Tapered roller bearing cage

Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, right perspective view of a tapered roller bearing cage according to a first embodiment showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof, the left side being a mirror image;

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of a portion 7 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of a portion 8 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged rear view of the portion 8 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged top view of the portion 8 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 11 is a cross sectional view taken along the line 11-11 of FIG. 8;

FIG. 12 is a cross sectional view taken along the line 12-12 of FIG. 8;

FIG. 13 is a cross sectional view taken along the line 13-13 of FIG. 8;

FIG. 14 is a cross sectional view taken along the line 14-14 of FIG. 8;

FIG. 15 is a cross sectional view taken along the line 15-15 of FIG. 8;

FIG. 16 is a top, front, right perspective view of a tapered roller bearing cage according to a second embodiment showing our new design;

FIG. 17 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a right side view thereof, the left side being a mirror image;

FIG. 20 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 22 is an enlarged view of a portion 22 of FIG. 16;

FIG. 23 is an enlarged view of a portion 23 of FIG. 17;

FIG. 24 is an enlarged rear view of the portion 23 of FIG. 17;

FIG. 25 is an enlarged top view of the portion 23 of FIG. 17;

FIG. 26 is a cross sectional view taken along the line 26-26 of FIG. 23;

FIG. 27 is a cross sectional view taken along the line 27-27 of FIG. 23;

FIG. 28 is a cross sectional view taken along the line 28-28 of FIG. 23;

FIG. 29 is a cross sectional view taken along the line 29-29 of FIG. 23;

FIG. 30 is a cross sectional view taken along the line 30-30 of FIG. 23;

FIG. 31 is a top, front, right perspective view of a tapered roller bearing cage according to a third embodiment showing our new design;

FIG. 32 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 33 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 34 is a right side view thereof, the left side being a mirror image;

FIG. 35 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 36 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 37 is an enlarged view of a portion 37 of FIG. 31;

FIG. 38 is an enlarged view of a portion 38 of FIG. 32;

FIG. 39 is an enlarged rear view of the portion 38 of FIG. 32;

FIG. 40 is an enlarged top view of the portion 38 of FIG. 32;

FIG. 41 is a cross sectional view taken along the line 41-41 of FIG. 38;

FIG. 42 is a cross sectional view taken along the line 42-42 of FIG. 38;

FIG. 43 is a cross sectional view taken along the line 43-43 of FIG. 38;

FIG. 44 is a cross sectional view taken along the line 44-44 of FIG. 38; and,

FIG. 45 is a cross sectional view taken along the line 45-45 of FIG. 38.

The uneven-length broken lines represent unclaimed boundaries of the claimed design. The even-length broken lines represents unclaimed portions of the tapered roller bearing cage and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a tapered roller bearing cage, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Koganei; Makoto (Fujusawa, JP), Tominaga; Daisuke (Fujisawa, JP), Sakamoto; Hiroshi (Fujisawa, JP), Kiyono; Shunichi (Fujisawa, JP), Aoki; Mamoru (Fujisawa, JP)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type NSK LTD. Tokyo N/A JP
Assignee:	NSK LTD. (Tokyo, JP)
Appl. No.:	D/494,320
Filed:	June 19, 2014

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Current U.S. Class:	D15/143
Current International Class:	1509
Field of Search:	;D15/143,199

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Primary Examiner: Palasik; Patricia
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Sughrue Mion, PLLC