Patent ID: 6568857
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: F16C

Abstract:
A bearing assembly comprising:a first race having an axially extending section and a radially extending section; a second race having an axially extending section and a radially extending section, the axially extending section of the first race being substantially plane parallel with the axially extending section of the second race, the radially extending section of the first race being substantially plane parallel with the radially extending section of the second race, the radially extending section of the first race and the axially extending section of the second race defining a first annular gap, the radially extending section of the second race and the axially extending section of the first race defining a second annular gap; a cage supported between the first race and the second race, the cage having a body defining a plurality of circumferentially spaced openings, the body defining an inlet passage and an outlet passage in fluid communication with the inlet passage, the outlet passage extending axially through the cage body and being axially aligned with the second annular gap; and a plurality of rolling elements, ones of the plurality of rolling elements being positioned within a selected ones of the plurality of openings.