CAGE ELEMENT FOR ROLLING BEARING ASSEMBLY

摘要

An improved cage element for a cage arrangement in a rolling bearing assembly including rolling elements is provided. The cage element includes a cylindrical middle portion, a first end portion including a first concave outer surface shaped to support a rolling element, and a second end portion including a second concave outer surface shaped to support the rolling element. The first and second end portions are arranged on opposite ends of the cylindrical middle portion, and the first and second concave outer surfaces have identical curvatures.

主权项

1. A rolling bearing assembly comprising:
a radially inner ring defining a radially inner raceway; a radially outer ring defining a radially outer raceway; a plurality of rolling elements supported between the radially inner raceway of the radially inner ring and the radially outer raceway of the radially outer ring; and a cage arrangement formed by a plurality of cage elements, each of the plurality of cage elements arranged between adjacent ones of the rolling elements and including: a middle portion, a first end portion, and a second end portion, the end portions are arranged on opposite ends of the middle portion, and the first and second end portions each include a concave outer surface that is shaped to support a respective one of the plurality of rolling elements.