A split bearing cage for a rolling-element bearing assembly includes a first bearing cage segment and a second bearing cage segment each having two side ring sections axially spaced apart by a plurality of bridges. Adjacent pairs of the bridges define rolling-element receiving pockets for receiving rolling elements of the rolling-element bearing assembly and for holding the rolling elements spaced apart from each other and for guiding the rolling elements. The first bearing cage segment is connected to the second bearing cage segment via a swivel joint that may be formed of a bolt element on a first end of the first bearing cage segment and an at least partial eyelet on the first end of the second bearing cage segment.

A bearing cage segment for a segmented bearing cage includes a plurality of walls that define a pocket configured to receive a rolling element and an insert element captively retained in an opening in a first one of the plurality of walls. The insert element may be configured to guide a rolling element retained in the bearing cage and/or be configured as a lubricant reservoir.

A cam roller for a pod joint, comprising an inner rolling path and an outer ring unit, wherein a rolling path for the rolling on a bell housing section is arranged on an outer side of the outer ring unit, a plurality of rolling elements, wherein the plurality of rolling elements are arranged between the inner rolling path and the outer ring unit, and a cage device, wherein the plurality of rolling elements are arranged within the cage device, wherein the cage device includes at least one separating point in circumferential direction.

One end side projecting portion (30a) of a first cage element (9a) fits in the other end side recess portion (41b) of a second cage element (9b), and one end side projecting portion (30b) of the second cage element (9b) fits in the other end side recess portion (41a) of the first cage element (9a), whereby the first cage element (9a) and the second cage element (9b) are restrained from being displaced relatively in an axial direction.

A rolling-element bearing assembly includes an inner race and an outer race and a plurality of rolling elements between inner and outer races, the rolling elements being mounted in pockets between axial bridges of a cage having first and second axial side rings. One or both of the side rings has at least one corrugated surface, and the corrugations project axially and/or radially.

A cam roller for a pod joint, comprising an inner rolling path and an outer ring unit, wherein a rolling path for the rolling on a bell housing section is arranged on an outer side of the outer ring unit, a plurality of rolling elements, wherein the plurality of rolling elements are arranged between the inner rolling path and the outer ring unit, and a cage device, wherein the plurality of rolling elements are arranged within the cage device, wherein the cage device includes at least one separating point in circumferential direction.

A split bearing cage for a rolling-element bearing assembly includes a first bearing cage segment and a second bearing cage segment each having two side ring sections axially spaced apart by a plurality of bridges. Adjacent pairs of the bridges define rolling-element receiving pockets for receiving rolling elements of the rolling-element bearing assembly and for holding the rolling elements spaced apart from each other and for guiding the rolling elements. The first bearing cage segment is connected to the second bearing cage segment via a swivel joint that may be formed of a bolt element on a first end of the first bearing cage segment and an at least partial eyelet on the first end of the second bearing cage segment.

A cage of a cage and rollers includes engaging projecting portions that are provided on outer circumferential surfaces of rim portions, the engaging projecting portions being configured to be elastically deformed when the cage is inserted into a support hole of a rocker arm to thereby allow the cage to be contracted in diameter and to be elastically restored to be brought into engagement with the rocker arm after the cage is inserted in the support hole, to thereby position the cage properly in relation to an axial direction relative to the rocker arm. The cage and rollers can be assembled to the rocker arm while being positioned properly in relation to the axial direction so that the cage and rollers and the rocker arm can be formed into a rocker arm unit, and the cage and rollers can easily be assembled to the rocker arm.

A rolling-element bearing assembly includes an inner race and an outer race and a plurality of rolling elements between inner and outer races, the rolling elements being mounted in pockets between axial bridges of a cage having first and second axial side rings. One or both of the side rings has at least one corrugated surface, and the corrugations project axially and/or radially.

The occurrence of wear during use in areas of contact between residual protrusions 22a and opposing end surfaces due to residual protrusions 22a that remain on end surfaces in the circumferential direction of retainer elements 15b after shearing of small cross-sectional area sections is prevented. Convex sections 23, the tip ends thereof being flat, are provided on one end surface in the circumferential direction of retainer elements 15 so as to protrude in the circumferential direction. The arrangement, shape and dimensions of the small cross-sectional area sections 17a and the convex sections 23 are regulated so that when the retainer elements 15b are aligned with each other in the axial direction, and the tip-end sections of the convex sections 23 come in contact with the other end surfaces in the circumferential direction of the retainer elements 15b, spaces 24 in the circumferential direction exist between the tip-end sections of the residual protrusions 22a and the end surfaces in the circumferential direction of the retainer elements 15b.