Patent ID: 11965550
Assignee: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 14:
15. A rolling bearing cage comprising:
a first side ring and a second side ring axially spaced apart from one another, the first side ring and the second side ring comprising:
a common axis of rotation;
same basic dimensions;
respective end portions comprising a reduced radial height that is half a radial height of a remainder of the side rings and arranged radially one above the other when the rolling bearing cage is closed;

a plurality of cage webs connecting the first side ring to the second side ring, each of the plurality of cage webs comprising a rolling element guide projecting radially inwards;
a plurality of cage pockets formed between respective pairs of rolling element guides for receiving respective rolling elements;
a first cage end disposed at a first side of an axially divided portion of the rolling bearing cage, comprising a first cage end closing element formed by an axial groove at a radial web surface of a one of the plurality of cage webs that is reinforced relative to the other cage webs and delimits a penultimate cage pocket; and
a second cage end disposed at a second side of the axially divided portion, comprising a second cage end closing element formed by a partial cage web connecting the end portions at the second cage end to one another, the partial cage web comprising the reduced radial height and arranged to hook into the axial groove to form a cage lock that secures the second cage end to the first cage end against unintentional loosening in a peripheral direction and in both radial directions.