Tapered roller bearings are used in a variety of industrial applications. The tapered rollers allow the bearings to accommodate heavy radial, axial and combination loads. This loading flexibility combined with a variety of configurations can be designed from single cups, double cups, and cones. This is why tapered roller bearings are designed into almost every industry, particularly large diameter tapered roller bearings.

The U type tapered roller bearings are an exception within the conventional tapered roller bearings since this is a compact unit type that includes the grease and is pre-regulated without having to install an opposite bearing. Furthermore, they have a flange on the outer ring that is fastened axially in the application once the bearing is mounted.Two rows of rollers give these bearings load capacities over five times higher than comparably sized tapered-roller bearings. One-Way Locking Needle-Roller Bearing Clutches. The needles in these bearings roll freely in one direction, but lock to transmit torque when the rotation of the shaft is reversed.