To provide an integrated thrust bearing with a cage which can be easily incorporated in a bearing ring without the need for lowering the strength of pawls which lock the cage or lowering bearing performance.
The annular cage 3 is divided with one circumferential dividing part 3c, and the dividing part 3c is flexible and deformable in the direction of its thickness. The dividing part 3c of the cage 3 set concentrically with an outer ring 5 is matched to the side end of one pawl 5b of the outer ring 5, the dividing part 3c is flexed at its single side inward to the pawl 5b in the direction of its thickness and put inside the pawl 5b, the cage 3 is rotated relative to the outer ring 5 in the direction of putting the dividing part 3c at its single side inside the pawl 5b, and the dividing part 3c is passed at its single side inside all pawls 5b in sequence so as to put the whole cage 3 inside the pawls 5b. Thus, the cage 3 can be easily incorporated in the outer ring 5 without the need for lowering the strength of the pawls 5b which lock the cage 3 or lowering bearing performance.
SUZUKI KATSUHISA
ABE KATSUSHI
Torii Kazuhisa
Takayoshi Tagawa
Higashio Masahiro