Patent ID: 11965553
Assignee: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A bearing cage for a bearing assembly, the bearing cage comprising:
a first ring;
a second ring; and
a plurality of crossbars extending between the first ring and the second ring to define a plurality of rolling element pockets;
wherein a first terminal end of each of the plurality of crossbars is connected to the first ring and a second terminal end of each of the plurality of crossbars is connected to the second ring;
wherein a medial portion of each of the plurality of crossbars is defined between the first terminal end and the second terminal end, and a pair of recesses are defined on opposing circumferential sides of the medial portion, the pair of recesses including a first recess on a first circumferential side of the medial portion and a second recess on a second circumferential side of the medial portion; and
wherein the first and second rings each include radially inward projections in an area defined between adjacent crossbars of the plurality of crossbars.