CPC F16C 33/3812 (2013.01) [F16C 33/3818 (2013.01); F16C 33/50 (2013.01); F16C 33/51 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. A segment of a cage for a rolling bearing, comprising:
a first side plate;
a second side plate;
a first bridge connecting the first side plate and the second side plate; and,
a second bridge connecting the first side plate and the second side plate, wherein:
the first side plate includes:
a first region extending past the first bridge in a first circumferential direction around an axis of rotation of the cage, the first region including a first end face having a first contour; and,
a second region extending past the second bridge in a second circumferential direction, opposite the first circumferential direction, the second region including a second end face having a second contour different from the first contour;
the second side plate includes a third region extending past the first bridge in the first circumferential direction the first side plate, the second side plate, the first bridge, and the second bridge define a complete rolling element pocket;
the first region, the first bridge, and the third region define a first incomplete rolling element pocket open in the first circumferential direction;
the first contour is convexly curved; and,
the second contour is flat.
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