Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
384543000 | Fixed shaft and rotating outer member | 50 |
20090220182 | Bearing apparatus for axle - An inner ring, an outer ring, a circular cone roller constituting a rolling elements arranged between the inner ring and the outer ring, a first seal member arranged at an opening portion between the inner ring and the outer ring, and a second seal member arranged on an outer side in an axial direction of the first seal member are provided, the second seal member includes a core fixed to the outer ring, an elastic ring-like member fixedly attached to the core and having at least one lip, and an outward attached slinger having a section in a channel-like shape fixed to the inner ring to cover the core and the elastic ring-like member and having a portion of a section in an L-like shape and a circular cylinder shape portion. | 09-03-2009 |
384544000 | For hub | 49 |
20080199122 | Bearing Apparatus For A Wheel Of Vehicle - A vehicle wheel bearing apparatus has an outer member formed with double row outer raceway surfaces on its inner circumferential surface. Inner members are each formed with inner raceway surfaces on their outer circumferential surface. The inner raceway surfaces face opposite to the double row outer raceway surfaces. Double row balls are freely rollably contained between the outer raceway surfaces and inner raceway surfaces. A counter portion is formed near the bottom of each inner raceway surface. The counter portion has an outer diameter larger than, by a run-over height, a diameter of the bottom of each inner raceway surface. The counter portion is formed by a cylindrical portion that axially extends from each inner raceway surface. A tapered portion converges toward the end face of each inner member. Transitions between the counter portion and the inner raceway surface as well as between the cylindrical portion and the tapered portion are rounded and smoothly continuous. | 08-21-2008 |
20080205810 | Bearing apparatus for wheel - A bearing apparatus for wheel with ensured high durability by including a part with improved fatigue strength in a non-hardened portion includes an outer member, an inner member, and a roller. The inner member includes a hub ring made of steel and having a wheel attachment flange formed. The hub ring has a hardened portion hardened to attain at least 50 HRC as a result of quench hardening and a non-hardened portion which is a portion other than the hardened portion. Compressive stress in a range from at least 50 MPa to at most 500 MPa remains in the surface of the non-hardened portion. | 08-28-2008 |
20080205811 | Bearing Apparatus For A Wheel of Vehicle - A vehicle wheel bearing apparatus has a pitch circle diameter of an outer side ball group that is larger than a pitch circle diameter of an inner side ball group. Each corner portion of the outer circumferential surfaces of the inner member is rounded as a smooth circular arc. | 08-28-2008 |
20080247700 | Bearing Apparatus For a Wheel of Vehicle - A vehicle wheel bearing apparatus has an outer member ( | 10-09-2008 |
20080273824 | Bearing device for axle and fixing structure using the same - A bearing device for an axle includes a hub shaft including a flange formed at an outer side portion, and a cylindrical portion formed on an inner side and having a through hole, and a bearing portion including an inner ring, an outer ring, and rolling elements. The bearing portion is press-fitted on the cylindrical portion, and a shaft end portion of the hub shaft is caulked to apply an axial force to the bearing portion. A spacer is interposed between the bearing portion and a caulked portion, and the spacer has a fitting hole fitted on the cylindrical portion, and includes a projecting portion formed at an inner side of an outer periphery, and an inner side end surface of the projecting portion of the spacer is located inwardly of an inner side end surface of the caulked portion in the axial direction. | 11-06-2008 |
20080310784 | Bearing Apparatus for a Wheel of Vehicle - A vehicle wheel bearing apparatus has an outer member ( | 12-18-2008 |
20090016662 | Wheel support bearing assembly and manufacturing method thereof - A wheel support bearing assembly with a hub axle ( | 01-15-2009 |
20090046969 | Vehicle Wheel Bearing Apparatus - A vehicle wheel bearing apparatus has an outer member with double row outer raceway surfaces on its inner circumferential surface. An inner member includes a wheel hub and at least one inner ring. The wheel hub has a wheel mounting flange formed at one end. A cylindrical portion axially extends from the wheel mounting flange. The inner ring has at least one inner raceway surface arranged opposite to the plurality of outer raceway surfaces. The inner ring is press fit onto the cylindrical portion of the wheel hub. Double row rolling elements are freely rollably contained between the outer and inner raceway surfaces. An outer joint member forms a constant velocity universal joint. The outer joint member has a cup-shaped mouth portion. A shoulder portion forms the bottom of the mouth portion. A shaft portion axially extends from the shoulder portion. The shaft is axially separably and torque transmittably inserted into the wheel hub with the shoulder abutted against the caulked portion to transmit torque. The inner ring is axially secured relative to the wheel hub by a caulked portion. The caulked portion is formed by plastically deforming, radially outwardly, the end portion of the cylindrical portion. The caulked portion has a flat surface formed by a cutting process that is adapted to surface contact the shoulder. The radially outermost end of the flat surface is arranged so that it does not abut against the shoulder. | 02-19-2009 |
20090046970 | Vehicle Wheel Bearing Apparatus - A vehicle wheel bearing apparatus for a driven wheel has an outer member integrally formed with a body mounting flange on its outer circumference. The body mounting flange is adapted to be mounted on a knuckle forming part of a suspension apparatus of the vehicle. The outer member inner circumference includes double row outer raceway surfaces. An inner member includes a wheel hub and at least one inner ring. The wheel hub has a wheel mounting flange formed at one end portion. A cylindrical portion axially extends from the wheel mounting flange. The inner ring is press fit onto the cylindrical portion of the wheel hub. The inner member has a plurality of inner raceway surfaces adapted to be arranged opposite to the plurality of outer raceway surfaces. Double row rolling elements are freely rollably contained, via cages, between the outer raceway surfaces and inner raceway surfaces, respectively, of the outer member and the inner member. Seals are arranged in annular spaces formed between the outer member and the inner member. The knuckle is integrally formed with a disc-shaped bottom. The outer member is adapted to be connected to the knuckle, via bolts, with the body mounting flange abutted against the knuckle. The inner side end of the inner member is covered by the knuckle. | 02-19-2009 |
20090074342 | WHEEL BEARING DEVICE - A wheel bearing device includes a hub ring, a double-row bearing and a constant velocity universal joint which are unitized together. At least one of double-row inner raceways of the bearing and a wheel mounting flange are formed on a hub ring. The hub ring and a stem portion of a joint outer ring of the constant velocity universal joint are fitted through a torque transmission assembly, wherein a pilot member as a separate element having a wheel guide portion and a brake guide portion is fitted to a side-end portion of the wheel mounting flange of the hub ring, and the hub ring and the pilot member are fixed to the joint outer ring by swaging. | 03-19-2009 |
20090103847 | ROLLING BEARING UNIT FOR SUPPORTING A WHEEL AND THE MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - To realize a manufacturing method for a wheel-supporting rolling bearing unit that can establish sufficient parallelism between a rotating side installation surface | 04-23-2009 |
20090116779 | BEARING APPARATUS FOR A WHEEL OF VEHICLE - A vehicle wheel bearing apparatus has an outer member and inner member. The inner member includes a wheel hub and inner ring. The outer member and inner member include respective raceway surfaces. Double row rolling elements are freely rollably contained between the outer and inner raceway surfaces, respectively, of the outer member and the inner member. At least the inner side rolling elements of the double row rolling elements are tapered rollers. A pitch circle diameter of the inner side rolling elements is set smaller than a pitch circle diameter of the outer side rolling elements. A substantially conical recess is formed at an outer side end portion of the wheel hub. The depth of the recess extends near to a shaft shaped portion beyond the bottom of the inner raceway surface of the wheel hub. The thickness of a portion of the wheel hub where the inner raceway surface is formed is set within a predetermined range. The outer side wall of the wheel hub is formed to have a substantially constant thickness along the inner surface of the recess. | 05-07-2009 |
20090123102 | Rolling Bearing Device for a Road-Wheel, a Method of Manufacturing the Same and a Turning Apparatus for a Bearing Member - In a rolling bearing device for a road-wheel including an inner shaft | 05-14-2009 |
20090148091 | Wheel Bearing Apparatus - A vehicle wheel bearing apparatus has a double row angular ball bearing including double rows of ball groups. A pitch circle diameter of the double row ball group of the outer side is larger than a pitch circle diameter of the double row ball group of the inner side. The outer member is made of medium carbon steel including carbon of 0.40˜0.80% by weight. It is hardened by high frequency induction quenching so that each of the outer raceway surfaces is formed with a hardened layer having a surface hardness of 58˜64 HRC. The effective depth of hardened layer is set at at least 2 mm. The minimum wall thickness of the outer member at these outer raceway surfaces is set at at least 4 mm. | 06-11-2009 |
20090154859 | Rolling bearing device for wheel - A rolling bearing device for a wheel includes: an inner member; an outer member disposed around an outer peripheral surface of the inner member via rolling elements; and a wheel mounting flange formed on an outer peripheral surface of the inner member or the outer member. A predetermined number of bolt holes are formed in a peripheral edge portion of the wheel mounting flange along a circumferential direction, and a shape between adjacent ones of the bolt holes is constituted by a straight line or a curved line located radially outwardly of a pitch circle diameter of the bolt holes in an outer shape of the wheel mounting flange. | 06-18-2009 |
20090220183 | Wheel bearing assembly - A bearing assembly having improved impact Brinell resistance is provided. Due to a controlled gap between a rotating component and a non-rotating component or a vehicle suspension structure, the non-rotating component or the vehicle suspension structure is permitted to share impact loads caused by a sufficient side impact to the rotating component, thus preventing excessive loads from being transmitted to rolling elements, and providing greater resistance against Brinell impact damage that would generate a noise and/or vibration condition in the bearing assembly. The width of the controlled gap and of the area of potential contact between the rotating component and the vehicle suspension structure or the non-rotating component are optimized to increase impact Brinell resistance while avoiding excessive contact between the rotating component and the non-rotating component or the vehicle suspension structure during extreme cornering maneuvers. | 09-03-2009 |
20090232435 | Wheel Bearing Apparatus For A Vehicle - A vehicle wheel bearing apparatus has an outer member formed, on its inner circumference, with double row outer raceway surfaces. An inner member is formed on its outer circumference surface, with double row inner raceway surfaces arranged opposite to the double row outer raceway surfaces. Double ball groups are freely rollably contained between the outer raceway surfaces and inner raceway surfaces, respectively, of the outer member and the inner member. It is formed as a double row angular contact ball bearing of back-to-back duplex type where a predetermined contacting angle is applied to each ball. A pitch circle diameter of the outer-side ball group is larger than a pitch circle diameter of the inner-side ball group. The outer-side groove diameter of curvature ratios are smaller than inner-side groove diameter of curvature ratios. | 09-17-2009 |
20090263066 | ROLLING BEARING UNIT FOR WHEEL SUPPORT - It is possible to obtain best performance in a structure in which moment rigidity can be improved by setting a pitch circle diameter of an outboard row to be larger than a pitch circle diameter of an inboard row. | 10-22-2009 |
20090310897 | VEHICLE-WHEEL ROLLING BEARING - To provide a vehicle-wheel rolling bearing capable of further improving the reliability of a sensor by preventing a temperature drift. | 12-17-2009 |
20100002972 | WHEEL SUPPORT BEARING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - There is provided a wheel support bearing assembly in which at least one of the outer member ( | 01-07-2010 |
20100021099 | Wheel Bearing And A Wheel Bearing Apparatus Having The Wheel Bearing - A vehicle wheel bearing forming a double row angular contact ball bearing of back-to-back duplex bearing type has an outer member formed, on its inner circumference, with outer raceway surfaces with each having a circular arc longitudinal section. A pair of inner rings are each formed, on its outer circumference, with an inner raceway surface having a circular arc longitudinal section arranged opposite to one of the outer raceway surfaces. The end of a smaller diameter side of one inner ring abuts against an end of a smaller diameter side of the other inner ring. Double row balls are contained between the outer and inner raceway surfaces, respectively, of the outer member and inner rings and are held by cages. Seals are mounted in annular openings formed between the outer member and inner rings. The outer member and the inner rings are made by plastically deforming pipe members, The outer and inner raceway surfaces, cylindrical portions of the outer member forming fitting portions of the seals and/or shoulder portions of the inner rings forming land portions are formed with predetermined dimensions and are ground for accuracy. | 01-28-2010 |
20100027931 | WHEEL END SUPPORT BEARING - A wheel bearing useful for automobiles includes an axle shaft and an axle tube around the shaft, inner and outer bearing races defined respectively at the outer periphery of the shaft and the inner periphery of the tube. A circumferential row of balls and a circumferential set of rollers disposed axially apart between the inner and outer bearing races to form a ball bearing and a roller bearing, in parallel, for supporting the axle shaft within the axle tube. | 02-04-2010 |
20100040319 | Wheel Bearing Apparatus - A wheel bearing apparatus for a driven wheel of a vehicle has an outer member, an inner member and rolling elements between the two. The outer member has a body mounting flange for mounting it to a knuckle of a suspension apparatus. The knuckle has a disc shaped bottom portion. The outer member is secured to the knuckle by fastening bolts. The body mounting flange abuts against the bottom portion of the knuckle. The inner side end of the inner member is closed by the knuckle. A plurality of pins is secured to the knuckle. Pin bores to receive the pins are formed on the body mounting flange. The pin bores radially positioning the outer member relative to the knuckle. | 02-18-2010 |
20100046876 | ROLLING BEARING DEVICE FOR WHEEL - A rolling bearing device for a wheel includes a fixed bearing ring in a tubular shape which is fixed to a vehicle side, and a rotary bearing ring which is rotatably passed through the fixed bearing ring, and includes a plurality of flange portions for mounting the wheel formed on an outer periphery at one end side thereof in an axial direction, and a spigot joint portion in an annular shape protruding in the axial direction formed in a one end part thereof in the axial direction. A circular recess is formed in the one end part of the rotary bearing ring in the axial direction. Thick wall parts for reinforcement are formed on an inner peripheral surface of the spigot joint portion at positions corresponding to regions between a part between the respective flange portions. | 02-25-2010 |
20100054647 | Wheel Bearing Apparatus - A vehicle wheel bearing apparatus has an outer member, an inner member with at least one inner ring, double row rolling elements, and a constant velocity universal joint torque transmittably inserted into a wheel hub and axially separably connected by a securing nut. A shoulder of an outer joint member of the constant velocity universal joint abuts against a larger end face of the inner ring. The larger end face of the inner ring is formed as a ground surface. An end face of the shoulder of the outer joint member abutted against the larger end face is formed as a ground surface or a lathe-turned surface. The surface roughness Ra of at least the larger end face of the inner ring is limited to a range within 0.1˜0.3. | 03-04-2010 |
20100067839 | ROLLER BEARING OF A WHEEL HUB WITH A VENTURI NOZZLE FOR A TIRE PRESSURE CONTROL SYSTEM - The invention relates to a roller bearing of a wheel hub of a motor vehicle comprising a tire pressure control system. Said roller bearing comprises an air guiding channel that extends radially through an external ring and an air guiding channel that extends radially through an internal ring that leads into an intermediate chamber that is arranged between the rows of the bearing bodies and is sealed in relation to said bearing bodies. In order to seal the intermediate chamber in a more simple and effective manner, said intermediate chamber comprises a flow channel that is embodied as a Venturi nozzle. | 03-18-2010 |
20100092122 | BEARING DEVICE FOR DRIVING WHEEL, AND ITS ASSEMBLING METHOD - Provided is a small-sized, lightweight, low-cost, and highly reliable bearing device for a driving wheel which needs no tapered spline, and eliminates a circumferential backlash in spline fitting portions to thereby prevent unusual noise. The bearing device for a driving wheel comprises an outer race ( | 04-15-2010 |
20100098367 | Wheel Bearing Apparatus For A Vehicle - A vehicle wheel bearing apparatus has an outer member, an inner member, and double row rolling elements freely rollably contained between the inner and outer raceway surfaces of the inner and outer members. A brake pilot portion extends from a base of a wheel hub mounting flange toward the outer side to guide an inner circumferential surface of a brake rotor. A wheel pilot portion extends from the brake pilot portion further toward the outer side to guide an inner circumferential surface of the wheel. The wheel pilot portion including a plurality of separated pilots separated along a circumferential direction. A chamfered portion is formed, by forging, on a forward end of each separated pilot in view of its lathe cutting direction. The chamfered portion has a predetermined inclined angle relative to an axial end surface of each separated pilot after lathe cutting. | 04-22-2010 |
20100111458 | WHEEL BEARING APPARATUS FOR A VEHICLE - A vehicle wheel bearing apparatus has an outer member with a body mounting flange, an inner member and double row rolling elements freely rollably contained between the inner and outer raceway surfaces of the inner and outer members. The body mounting flange is formed with a plurality of screw apertures. An inner side flange surface of the body mounting flange is formed by machining to have a flat vertical surface relative to a longitudinal axis of a wheel hub. An outer side flange surface of the body mounting flange is formed by forging to have a tapered surface of a predetermined inclined angle. Thus, the thickness of the body mounting flange is gradually reduced radially outward. | 05-06-2010 |
20100119186 | Bearing unit for wheel - A cylindrical pilot portion | 05-13-2010 |
20100129018 | Wheel Bearing Apparatus For A Vehicle - A vehicle wheel bearing apparatus has an outer member, an inner member, double row rolling elements, and seals mounted within annular openings formed between the outer member and the inner member. A metal annulus, mounted on the base portion, is press-formed of steel plate. The metal annulus has a cylindrical fitting portion, a curved portion, a disk shaped portion, and an overhang portion. The outer side seal of the seals has a metal core and a sealing member with side lips and a grease lip. The side lips and the grease lip sliding contact the metal annulus. The metal annulus overhang portion opposes the outer member via a slight radial gap and is formed with a flared configuration that gradually expands toward its end at a predetermined slant angle. | 05-27-2010 |
20100158423 | BEARING UNIT, PREFERABLY, WHEEL BEARING UNIT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BEARING UNIT - The invention relates to a bearing unit comprising a hub provided with a wheel-sided securing flange, whereon an angular contact anti-friction bearing is arranged. In order to produce the bearing unit and to operate it in an economical manner, and also to prevent, for example, deformation and tensions characteristic of known roller riveting units, the securing flange is connected in a material fit to the flange ring in relation to the end of the hub, which clamps at least the inner ring to the hub. The invention also relates to a method for producing a bearing unit, preferably, a wheel bearing unit for a motor vehicle, comprising a hub which is provided with a wheel-sided securing flange whereon an angular contact anti-friction bearing comprising at least one inner ring and an outer ring, is arranged, by means of a device which exerts a clamping force on the bearing unit. | 06-24-2010 |
20100215304 | Wheel Bearing Apparatus For A Vehicle - A vehicle wheel bearing apparatus has an outer member, an inner member and double row rolling elements freely rollably contained between the outer raceway surfaces and inner raceway surfaces, respectively, of the outer member and the inner member. Either one of the outer member or inner member, on its outer side end, is integrally formed with a wheel mounting flange to mount a wheel. A plurality of bolt apertures is formed in the wheel mounting flange. The wheel is secured on the wheel mounting flange by a plurality of bolts. Cut-out portions are formed between the bolt apertures. The cut-out portions avoid the vicinity of each bolt aperture. Each cut-out portion is formed with a circular arc configuration so that its deepest portion is positioned closely to a pitch circle diameter of the bolt apertures. | 08-26-2010 |
20100316320 | Wheel Bearing Apparatus For A Vehicle - A vehicle wheel bearing apparatus has an outer member, an inner member, and at least one inner ring press fit onto a cylindrical portion of a wheel hub. Double row rolling elements are rollably contained between double row outer raceway surfaces and double row inner raceway surfaces. A constant velocity universal joint torque is inserted into the wheel hub. It is axially separably connected to the wheel hub by a securing nut. A shoulder of an outer joint member of the constant velocity universal joint abuts against the inner member. An abutting surface of the inner member that abuts the shoulder of an outer joint member is formed so that it does not include a segment of a mirror finished surface with an area exceeding 0.005 mm | 12-16-2010 |
20110044571 | Method for Producing Vehicle Wheel Hubs and Wheel Hubs Made Using This Method - In order to simplify mounting of the inner ring ( | 02-24-2011 |
20110069919 | Bearing Apparatus For A Wheel of Vehicle - A vehicle wheel bearing apparatus with a back-to-back double row tapered roller bearing has an outer member integrally with a body mounting flange and double row outer raceway surfaces tapered open respectively axially inward and outward. An inner member include a wheel hub and an inner ring or an outer joint member of a constant velocity universal joint. The wheel hub has a wheel mounting flange and one inner raceway surface arranged oppositely to one of the double row outer raceway surfaces and a cylindrical portion. The inner ring or the outer joint member of a constant velocity universal joint are press fit onto the cylindrical portion and include the other inner raceway surface arranged opposite to the other raceway surface of the double row outer raceway surfaces. Double row tapered rollers are freely rollably held between the outer and inner raceway surfaces by cages. Seals are arranged in annular openings formed by the outer and inner members. The cages are formed of synthetic resin. Posts between pockets of the cages are arranged to be positioned radially inward of the pitch circle diameter of the tapered rollers. The width of an opening radially inward of each pocket is set so that each tapered roller is held within the pocket. The contacting tapered surfaces of the posts open radially outward so that the rollers do not fall out radially inward. | 03-24-2011 |
20110211784 | WHEEL ROLLING BEARING APPARATUS - To provide a wheel rolling bearing apparatus which can reinforce a proximal end portion of a first flange portion of an outer race member effectively. A first flange portion | 09-01-2011 |
20110235958 | Wheel Bearing Apparatus For A Vehicle - A vehicle wheel bearing apparatus has an outer member, an inner member, and double row balls contained between the outer and inner raceway surfaces and adapted to be applied a predetermined contact angle. Each inner raceway surface is formed by a first circular arc section, with a first radius of curvature (r), that extends from a position near a contact point contacting the ball at an initial contact angle (α) to the raceway bottom. The second circular arc section, with a second radius of curvature (r | 09-29-2011 |
20120281941 | BEARING DEVICE FOR WHEEL - A hub wheel ( | 11-08-2012 |
20150010260 | Wheel Bearing Assembly - A passenger automotive vehicle wheel bearing assembly having improved impact Brinell resistance is provided. Due to a controlled gap between a rotating component and a non-rotating component or a vehicle suspension structure, the non-rotating component or the vehicle suspension structure is permitted to share impact loads caused by a sufficient radial or side impact (such as a pothole or curb impact) to the rotating component, thus preventing excessive loads from being transmitted to rolling elements, and providing greater resistance against Brinell impact damage that would generate a noise and/or vibration condition in the bearing assembly. Wheel bearing assemblies according to the invention provide increased impact Brined resistance while avoiding excessive contact between the rotating component and the non-rotating component or the vehicle suspension structure during extreme cornering maneuvers. | 01-08-2015 |
20160001597 | Wheel Bearing Apparatus - A wheel bearing apparatus has an outer member, an inner member with an inner ring and double row rolling elements rollably contained between inner raceway surfaces of the inner member and outer raceway surfaces of the outer member. The inner ring is axially immovably secured on the wheel hub by a caulking portion. A thickness of a smaller end surface of the inner ring is larger than the height of a stepped portion of a wheel hub of the inner member. The axial position of the smaller end surface of the inner ring is set within an axial range between an axial position of the outermost-side point of the inner-side rolling elements of the double row rolling elements and an axial position of the groove bottom point of an inner raceway surface of the inner ring. | 01-07-2016 |
20160009131 | FLANGED HUB-BEARING UNIT | 01-14-2016 |
20160016431 | BEARING DEVICE FOR WHEEL - A bearing device for a wheel has a wheel bearing including inner and outer rings, a hub wheel, and balls between outer raceway surfaces of the outer ring and inner raceway surfaces of the hub wheel and the inner ring. A stem section is fitted into an inner diameter of the hub wheel to couple a constant velocity universal joint to the wheel bearing through a screw fastening structure so that a shoulder portion of an outer joint member abuts against a crimped portion of the hub wheel. Projecting portions formed on the stem section are press-fitted into the hub wheel having depressed portions formed to interfere with the projecting portions, and a shape of the projecting portions is transferred to the hub wheel providing a projection and depression fitting structure in which the projecting and depressed portions are in close contact at an entire fitting contact portion therebetween. | 01-21-2016 |
20160082771 | Bearing Apparatus For A Wheel Of Vehicle - A bearing apparatus for a wheel of a vehicle for rotatably supporting a wheel of a vehicle relative to a suspension system. The bearing apparatus improves the durability of an inner ring fit onto a wheel hub. The bearing apparatus for a wheel of a vehicle has an inner member which includes a wheel hub with an integrally formed wheel mounting flange at one end and a cylindrical portion axially extending from the wheel mounting flange. An inner ring is fit onto the cylindrical portion. An outer member is arranged around the inner member. Double row rolling elements are freely rollably contained between the inner and outer members. The inner ring is secured in an axial direction relative to the wheel hub by a caulked portion. The caulked portion is formed by radially outwardly deforming the end of the cylindrical portion of the wheel hub. A chamfer is formed on an outer circumferential surface of a back side of the inner ring. The chamfer is formed as a cut surface machined after heat treatment of the inner ring. | 03-24-2016 |
20160159144 | BEARING DEVICE FOR WHEEL - A bearing device for a wheel includes a bearing. The bearing includes outer and inner members and double-row rolling elements. The bearing has a constant velocity universal joint coupled thereto in a torque transmittable manner by fitting a stem section of an outer joint member to a shaft hole of a hub wheel, in which the stem section of the outer joint member is press-fitted to the shaft hole of the hub wheel, and shapes of only the circumferential side wall portions of each of a plurality of convex portions are transferred to the shaft hole, to thereby define a convex and concave fitting portion in which close contact is achieved at an entire contact portion between the plurality of convex portions and the plurality of concave portions. | 06-09-2016 |
384545000 | For bicycle hub | 4 |
20090232436 | Bicycle bearings - A bicycle has a frame with a bottom bracket shell, with the bottom bracket shell holding a bottom bracket for bearing a crank shaft having crank arms carrying pedals, wherein the bottom bracket comprises at least one bush bearing. | 09-17-2009 |
20090274406 | HUB, IN PARTICULAR FOR BICYCLES - A hub, in particular for bicycles having a hub shell and two bearings received therein on bearing seats for rotatably supporting relative to a through axle, wherein the two bearings are retained at a defined axial distance by means of a sleeve. A radial spacer device is provided to reduce radial play of the sleeve in the hub shell and to facilitate inserting the through axle. | 11-05-2009 |
20100322546 | Freehub ball bearing carrier - The invention pertains to a component attached to the rear hub of a bicycle, namely the freehub. The design of the current bicycle freehub contains a plastic bushing used to support the freehub and rider pedaling loads. The freehub ball bearing carrier is designed to fit seamlessly into the rear hub, providing a unique way of converting the standard freehub plastic bushing to a sealed ball bearing, thus improving the wear characteristics of the freehub. | 12-23-2010 |
20130064488 | BICYCLE BOTTOM BRACKET ASSEMBLY - A bicycle bottom bracket assembly is provided with a support member, a bearing unit and a seal member. The support member includes a hanger mounting structure and a bearing mounting structure. The bearing unit includes an outer race, an inner race and at least one roller element disposed between the outer and inner races. The outer race is fixed to the bearing mounting structure of the support member. The seal member has a proximal end fixed to the support member and a distal end slidably contacting the inner race of the bearing unit. | 03-14-2013 |