Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
301131000 | Spindle | 23 |
20080258541 | Bearing Device for Wheel - A wheel bearing apparatus includes a roller bearing, an inner shaft having an outer circumferential surface to which an inner ring of the roller bearing is installed, a coupler ring attached to an end portion of the inner shaft, and a caulked portion provided in an end portion of the inner shaft so as to fix the coupler ring and the roller bearing to the inner shaft so as to be immovable in an axial direction of the inner shaft. An outer diameter of the coupler ring is set smaller than a diameter of a shoulder portion of the inner ring. Alternatively, a protruding portion is provided in any one of opposing end surfaces of the coupler ring and the inner ring, whereby the coupler ring is arranged away from a seal member. Accordingly, it is possible to avoid an interference of the coupler ring with the seal member. | 10-23-2008 |
20090066153 | TORSION-BEAM REAR AXLE OF A VEHICLE - A torsion-beam rear axle of a vehicle, more preferably motor vehicle, is provided with two rigid trailing arms, which with their one end are each mounted on a vehicle body in a manner capable of being swiveled and at the other end of which a wheel carrier is each attached for the rotatable mounting of a vehicle wheel about its wheel center axis, as well as with a torsionally soft cross-tie connecting the two trailing arms with each other. Each wheel carrier, by means of at least three elastic wheel carrier bearings is fixed to the trailing arm when viewed in forward driving direction of the vehicle, at least two wheel carrier bearings are arranged behind the wheel center axis, and at least one wheel carrier bearing is arranged in front of the wheel center axis in such a manner that through the two wheel carrier bearings arranged behind the wheel center axis to define a swivel axis for the swiveling of the wheel carrier relative to the trailing arm. | 03-12-2009 |
20090184566 | Axle for Mounting a Wheel for Rotation on a Wood Hobby Vehicle - An axle used to mount a wheel for rotation on the body of a wood hobby vehicle is provided with three axially separate cylindrical lands that engage with and support the wheel for rotation, and four axially spaced cylindrical grooves that are interspersed among the lands and reduce the friction between the wheel and the axle as well as provide areas for lubrication between the wheel and the axle. | 07-23-2009 |
20100225157 | Spindle with hydraulic passage arrangement and method of manufacture - A spindle body defining a central axis and having a hydraulic motor assembly operably mounted thereon. At least a portion of the hydraulic motor assembly is rotatable relative to the spindle body about the central axis. A plurality of hydraulic passages extend within the spindle body. Each of the passages includes axial and lateral sections. The axial sections are in fluid communication with the hydraulic motor assembly and define a first centerline extending substantially parallel with the central axis. Each of the lateral sections are in fluid communication with one of the axial sections and form a port on an outer surface of the spindle body. The lateral sections also each define a second centerline wherein the second centerlines are positioned in mutually parallel planes and each of the first centerlines and the central axis are substantially parallel with each of the mutually parallel planes. A method of manufacture is also disclosed. | 09-09-2010 |
20110109151 | CAST AXLE STUB WITH A CAST-IN STEEL CORE PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE AXLE STUB - An axle stub and to a process for producing the axle stub, consisting of a steel core (which can also be hollow) and a cast part which surrounds the steel core. | 05-12-2011 |
20140232177 | AXLE ASSEMBLY AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - An axle assembly and a method of manufacture. The axle assembly may have an axle tube that may be formed to increase a wall thickness of an end portion. A spindle may be fastened to the end portion with a fastener that is received in the fastener hole in the end portion. | 08-21-2014 |
20150061356 | STEER AXLE HIGH-TEMPERATURE WARNING SYSTEM - A high temperature warning system for a vehicle steer axle an air pressure supply, a normally-closed valve in fluid communication with pressure supply, a heat sensitive control capable of opening the normally-closed valve upon a predetermined temperature, the heat sensitive control mounted adjacent to the wheel end assembly in a heat exchange relationship therewith, and a warning system connected to the air pressure supply for actuation upon opening of the normally-closed valve. | 03-05-2015 |
20160129728 | STEER AXLE HIGH-TEMPERATURE WARNING SYSTEM - A high temperature warning system for a vehicle steer axle an air pressure supply, a normally-closed valve in fluid communication with pressure supply, a heat sensitive control capable of opening the normally-closed valve upon a predetermined temperature, the heat sensitive control mounted adjacent to the wheel end assembly in a heat exchange relationship therewith, and a warning system connected to the air pressure supply for actuation upon opening of the normally-closed valve. | 05-12-2016 |
301132000 | Mounting | 15 |
20080277999 | Axle assembly of wheel - The present invention relates to an axle assembly of a wheel where a hub and a brake disk are integrally formed. An axle assembly of a wheel according to exemplary embodiments of the present invention may include: a wheel bearing assembly provided with a bearing inner shaft having a first inner raceway at an inner side thereof, an inner ring mounted at an outer side of the bearing inner shaft and having a second inner raceway, an outer ring having first and second outer raceways respectively corresponding to the first and second inner raceways and engaged to a knuckle, and bearings disposed between the first and second inner raceways and the first and second outer raceways; a hub for mounting the wheel, the hub being mounted at the outer side of the bearing inner shaft; and a brake disk integrally formed with the hub, wherein the bearing inner shaft is provided with a first stepped surface for mounting the inner ring and a second stepped surface for mounting the hub. | 11-13-2008 |
20090072613 | BICYCLE WHEEL SECURING STRUCTURE - A bicycle wheel securing structure includes a bicycle fork, an adapter and a holding member. The bicycle fork has two axle support portions that are spaced apart for receiving a bicycle hub therebetween. The adapter is disposed in an adapter receiving bore in one of the axle support portions. The adapter includes a threaded axle mounting opening. The holding member is operatively coupled between the adapter and the one of the axle support portions with the adapter. The holding member prevents both rotational movement of the adapter with respect to the bicycle fork and axial movement of the adapter with respect to the bicycle fork along an axis of the axle mounting opening when the holding member is in a retaining position. The adapter is rotatable within the adapter receiving bore without moving axially with respect to the bicycle fork when the holding member is in a releasing position. | 03-19-2009 |
20090152939 | SPINDLE BRACKET OF TORSION BEAM AXLE - A spindle bracket for a torsion beam axle includes a main body and first and second flanges. The main body defines an assembly hole for a spindle to be disposed therein. Two first flanges extend from either side of the main body, and are configured to be seated on and attached to a trailer arm. At least one second flange extends from the center of the main body, and is also configured to be attached to the trailing arm. The first and second flanges are parallel to one another, and perpendicular to the main body. | 06-18-2009 |
20100007198 | PORTAL WHEEL END - A modular portal wheel end system allows for connection of a portal wheel end to any of a plurality of differently configured axles for vehicles. The portal wheel end includes a housing that houses an input gear and an output gear. The input gear is coupled to the axle to which the portal wheel end is connected. A wheel hub is coupled to the output gear. A plurality of adapter brackets are each configured to be interchangeably connected to the housing and the axle. Each adapter bracket has a different predetermined configuration for connection to a separate one of the differently configured axles. The portal wheel end system allows the same housing, input gear, output gear, and wheel hub to be connected to any of the differently configured axles with the use of the appropriate adapter bracket. | 01-14-2010 |
20100219677 | REAR SUSPENSION FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - The suspension comprises, for each rear wheel, a trailing arm ( | 09-02-2010 |
20110175434 | Wheel Spindle Assembly - A wheel spindle assembly including a spindle for mounting a wheel, the spindle including a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end including a perpendicular end surface and a locator protrusion extending outwardly from the end surface. A spindle mounting plate supports the spindle and includes front and back surfaces and a centrally positioned locator opening. The locator opening is sized and shaped to receive the locator protrusion such that engagement of the locator protrusion within the locator opening and abutment of the front surface of the spindle mounting plate with the end surface of the proximal end of the spindle positions the spindle relative to the spindle mounting plate with the spindle extending perpendicularly from the front surface of the spindle mounting plate. | 07-21-2011 |
20120181850 | Portal Wheel End - A modular portal wheel end system for connection to a plurality of different axles for vehicles. The portal wheel end system includes a housing configure to be selectively coupled with any one of the plurality of different axles. A plurality of input gears are configured to be interchangeably connected to the housing about a first rotational axis. A plurality of output gears are configured to be interchangeably connected to the housing about a second rotational axis offset from the first rotational axis. Each of the gears having a different predetermined width along their respective axis. The housing includes an inner portion at least partially supporting the input and output gears and an outer ring coupled to the inner portion with the outer ring having a width corresponding to the predetermined width of the input and output gears to define a cavity surrounding the input and output gears. | 07-19-2012 |
20130207450 | TRACTOR AND TRAILER SPINDLE ASSEMBLIES - An improved replacement axle spindle includes a cylindrical wall exhibiting increasing thickness at increasing distances from the inner end which is secured to an axle. The wall thickness increases in correspondence with the load borne by the replacement spindle resulting in no loss of necessary strength and load carrying ability. Several different profiles are embodied in the present invention: a first embodiment utilizes a straight internal taper; a second embodiment utilizes a dual internal taper, first at a small angle and then at a larger angle; another embodiment utilizes a parabolic internal taper and yet another embodiment utilizes a straight external taper. All may be utilized to replace a tractor or a trailer axle spindle. The spindles save weight and facilitate lubricant flow from the tractor differential into the axle roller bearing assemblies after a repair procedure. | 08-15-2013 |
20140265540 | AXLES, SUCH AS FOR BICYCLES - A suspension for a two-wheeled vehicle includes first and second fork legs. Each fork leg includes a dropout. Each dropout has an opening therethrough. At least a portion of one of the openings is threaded. Each of the dropouts includes a split-damp pinch bearing defining the opening and operable between an open position and a locked position, and a hand operable actuator pivoted to the bearing for operation thereof. The suspension further includes a one-piece axle. The axle is disposed through the openings. The axle has a threaded first end engaged with the threaded portion. The axle has an ergonomic grip formed at a second end. The bearing tightly engages an outer surface of the axle in the locked position, thereby rotationally coupling the axle to the dropout. | 09-18-2014 |
20140306512 | BICYCLE WHEEL SECURING STRUCTURE - A bicycle wheel securing structure comprises a wheel securing axle and a. wheel securing bolt. The wheel securing axle has a first end and a second end. The wheel securing bolt has a bolt shaft and a bolt head. The bolt shaft is coupled to one of the first and second ends of the wheel securing axle. The wheel securing bolt has a frame engageable surface extending in a peripheral direction of the bolt head and is configured to be non-rotatably engaged with a bicycle frame. | 10-16-2014 |
20150108827 | Size Adapter for Axle Spindles on Small Boat Dollies - One embodiment of a spindle size adapter for dolly axles to provide adaptability to and use of replacement wheels with various axle hub sizes. The spindle size adapter has a proximal end which mates closely into the existing axle frame to stabilize the new axle in the vertical, fore and aft and horizontal position and a distal end that forms the new axle spindle. The size of the adapter spindle is designed to match the most common available hub sizes used in aftermarket dolly wheels but is adapted to different hub sizes by sheathing the spindle with adapter sleeves. The spindle size adapter can be used with or without the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) existing spindle brackets because the manufacture's brackets are not needed to stabilize the spindle adapter. In another embodiment the shape of the middle part of the dolly axle size adapter is modified to be compatible with the form of the OEM axle brackets. Other embodiments allow a variety of spindle sizes and are described and shown. | 04-23-2015 |
20150145320 | METHOD OF CONNECTING NON-SYMMETRICAL INSIDE DIAMETER VEHICLE SPINDLE TO STATIONARY HOUSING AND AXLE ASSEMBLY - A process for connecting a non-symmetrical inside diameter vehicle spindle to a stationary housing is provided. Low and high stress areas of the spindle are determined, where correspondingly reduced and increased material cross sections are provided or increased cross sections are located in an orientation relative to a spindle axis. Consequently, the low and high stress areas of the spindle are aligned with corresponding areas of the stationary housing. Then, the spindle and stationary housing are connected by way of friction welding. This in turn results in selecting a section modulus of the connection of the spindle to the stationary housing, thereby achieving the lowest weight to strength ratio for the connection. | 05-28-2015 |
20150321513 | Torque Rod Bracket for Mounting a Torque Rod on a Housing of a Tag Axle - A torque rod bracket for mounting a torque rod on a housing of a tag axle includes at least two bracket parts arranged at a distance from each other, each bracket part having at least two connecting arms being arranged at a distance from each other. The torque rod bracket also includes at least one connecting part by means of which the bracket parts are interconnected. At least a portion of each connecting arm has the form of an upside down T configured to be welded to the housing. | 11-12-2015 |
20150321514 | Axle Link Coupling Unit - An axle link junction unit includes a base section and an attachment section, the base section comprising a hollow body at least in transitions into the attachment section along an attachment axis, the attachment section non-detachably fixing a support element to the axle link junction unit, wherein a second attachment section is arranged coaxially with respect to the first attachment section and is situated opposite the first attachment section, and wherein a third attachment section extends substantially along a second attachment axis and a fourth attachment section extends substantially along a third attachment. | 11-12-2015 |
20160009134 | FABRICATED DROP AXLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME | 01-14-2016 |