A deep groove ball bearing assembly is disclosed. The assembly includes an inner bearing ring defining an inner race, an outer bearing ring defining an outer race, and a plurality of rolling elements supported on the inner race and the outer race. A shaft is supported on a radially inner surface of the inner bearing ring, and a housing is supported on a radially outer surface of the outer bearing ring. A sleeve is arranged between the radially outer surface of the outer bearing ring and a radially inner surface of the housing, and the sleeve includes a plurality of through openings.

A cage segment for a rolling-element bearing cage includes first and second side elements connected by a bridge extending in a longitudinal direction. A first attaching element on the first side element extends away from the bridge in a first direction parallel to the longitudinal axis and a second attaching element on the second side element extends away from the bridge in a second direction parallel to the longitudinal axis. The first and second attaching elements are configured to receive a wire or cable for connecting the cage segments to other cage segments, and the first attaching element is offset from the longitudinal axis in a first direction by a first distance and the second attaching element is offset from the longitudinal axis in a second direction opposite the first direction by a second distance.

A deep groove ball bearing assembly is disclosed. The assembly includes an inner bearing ring defining an inner race, an outer bearing ring defining an outer race, and a plurality of rolling elements supported on the inner race and the outer race. A shaft is supported on a radially inner surface of the inner bearing ring, and a housing is supported on a radially outer surface of the outer bearing ring. A sleeve is arranged between the radially outer surface of the outer bearing ring and a radially inner surface of the housing, and the sleeve includes a plurality of through openings.

A cage segment for a rolling-element bearing cage includes first and second side elements connected by a bridge extending in a longitudinal direction. A first attaching element on the first side element extends away from the bridge in a first direction parallel to the longitudinal axis and a second attaching element on the second side element extends away from the bridge in a second direction parallel to the longitudinal axis. The first and second attaching elements are configured to receive a wire or cable for connecting the cage segments to other cage segments, and the first attaching element is offset from the longitudinal axis in a first direction by a first distance and the second attaching element is offset from the longitudinal axis in a second direction opposite the first direction by a second distance.

A rolling bearing includes an inner ring, an outer ring, a plurality of rolling elements disposed between the inner ring and the outer ring, and a plurality of cage segments separating circumferentially adjacent ones of the plurality of rolling elements. Each of the cage segments has an axial bridge portion and side plates at axially opposite ends of the bridge portion, each of the side plates having a convex end and a concave end circumferentially spaced from the convex end. The convex end of a first one of the side plates contacts the concave end of a second one of the side plates.

A rolling bearing includes an inner ring, an outer ring, a plurality of rolling elements disposed between the inner ring and the outer ring, and a plurality of cage segments separating circumferentially adjacent ones of the plurality of rolling elements. Each of the cage segments has an axial bridge portion and side plates at axially opposite ends of the bridge portion, each of the side plates having a convex end and a concave end circumferentially spaced from the convex end. The convex end of a first one of the side plates contacts the concave end of a second one of the side plates.