Global Patent Index - EP 0977953 A1

EP 0977953 A1 20000209 - CAGE FOR RIGID BALL BEARING AND ASSOCIATED BALL BEARING

Title (en)

CAGE FOR RIGID BALL BEARING AND ASSOCIATED BALL BEARING

Title (de)

KÄFIG FÜR STARRES KUGELLAGER UND ZUGEHÖRIGES WÄLZLAGER

Title (fr)

CAGE POUR ROULEMENT RIGIDE A BILLES ET ROULEMENT ASSOCIE

Publication

EP 0977953 A1 20000209 (FR)

Application

EP 99903755 A 19990215

Priority

  • FR 9900329 W 19990215
  • FR 9802215 A 19980224

Abstract (en)

[origin: FR2775323A1] The cage (17) designed to maintain the balls (16) in a ball bearing unit, consisting of a series of balls placed between two rolling paths, is made up of an annular part (18) axially adjacent to the balls and a plurality of cut-outs (22) into which are placed the balls. It has the form of a concave surface, open on the opposite side to the ring, and separated by spacers (19) extending on the side opposite to the ring by a tongue (21). The concave surface consists of a truncated portion (24), which joins up to the spherical portion (23).

IPC 1-7

F16C 33/41; F16C 33/38

IPC 8 full level

F16C 33/38 (2006.01); F16C 33/41 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F16C 33/416 (2013.01 - EP US); F16C 33/418 (2013.01 - EP US); F16C 19/06 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9943964A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

FR 2775323 A1 19990827; FR 2775323 B1 20000407; EP 0977953 A1 20000209; JP 2002503326 A 20020129; US 6200038 B1 20010313; WO 9943964 A1 19990902

DOCDB simple family (application)

FR 9802215 A 19980224; EP 99903755 A 19990215; FR 9900329 W 19990215; JP 54321299 A 19990215; US 40329999 A 19991020