Patent ID: 8568035

Claim:
A rolling bearing comprising: an outer race; an inner race; at least one row of balls disposed between the outer and inner races; a generally annular cage formed of a metallic material and configured to retain the balls, the cage having an annular shoulder, a plurality of projecting portions extending axially from the shoulder, a plurality of sockets defined between the projections, each socket being configured to receive a separate one of the balls and extending radially through the cage, the surface of each socket cooperating with one of the balls being defined by an imaginary cylinder with an axis oriented radially and cut by the plane axially delimiting the cage on the side opposite the shoulder, so as to form an axial opening of the socket, the width of the socket opening being smaller than the diameter of each ball, and wherein the projecting portions are positioned such that a largest segment of each portion is disposed on the inside in relation to the center of the balls.