• Most common type of rolling bearings
• simple design
• used in high speed applications
• easy to install and to maintain
• absorb radial and axial forces 

• characterised by a contact angle
• forces are transferred from one raceway to the other
• high axial forces and radial forces
• ... 

Further:

• Double row angular contact ball bearings
• Four point contact ball bearings

• double row of balls guided by a cage and double row inner ring raceway 
• spherical raceway on outer ring
• radial and axial forces.
• ...

• two bearing discs with raceways for the balls
• axial forces in one direction
• ...

• high radial loads

Further:

• Double row cylindrical roller bearings

• tapered raceways in the inner and outer rings 
• conical rollers
• high radial and axial forces

• special type of cylindrical roller bearings 
• thin needle rollers
• high load rating 
• only for radial forces.