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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 1996
Filed:
Feb. 17, 1995
Hajime Tazumi, Osaka, JP;
Masayuki Kitamura, Osaka, JP;
Hiroshi Ueno, Osaka, JP;
Tsuyoshi Okumura, Nara, JP;
Shigetaka Ashida, Nara, JP;
Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A ball bearing cage is formed with pockets each having an inwardly curved spherical pocket face similar to a ball in shape. At least one of the pockets has a protrusion projecting inwardly thereof from one of inner and outer circumferential edge portions of the pocket face. A ball bearing comprises balls retained between inner and outer bearing rings and equispaced circumferentially thereof by a cage. The cage is formed with pockets each having an inwardly curved spherical pocket face similar to the ball in shape, at least one of the pockets having a protrusion projecting inwardly thereof from an edge portion of the face close to the fixed one of the rings.