The outer rings have rigid ribs on both sides (or can be produced without ribs depending on the application), while the inner rings have one or two rigid ribs (or can also be designed without ribs). The cage prevents the cylindrical rollers coming into contact with each other during rolling.
The cylindrical roller bearings are very rigid, can support high radial loads and, due to the cage, are suitable for higher speeds than the full complement designs. Bearings with suffix E have a larger roller set and are thus designed for extremely high load carrying capacity.
Cylindrical roller bearings can be taken apart and can therefore be fitted and dismantled more easily. Both bearing rings can therefore have an interference fit.
Single row cylindrical roller bearings with cage are available as non-locating, semi-locating and locating bearings.