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Bearing cage, radial bearing assembly with such a cage, in particular for a balancing shaft

US10480579B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 3, 2018
Grant dateNov 19, 2019
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Expiry dateJul 3, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16C2226/74
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A bearing cage for rolling element bearings, that is annular and centered on a central axis. The bearing cage provides a plurality of circumferentially adjacent pockets dedicated to receive each a rolling element. The bearing cage being split in the circumferential direction along a line of separation to define a first side and a second side that are circumferentially separated from each other. The first side and second side having fixing means to fix the first side and second side to each other such that the bearing cage can have different diameters.

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