Patent 7866895 was granted and assigned to JTEKT on January, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
In the present cage, both pillar portions which face each other in a circumferential direction of a pocket have a plurality of bent portions which are alternately bent in a width direction, and each bent portion is provided with roller stopping portions protruding into the pocket. The bent portions are formed in a curved cross-sectional shape. Tip portions of the bent portions in the thickness direction of the cage are formed in a cross-sectional shape that becomes narrower toward the tips, and the tip portions are drawn in a state where they protrude into the pocket by plastic deformation working, thereby forming the roller stopping portions.