Rolling-element bearing cage or rolling-element bearing cage segment
AssigneeAktiebolaget Skf
InventorsVolker Wendt, Padelis Katsaros
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Abstract
A rolling-element bearing cage or segment configured to guide at least one rolling element includes a first circumferential ring connected to a second circumferential ring by a plurality of axially extending bridges. A first one of the bridges includes a first axial portion that has a cross-section perpendicular to the axial direction and a cross sectional area and a peripheral length. The peripheral length of the cross section of the first axial portion is greater than a peripheral length of a smallest rectangle bounding the cross section.
Claims17
A rolling-element bearing cage or cage segment configured to guide at least one rolling element comprising:
- a first circumferential ring connected to a second circumferential ring by a plurality of axially extending bridges;
- wherein a first bridge of the plurality of bridges includes a first axial portion,
- wherein the first axial portion has a cross-section perpendicular to the axial direction having a cross sectional area and having a peripheral length greater than a peripheral length of a smallest rectangle bounding the cross section.
A rolling-element bearing cage or cage segment configured to guide at least one rolling element and comprising:
- a first circumferential ring connected to a second circumferential ring by a plurality of axially extending bridges;
- wherein a first bridge of the plurality of bridges includes a first axial portion,
- wherein the first axial portion includes first and second parallel, axially extending, radially inwardly projecting flanges.
A rolling-element bearing cage or cage segment configured to guide at least one rolling element and comprising at least one bridge, wherein at least in a section the bridge includes a cross-sectional area disposed perpendicular to the axial direction, which cross-sectional area has a greater edge length than a rectangle having the same area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.