Patent ID: 7073948

Claim:
A cross taper roller bearing comprising: an outer ring; an inner ring; a plurality of taper rollers located between the inner and outer rings; a cage for maintaining the taper rollers at a distance to one another; the cage being comprised of a plurality of individual cage segments; each cage segment comprising two opposing guide sections between which is positioned a first one of the taper rollers, the two opposing guide sections at least partially encompassing the first taper roller on opposite sides; and each cage segment also comprising a first additional guide section which interacts with a corresponding guide section of an adjacent cage segment to at least partially encompass a second one of the taper rollers bordering the first taper roller, and a second additional guide section which interacts with a corresponding guide section of another adjacent cage segment to at least partially encompass a third one of the taper rollers bordering the first taper roller.