IKO POSB-3 Rod End Bearing, Male Thread 0.1900-32UNF, Right Hand, 3/16 in Bore

This page covers the IKO POSB rod end bearings (often called heim joints) with a male thread and a right-hand thread, in inch sizes for bores of 3/16 to 1 in: POSB-3 to POSB-16. Choose the bore diameter from the drop-down; each variant has its own thread, dimensions, load capacities and mass in the Model Details.

POSB is the lubrication type, insert type PILLOBALL rod end: a spherical inner ring, chromium plated after heat treatment and grinding, runs in an inserted bushing of special copper alloy with superior run-in properties, inside a body with a zinc chromate treated outer surface. It has superior anti-wear and anti-corrosion properties and high rigidity, and it takes a large radial load and a bi-directional axial load at the same time.

POSB is the inch series with a male thread on the body (unified inch thread S, class 3A). A right-hand thread has no code in the part number, so none of the part numbers on this page carry an L.

Where this product is used

• Control and link mechanisms in machine tools, textile machines and packaging machines
• Linkages that need a self-aligning end joint with a male thread
• Mechanisms with radial loads and axial loads in both directions
• Machinery where the rod end can be screwed straight into a threaded hole

Features

• Male thread, right-hand: thread S in inch sizes (class 3A)
• Lubrication type, insert type: chromium plated spherical inner ring in a special copper alloy bushing, in a zinc chromate treated body
• Dynamic load capacity Cd 3.46 to 59.3 kN and static load capacity Cs 4.85 to 112 kN across the 9 sizes on this page
• Allowable tilting angle (α1 6 to 7°; α2 varies by size, see the Model Details; depends on the mounting structure)
• Maximum radial internal clearance 0.035 mm and a maximum allowable temperature of +180 °C

Key specifications

Available sizes

Dimensions are in mm; the Model Details also give each inch dimension.

Selecting the right option

The drop-down is the bore of the inner ring in inches. The size number in the part number is the bore in sixteenths of an inch: POSB-10 is the 10/16 in = 15.875 mm bore. The Model Details give the exact bore in mm and inches.

Size 3 is the 3/16 in size code, but its bore is 4.826 mm (0.1900 in), a little larger than 3/16 in (4.763 mm). Sizes 4 and larger have bores of exactly size/16 in.

A male thread screws into a tapped hole or nut of the same thread. Check the thread length L2 in the Model Details against the depth of your hole.

Oil hole and grease nipple details for the inch series are not given, so none is described here. Ask AIMS if this matters for your application.

The POSB series is sized to unified inch threads (UNC and UNF); the Model Details give the thread of each size.

Fitting and use

Lubrication type PILLOBALL rod ends are not supplied with prepacked grease. Lubricate them before use: operating without lubrication increases the wear of the sliding surfaces and can cause seizure.

The recommended bushing load is up to 0.3 x Cd for a constant load and up to 0.6 x Cd for an alternate load, and the static load capacity Cs must also be considered (0.3 x Cs for a constant load and 0.2 x Cs for an alternate load). Where an axial load is added to a radial load, the body is also stressed in bending.

The equivalent radial load is P = Fr + Y x Fa, where Y is 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 for an Fa/Fr of 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4 and 0.5; an Fa/Fr above 0.5 is marked unusable.

The allowable tilting angle depends on the mounting structure: the Model Details give α1 and α2 for each size. The maximum allowable temperature of the insert type is +180 °C, and the dynamic load capacity is multiplied by a temperature factor ft (1 up to +150 °C, 0.7 from +150 to +180 °C).

Cd is the dynamic load capacity, based on the contact pressure on the sliding surface and used to calculate life, and Cs is the static load capacity.

Related products

Other IKO rod end pages: POSB left-hand inch male rod ends, PHSB inch female rod ends, right hand and POS metric male rod ends, right hand.