Snap-action cage for a tapered roller bearing, and tapered roller bearing with the snap-action cage

A snap-action cage for a tapered roller bearing,

• the snap-action cage is configured as a window cage with a plurality of windows for receiving tapered rollers and comprises:
• a first cage portion having a plurality of first web portions that in each case define run-on surfaces for the tapered rollers;
• a second cage portion having a plurality of second web portions that are connectable and/or are connected to the first web portions via a snap-action connection, in order to form in each case one web, and the second web portions are configured spaced apart in a circulating direction from and/or without contact with the run-on surfaces;
• the snap-action connection includes a hook receptacle having a fork hook with a hook groove configured in between on one of the first cage portion or the second cage portion, and a snap-action hook that snaps into the fork hook on the other of the first cage portion or the second cage portion, and a guide portion on the snap-action hook is held in the hook groove in a positively locking manner in the circulating direction.