POT BEARING
Brief Description :

POT bearing was developed in 1959 as an alternative to heavy steel sliding bearings. It consists of a circular non-reinforced rubber-pad fully enclosed in a steel pot.

Fig. : POT BEARING
Advantages :
POT-PTFE BEARING
Brief Description :

PTFE is a linear chain polymer of great molecular strength, known for its chemical inertness and low coefficient of friction. PTFE is not oxidised easily, it is resistant to all common solvents and remains stable at extremes of atmospheric temperatures.

In POT-PTFE bearing, two most important synthetic materials i.e. Elastomer & PTFE are utilized. Elastomer has an excellent property of providing translation and rotation without any moving parts. In POT-PTFE bearing, the latter part is utilized by completely encasing the elastomer pad in steel casing or POT. PTFE has an excellent property of having very low coefficient of friction and in the free end, a sliding component is added on top of POT, comprising stainless steel and PTFE for translation. The rotation, therefore, is provided by elastomer due to differential compression and translation by steel and PTFE.

Fig.1: POT-PTFE BEARING
Fig.2 : COMPONENTS OF POT-PTFE BEARING
Fig.3 : POT-PTFE BEARING
Rubber Pot Bearing For Railway