US9523388B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9523388-B2 |
| Application number | US-201314651052-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Nov 7, 2013 |
| Priority date | Dec 11, 2012 |
| Publication date | Dec 20, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 2016 |
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A two-part bearing cage for a ball bearing, including a first and a second annular body ( 1 a, 1 b ) having a plurality of retaining claws ( 2 ) on their opposing end faces. The two annular bodies ( 1 a, 1 b ) have an identical design and can be mounted opposite each other in such a way that cut-out sections ( 3 ) receive the retaining claws ( 2 ), thereby forming pockets ( 4 ) for receiving and guiding rolling bodies ( 5 ). The number of pockets ( 4 ) corresponds to the number of rolling bodies ( 5 ). According to the invention, the individual pockets ( 4 ) are arranged at a distance from one another in the circumferential direction in such a way that a free area ( 6 ) for receiving lubricant is formed between two pockets ( 4 ). At least two pairs of retaining claws ( 2 ), at least two individual retaining claws ( 2 ), and the base of a pocket combine to form one pocket ( 4 ). The invention also relates to a ball bearing comprising a two-part bearing cage of this type.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A two-part bearing cage for a ball bearing, comprising first and second annular bodies that have, on respective end faces thereof directed toward each other, a plurality of retaining claws, wherein the two annular bodies have identical constructions and are mountable opposite each other such that cut-outs hold the retaining claws, whereby pockets for holding and guiding rolling bodies therein are created, a number of the pockets corresponds to a number of the rolling bodies, the individual pockets are spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction, so that, between two of the pockets, a free space is formed for holding lubricant, and at least two pairs of the retaining claws and at least two individual ones of the retaining claws form, together with a pocket base, a pocket. 2. The bearing cage according to claim 1 , wherein a pair of the retaining claws with a cut-out arranged between the two retaining claws follows alternately over a circumferential surface an individual one of the retaining claws with two cut-outs arranged adjacently. 3. The bearing cage according to claim 1 , wherein the retaining claws and the cut-outs are arranged symmetrically over a circumferential surface of the end faces directed toward each other in the two annular bodies. 4. The bearing cage according to claim 1 , wherein the pairs of retaining claws have a same orientation over an entire circumferential surface of the two annular bodies. 5. The bearing cage according to claim 4 , wherein the individual retaining claws have a same orientation over the entire circumferential surface of the annular body, that is set opposite the orientation of the pairs of retaining claws. 6. The bearing cage according to claim 1 , wherein the two annular bodies have a disk-shaped ring on each of their end faces spaced apart from each other. 7. The bearing cage according to claim 6 , wherein the two disk-shaped rings have a radially inner lip on an inner periphery and a radially outer lip on an outer periphery. 8. The bearing cage according to claim 1 , wherein the two annular bodies are formed from a polymer material. 9. The bearing cage according to claim 1 , wherein the individual retaining claws are wider in the circumferential direction than the pairs of retaining claws and thus create a back-side contact in the circumferential direction upon the two annular bodies being brought together at their end sides for forming the bearing cage. 10. A ball bearing, comprising an outer ring, an inner ring, and a plurality of rolling bodies that roll between the outer ring and inner ring and are arranged spaced equally apart from each other in the circumferential direction by a bearing cage according to claim 1 .
General use or purpose, i.e. no use, purpose, special adaptation or modification indicated or a wide variety of uses mentioned · CPC title
made from plastic, e.g. two injection moulded parts joined by a snap fit · CPC title
with a single row or balls · CPC title
Details of individual pockets, e.g. shape or ball retaining means · CPC title
in recesses or cavities provided in retainers, races or rolling elements · CPC title
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