Patent ID: 9494195
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: F16C

Claim Text:
1. A rolling bearing assembly comprising: a radially inner ring defining an inner race and including a first filling slot; a radially outer ring defining an outer race and including a second filling slot; spherical rolling elements supported between the radially inner ring and the radially outer ring, the spherical rolling elements running on the inner race and the outer race; wherein the first and second filling slots and a radial distance defined between a radially outer surface of the radially inner ring and a radially inner surface of the radially outer ring are dimensioned to receive the spherical rolling elements; and a wire cage including first and second wires that extend around opposite axial sides of each of the spherical rolling elements in an alternating manner, and the first and second wires overlap each other in areas between adjacent ones of the spherical rolling elements, and crimping elements affix the first and second wires together in the areas between the adjacent rolling elements.