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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2014
Applicant:
Rolls-royce Plc, London, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
ROLLS-ROYCE plc, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 33/46 (2006.01); F16C 33/38 (2006.01); F16C 33/78 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 33/38 (2013.01); F16C 33/46 (2013.01); F16C 33/7823 (2013.01); F16C 33/7893 (2013.01); F16C 33/385 (2013.01); F16C 33/4629 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bearing cage for a rolling element bearing assembly, the bearing cage including a cage body having an inner surface defining a bore coaxially aligned with the principal rotational axis of the bearing cage; a plurality of pockets, each pocket being suitable for housing a rolling element of the rolling element bearing assembly, the pockets being arranged sequentially around the cage body with respect to the principal rotational axis of the bearing cage; and a skirt projecting from the cage body in the axial direction; characterized by a flow deflector projecting from the skirt in the radial direction.