Abstract: The present invention resides in a method of manufacturing a bearing ring (101) for a rolling element bearing, wherein the bearing ring comprises a bearing race (102) made of a bearing grade steel and an overmolded part (106) that is preferably made of a lightweight metal such as aluminum or a thermoplastic material such as polyamide. According to the invention, the method comprises a step of hardening at least a raceway surface (103) of the bearing race prior to a step of joining the overmolded part (106) to the bearing race (102) in a molding process. In a further development, the method comprises a step of temperature control, to ensure that the temperature of the raceway surface (103) is kept below a predetermined value during the molding process.

Abstract: The present invention resides in a wheel bearing unit (100) having an inner member (105) and an outer member (107) rotationally coupled to each other by at least one row of rolling elements (115), whereby at least one bearing inner ring (110) is mounted on the inner member (105). The inner member (105) comprises a first section (130) and a second section (135) that at least party lies radially inward of the first section (130). According to the invention, the first section (130) is formed from a first material and the second section (135) is formed from a metal material, preferably a lightweight metal such as aluminum.

Abstract: The invention concerns a wheel hub bearing unit for a vehicle, said hub bearing unit comprising a rotating bearing ring member (1) and a non-rotating bearing ring member (2), where the rotating bearing ring (1) has at least a radially extending wheel mounting flange (4) with a reference flange surface (5), wherein a gasket (9) with at least a sacrificial metal gasket surface is provided on the flange surface (5). Hereby, corrosion protection of the surface of the wheel mounting flange of a hub bearing unit is realized in a cost-effective manner.

Abstract: The present invention resides in a method of manufacturing a bearing ring (101) for a rolling element bearing, wherein the bearing ring comprises a bearing race (102) made of a bearing grade steel and an overmoulded part (106) that is preferably made of a lightweight metal such as aluminium or a thermoplastic material such as polyamide. According to the invention, the method comprises a step of hardening at least a raceway surface (103) of the bearing race prior to a step of joining the overmoulded part (106) to the bearing race (102) in a moulding process. In a further development, the method comprises a step of temperature control, to ensure that the temperature of the raceway surface (103) is kept below a predetermined value during the moulding process.

Abstract: The present invention resides in a wheel bearing unit (100) having an inner member (105) and an outer member (107) rotationally coupled to each other by at least one row of rolling elements (115), whereby at least one bearing inner ring (110) is mounted on the inner member (105). The inner member (105) comprises a first section (130) and a second section (135) that at least party lies radially inward of the first section (130). According to the invention, the first section (130) is formed from a first material and the second section (135) is formed from a metal material, preferably a lightweight metal such as aluminium.

Abstract: The invention concerns a wheel hub bearing unit for a vehicle, said hub bearing unit comprising a rotating bearing ring member (1) and a non-rotating bearing ring member (2), where the rotating bearing ring (1) has at least a radially extending wheel mounting flange (4) with a reference flange surface (5), wherein a gasket (9) with at least a sacrificial metal gasket surface is provided on the flange surface (5). Hereby, corrosion protection of the surface of the wheel mounting flange of a hub bearing unit is realized in a cost-effective manner.

Abstract: A bearing unit comprises a rolling element bearing (1) with at least two rings (2,3) which are each provided with at least one raceway and at least one set of rolling elements (4, 5) which are in contact with the raceways as well as at lea one tubular sheet metal element (14) connected to one of said rings (2). The sheet metal element (14) al least partly has a mounting part (16, 24) with non-circular cross section, said mounting part (16,24) being mounted to a counter part with a corresponding non-circular cross section of said ring (2) or connected to said ring (2).

Abstract: King-pin assembly with a sensor (24), the King-pin assembly (5) comprising a Kingpin (12), an axle frame (10), a spindle (14) and a bearing (15) for moveably mounting the spindle (14) to the axle frame (10) using the King-pin. The King-pin assembly further comprises a spacer (1) for holding the axle frame (I0) at a predetermined distance from a bearing inner ring (20). A housing (2) is attached to the spacer (1), the housing (2) comprising at least a first part (3) of the sensor (24), a second part (4) of the sensor (24) being fixedly attached to the spindle (14).

Abstract: An electric screw actuator system, e.g. for an electrically driven and controlled steering device, comprises a screw actuator, an electric motor (2) engaging the screw actuator through a reduction gear mechanism (3), electronic operating means for operating the screw actuator electrically, and a mechanical back-up system for operating the screw actuator in the absence of electric power e.g. in the case of an electric power failure of in the case the electric power is switched off, maintenance, garage parking etc. The mechanical back-up system comprises a manually controllable operation member (4) and an electromagnetic coupling (6), said coupling disengaging the rotation member from the screw actuator in the case of nominal operation and availability of electric power, and engaging the rotation member with the screw actuator in the case of electric power failure.

Abstract: A manual control device for electrically driven and controlled steering, and/or accelerating and/or decelerating of a road vehicle, that includes a hand grip device, sensors for sensing a force and/or a movement imposed on the hand grip device which correspond to a desired steering direction, and/or acceleration and/or deceleration of the vehicle, as well as a manual lever device comprising at least one mechanical connection for mechanically steering, and/or accelerating, and/or decelerating (e.g. maintenance parking etc.) of the vehicle in the absence of electric power (e.g. in the case of an electric power failure or in the case of electric power switched off) maintenance, garage parking etc., the manual lever device being swivelable or rotatable about at least one axis for actuating said at least one mechanical connection.

Abstract: A steering device (1) for drive-by-wire functions in a vehicle comprises a base (2) which can be fixed to the vehicle interior at the location of the driver, and two steering grips (3, 4) at opposite sides of the base, which steering grips each can be gripped by a hand of the driver, said steering grips being coupled and being moveable with respect to the base in mutually opposite directions.

Abstract: An actuator including a housing accommodating a screw mechanism and a drive including a motor. The screw mechanism includes a nut and a screw, one of which is rotatably supported with respect to the housing. Upon relative rotation of the nut and the screw, linear movement of one of the nut and the screw is obtained. At least a rotatable component of the drive, for example, the rotor of the motor, is rotatably supported on the screw which is rotatably supported with respect to the housing.

Abstract: A clutch actuator unit comprises a housing (8, 9), a screw mechanism and an actuator head which at one end engages the screw mechanism (1, 2) and at the other end has an actuating end (18), which actuator head (16) can be displaced in axial direction by the screw mechanism upon driving the screw mechanism. The actuating end (18) of the actuator head (16) is displaceable in transverse direction with respect to the screw mechanism as well.

Abstract: A continuously variable transmission system comprises a continuously variable transmission having two pulley sets each with two discs defining a V-shaped groove, drive means-for varying the width of said groove and a belt extending between said-pulley sets in the grooves thereof, as well as a forward-reverse control connected to the shaft of one of the pulley sets and a clutch connected to said forward-reverse control, said pulley sets, forward-reverse control and clutch each being provided with a respective actuator. The actuators of the forward-reverse control and of the clutch are of an electromechanical type.

Abstract: An actuator comprises a housing (8) which contains a screw mechanism (9) and a motor (10) which is drivably connected to the screw mechanism (9), said screw mechanism providing a linear movement in response to a rotational movement of the motor, and comprising a screw (12) and a nut (13) one of which is supported rotatably with respect to the housing (8). The linearly displaceable member of the screw mechanism is drivingly connected to a pump mechanism for providing a flow of medium.

Abstract: A continuously variable transmission comprises a housing (1) which accommodates two pulley sets (2, 3) and an endless flexible drive element (24) fitted around said pulley sets for transferring a torque, one of said pulley sets being provided with coupling means (14) for an ingoing shaft and the other with coupling means (22) for an outgoing shaft, said pulley sets each comprising two discs (4, 5) enclosing a groove which increases in radially outward direction, and screw drive means (6) for changing the distance between the two discs of each pulley set with the aim of changing the transmission ratio. Each disc is connected to a hub unit (7, 8) comprising a rolling element bearing means (9, 10, 30) for rotatably supporting the disc, each hub unit being axially displaceably supported with respect to the housing.

Abstract: King-pin assembly with a sensor (24), the King-pin assembly (5) comprising a Kingpin (12), an axle frame (10), a spindle (14) and a bearing (15) for moveably mounting the spindle (14) to the axle frame (10) using the King-pin. The King-pin assembly further comprises a spacer (1) for holding the axle frame (10) at a predetermined distance from a bearing inner ring (20). A housing (2) is attached to the spacer (1), the housing (2) comprising at least a first part (3) of the sensor (24), a second part (4) of the sensor (24) being fixedly attached to the spindle (14).

Abstract: A truck corner module comprises wheel carrying means with an axle stub (42) and a kingpin arrangement (1,2,8,34) for supporting the axle stub (42) with respect to a truck axle (30), said kingpin arrangement (1,2,8,34) being provided with base member (2) which carries a lower kingpin (3) support and an upper kingpin support (34) which are spaced apart, at least one o the kingpin (3,34) supports being a separate component being intended for assembly with the base member (2) and the kingpin (28) after bringing said kingpin (28) and base member (2) into their normal position with respect to each other.

Abstract: A truck corner module comprises a wheel carrying unit (1) provided with an axle stub (3) and a kingpin arrangement (4), and is characterized by an auxiliary unit (2) mounted onto the wheel carrying unit (1), said auxiliary unit (2) being provided with at least parts (29) for a brake means. The axle stub (3) is integrally formed with the kingpin arrangement (4).

Abstract: A hub bearing unit comprises an axle stub (41) and a coaxial hub member which is rotatably supported with respect to the axle stub by two rolling element bearings (34). The axle stub is provided with connection elements for detachably connecting the axle stub to a vehicle axle. The axle stub (1) may have a screw-threaded end for connection to a correspondingly screw-threaded bore of the vehicle axle, as well as a tapered end for connection to a correspondingly tapered bore of the vehicle axle.