85 63.500（2 !/ 2） 100.012（3!%/16） 55.55(2.187) 47.62(1.875) 91 (3.583) 0.10 ／ 0.20 72.0 0.6 0.8 425 000 2 550 000

Note(1) Maximum allowable corner radius of the shaft or housing

Remarks1. The value with mark * is applicable to types without seals. For types with seals, the value is 0.4 mm.
Remarks2. The inner ring and the outer ring have an oil groove and two oil holes, respectively.
Remarks3. Not provided with prepacked grease. Perform proper lubrication for use.

1N=0.102kgf=0.2248lbs.
456 457
1mm=0.03937inch
 SPHERICAL BUSHINGS
Steel-on-steel Spherical Bushings Inch Series

Permissible tilting angle

SBB SBB …-2RS SBB SBB …-2RS

Shaft dia. 69.850 − 152.400mm

Identification number Mass Boundary dimensions Radial internal Mounting dimensions Dynamic load Static load
Shaft dia. (Ref.) mm(inch) clearance mm capacity capacity
(1) (1) Cd Cs
mm mm r as max r bs max
Without seal With seals d D B C dk Min./Max.
d1
(inch) kg Max. Max. N N
69.850
（2#/4 ） SBB 44 SBB 44-2RS 2.44 69.850（2 #/ 4） 111.125（4 #/ 8） 61.11(2.406) 52.37(2.062) 100(3.937) 0.10 ／ 0.20 79.0 0.6 0.8 514 000 3 080 000

76.200
SBB 48 SBB 48-2RS 3.12 76.200（3 ） 120.650（4 #/ 4） 66.68(2.625) 57.15(2.250) 110(4.331) 0.10 ／ 0.20 86.5 0.6 0.8 616 000 3 700 000
（3）
82.550
（3!/4 ） SBB 52 SBB 52-2RS 3.92 82.550（3 !/ 4） 130.175（5 !/ 8） 72.24(2.844) 61.90(2.437) 119(4.685) 0.13 ／ 0.23 94.1 0.6 0.8 722 000 4 330 000

88.900
（3!/2 ） SBB 56 SBB 56-2RS 4.83 88.900（3 !/ 2） 139.700（5 !/ 2） 77.77(3.062) 66.68(2.625) 128(5.039) 0.13 ／ 0.23 101.6 0.6 0.8 837 000 5 020 000

95.250
（3#/4 ） SBB 60 SBB 60-2RS 5.87 95.250（3 #/ 4） 149.225（5 &/ 8） 83.34(3.281) 71.42(2.812) 137(5.394) 0.13 ／ 0.23 108.4 0.6 0.8 960 000 5 760 000

101.600
（4） SBB 64 SBB 64-2RS 7.07 101.600（4 ） 158.750（6 !/ 4） 88.90(3.500) 76.20(3.000) 146(5.748) 0.13 ／ 0.23 115.8 0.6 0.8 1 090 000 6 550 000

107.950
（4!/4 ） SBB 68 SBB 68-2RS 8.46 107.950（4 !/ 4） 168.275（6 %/ 8） 94.46(3.719) 80.95(3.187) 155(6.102) 0.13 ／ 0.23 122.6 0.8 1.1 1 230 000 7 380 000

114.300
（4!/2 ） SBB 72 SBB 72-2RS 9.94 114.300（4 !/ 2） 177.800（7 ） 100.00(3.937) 85.72(3.375) 164(6.457) 0.13 ／ 0.23 129.8 0.8 1.1 1 380 000 8 270 000

120.650
（4#/4 ） SBB 76 SBB 76-2RS 11.6 120.650（4 #/ 4） 187.325（7 #/ 8） 105.56(4.156) 90.47(3.562) 173(6.811) 0.13 ／ 0.23 136.8 0.8 1.1 1 530 000 9 210 000

127.000
（5） SBB 80 SBB 80-2RS 13.5 127.000（5 ） 196.850（7 #/ 4） 111.12(4.375) 95.25(3.750) 183(7.205) 0.13 ／ 0.23 144.9 0.8 1.1 1 710 000 10 300 000

152.400
SBB 96 SBB 96-2RS 17.6 152.400（6 ） 222.250（8 #/ 4） 120.65(4.750) 104.78(4.125) 207(8.150) 0.13 ／ 0.23 167.5 0.8 1.1 2 130 000 12 800 000
（6）

Note(1) Maximum allowable corner radius of the shaft or housing

Remarks1. The inner ring and the outer ring have an oil groove and two oil holes, respectively.
Remarks2. Not provided with prepacked grease. Perform proper lubrication for use.

1N=0.102kgf=0.2248lbs.
458 459
1mm=0.03937inch
 SPHERICAL BUSHINGS
Maintenance-free Spherical Bushings

GE … EC GE … EC-2RS
Shaft dia. 15 − 70mm

Identification number Mass Boundary dimensions Permissible Mounting dimensions Dynamic load Static load
(Ref.) tilting angle capacity capacity
Shaft mm mm
degree
dia.
da Da Cd Cs
(1) (1)
Without seals With seals d D B C dk r 1s min r 2s min α α1 Min. Max.(2) Max. Min.
mm kg N N
15 GE 15EC ─ 0.032 15 26 12 9 22 0.3 0.3 8 ─ 17.5 18 23.5 21.5 19 400 48 500
17 GE 17EC ─ 0.049 17 30 14 10 25 0.3 0.3 10 ─ 19.5 20.5 27.5 24.5 24 500 61 300
20 GE 20EC ─ 0.065 20 35 16 12 29 0.3 0.3 9 ─ 22.5 24 32.5 28 34 100 85 300
25 GE 25EC ─ 0.115 25 42 20 16 35.5 0.6 0.6 7 ─ 29 29 37.5 34 55 700 139 000
30 GE 30EC GE 30EC-2RS 0.160 30 47 22 18 40.7 0.6 0.6 6 4 34 34 42.5 41.5 71 800 180 000
35 ─ GE 35EC-2RS 0.258 35 55 25 20 47 0.6 1 ─ 4 39.5 39.5 49.5 48 92 200 230 000
40 ─ GE 40EC-2RS 0.315 40 62 28 22 53 0.6 1 ─ 4 44.5 45 56.5 54.5 114 000 286 000
45 ─ GE 45EC-2RS 0.413 45 68 32 25 60 0.6 1 ─ 4 49.5 50.5 62.5 60 147 000 368 000
50 ─ GE 50EC-2RS 0.560 50 75 35 28 66 0.6 1 ─ 4 54.5 56 69.5 66 181 000 453 000
60 ─ GE 60EC-2RS 1.10 60 90 44 36 80 1 1 ─ 3 65.5 66.5 84.5 79 282 000 706 000
70 ─ GE 70EC-2RS 1.54 70 105 49 40 92 1 1 ─ 4 75.5 77.5 99.5 91 361 000 902 000

Notes(1) Minimum allowable value of chamfer dimensions r 1 and r 2

Notes(2) When Spherical Bushings are used with full tilting angle, the shaft shoulder dimension must be less than the maximum value of d a .
Remark No oil hole is provided.

1N=0.102kgf=0.2248lbs.
460 461
1mm=0.03937inch