Cage for use in a roller bearing and method of making the same

摘要

A cage for use in a roller bearing, which is made of metal, comprises thin portions formed axially centrally of the cage, thick portions formed at opposite sides of the thin portions, a plurality of pockets in which the rollers are received formed extending axially and spaced apart from one another circumferentially, and rugged portion including recessed portions formed in the outer peripheral surface of the at opposite sides of the pockets, and raised portions formed between two adjacent recessed portions and each having a cylindrical surface with a constant radius of curvature.