Product Overview: The PHS 25 Female Rod End Bearing
The PHS 25 is a high-performance, maintenance-free rod end bearing, featuring a 25mm bore and a right-hand female thread. As a crucial component in our Rod End Bearings collection, it is designed to connect shafts, rods, and other mechanical parts, creating a pivot point that accommodates angular misalignment. This type of bearing, also known as a heim joint, consists of a spherical plain bearing housed within a durable steel body, making it ideal for oscillating and pivoting linkages under heavy loads.
Manufactured to exacting industry standards, the PHS 25 is engineered for reliability in demanding mechanical systems. Its self-lubricating liner eliminates the need for regular maintenance, ensuring smooth, low-friction operation over an extended service life. Whether for industrial machinery, automotive applications, or automation, the PHS 25 provides a compact, robust, and versatile solution for managing motion and misalignment. Its counterpart, the POS 25, features a male thread for different mounting requirements.
Key Features of the PHS 25 Rod End
- Female Threaded Housing: Features a right-hand female thread for secure attachment to threaded rods and shafts.
- Self-Lubricating Design: Equipped with a maintenance-free liner (typically PTFE), eliminating the need for greasing and reducing upkeep.
- Misalignment Compensation: The spherical ball design allows for significant angular misalignment between connected components, preventing binding and wear.
- High Strength Construction: The housing is made from high-quality steel for excellent durability and resistance to deformation under load.
- Precision Spherical Ball: A hard-chrome plated steel ball ensures a smooth, low-friction articulating surface for consistent performance.
- Compact and Integrated: Combines a bearing and housing into a single unit, simplifying design and installation of mechanical linkages.
Common Applications of PHS 25 Bearings
- Hydraulic and Pneumatic Cylinders: Commonly used on the end of cylinder rods to create a flexible pivot point.
- Industrial Automation & Robotics: Essential for linkages in robotic arms and automated assembly lines where precise pivoting is required.
- Automotive & Motorsports: Utilized in steering linkages, suspension systems, and shifter mechanisms to provide durable, low-friction joints.
- Agricultural Machinery: Found in control linkages on tractors, harvesters, and other farm equipment.
- Packaging and Printing Machinery: Ensures smooth, repetitive motion in complex mechanical linkages.
- Construction Equipment: Used in the control systems and articulating joints of heavy machinery like loaders and excavators.
- Marine Applications: Suitable for steering and control linkages where corrosion resistance and reliability are key.
Benefits of Using the PHS 25 Rod End
- Enhanced Mechanical Performance: Reduces friction and binding in linkages, leading to smoother and more efficient operation.
- Simplified Assembly: The threaded design allows for easy installation and adjustment of linkage lengths.
- Increased Durability: Absorbs misalignment, reducing stress on connected components and extending the overall life of the machinery.
- Reduced Maintenance Costs: The self-lubricating feature minimizes downtime and eliminates the cost and labor associated with regular lubrication.
- Versatile Linkage Solutions: Provides a reliable method for transferring motion and load in a wide variety of mechanical systems.
- Improved System Reliability: Robust construction ensures dependable performance even in applications with high loads and frequent oscillations.
