Patent ID: 6830381
Filing Date: 2004-12-14
Classification: F16C

Abstract:
An axial bearing with a cage containing rollers in pockets, said cage located between first and second planar parallel races formed from sheet metal, the cage and are held together as a unit by means of opposing form-locked containment, and wherein an outer peripheral edge of the first race and an inner peripheral edge of the second race each transition into a collar that surrounds the cage with play, a radially inwardly facing protruding rib is formed at an end of the collar located at the outer peripheral edge of the first race, and an axially extending flange for directing lubricant flow out of the bearing extends beyond the protruding rib, so that the radially inwardly facing protruding rib is formed in a tradition area between the collar and the flange, and the protruding rib axially contains the cage.