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Cage for rigid ball bearing and associated ball bearing

US6200038A · kind A · utility

3Cited by
7References
21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 20, 1999
Grant dateMar 13, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 20, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16C19/06
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention concerns a cage device (17) for maintaining balls in a ball bearing comprising at least a row of balls arranged between two raceways, said cage comprising a ring-shaped part (18) axially adjacent to said balls and a plurality of slots (22) in each of which is arranged a ball, a slot being formed by a concave surface, the slots being open on the side opposite the ring and separated by spacing portions (19) extended opposite the ring by lips (21). The concave surface comprises a truncated portion (24) connected to the spherical portion (23).

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