Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co .Kg

Hermann Geyer

Reinhard Rumpel

Jörg Neukirchner

Jurgen Lechner

Michael Bernutz

Siegfried Mahler

Christoph Meder

Peter Zay

Jürgen Lechner

A cage segment of a rolling bearing, which cage segment has two side plates and two webs which are fixedly connected to one another, wherein the webs extend parallel to the axis of rotation of the rolling bodies of the rolling bearing, and in which cage segment the side plates and the webs form a pocket for receiving a rolling body. In order to be able to produce and assemble a cage segment of said type in an inexpensive manner, and in order to be able to ensure operation without jamming in an associated rolling bearing, it is provided that the two side plates on both sides of the pocket extend in a circumferential direction of the rolling bearing to such an extent that the side plates together with in each case one of the two webs form in each case one half-pocket for receiving a directly adjacent rolling body.

Cage segment of a rolling bearing

A bearing cage for receiving rolling elements is disclosed. In addition to two rings, the bearing cage also has a plurality of webs which run axially between the rings. In order to prevent the rolling elements from falling out of the pockets formed between the rings and the webs, the webs have a groove which runs in the direction of the respective web. When the rolling elements are inserted into the pockets, a tool engages into the groove and bends the edge region of the web in a direction of the rolling elements.

Bearing cage

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Vestenbergsgreuth, Germany

Hermann Geyer