Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080202226 | Bearing Arrangement For Mounting at least One Machine Elements on a Support - The invention relates to a bearing arrangement for mounting at least one machine element on a support, wherein the machine element is movably mounted on the support, wherein the bearing arrangement is provided with at least one measuring sleeve and with at least one measuring element on the measuring sleeve, wherein the measuring sleeve is formed separately from the support and wherein the measuring element is provided at least for measuring physical parameters and processes in the bearing arrangement. | 08-28-2008 |
20080209979 | Method for Calibrating a Sensor System of a Measuring Bearing for a Storage Installation - The invention relates to a method for calibrating a sensor system of at least one measuring bearing for a bearing installation, said method being used to adjust individual measured values of an individual bearing installation using representative reference values of a reference installation. | 09-04-2008 |
20080226213 | Wheel Bearing Unit - The invention relates to a wheel bearing unit having at least one outer part, having at least one inner part, and having at least two rows of rolling bodies between the outer part and the inner part, wherein in each case at least one inner raceway is formed on the outer part and in each case at least one outer raceway is formed on the inner part for the rolling bodies of one row. A ratio of the diameter of the reference circle of at least one row of the wheel bearing unit to the diameter of the rolling bodies of the respective row is greater than the numerical value six. The row spacing between the rows corresponds to at most 1.65 times the diameter of the rolling bodies. | 09-18-2008 |
20080240635 | Wheel Bearing Arrangement Having Spur Toothing - The invention relates to a wheel bearing arrangement having at least two rows of rolling bodies for mounting a wheel hub which can be driven with the wheel bearing arrangement by a drive element. The wheel hub is connected to the drive element; the wheel hub and the drive element engage positively into one another by means of a pair of mutually corresponding spur toothings. In the wheel bearing arrangement, a value of greater than three, than the numerical value 3, is obtained for a ratio of the diameter (VTK) of a toothing reference circle of the spur toothing in the wheel bearing arrangement to the rolling body row spacing (RA) of the at least two rows of rolling bodies. | 10-02-2008 |
20080242433 | Wheel Hub/Joint Unit - A wheel hub/constant velocity joint unit wherein a wheel hub ( | 10-02-2008 |
20080265660 | Wheel Hub Comprising Axial Recesses Formed Between the Holes for Wheel Nuts - The invention relates to a wheel hub having a central section and a radial section which is radially connected to the central section, a bearing section which axially protrudes from the central section and is used to receive a wheel bearing, and an axially opposing receiving section for receiving a brake disk and a wheel rim. Holes for receiving wheel nuts are formed in the radial section. In order to produce an especially light wheel hub that can withstand all operating loads and provides a brake disk with a secure abutment surface under all operating conditions, the wheel hub has recesses at least between some holes, the recesses fully penetrating the wall of the radial section of the wheel hub. | 10-30-2008 |
20080296965 | Wheel Hub Comprising Axial Recesses Formed Between the Holes for Wheel Nuts - The invention relates to a wheel hub having a central section and a radial section which is radially connected to the central section, a bearing section which axially protrudes from the central section and is used to receive a wheel bearing, and an axially opposing receiving section for receiving a brake disk and a wheel rim. Holes for receiving wheel nuts are formed in the radial section. In order to produce an especially light wheel hub that can withstand all operating loads and provides a brake disk with a secure abutment surface under all operating conditions, the wheel hub has recesses at least between some holes, the recesses fully penetrating the wall of the radial section of the wheel hub, and at least one reinforcing means is embodied on the radial end of the wheel hub. | 12-04-2008 |
20080303339 | Wheel Hub With Axial Recesses Between the Holes For Wheel Bolts - The invention relates to a wheel hub having a central section and having a radial section which radially adjoins said central section, having a bearing section which projects axially from the central section for holding a wheel bearing and having an axially opposite holding section for holding a brake disk and a wheel rim, wherein holes for holding wheel bolts are formed in the radial section. In order to obtain a particularly light wheel hub which can withstand all operating loads and offers a reliable contact face for a brake disk under all operating conditions, it is provided that the wheel hub has recesses at least between some holes, which recesses extend completely through the wall of the radial section of the wheel hub, and that stiffening ribs are formed between the respective recesses which stiffening ribs axially thicken the radial section between the recesses. | 12-11-2008 |
20080304779 | Wheel Bearing with Sensor - Wheel bearing ( | 12-11-2008 |
20080310785 | Wheel Bearing Unit - The invention relates to a wheel bearing unit having at least one outer part, having at least one inner part and having at least two rows of rolling bodies between the outer part and the inner part, wherein in each case at least one inner raceway is formed on the outer part and in each case at least one outer raceway is formed on the inner part for the rolling bodies of one row, and wherein the wheel hub has an internal toothing, which projects radially inwards in the direction of the rotational axis, for engaging into an external toothing on a drive pin, and is rotationally fixedly at least coupled to the outer raceway. The ratio of the diameter d | 12-18-2008 |
20090010583 | Multi-Row Anti-Friction Bearing - The invention relates to an anti-friction bearing comprising a first bearing race, a second bearing race and a plurality of anti-friction bodies that are located between the first bearing race and the second bearing race. According to the invention, the anti-friction bodies are arranged in several rows and the pitch diameters of at least two rows differ. | 01-08-2009 |
20090010586 | Asymmetrical Triple-Row Anti-/Friction Bearing - The invention relates to an anti-friction bearing comprising a first bearing race, a second bearing race and a plurality of anti-friction bodies that are located between the first bearing race and the second bearing race. According to the invention, the anti-friction bearings are arranged in several rows, which are asymmetrical in the longitudinal direction of the anti-friction bearing in relation to any plane that runs perpendicularly to said longitudinal direction of the anti-friction bearing. | 01-08-2009 |
20090116778 | MULTI-ROW SYMMETRICAL ROLLING BEARING - The invention relates to a rolling bearing having a first bearing ring, a second bearing ring and a plurality of rolling bodies which are arranged between the first bearing ring and the second bearing ring. The rolling bodies are arranged in at least four rows, at least two rows have a first reference diameter, at least two further rows have a second reference diameter which is different from the first reference diameter, and those rows which have in each case the same reference diameter are arranged symmetrically with respect to a predefined plane which is aligned perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the bearing. | 05-07-2009 |
20090142012 | UNIT COMPRISING A WHEEL BEARING AND AT LEAST ONE VEHICLE-SIDED FIXED SUPPORT - The invention relates to a unit comprising a wheel bearing and at least one vehicle-sided fixed support. The wheel bearing comprising at least one outer part which is rigidly fixed to at least one bearing seat which is embodied as an axial passage of a sheet metal moulded part of the support, and at least one end section of the outer part is surrounded in a radial and supple manner, at least in the proximity of said passage such that the end section engages in an axial mariner behind the support. | 06-04-2009 |
20090160244 | UNIT COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE CARRIER AND A WHEEL BEARING - The invention relates to a unit comprising a carrier and a wheel bearing. The wheel bearing comprises at least one outer ring which is provided with at least one track for the rolling bodies. According the invention, the wheel bearing is maintained on the carrier in a fixed manner in relation to the carrier in a first receiving element by means of a first connection projection, and in a second receiving element by means of a second connection projection, at least in both axial directions of the wheel bearing, respectively by means of an end which axially borders on each of the connection projections. | 06-25-2009 |
20090202186 | BEARING ARRANGEMENT OF A WHEEL HUB OF A MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVABLE BY A ROTATING JOINT - The bearing arrangement, in order to enable an improved connection of the wheel hub to the rotating joint and better adjust a prestress of the roller bearing, has a face of the axle stub of the wheel hub with a spur gearing element which is non-rotatably connected to a corresponding spur gearing element of the joint body of the rotating joint. The spur gearing elements are disposed at least partially radially and axially beneath the roller bearing, and that the inner bearing ring is connected to a means for the axial tolerance compensation between the inner bearing ring and the counter-surface of the joint body. | 08-13-2009 |
20090206649 | WHEEL HUB-JOINT UNIT - A wheel hub-constant velocity joint unit in which a wheel hub ( | 08-20-2009 |
20090285516 | SEALING ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to a sealing arrangement that seals at least one radial intermediate space between at least one inner bearing ring and at least one outer bearing ring. Said sealing arrangement comprises at least one first support that supports at least one elastic seal and a second support which supports at least one encoder located outside the intermediate space. The encoder is radially oriented towards at least one sensor that is disposed above the encoder in a radially outward direction. | 11-19-2009 |
20100008613 | RADIAL ANTIFRICTION BEARING WHICH CAN BE TAKEN APART ONLY IF DESTROYED, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - The radial antifriction bearing has an outer ring, an inner ring, and a plurality or rolling bodies arranged between the inner ring and the outer ring in such a way that the inner ring is rotatably mounted relative to the outer ring, via the rolling bodies, and the outer ring has an inner chamber in which the inner ring and/or at least one inner ring section is arranged. The inner chamber is closed at one front side of the radial antifriction bearing by a shaped marginal section of the outer ring in such a way that the inner ring and/or the at least one inner ring section is destroyed when it is removed from the outer ring. | 01-14-2010 |
20100014798 | ASSEMBLY ON A MOTOR VEHICLE FOR CONNECTING AN OUTER BEARING RING OF A ROLLING BEARING AND A WHEEL SUPPORT, AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SUCH A CONNECTING ASSEMBLY - The invention relates to an assembly on a motor vehicle for connecting an outer bearing ring of a rolling bearing and a wheel support which is formed by two cup-shaped molded sheet metal parts that can be fixedly connected so as to form a hollow profiled element. Each of the molded sheet metal parts is provided with a circular hole that is coaxial with the axis of rotation of the rolling bearing, said holes being spaced apart from one another. The space between the holes is occupied by a spacing ring which is axially supported on the inner edges of the molded sheet metal parts, said edges defining the two circular holes, in such a way that a tubular bearing receptacle for the outer bearing ring of the rolling bearing is formed and the molded sheet metal parts are fixedly connected to the spacing ring and the outer bearing ring of the rolling bearing in a positive and frictionally engaged manner. | 01-21-2010 |
20100054646 | DOUBLE-ROW WHEEL BEARING UNIT - The invention relates to a double-row wheel bearing unit for a vehicle, comprising an axle journal fixed to the vehicle, and a wheel hub bearing a wheel flange rotatably mounted on said axle journal by means of two rows of rolling bodies spaced axially apart. In order to adapt the loading capacity of the rows of rolling bodies to the respective load conditions, the two rows of rolling bodies have different rolling circle diameters respectively adapted to the highest expected load. | 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 |
20100119185 | WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY - The wheel bearing assembly connects a journal section of the hub and a joint body. The wheel bearing assembly has an adapter section is connected to a joint cap, a journal section is connected to a wheel hub. A separate inner ring is located on the journal section. The adapter section and the journal section intermesh by means of end gearing. The assembly also has a tensioning element that mutually braces the adapter section and the journal section under an overall pre-tension, the end gearing being braced by a first pre-tension along a first force path A between the adapter section and the journal section and the inner ring being braced by a second pre-tension along a second force path B between the adapter section and the journal section. At least some sections of the first and second force paths A and B are parallel. | 05-13-2010 |
20100156061 | CONNECTION OF A SUSPENSION STRUT TO A WHEEL CARRIER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a connection of a suspension strut to a wheel carrier of a motor vehicle, wherein the wheel carrier is provided with a fixture for the releasable connection of a lower end of the suspension strut, and wherein the lower end of the suspension strut is mounted coaxially in the fixture. In order to improve this suspension strut connection, it is provided that the wheel carrier is a sheet-metal formed part on which the fixture of the suspension strut is integrally formed as a single piece, wherein retaining means which can be connected releasably to retaining means of the suspension strut are integrally formed on the fixture. | 06-24-2010 |
20100284736 | COUPLING ELEMENT FOR TRANSMITTING TORQUE AND DRIVE UNIT COMPRISING SAID COUPLING ELEMENT - For torque transmission, for example between an articulated shaft and a hub to a drive motor vehicle wheel, it is necessary to non-rotatably couple the articulated shaft or a corresponding intermediate piece and the hub to each other. For this purpose, a coupling element, particularly a hub element, is proposed for transmitting torque about a rotational axis that is oriented in an axial direction and has a serration, which extends in the peripheral direction about the rotational axis. The serration has a plurality of teeth. Each tooth is configured as a triangle in a longitudinal section along the peripheral direction such that two tooth faces are formed, which end in a tooth head region, and at least one of the tooth faces is configured convexly in the longitudinal section with respect to an imaginary straight reference tooth face. | 11-11-2010 |
20100287758 | Method and Assembly Device for Producing a Rotary Joint - A method and an assembly device for producing a rotary joint between a drive element and a flange are defined. The drive element and the flange are screwed together by a nut and a bolt of the drive element. The bolt is drawn axially in to a bore in the flange by the rotation of the nut and until the drive element attains a final position in relation to the flange. | 11-18-2010 |
20100303395 | METHOD FOR FORMING AN END-SIDE TOOTHING ARRANGEMENT - A method for forming an end-side toothing arrangement of a rolling bearing, in particular a wheel bearing. In a first method step, before the reshaping of an end piece of a hub, a die is axially arranged on the rolling hearing in a preassembled state and, in a second method step during the reshaping of the end piece and the shaping of the end-side toothing arrangement, the die radially delimits a radial recess of the rolling rivet collar as it forms. In addition, the die reduces or prevents radial widening of the inner ring. | 12-02-2010 |
20100322545 | SEALING ARRANGEMENT WITH AN INSTALLATION AID - A sealing arrangement for sealing rolling bearings. The sealing arrangement has a carrier ring for carrying an elastic part which has a radial sealing lip, and therefore a second ring which is movable relative to the carrier ring. The second ring has a cylindrical part provided as a radial seat for the radial sealing lip. A first installation aid is integrally formed on the radial sealing lip and prevents the radial sealing lip from becoming fixed on a second ring, such as, for example, a spinning ring, by ensuring that the radial sealing lip expands at the right time. | 12-23-2010 |
20110170817 | DEVICE FOR AXIAL FIXATION - A device for axially fixing a rotatable part of a wheel bearing to a rotatable drive part of a drive shaft. The device provides a mounting auxiliary which enables inspection of the tooth position of a spur gearing. The device has a substantially cylindrical or ring-shaped attachment part and a locking element. Either the substantially cylindrical or ring-shaped attachment part is provided for attachment on the rotatable drive part, and the locking element is provided for locking to the rotatable wheel bearing part, or the substantially cylindrical or ring-shaped attachment part is provided for attachment to the rotatable wheel bearing part and the locking element is provided for locking to the rotatable drive part. | 07-14-2011 |
20110182538 | WHEEL BEARING ARRANGEMENT HAVING GASKET - A wheel bearing arrangement that has a wheel hub, which is operatively connected to an outer ring by way of rolling elements and a wheel flange. The wheel flange, together with a protective ring forms a first gasket. The protective ring surrounding the outer ring of the wheel bearing arrangement. This approach is of particular interest for non-driven wheel bearing arrangements in which the side of the wheel bearing facing the vehicle can be protected by a cover used on the vehicle side. | 07-28-2011 |
20110182541 | RADLAGEREINHEIT MIT FUNKTIONSKOMBINIERTEM WAELZNIETBUND - A wheel bearing unit having which has an outer ring, one or two inner rings and load-transmitting rolling elements arranged between the two rings. An orbitally formed shoulder of a wheel hub is provided for the pre-stressing of the wheel bearing unit via the inner ring, and a toothed ring which has an outward-facing radial tooth system is arranged on the inner ring, as is usual in wheel bearing units with all-wheel drive capability. The wheel bearing unit has a small axial width which benefits the handling characteristics of a vehicle by attaching the toothed ring to the orbitally formed shoulder and transmitting the drive torques via this attachment. Welding and a plastically formed tooth system on the orbitally formed shoulder are proposed as examples of such fastening. | 07-28-2011 |
20110264345 | MOUNTING DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED TORQUE MEASUREMENT AND DEVICE FOR THE CONTROL OF TORQUE DISTRIBUTION - The invention relates to a mounting device for mounting a driven and/or a drivable wheel of a vehicle. The mounting device makes it possible to measure a drive torque or a drag torque that acts between a wheel and a driveshaft. The torque is transmitted from the driveshaft to the wheel by means of radial teeth on a bearing inner ring, where there is a pressure-sensitive measuring element to measure axial forces as a characteristic of the particular effective torque. In addition, the invention relates to a device to control the distribution of the drive and drag torques acting on the driveable wheels of a vehicle. To measure the drive and drag torque distribution, there is a sensor unit on each drivable wheel to measure the torque acting on each wheel. | 10-27-2011 |
20130002005 | WHEEL BEARING FOR A VEHICLE - A wheel bearing assembly is connected to a rim ( | 01-03-2013 |
20130283954 | INNER RACEWAY WITH AXIAL EXTENSION - An inner raceway ( | 10-31-2013 |
20130318796 | METHOD FOR FORMING AN END-SIDE TOOTHING ARRANGEMENT - In summary, the invention relates to a method for forming an end-side toothing arrangement of a roiling bearing, in particular a wheel bearing. The aim is to improve the uniformity of the end-side toothing arrangement and to allow a greater tooth depth. This is achieved by two method steps in that, in a first step before the reshaping of an end piece of a hub, a die is axially arranged on the rolling bearing in a preassembled state and, in a second step during the reshaping of the end piece and the shaping of the end-side toothing arrangement, the die radially delimits a radial recess of the rolling rivet collar as it forms. In addition, the die reduces or prevents radial widening of the inner ring. | 12-05-2013 |
20140208593 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COMPOSITE ROLLING BEARING - A method for producing a composite rolling bearing ( | 07-31-2014 |
20140216125 | SPUR TOOTHING ON A COUPLING ELEMENT FOR TRANSMITTING TORQUES - The invention relates to a spur toothing on at least one coupling element for transmitting torques about a rotational axis, said spur toothing axially engaging with a corresponding mating cutting. The face cutting is provided with teeth from a material of the coupling element that has been plastically shaped in an at least partially noncutting manner. | 08-07-2014 |
20140321784 | WHEEL BEARING ARRANGEMENT WITH ENCODER PROTECTION AND CENTERING DEVICE - A wheel bearing arrangement having an outer ring ( | 10-30-2014 |