Tapered roller bearings are bearings that can take large axial
forces (I. E. They are good thrust bearings) as well as being able
to sustain large radial forces. The inner and outer ring raceways
are segments of cones and the rollers are also made with a taper so
that the conical surfaces of the raceways and the roller axes if
projected, would all meet at a common point on the main axis of the
bearing.
