Patent ID: 9574608
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: F16C

Claim:
1. A cage for a rolling bearing, the cage comprising: a first ring element formed with axially extending webs arranged in a circumferential direction with adjacent webs separated by a first gap and a first groove formed in an axial face of the webs; a second ring element formed with axially extending webs arranged in a circumferential direction with adjacent webs separated by a second gap and a second groove formed in an axial face of each of the webs; rolling element pockets formed from the first and second gaps by placing the axial faces of the webs of the first ring element in an abutting relationship with the axial faces of the webs of the second ring element, wherein, when the axial faces are abutting, each of the first grooves align with each of the second grooves to form a circumferentially extending passage between adjacent pockets for receiving a rigid element disposed within at least one of the passages.