Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a cage that can be used in a cryogenic-temperature environment or a vacuum without providing the cage with a complicated construction and without performing special treatment and a bearing using the cage. A cage made of resin has an annular main body having a plurality of pocket portions radially penetrating the main body; and a plurality of pocket members, provided on the annular main body, which hold rolling elements of a rolling bearing. The main body is a molding of a first resin composition consisting of a first resin and a solid lubricant mixed therewith; and at least a rolling element-retaining surface of each of the pocket members is made of a second resin composition containing fluorocarbon resin as a main component thereof. The molding of the first resin composition has a tensile strength of not less than 30 MPa and a heat-resistant temperature of not less than 200° C. The second resin composition is a fluorocarbon resin composition.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a cage that can be used in a cryogenic-temperature environment or a vacuum without providing the cage with a complicated construction and without performing special treatment and a bearing using the cage. A cage made of resin has an annular main body having a plurality of pocket portions radially penetrating the main body; and a plurality of pocket members, provided on the annular main body, which hold rolling elements of a rolling bearing. The main body is a molding of a first resin composition consisting of a first resin and a solid lubricant mixed therewith; and at least a rolling element-retaining surface of each of the pocket members is made of a second resin composition containing fluorocarbon resin as a main component thereof. The molding of the first resin composition has a tensile strength of not less than 30 MPa and a heat-resistant temperature of not less than 200° C. The second resin composition is a fluorocarbon resin composition.

Abstract: A cryogenic, ultra high-speed rolling bearing comprises an inner ring 12 fitted onto a rotating shaft rotating at ultra-high speeds under cryogenic conditions, an outer ring 14 concentrically surrounding the inner ring with a space therebetween and fitted onto a fixed portion, a plurality of rolling elements 16 rotatably inserted in the space between the inner ring and the outer ring, and a retainer 20 located between the inner ring and the outer ring to hold the rolling elements at intervals therebetween. The retainer 20 comprises a retainer body 22 having a plurality of pocket holes 21 formed therethrough in a radial direction to contain the rolling elements at intervals therebetween, and a solid lubricant film 24 (pocket hole coating 24A and guideway coating 24B) provided on the inner surfaces of the plurality of pocket holes and a guideway contacting the inner or outer ring and having transfer properties and a low friction coefficient enough for cryogenic conditions.