| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 301109000 | Axle box | 79 |
| 20090045670 | DRIVING-WHEEL SUPPORTING HUB UNIT AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD - When an inner ring | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090108668 | Wheel support apparatus - A hub shaft of a hub wheel for the mounting of a wheel thereon and an outer ring of a constant velocity joint are connected together. A first side surface spline is formed on an end surface of the hub shaft, and a second side surface spline is formed on an end surface of a side wall portion of the outer ring abutting against the end surface of the hub shaft, and the first and second side surface splines are meshed with each other to connect the hub shaft of the hub wheel and the outer ring of the constant velocity joint together in a torque-transmitting manner, each of the two side surface splines having a number of spline teeth. At least one of the spline teeth of at least one of the two side surface splines is removed to form a removal portion which forms a drain passage. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20100066158 | Wheel Rim Assembly with Integral Air Cooled Lubricant Cavity and Hub - The two-piece wheel rim assembly includes first and second hub sections affixed together and rotatably mounted on an axle by a set of bearings which are longitudinally spaced apart on the axle. The hub sections have radially inboard wall segments and radially outboard segments. The inboard segments form a radial cavity about the axle longitudinally bounded by the bearings. An oil bath substantially fills the radial cavity except for a small thermal expansion air pocket. The thermal expansion air pocket is positioned above the axle and the bearings when the hub-tire combination is in use. The thermal expansion air pocket has a nominal size only sufficient to account for thermal expansion and contraction of the wheel. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100109424 | Axle bearing apparatus - An axle bearing apparatus includes a hub shaft including a wheel-mounting flange formed at its outer end portion, and a cylindrical portion formed on an inner side surface of the flange, a bearing portion press-fitted on the cylindrical portion of the hub shaft and including an inner ring, an outer ring and rolling elements disposed between the inner and outer rings, and a slinger having a through hole formed through its central portion. The through hole is fitted on the cylindrical portion such that an outer diameter of the slinger is generally equal to an outer diameter of the flange, and the slinger is press-clamped to the inner side surface of the flange by bolts press-fitted respectively in a plurality of bolt holes formed in the flange. An adhesive bonds the slinger to the flange. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100194182 | DRIVE FOR A TWO-WHEELED VEHICLE - A wheel hub ( | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100301666 | BEARING DEVICE FOR WHEEL - A wheel support bearing assembly, in which rust preventive treatment is conducted to a pilot portion of a hub axle thereof to thereby increase the productivity and the reliability, is provided. This wheel support bearing assembly includes an outer member having rolling surfaces, an inner member having rolling surfaces opposed to the rolling surfaces of the outer member, and rows of rolling elements interposed between those opposed rolling surfaces. One of the outer and inner members that serves as a rotating member includes a hub axle having a wheel mounting hub flange and a cylindrical pilot portion protruding on an outboard side from a root portion of the hub flange for guiding a brake rotor and a wheel, both fitted to the hub flange. A coating layer of ultraviolet curable coating material is formed on a peripheral surface of the pilot portion. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110181102 | FLEXIBLE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR EXTERNAL TO CAPPED WHEEL BEARING - A wheel assembly for a non-driven wheel includes a rotating wheel hub with a shaft portion supporting a bearing inner race. A magnetic encoder is mounted for rotation with the shaft portion. A non-rotating component radially surrounds the shaft portion and has a bearing outer race. A cap is secured to the non-rotating component and covers the outer and inner races, the shaft portion and the magnetic encoder inboard of the races to seal an inboard side of the outer and inner races. A sensor is mounted to a non-rotating vehicle steering member externally to, not covered by, and not extending through the cap. The sensor is configured to deflect to be biased into continuous contact with an outer surface of the cap to read the magnetic encoder through the cap without extending through the cap. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110241416 | ROTARY FORMING METHOD FOR PRODUCING A RIVET FLANGE - A rotary forming method for producing a rivet flange of a wheel hub on which a wheel bearing is mounted. A rivet flange is formed from a cylindrical part of a wheel huh by a hobbing tool oriented along a direction of the axis of rotation of the wheel hub. The method keeps material stresses low and accurately adjusts the preload of the bearing. For this purpose, first rotating rolling elements of at least one first row of rolling elements of the tool form the rivet flange. Axes of rotation of the first rolling elements form a first angle with the axis of rotation of the rolling bearing during the riveting operation, ensuring uniformity on the entire circumference of the cylindrical part of the wheel hub using a smaller deformation force while allowing the rolling bearing to be temporarily preloaded by a holding element even before the cold forming process. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110248555 | WHEEL CARRIER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A wheel carrier for a motor vehicle in which the wheel carrier is typically manufactured from aluminum. The wheel carrier comprises a recess ( | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110254352 | Wheel Hub Assembly with Two Rows of Rolling Elements - A wheel hub assembly with two rows of rolling elements has a central axis of rotation and inner raceway and outer raceways for each row of elements, the associated inner and outer raceways being axially displaced in accordance with a respective angle of contact and along a respective load line such that the assembly is capable of accommodating combined loading. The raceways of each row of rolling elements have osculation ratios which are defined by the ratio between the radius of curvature of the raceways and the outside diameters of the rolling elements of the associated row of rolling elements. The angle of contact and the osculation ratios of a first one of the two rows of the rolling elements are different than the angle of contact and osculation ratios of a second one of the two rows of the rolling elements. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110254353 | Wheel Hub Assembly with Dual Rows of Rolling Elements - A wheel hub assembly with two rows of rolling elements has a central axis of rotation and inner raceway and outer raceways for each row of elements, the associated inner and outer raceways being axially displaced in accordance with a respective angle of contact and along a respective load line such that the assembly is capable of accommodating combined loading. The raceways of each row of rolling elements have osculation ratios which are defined by the ratio between the radius of curvature of the raceways and the outside diameters of the rolling elements of the associated row of rolling elements. The osculation ratios of a first one of the two rows of the rolling elements are different than the osculation ratios of a second one of the two rows of the rolling elements. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110254354 | Wheel Hub Assembly with Two Rows of Rolling Elements - A wheel hub assembly with two rows of rolling elements has a central axis of rotation and inner raceway and outer raceways for each row of elements, the associated inner and outer raceways being axially displaced in accordance with a respective angle of contact and along a respective load line such that the assembly is capable of accommodating combined loading. The angle of contact of a first one of the two rows of rolling elements has a magnitude different than the magnitude of the angle of contact of a second one of the two rows of rolling elements. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110254355 | Asymmetric Wheel Hub Assembly - An asymmetric wheel hub assembly with two rows of rolling elements of different pitch diameters has a central axis of rotation and inner raceway and outer raceways for each row of elements, the associated inner and outer raceways being axially displaced in accordance with a respective angle of contact and along a respective load line such that the assembly is capable of accommodating combined loading. The raceways of each row of rolling elements have osculation ratios which are defined by the ratio between the radius of curvature of the raceways and the outside diameters of the rolling elements of the associated row of rolling elements. The angle of contact and the osculation ratios of a first one of the two rows of the rolling elements is different than the angle of contact and osculation ratios of a second one of the two rows of the rolling elements. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110254356 | Wheel Bearing Apparatus Incorporated With A Wheel Speed Detecting Apparatus - A wheel speed detecting apparatus incorporating a wheel speed detecting apparatus has an inner ring axially secured on a wheel hub. A protecting cover, with a substantially dish-shaped configuration, is press-formed from a non-magnetic austenitic stainless steel sheet. The cover includes a cylindrical fitting portion adapted to be fit onto the outer member. A disc-shaped shielding portion extends radially inward from the fitting portion. A bottom portion extends from the shielding portion, via an inclined portion, to close the inner side end of the inner member. The protecting cover is positioned to abut against a stepped portion formed on the end face or the inner circumference of the outer member. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110298272 | DEVICE COMPRISING A WHEEL HUB AND A CONSTANT VELOCITY ROTARY JOINT - A device comprising at least one wheel hub with a flange section and a sleeve section, and a constant-velocity rotary joint, at least one joint outer part, a joint inner part and torque-transmitting elements, wherein the wheel hub and the constant-velocity rotary joint are coupled to each other via a spur toothing, and the spur toothing is surrounded radially on the outside by a flexible seal. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20120104837 | WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY HAVING A CENTERING DEVICE FOR VEHICLES - A wheel bearing assembly with a centering device that includes a wheel hub arranged rotatably on an axle body about an axis of rotation. The assembly further includes a centering unit fixed to the wheel hub, wherein the centering unit has a centering portion, and wherein the distance of the centering portion to the axis of rotation is smaller than the distance of the outer periphery of the wheel hub to the axis of rotation. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120161501 | CONNECTION OF A FLANGED RING OF A HUB BEARING UNIT TO A MOTOR VEHICLE WHEEL OR SUSPENSION STANDARD OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A hub bearing assembly for a motor vehicle wheel comprises a flanged ring and a set of pin connection elements. The flanged ring defines a central axis of rotation and comprises a tubular core made of steel and an outer flange of light metallic material having axial bores formed therethrough. Each pin connection element includes a head portion and an axial cylindrical shank defining a respective longitudinal axis parallel to the axis of rotation and is accommodated in one of the bores, and a threaded cylindrical surface for connecting the flanged ring to a wheel or to a suspension standard of the vehicle. Each head portion is shaped differently from that of a solid of revolution generated about the longitudinal axis of the shank portion. Each head portion is accommodated in a respective recess of corresponding shape, formed in one of the two radial opposite faces of the flange. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120161502 | CONNECTION OF A FLANGED RING OF A HUB BEARING UNIT TO A MOTOR VEHICLE WHEEL OR SUSPENSION STANDARD OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A connecting element serves to connect a flanged ring of a hub-bearing unit to a wheel or a suspension standard of a motor vehicle. The connecting element has an overall crown-like shape and forms, in a single piece, an annular portion and a plurality of parallel, equally angularly spaced pin portions which extend protruding axially from a same side of the annular portion and each have a threaded section. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120200145 | WHEEL SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR MOTORCYCLE - In a wheel support structure for a motorcycle, a magnetic encoder | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120248856 | FLANGED BEARING RING FOR THE HUB OF A MOTOR VEHICLE WHEEL AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A flanged bearing ring ( | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120248857 | FLANGED BEARING RING FOR A BEARING UNIT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE WHEEL - A flanged bearing ring ( | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120248858 | FLANGED BEARING RING FOR THE HUB OF A MOTOR VEHICLE WHEEL - A flanged bearing ring for a motor vehicle wheel includes two different materials joined as a single piece: a tubular core and an outer body around the core. The outer body forms a radial flange and is made of a lighter material than that of the core. The ring further includes an element of generally tubular shape, which contacts both the outer body and the inner core to cover and seal with continuity a circular line of separation at the end of the interface surface between the core and the outer body at the axially outer side of the ring. The tubular element further forms a cylindrical axial edge which extends in an axially inner direction and is fixed in the axially outer end of the core cavity, and a cylindrical tubular portion, projecting in an axially outer direction beyond the flange, for centering the vehicle wheel. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120248859 | FLANGED BEARING RING FOR THE HUB OF A MOTOR VEHICLE WHEEL - A flanged bearing ring ( | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120292981 | WHEEL BEARING DESIGN - A wheel bearing assembly including a modular wheel hub that can be utilized for both passive and driven wheel hub applications with the insertion of a wheel hub bore modification body. The wheel hub is rotatably mounted to a vehicle using a wheel bearing and knuckle arrangement, the wheel bearing comprising an inner ring, outer ring and rolling elements between the rings. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20130062929 | HUB UNIT - A hub unit includes a rolling bearing and a flange integrally formed with a hub wheel that may function as a bearing ring member of the rolling bearing. The flange has a plurality of thick portions formed at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction of the flange. Each thick portion has a bolt hole that extends through the corresponding thick portion in the thickness direction of the thick portion. Work holes through which a working tool is able to be inserted and which extend through the flange in the thickness direction of the flange are formed between the bolt holes adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction. A circumferential width of each thick portion that has the bolt hole and that is adjacent to the work holes in the circumferential direction is set to such a width dimension that the thick portion does not interfere, with the adjacent work holes. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130076111 | Wheel Bearing Apparatus - A wheel bearing apparatus of a semi-floating type has a pilot portion | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130127235 | Wheel Bearing Apparatus For A Vehicle - A vehicle wheel bearing apparatus has an outer member and a constant velocity joint connected to a wheel hub. The wheel hub and the constant velocity joint outer joint member are axially detachably connected. An end face of the caulked portion has a flat surface. A cap is mounted on the caulked portion. The cap has a metal core press-formed of a corrosion resistant steel sheet with a generally ring shape having a substantially L-shaped cross-section and a molded portion. The molded portion is formed from synthetic resin and has an infinite number of micro indentations on its surface. The cap abuts against the end face of the caulked portion and the shoulder portion of the outer joint member. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130147257 | WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A JOINT AND CORRESPONDING METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - The present invention resides in a wheel bearing assembly ( | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130249273 | Wheel Bearing Apparatus Provided With A Rotational Speed Detecting Apparatus - A wheel bearing apparatus has a cup-shaped cap that is coated by a preserving film and mounted on an outer member. The cap is press-formed from non-magnetic steel sheet. The cap has a cylindrical fitting portion, a disk portion and a bottom portion. The cylindrical fitting portion is press-fit into the inner circumference of the inner-side end of the outer member. The disk portion extends radially inward from the fitting portion and opposes a pulser ring, via a small axial gap. The bottom portion extends from the disk portion, via a bent portion, to cover the inner-side end of the inner member. The rotational speed sensor is arranged opposite the pulser ring, via the disk portion of the cap, where the rotational speed sensor is closely arranged to the pulser ring. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130292996 | WHEEL ROLLING BEARING UNIT - A wheel rolling bearing unit has a hub spindle having flange and shaft-shaped sections, an inner-ring raceway surface on the outer peripheral surface of the shaft-shaped section; an outer ring member disposed around the outer periphery of the shaft-shaped section, an outer-ring raceway surface on the inner peripheral surface thereof; and rolling elements between the inner-ring raceway and outer-ring raceway surfaces. The flange section is on one side of the spindle in a rotation axis direction thereof; on the flange surface, a cylindrical spigot joint section protruding on one side is coaxial with the spindle; the boundary section of the flange surface and the outer peripheral surface of the spigot joint section has an arc-shaped boundary surface to connect smoothly toward the flange surface. The surface roughness of the boundary surface is finer than that of the flange surface and the outer peripheral surface of the spigot joint section. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130334870 | BEARING DEVICE FOR WHEEL, AND AXLE MODULE - A bearing device for a wheel suppresses backlash in a circumferential direction, has excellent coupling workability with a hub wheel and an outer joint member of a constant velocity universal joint, and has excellent strength owing to stable fitting between the hub wheel and the outer joint member. Projecting portions extending in an axial direction are provided on one of an outer surface of a shaft section of the outer joint member and an inner surface of a hole portion of the hub wheel. The projecting portions are press-fitted into the other along the axial direction, and recessed portions are formed in the other through press-fitting of the projecting portions. Thus, a recess-projection fitting structure is formed, in which the projecting portions and the recessed portions are held in close contact with each other through an entire region of fitting contact regions therebetween. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20130342004 | WHEEL BEARING APPARATUS AND AXLE MODULE - A recess-projection fitting structure includes projections extending in an axial direction on an outer diameter surface of a shaft section of an outer joint member or an inner diameter surface of a hole of a hub wheel, press-fitting the projections in another of the outer diameter surface and the inner diameter surface along the axial direction, and forming recesses brought into contact and fitted with the projections by press fitting in the other of the outer diameter surface and the inner diameter surface, the projections and the recesses being held in contact with each other through intermediation. An outer member is fitted in a hole of a knuckle of a vehicle. Annular grooves are formed respectively in an outer peripheral surface of the outer member and an inner peripheral surface of the hole of the knuckle, and a snap ring is engaged with both the annular grooves. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140084672 | SEALING DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR FOR WHEEL HUBS OF MOTOR BIKES - A sealing device including an annular reinforcing insert couplable with a wheel hub in use and an annular sealing element carried by the reinforcing insert and including at least one sealing lip cooperating with a spacer carried by a wheel support pin in use; the reinforcing insert delimits an annular chamber arranged directly adjacent to the annular sealing element in axial direction, and the device further includes a shield mounted in floating manner with radial and axial play in the annular chamber, including a first radial end, which extends to the lip and couples in forced manner with the spacer in use, and a second radial end, opposite to the first, which cooperates with the reinforcing insert and with the annular sealing element to create a labyrinth seal in the annular chamber interposed in use between the annular lip and an environment (E) external to the wheel hub. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140103702 | Wheel Bearing Apparatus And Its Pre-Pressure Managing Method - A wheel bearing apparatus has an outer member, an inner member and double row rolling elements. A coupler ring is fit onto the wheel hub. The coupler ring inner circumferential splined portion has a plurality of spline recesses and spline projections. The plurality recesses and projections mate with a hub splined portion formed on the inner side outer circumference of the cylindrical portion of the wheel hub. An axial cross-section of the inner-side end of each spline projection of the hub splined portion is formed by a single circular arc with a predetermined radius of curvature “R”. The radius of curvature “R” is larger than a dimension “A”, measured from the inner-side end face of the coupler ring to the inner-side edge “B” of each spline projection (R>A). Also, it is larger than the height “h” of each spline projection (R>h). | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140175862 | VEHICLE BEARING DEVICE - A hub of a vehicle bearing device has a cylindrical portion and a flange portion. The flange portion has a pin hole formation portion, a reference position intermediate portion, separate position intermediate portions, and build-up portions. The reference position intermediate portion is formed between bolt hole formation portions. The first separate position intermediate portion is formed between bolt hole formation portions. The second separate position intermediate portion is formed between bolt hole formation portions. The pin hole formation portion is formed at the reference position intermediate portion, and has a hub side pin hole. A pin for fixing the hub and a brake rotor to each other is inserted into the hub side pin hole. The build-up portions are formed on the separate position intermediate portions, and are balanced in terms of weight with the pin-hole formation portion. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140239706 | BEARING DEVICE FOR A WHEEL - A bearing device for a wheel prevents backlash in a circumferential direction and has excellent workability for connecting a hub wheel and an outer joint member of a constant velocity universal joint. The bearing device includes a recess-projection fitting structure in which the hub wheel and a shaft section, which is fitted in a hole of the hub wheel of the outer joint member of the constant velocity universal joint, are unitized together. In the recess-projection fitting structure, entire fitting regions among projections on the outer surface of the shaft section of the outer joint member and recesses, which fit on the projections, are brought into intimate contact with each other. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140239707 | BEARING DEVICE FOR A WHEEL - A bearing device for a wheel prevents backlash in a circumferential direction and has excellent workability for connecting a hub wheel and an outer joint member of a constant velocity universal joint. The bearing device includes a recess-projection fitting structure in which the hub wheel and a shaft section, which is fitted in a hole of the hub wheel of the outer joint member of the constant velocity universal joint, are unitized together. In the recess-projection fitting structure, entire fitting regions among projections on the outer surface of the shaft section of the outer joint member and recesses, which fit on the projections, are brought into intimate contact with each other. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140346850 | Wheel Bearing Apparatus For A Vehicle - A vehicle wheel bearing apparatus has an outer member, an inner member, double row rolling elements, and seals. At least one seal of the seals has a metal core press-formed from steel sheet with a cylindrical fitting portion. A radial portion extends radially inward from the end of the fitting portion. A sealing member with a plurality of sealing lips is integrally adhered to the fitting portion of the metal core. Bearing grease is contained within the bearing. Sealing grease is applied to the sealing lips. Both the bearing grease and the sealing grease use the same thickener and the worked penetration of 350 or less. The kinematic viscosity of the base oil of the sealing grease at 40° C. is set to 70% or less of the kinematic viscosity of the base oil of the bearing grease at 40° C. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140361606 | WHEEL BEARING AND BEARING DEVICE - A wheel bearing includes a constant velocity universal joint and a wheel bearing. The wheel bearing is separably coupled to the constant velocity universal joint with a screw fastening structure, in which a stem section of an outer joint member of the constant velocity universal joint is fitted to an inner diameter portion of the hub wheel. Projecting portions extending in an axial direction are formed on the stem section of the outer joint member, and depressed portions having an interference with respect to the projecting portions are formed on the hub wheel. The stem section of the outer joint member is press-fitted to the hub wheel, and a shape of the projecting portions is transferred to the other, to thereby provide a projection and depression fitting structure in which the projecting portions and the depressed portions are in close contact at an entire fitting contact portion therebetween. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20150028662 | WHEEL ASSEMBLY SEAL - A wheel assembly includes a spindle; a wheel hub rotatable relative to the spindle; a seal mounted between the spindle and the wheel hub, the spindle, the wheel hub, and the seal defining a sealed cavity; and at least one bearing mounted between the spindle and the wheel hub within the sealed cavity, the at least one bearing facilitating rotation of the wheel hub relative to the spindle. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150028663 | SEAL DEVICE FOR A WHEEL BEARING - A wheel bearing has a seal device formed as a pack seal with an annular sealing plate and slinger. The sealing plate has a metal core and an integrally adhered sealing member. The sealing member has a base portion, side lip and radial lip. The base portion covers an inner circumferential surface of the metal core. The radial lip slidingly contacts the cylindrical portion of the slinger. A garter spring is mounted on the radial lip. A tightening force of the garter spring is set to 50% or more of a total tightening force of the radial lip. The tightening force of the radial lip without the garter spring is set to 3 N or more. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150069825 | ARRANGEMENT OF A WHEEL HUB CONNECTED TO A CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT PROVIDED WITH A SEAL DEVICE - Arrangement including a portion of a radially outer lateral surface of an inner ring of wheel hub having an annular step formed on a constant velocity joint. The step is adapted to receive a first shield, a flange portion that radially extends to protrude towards an outer ring of a wheel hub, in front of a flange portion of a second shield, from a first end of a sleeve portion of the first shield facing on the side opposite of the constant velocity joint and axially protrudes from the inner ring and towards the joint, defining a tubular element arranged straddling wheel hub and an outer ring of the constant velocity joint, having an opposite second end, supporting an annular seal; an annular signal generating insert covers a face of the flange portion, wherein a radially inner annular part of face defines a thrust shoulder for mounting the first shield. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150069826 | Wheel Bearing Apparatus - A wheel bearing apparatus has an outer member, an inner member and double row rolling elements. A pulser ring is fit onto the inner ring. A second cap is fit on the inboard-side end of the outer member. A rotational speed sensor is mounted on the second cap. A cup-shaped first cap is press-fit into the inner circumference of an inboard-side end of the outer member. The first cap has a cylindrical fitting portion press-fit into the outer member. A disk portion extends radially inward from the fitting portion. The sensor abuts the disk portion. The second cap is press-fit into the inner circumference of an inboard-side end of the outer member via a predetermined interference. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150115696 | WHEEL HUB BEARING UNIT FOR VEHICLES AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A wheel hub bearing unit including a plurality of rolling bodies disposed between annular elements. One of the annular elements is a rotating element that includes a spindle on a side facing the outboard side of the vehicle having a mounting flange adapted to receive a vehicle wheel. A frontal surface of the mounting flange is covered by a layer of UV photopolimerizable synthetic plastic material having a predetermined thickness deposited on the frontal surface of the flange in the non-polimerized state by a mixed air spraying nozzle, by rotating the wheel hub bearing unit about a symmetry axis thereof with the nozzle arranged at a radial distance from a peripherally outer edge of the flange, and has a spraying axis which forms, with the symmetry axis, an angle from 20° to 80°; the synthetic plastic material being sprayed by the nozzle at a temperature higher than the room temperature. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150123455 | BEARING-HUB ASSEMBLY WITH A LIGHT ALLOY HUB - A bearing-hub assembly having a rolling bearing provided with a stationary radially outer ring, at least one rotatable radially inner ring and at least one row of rolling bodies is provided. The bearing-hub assembly includes a light alloy hub, provided with a flanged portion and a cylindrical housing. The cylindrical housing is axially located inside the radially inner ring and is provided with an external lateral surface having a complementary shape with an internal lateral surface of the radially inner ring. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150137585 | BEARING STRUCTURE - A deflector is arranged to prevent differential oil, as lubrication oil, leaking from a gap between a rod of an axle and a shaft portion of a drive shaft and passing through a unit bearing, from attaching to an inner periphery of a brake drum. A guide groove unit is formed on an inward surface of a hub in a vehicle-width direction so as to guide the differential oil leaking into an internal space defined inside of the deflector to outside of the brake drum. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150290971 | SADDLE RIDING TYPE VEHICLE - A saddle riding type vehicle driven by a straddling rider, comprises a wheel including a wheel member having an annular rim, and a hub formed centrally of the rim to have a through hole formed at a center of rotation, a bearing attached to an inner circumferential surface of the through hole, and a tire attached to the rim; a wheel support for rotatably supporting the wheel with an axle inserted in the through hole; a sensor rotor mounted on the hub using the inner circumferential surface of the through hole as reference; and a wheel speed sensor for detecting rotation of the sensor rotor. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20160031259 | WHEEL HUB BEARING BORE - In some examples, an aircraft wheel assembly includes an axle, a bearing assembly, and a hub defining a bearing bore. The bearing bore may be configured such that the dynamic radial and axial thrust bearing reactions between the axle and the hub results in a first reaction force F | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160031260 | AXLE MEANS, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME AND MOTOR VEHICLE - An axle device for a motor vehicle includes an axle shaft, a wheel receiving unit fixed on an end of the axle shaft, and a support body on which the wheel receiving unit is supported from rotation fixed about an axis of rotation. A bearing unit is arranged between the support body and the wheel receiving unit. The bearing unit includes an inner bearing shell at least partially formed by a surface portion of the wheel receiving unit, an outer bearing shell at least partially formed by a sleeve body abutting the support body, and a bearing assembly arranged between the inner bearing shell and the outer bearing shell. | 02-04-2016 |
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| 20080238184 | Outer Joint Part Of A Constant Velocity Universal Joint For A Wheel Hub-Joint-Unit - An outer joint part of a constant velocity universal joint for a wheel hub-constant velocity fixed joint unit wherein a wheel hub ( | 10-02-2008 |
| 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 |
| 20090189436 | Bearing Device for Wheel - A wheel support bearing assembly, which enables an increase in the strength and the fatigue strength of its wheel mounting flange or vehicle body fitting flange against high stress and repeated stress and the suppression of the increase of the number of processes, includes an inner member and an outer member rotatable relative to each other through rolling elements. The flange is formed on the inner member or the outer member, for example, a hub. A component part having the flange is a hot-forged product of steel in which a matrix portion is formed as a standard structure and the non-standard structural portion is formed on the surface of the flange. The non-standard structure is formed of either of a fine ferrite/pearlite structure, an upper bainite structure, a lower bainite structure, and a tempered martensite structure, or mixture of two or more of these structures. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090261647 | Wheel bearing assembly, manufacturing method therefor, and calk jig - In a wheel bearing assembly, the length of an annular protrusion in an axis direction, or the oscillation angle through which the center axis of a calk jig is oscillatingly turned relative to the center axis of a constant-velocity joint outer ring is restricted so that the annular protrusion and the calk jig do not interfere with each other when the constant-velocity joint outer ring is calk-fixed to the calk fixation portion of the wheel hub by radially outwardly bending a tubular protrusion formed on an end surface of the center shaft portion through the oscillating turn of the calk jig after the center shaft portion of the constant-velocity joint outer ring has been fitted to the hollow hole of the wheel hub. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20100320832 | WHEEL BEARING FOR VEHICLE AXLES - The invention relates to a wheel bearing for vehicle axles, in particular of a commercial vehicle or a land vehicle, comprising an axle body ( | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110012420 | BEARING DEVICE FOR A WHEEL - To provide a bearing device for a wheel that can realize suppression of a backlash in a circumferential direction and is excellent in workability of connection of a hub wheel and an outer joint member of a constant-velocity joint member, can perform stable torque transmission over a long period of time and is excellent in maintainability because separation of the hub wheel and the outer joint member of the constant-velocity universal joint is possible, and can perform stable torque transmission over a long period of time. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110062772 | BEARING RETAINER FOR HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLE WHEEL END ASSEMBLY - A wheel end assembly for a heavy-duty vehicle includes an inboard bearing that is immovably mounted on an axle spindle, an outboard bearing that is immovably mounted on the axle spindle outboardly of the inboard bearing, and a wheel hub that is rotatably mounted on the bearings. A bearing retainer for the wheel end assembly includes a circumferentially-extending groove that is formed in an inner surface of the wheel hub adjacent an outboard surface of the wheel hub, and a retainer ring that is received in the groove. The retainer ring contacts a radially outward edge of a roller of a cone of the outboard bearing when the roller is at its minimum projected diameter in order to retain the relative position of the outboard bearing cone in the wheel hub during servicing of components of the wheel end assembly. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110304197 | Wheel Bearing Apparatus - A wheel bearing apparatus has an outer member formed with double row outer raceway surfaces on its inner circumferential surface. An inner member includes a wheel hub with a wheel mounting flange integrally formed at one end and a cylindrical portion axially extending from the wheel mounting flange. At least one inner ring is fit onto the cylindrical portion of the wheel hub. The inner ring is formed with double row inner raceway surfaces on its outer circumferential surface. The double row inner raceway surfaces are arranged opposite to the double row outer raceway surfaces. Double row rolling elements are rollably arranged between the outer and inner raceway surfaces, via cages. A seal is mounted on one end of the outer member. The seal has integrally formed side lips adapted to be in sliding contact with the wheel hub. The base of the wheel mounting flange is formed to have a curved surface, in cross-section, of a circular arc. The seal has three inclined side lips each extending radially outward from the seal body. The lips are adapted to be in sliding contact with the base of the wheel mounting flange. Interference of the side lips against the base of the wheel mounting flange is set so that the radially inner side lip has a smaller interference than that of the radially outer side lips, in order. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20120112521 | WHEEL BEARING UNIT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The invention relates to a wheel bearing unit ( | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120133198 | Shortened Driveshaft Stem - A wheel assembly for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The wheel assembly includes a driveshaft member with a shortened stem portion. The wheel assembly also includes a bearing arrangement with an asymmetric configuration. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120193972 | BEARING POSITIONING DEVICE FOR HUB ASSEMBLY - A bearing positioning device for hub assembly includes a hub with a sleeve connected thereto, and an axle extends through the hub and the sleeve. A ratchet part extends from the sleeve and the sleeve has an engaging hole through which the axle extends. An inner bearing is mounted to an inner ring of the axle. A contact unit has at least one contact member which is mounted to the axle and has a flange whose diameter is larger than the inner diameter of the engaging hole. A contact surface is formed on one side of the at least one contact member and contacts on a side of the inner ring. The engaging hole is reduced so that the thickness of the sleeve is not reduced so as to reduce the wearing of the tools and the machining time required. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120313425 | WHEEL HUB JOINT UNIT FOR A VEHICLE - A wheel hub joint unit is provided that includes, but is not limited to a constant velocity rotary joint and a wheel bearing. The constant velocity rotary joint has a joint outer part. The wheel bearing supports a wheel hub with a double-row bearing, and the double-row bearing is disposed on the joint outer part. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20130119750 | WHEEL HUB FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a wheel hub for a motor vehicle. The wheel hub has a basic hub body, a wheel flange which has a plurality of threaded holes for accommodating wheel screws for attaching a wheel rim, and a bearing, particularly a roller bearing which is disposed or is to be disposed in the basic hub body. The basic hub body is produced, at least in part, by casting of material around the bearing or its outer bearing ring, or by casting of material around a part of the basic hub body that is already in existence, using the die-cast method. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130147258 | INTEGRATED HUB-BEARING ASSEMBLY FOR THE WHEEL OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - An asymmetrical hub bearing assembly for the wheel of a motor vehicle provides a flanged hub rotatable around an axis of rotation (x), a flange transversal to the axis (x), an outer ring with raceways axially spaced from one another, and two rows of balls, of which the axially outer row has a pitch circle with a diameter greater than that of the axially inner row. The flanged hub includes a tubular portion which protrudes in the axially outer direction beyond the flange and provides a thread for a single central threaded fastener adapted to releasably lock a wheel on the hub. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130181504 | METHOD OF FORMING A FRONTAL TOOTHING ON AN INNER RING OF A WHEEL HUB, UPSET COLLAR AND WHEEL HUB WITH FRONTAL TOOTHING THUS OBTAINED - A method including the steps of forming an inner ring of a wheel hub, by joining a spindle and an insert ring fitted onto the spindle, on the side of a first end of the spindle; axially blocking the insert ring on the spindle by plastically deforming the first end of the spindle so as to form an upset collar therewith, which axially protrudes from the insert ring; and once the step of forming the upset collar has finished, frontally obtaining a frontal toothing; the finished collar has, in the part of the collar which axially protrudes from the ring, a predetermined geometric shape which substantially defines, in the radial section, a scalene triangle having the base facing the upset ring and the vertex opposite the base rounded in shape. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130229046 | WHEEL SUPPORT DEVICE - A rotary ring of a hub unit has an annular first end face on one side in the axial direction, and an outer ring of a joint has an annular second end face on the other side in the axial direction. Outer splines are formed in a radially outer-side region of the first end face and outer splines are formed in a radially outer-side region of the second end face. The outer splines of the first end face and the outer splines of the second end face mesh with each other. Inner splines are formed in a radially inner-side region of the first end face and inner splines are formed in a radially inner-side region of the second end face. The inner splines of the first end face and the inner splines of the second end face mesh with each other. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130229047 | WHEEL SUPPORT DEVICE - A rotary ring of a hub unit has an annular end face on one side in the axial direction, and a tapered outer periphery in a radially outer region of the end face. The diameter of the tapered outer periphery increases toward the other side in the axial direction. An outer ring of a joint has an annular end face on the other side in the axial direction, and had a tapered inner periphery in a radially outer region of the end face. The diameter of the tapered inner periphery increases toward the other side in the axial direction, and the tapered inner periphery faces the tapered outer periphery. Splines are formed in the tapered outer periphery and splines are formed in the tapered inner periphery, and the splines of the tapered outer periphery and the splines of the tapered inner periphery mesh with each other. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130241270 | Wheel Bearing Apparatus For A Vehicle - A vehicle wheel bearing apparatus has an outer member, an inner member, double row rolling elements, and seals. The outer-side seal has a metal core and a sealing member. The metal core has a cylindrical portion, a radially inner portion and a disk portion. The disk portion closely contacts the outer-side end face of the outer member. The sealing member has a side lip and a weir portion. The weir portion is formed around the outer circumference of the disk portion of the metal core. The weir portion covers the disk portion and is adhered to it. The weir portion projects radially outward from the outer circumference of the outer-side end of the outer member and elastically contacts the outer circumference. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130285438 | WHEEL BEARING UNIT - A wheel bearing unit having a wheel hub which is mounted rotatably on a bearing journal by means of two tapered roller bearings which are spaced apart axially. The wheel bearing includes one outer ring, one inner ring and one roller crown ring which is formed from tapered rollers and a bearing cage. The tapered roller bearings are received by their outer rings on one axial stop of the wheel hub such that they are directed counter to one another, and the inner rings of the tapered roller bearings are spaced apart axially from one another by means of a sleeve wherein the wheel hub, tapered roller bearing and sleeve form a self-retaining assembly in the non-installed state of the wheel bearing unit. Both tapered roller bearings are secured axially by one securing means which is received directly on the wheel hub and covers the roller crown ring radially. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20140035350 | BEARING DEVICE FOR DRIVING WHEEL - A driving-wheel bearing device includes an outer race having double-row outer raceway surfaces formed on an inner periphery thereof, a hub wheel and an inner race having a wheel attachment flange at one end thereof and double-row inner raceway surfaces on an outer periphery thereof, and double-row rolling elements interposed between the outer raceway surfaces of the outer race and the inner raceway surfaces of the hub wheel and the inner race, the hub wheel having a shaft hole into which a stem section extending from an outer joint member of a constant velocity universal joint is spline-fitted by being press-fitted, in which a plate having a molybdenum coating layer or a fluorine-resin coating layer formed thereon and having a plate thickness ranging from 0.5 mm to 2 mm is interposed between opposite surfaces of a shoulder portion of the outer joint member and an crimped portion of the hub wheel. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140035351 | Wheel Bearing Assembly of a Vehicle - A wheel bearing assembly of a vehicle is provided. A hub is mounted via a roller bearing arrangement in a wheel carrier. The hub has a driving flange with a bearing surface which is perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the wheel, optionally with the intermediate positioning of a brake disk, such that the bearing surface of the driving flange describes a plane that intersects the roller bearing arrangement. The hub forms or supports an inner ring of the roller bearing arrangement, and an outer ring of the roller bearing assembly is held in the wheel carrier. A support structure for the driving flange is guided around the roller bearing arrangement on the outside of the wheel bearing assembly, facing away from the vehicle body and wheel carrier. As a result, a wheel insertion depth in the order of zero or a few millimeters may be achieved. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140183932 | Wheel Bearing Assembly - The present invention discloses a wheel bearing assembly according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include: an outer race in which a plurality of rows of track portions are formed at an inner side thereof; a hub that is coaxially disposed with the outer race to be rotatably disposed in the outer race; an inner race that is engaged with one side outside surface of the hub to rotate together with the hub; and rollers that are interposed between the hub and the outer race and between the inner race and the outer race to be rolled. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140197677 | Lightweight Hub Unit With integrated Bearing Rings And Process For Its Manufacture - A hub unit is provided with a hub made of an aluminum alloy for plastic processing, which forms, in a single piece, an axially extending cylindrical portion and a radial flange; two bearing rings are mounted axially aligned around the cylindrical portion, an axially inner edge of the cylindrical portion is plastically deformed in a radially outer direction against the axially inner bearing ring. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140197678 | LIGHTWEIGHT HUB UNIT WITH INTEGRATED BEARING RINGS AND PROCESSES FOR ITS MANUFACTURE - A hub unit includes a hub of light material forming a cylindrical portion, a flange and a radial recess having a surface facing the flange, and two bearing rings axially aligned around the cylindrical portion of the hub; a sleeve locking device is radially interposed between the cylindrical portion of the hub and the bearing rings, and comprises a retaining portion engaged in the radial recess of the hub, a terminal edge which preloads the bearing rings, and one or two cuts extending in an axial direction. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140232176 | WHEEL BEARING RETAINER - A knuckle-hub assembly, comprising: a knuckle, wherein the knuckle includes an inner radial surface defining a passage, wherein the inner radial surface comprises a first radial recess located in an intermediate region along a longitudinal axis of the passage; a wheel bearing, wherein the wheel bearing includes an outer radial surface defining a second radial recess that is located in an intermediate region along the length of the bearing, wherein the first radial recess of the knuckle is generally axially with the second radial, recess upon installation of the bearing in the passage of the knuckle; and a retainer arranged within both of the first radial recess of the knuckle and the second radial recess of the wheel bearing upon installation of the bearing in the passage of the knuckle, and the retainer has a generally constant cross sectional profile about its circumference and includes an inner wall surface that has a first portion and a second portion and the first portion and the second portion are disposed at an angle relative to each others | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140300178 | LIGHTWEIGHT HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY AND PROCESSES FOR ASSEMBLING IT - A hub bearing assembly includes a hub of light metallic material forming a cylindrical portion, on which an inner tubular ring having a raceway is mounted; on the first inner tubular ring a second inner ring having a second raceway is fastened; formed between the cylindrical portion of the hub and the inner tubular ring is a cylindrical interstice containing a brazing bonding material or a structural adhesive which integrally binds the hub to the first inner tubular ring. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140306511 | BEARING DEVICE FOR A WHEEL - A bearing device for a wheel is capable of suppressing radial play and allowing firm and easy connection between a hub and an outer ring of a constant velocity universal joint. Axially extending projections are provided on a shaft portion of a joint outer ring, and the shaft portion is press-fitted into a hole of a hub. Through this press-fitting, recesses held in close fit-engagement with the projections are formed by the projections in an inner diameter surface of the hub, forming a recess/projection fit-engagement structure in which the projections and the recesses are held in close contact with each other over an entire fit-engagement region thereof. A press-fitting margin (Δd) of the projections with respect to the hub and a height (h) of the projections are set to the following range: 0.3<Δd/2 h<0.86. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20150054334 | STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR COUPLING WHEEL BEARINGS - The present invention relates to a structure and a method for coupling a wheel bearing that include a wheel hub for mounting a vehicle wheel, a hollow inner ring press-fitted into an end portion of the wheel hub, an annular outer ring disposed at a radial exterior of the wheel hub and the inner ring, and rolling elements disposed between the wheel hub or the inner ring and the outer ring, wherein the wheel hub and the inner ring are splined to each other and the inner ring and the joint member are coupled through facial spline. According to the present invention, driving torque of a constant velocity joint may be stably delivered to the wheel hub and noise may be reduced. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20160023512 | VEHICLE HUB BEARING UNIT PROVIDED WITH A PROTECTIVE RING - A vehicle hub bearing unit including an outer ring; a wheel hub rotating about a common axis of symmetry of the outer ring and of the wheel hub; a wheel flange that extends radially from the wheel hub on the outside of the outer ring; a plurality of rolling bodies interposed between the outer ring and the wheel hub; at least one sealing assembly arranged on the side of the wheel flange, which is delimited towards the outer ring by a radially extending first face; and a protective ring that surrounds the outer ring and which radially extends in a position facing the first face of the wheel flange and beyond a first annular step of the first face that protrudes axially; a radially outer section of the protective ring overhangingly axially extending from the outer ring towards the wheel flange and axially beyond the first annular step. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160136995 | BEARING DEVICE FOR A WHEEL - A bearing device for a wheel has a stem shaft of an outer joint member of a constant-velocity universal joint fit and inserted in a hole of a hub wheel, the stem shaft and hub wheel being coupled through an intermediation of a recess-projection fitting structure. Projections extending in an axial direction are provided on one of the stem shaft and an inner diameter surface of the hole of the hub wheel. The projections are press-fit into another of the stem shaft and the inner diameter surface of the hole along the axial direction. Recesses that adhere to and fit the projections are formed in the other. An end on an inboard side of the hub wheel is caulked to an outer diameter side to form a caulking section and preload is applied to a roller bearing by the caulking section. | 05-19-2016 |
