US 8,469,600 B2 · Comb side plate cage for guiding rolling bodies in a rolling body bearing and rolling body bearing

Abstract

A roller bearing cage for guiding rolling bodies in a rolling body bearing, which has multiple rolling bodies, two cage side elements, between which the rolling bodies are arranged, and which have multiple web appendages to guide the rolling bodies, and multiple connection elements that connect the two cage side elements. The azimuthal position of the connection elements defines a connection area. Exactly one connection element and at least one web appendage are arranged in a connection. The connection element and web appendage are arranged in sections inside a radial interior of the respective cage side elements, the border of which is defined by the positions of the rotation axes of the rolling bodies.

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Dependent claims

A comb side plate cage for guiding rolling bodies in a rolling body bearing, comprising:

a plurality of rolling bodies;
two cage side plates, between which the rolling bodies are arranged, having a plurality of web shoulders guiding the rolling bodies;
and
a plurality of connecting elements connecting the two cage side plates whose positions define connecting regions,
wherein one of the connecting elements and at least one of the web shoulders are arranged in at least one of the connecting regions,
wherein the at least one of the web shoulders is arranged, at least partially, inside a radial internal region of the cage side plates, the connecting elements are arranged on one of an inside and outside of the radial internal region of the cage side plates, and a boundary of the radial internal region is defined by positions of rotational axes of the rolling bodies wherein, in at least one of the connecting regions, the at least one of the web shoulders is arranged inside the radial internal region, and the connecting elements are arranged outside the radial internal region.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Comb side plate cage for guiding rolling bodies in a rolling body bearing and rolling body bearing

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Comb side plate cage for guiding rolling bodies in a rolling body bearing and rolling body bearing

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Abstract

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