Ball bearing and bearing unit

Abstract

A ball bearing includes an inner ring, an outer ring, a plurality of balls rollably provided between the inner ring and the outer ring, and a cage configured to hold the plurality of balls at equal intervals in a circumferential direction. The cage includes a plurality of pockets configured to hold the balls. The plurality of pockets include at least two types of pockets including a first pocket and a second pocket. A gap on each of an outer circumferential surface side and an inner circumferential surface side of the cage between the ball and an inner circumferential surface of the second pocket is larger than a gap on each of the outer circumferential surface side and the inner circumferential surface side of the cage between the ball and an inner circumferential surface of the first pocket.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.