Patent ID: 9638249
Date: 2017-05-02
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 a first axial face of each 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 a second axial face of each of the webs; rolling element pockets formed from the first and second gaps by placing the first axial faces of the webs of the first ring element in an abutting relationship with the second axial faces of the webs of the second ring element, wherein each of the first grooves align with an axially opposed respective one of the second grooves to form a passage between adjacent pockets, and a resilient element is disposed within at least one of the passages.