Patents Assigned to Schaeffler Tecnologies GmbH & Co. KG
  • Roller bearing cage and method for the production thereof
    Patent number: 8814437
    Abstract: A method for producing a roller bearing cage (1) is provided, including the following steps: a base body (2) which is close to a net shape is produced by a stereolithography method or by a 3D-printing method, and the provided base body (2) is coated with a thin, nanocrystalline coating (3). A roller bearing cage, including a base body (2) and a nanocrystalline coating (3) fixed to the base body (2) produced by this method is also provided. This method is suitable for producing roller bearing cages in only small quantities in a small series.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Schaeffler Tecnologies GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Wolfgang Braun