Patent ID: 8794845

Claim:
A bearing cage for a rolling element bearing, comprising: a plurality of individual bearing cage segments configured to respectively accommodate rolling elements in rolling element pockets formed by the bearing cage segments, each bearing cage segment including a first coupling device disposed on a first axial end thereof, wherein the first coupling devices each include a first conduit defined in the plurality of individual bearing cage segments such that a cross-section of at least a portion of the first conduit is enclosed in the plurality of individual bearing cage segments, and a first lamellar support ring defining a first ring half extending continuously with a second ring half that are axially adjacent to each other and are biased towards each other, wherein the first ring half and the second ring half extend through the first conduit of each of the first coupling devices of the plurality of bearing cage segments, wherein the first conduit is configured to receive the first lamellar support ring in an interference-fit manner.