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Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2021

Filed:

Feb. 26, 2020
Applicant:

Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;

Inventors:

Marion Jack Ince, Mount Holly, NC (US);

Guihui Zhong, Charlotte, NC (US);

Michael Heaton, Rock Hill, SC (US);

Dennis Roffe, Fort Mill, SC (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 33/38 (2006.01); F16C 19/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 33/3862 (2013.01); F16C 19/06 (2013.01);
Abstract

A bearing cage includes a first annular body having a plurality of circumferentially arranged fingers that extending axially therefrom. Each of the fingers have a tab with a first arcuate engagement surface. A second annular body has a plurality of circumferentially arranged finger-receiving holes extending axially and configured to receive the fingers. Each of the holes have an associated second arcuate engagement surface configured to engage with the first arcuate engagement surface when the fingers are received in the holes to secure the first and second bodies together to form the bearing cage.


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