Abstract: A wheel mounting for automotive vehicles substantially comprising a multi-row angular contact rolling bearing comprising an inner bearing ring arranged on or at least partially integrated in a hub of a wheel side-fixing flange, an outer bearing ring coaxial to the inner bearing ring and arranged in or at least partially integrated in a hub of a vehicle side-fixing flange, and a plurality of rolling elements arranged in a plurality of rows next to one another between the inner and the outer bearing rings, which rolling elements roll on defined, inclined pressure angle axes in groove-shaped raceways of the inner and the outer bearing rings and are retained uniformly spaced from one another in peripheral direction in a plurality of bearing cages wherein all the rolling elements of the angular contact rolling bearing are configured in form of ball-rollers comprising two parallel side surfaces obtained by symmetric flattening of a basic ball shape such that a width of the ball-rollers between these side surfaces i

Abstract: Provided are: a double-row angular bearing capable of enhancing its rolling life and cost reduction; a bearing device for a wheel, which is capable of reducing a number of assembling process steps in an assembly factory of automobiles and the like, is excellent in productivity, and is capable of cost reduction; and a method of producing an outer race and an inner race of a bearing, which can achieve their weight reduction to a large extent. The double-row angular bearing includes: an inner race having inner rolling surfaces on a radially outer surface thereof; an outer race having outer rolling surfaces on a radially inner surface thereof; and rolling elements rotatably housed between the outer rolling surfaces of the outer race and the inner rolling surfaces of the inner race. The outer race or the inner race is formed of a plastically worked article formed by cold rolling.

Abstract: Connection device (100) for connecting a contact rolling bearing (1) to an external body (7), the connection device (100) presenting a peripheral connecting outline (5), which is obtained around a race (3) of the contact rolling bearing, and a complementary connecting outline (6), which is obtained inside the external body (7), and which presents a shape such as to complement the connecting peripheral outline (5) in order to render angularly integral in relation to each other the external body (7) and the first race (3), the connecting peripheral outline (5) and the complementary connecting outline (6) both presenting a radius (R) which is of variable angular dimensions with continuity on a plane which is transverse to the rotation axis (A), and are both provided, in relation to the rotation axis A, with at least one respective convex portion (51).

Abstract: Crowning is applied to a side surface of an inner ring which abuts against a side surface of a drive shaft in a radial direction. With this construction, when the two side surfaces abut against each other by a pressing operation of a threadedly-engaged nut at the time of connecting the drive shaft and an inner shaft, a contact pressure distribution of abutting surfaces is made generally uniform, thereby suppressing the occurrence of an edge load. By thus preventing a contact pressure from increasing at part of the abutting surfaces, energy released by a stick-slip phenomenon is reduced, and a sound pressure level of an abnormal sound generated at this time is reduced.

Abstract: In an assembling method for roller bearing assembly according to the invention, a cage 25 featuring high general-purpose versatility is used whereas a retainer ring 40 for preventing the drop-off of first-row tapered rollers 18a is fitted in a sub-assemble member 20 at place diametrically inwardly with respect to the first-row tapered rollers 18a. Subsequently, a hub body 16 is combined with an outer ring 13 having the first seal ring 15 and the sub-assemble member 20 mounted thereto, as pushing out the retainer ring 40 by means of a step portion defined between a smaller-diameter cylindrical surface portion 30 and a first inner raceway 28 of the hub body 16.

Abstract: A wheel end assembly for a vehicle includes an axle tube and a housing secured to the end of the axle tube. A hub includes a drive flange located axially outward from the housing and a spindle projecting from the drive flange into the housing. The hub spindle has a substantially solid body with drive splines about an external surface of the spindle. Rolling elements are located between the hub spindle and the housing for enabling the hub to rotate about an axis. The hub includes an inner race defining an inner raceway located around and carried by the hub spindle for engagement with the rolling elements. An axle shaft is positioned within the axle tube and includes splines that are coupled to the external drive splines of the hub. The axle shaft includes a substantially hollow end positioned within the housing having the shaft splines positioned within an inner surface of the hollow end of the axle shaft.

Abstract: A vehicle wheel bearing apparatus which can increase the strength and durability of the wheel hub under rotary bending condition as well as can reduce its weight without changing the configuration and dimension of the wheel mounting flange and without causing surface run-out has an outer member formed with double row outer raceway surfaces on its inner peripheral surface. An inner member is formed with double row inner raceway surfaces arranged opposite to the double row outer raceway surfaces. Double row rolling elements are freely rollable between the outer and inner raceway surfaces respectively of the outer and inner members. A wheel mounting flange is integrally formed with either one of the outer or inner members. At least one of the outer or inner members has threaded apertures to receive hub bolts to secure a wheel. At least one of the outer or inner members formed with the wheel mounting flange which is heat treated to have a predetermined surface hardness.

Abstract: A hub unit for wheel is described, with an outer ring having two bearing tracks on its inner circumferential surface, and a hub having a wheel mount flange on the outer end side and an end portion on the axially vehicle center side. The hub has a first bearing track corresponding to the axially vehicle outer end side bearing track of the outer ring, and an inner ring element fitted on the end portion side of the hub. The inner ring element has on its outer circumference a second bearing track opposed to the axially vehicle center side bearing track of the outer ring, and is fixed on the end portion by plastically deforming the end portion of the hub radially outwardly. Rolling members are provided between the two bearing tracks of the outer ring and the first and second bearing tracks.

Abstract: A bearing apparatus for a driving wheel of a vehicle has an outer member (2), inner member (5, 6), rolling elements (4), outer joint member (61) and a cover (11, 67). The outer member (2) is formed with double row outer raceway surfaces (2a) on its inner peripheral surface The inner member (5, 6) include a wheel hub (2) with an integrally formed wheel mounting flange (7) at one end and an axially extending cylindrical portion (5b, 13b) of a smaller diameter. At least one inner ring (6) is press fit onto the cylindrical portion (5b, 13b). The inner member (5, 6) is formed with double row inner raceway surfaces (5a, 6a) arranged opposite to the double row outer raceway surfaces (2a). The double row rolling elements (4) are freely rollably contained between the outer and inner raceway surfaces (2a and 5a, 6a).

Abstract: A vehicle wheel bearing apparatus for a driven wheel has an outer member integrally formed with a body mounting flange on its outer circumference. The body mounting flange is adapted to be mounted on a knuckle forming part of a suspension apparatus of the vehicle. The outer member inner circumference includes double row outer raceway surfaces. An inner member includes a wheel hub and at least one inner ring. The inner member has a plurality of inner raceway. Double row rolling elements are freely rollably contained, via cages, between the outer raceway surfaces and inner raceway surfaces. The knuckle is integrally formed with a disc-shaped bottom. The outer member is adapted to be connected to the knuckle, via bolts, with the body mounting flange abutted against the knuckle. The inner side end of the inner member is covered by the knuckle.

Abstract: A corner module for an automotive vehicle includes a suspension upright, a wheel end, and a CV joint. The wheel end has a housing that is secured to the suspension upright and a hub that is provided with a flange to which a road wheel is attached and also spindle that projects from the flange into the housing. In addition, the wheel end has a tapered roller bearing located between the housing and the hub spindle. The CV joint drives the hub through a coupler ring or an inboard bearing cone that fits around and is engaged with the hub spindle, all through mating splines. The CV joint may have a stub shaft that projects from the bell through the hub spindle to clamp the CV joint and hub spindle together. Torque is transferred to the hub spindle at a large diameter through the bell of the CV joint. When present, the stub shaft serves merely to hold the CV joint and hub spindle together and thus may exist at a small diameter.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a motorcycle front transmission device structure, which consists of an operating arm, a suspending arm, a support frame, a connecting rod etc. This motorcycle front transmission device connects the front wheel, the handlebar and the body shell together by hinge joint. During driving, the force imposed on the front wheel can be transmitted to the body shell by the suspending arm, the upper connecting block and the damping spring so as to have a reasonable stress distribution. At the same time, the swing angle of the front wheel can be bigger and the control can be easier. The device can also reduce the motorcycle weight and lower production cost.

Abstract: A vehicle wheel bearing apparatus has an outer member with double row outer raceway surfaces on its inner circumferential surface. An inner member includes a wheel hub and at least one inner ring. An outer joint member forms a constant velocity universal joint. The outer joint member has a cup-shaped mouth portion. A shoulder portion forms the bottom of the mouth portion. A shaft portion axially extends from the shoulder portion. The shaft is axially separably and torque transmittably inserted into the wheel hub with the shoulder abutted against the caulked portion to transmit torque. The inner ring is axially secured relative to the wheel hub by a caulked portion. The caulked portion is formed by plastically deforming, radially outwardly, the end portion of the cylindrical portion. The caulked portion has a flat surface formed by a cutting process that is adapted to surface contact the shoulder. The radially outermost end of the flat surface is arranged so that it does not abut against the shoulder.

Abstract: The present invention provides a wheel bearing device that can suppress backlash in the circumferential direction and has excellent workability in connecting a hub wheel and a outer joint component of a constant velocity universal joint. The wheel bearing device according to the present invention is that in which a stem shaft 12 of an outer joint component of a constant velocity universal joint 3 fitted into a hole section 22 of a hub wheel 1 is integrated with the hub wheel 1 by a projection and recess mating structure M. In the projection and recess mating structure M, an overall recess mating area 38 of a projection 35 is in close contact with a corresponding recess 36.

Abstract: A hub unit is fixed to a body's side in such a state that a lubricating ring member is held between a hub receiving surface which constitutes a step portion of a large-diameter portion and a vehicle inner side end face of an inner ring with at least either of an abutment surface of the lubricating ring member with the hub receiving surface and an abutment surface thereof with the vehicle inner end face of the inner ring made to constitute a lubricant holding surface which holds a lubricant, whereby the hub receiving surface and the vehicle inner side end face of the inner ring are made to easily slip relative to each other, thereby making it possible to prevent the generation of an abnormal noise between contact surfaces of the inner ring and the hub receiving surface of the axle.

Abstract: A vehicle wheel bearing apparatus has an outer member and inner member. The inner member includes a wheel hub and inner ring. The outer member and inner member include respective raceway surfaces. Double row rolling elements are freely rollably contained between the outer and inner raceway surfaces, respectively, of the outer member and the inner member. At least the inner side rolling elements of the double row rolling elements are tapered rollers. A pitch circle diameter of the inner side rolling elements is set smaller than a pitch circle diameter of the outer side rolling elements. A substantially conical recess is formed at an outer side end portion of the wheel hub. The depth of the recess extends near to a shaft shaped portion beyond the bottom of the inner raceway surface of the wheel hub. The thickness of a portion of the wheel hub where the inner raceway surface is formed is set within a predetermined range.

Abstract: A bearing arrangement having a roller bearing having an inner race, bearing rollers, and an outer race in which the roller bearing is arranged to support a wheel hub on a wheel axle. The bearing arrangement further includes a first seal and a second seal which have been arranged on either side of the bearing rollers, wherein closed bearing spaces are delimited between the first seal and the bearing rollers, and between the second seal and the bearing rollers. The bearing arrangement is provided as a complete, sealed, preassembled unit.

Abstract: A wheel bearing apparatus is formed as a unit of a wheel hub and a double row taper roller bearing. An outer member is formed with double row tapered outer raceway surfaces, each opened axially outward, on its inner circumference. An inner member, including the wheel hub, has a wheel mounting flange integrally formed at one end of the wheel hub. On its larger outer diameter side, the inner ring has a larger flange portion to guide the tapered rollers. The at least one inner ring is secured on the wheel hub by a caulked portion. A predetermined hardened layer is formed by high frequency induction hardening over a range from the base of the wheel mounting flange to the cylindrical portion. A position of the inner side end of the hardened layer is set within a range from an edge of a chamfered portion at the caulked side of the inner ring to a position corresponding to a root of the larger flange portion.

Abstract: A hub unit is equipped with an inner member having an inner ring raceway formed on its outer peripheral face, an outer member having an outer ring raceway formed on its inner peripheral face, and a plurality of rolling elements provided between the inner ring raceway and the outer ring raceway. At least one of the inner ring raceway and the outer ring raceway has a rolling contact zone on which an induction-hardened layer is formed. The hardened layer has a depth of about 1.5 to 1.9 mm at a distance of 1 mm inward from each end of the hardened layer.

Abstract: A vehicle wheel bearing apparatus has an outer member and an inner member. The inner member has a wheel hub and at least one inner ring fit onto a cylindrical portion of the wheel hub or an outer raceway surface of a constant velocity universal joint. Double row rolling element groups are freely rollably contained between said inner and outer raceway surfaces of the inner member and the outer member. A pitch circle diameter of the ball element group near to the wheel mounting flange is larger than that of the double row ball group away from the wheel mounting flange. A maximum diameter of the outer raceway surface of the smaller diameter side of the double row outer raceway surfaces of the outer member is substantially the same as an inner diameter of a shoulder portion of the outer diameter side. The size of each rolling element of the group near to the wheel mounting flange is different from that of each rolling element of the group away from the wheel mounting flange.

Abstract: The present invention provides a hub bearing, made of carbon steel for machine structural use, which has a long life even in a strict lubricating condition by improving the resistance to peeling starting from the surface. A grease for the hub bearing contains a base oil, a thickener, and an organozinc compound which is at least one compound selected from dithiozinc carbamate and dithiozinc phosphate. The base oil is a mineral oil or a mixed oil of a mineral oil and a synthetic hydrocarbon oil. The thickener is a urea compound shown by the following formula (1) and is contained at 1 to 40 mass % for the entire grease. The grease for the hub bearing is enclosed in the hub bearing. (In the formula (1), R2 indicates an aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 15 carbon atoms, and R1 and R3 indicate at least one hydrocarbon group selected from an alicyclic hydrocarbon group and an aromatic hydrocarbon group.

Abstract: To provide a third generation type wheel support bearing assembly in which a stress concentration in a recess in a hub axle can be reduced, and the repeated fatigue strength can be increased. A hardened layer is provided by means of a heat treatment at least in a portion from a raceway in a surface portion of a hub axle made of a carbon steel to a flange root portion. A recess as a circumferential groove is formed along a corner portion defined between a raceway in the hardened layer and a large collar with which an end face of a roller contacts. The recess is formed by means of a lathe turning work, after formation of the hardened layer and then undergoes machining or grinding within an inner surface thereof, thereby causing a compressive residue stress to the hardened layer.

Abstract: A vehicle wheel bearing apparatus has an outer member and inner member. The inner member includes a wheel hub and inner ring. The outer member and inner member include respective raceway surfaces. Double row rolling elements are freely rollably contained between the outer and inner raceway surfaces, respectively, of the outer member and the inner member. At least the inner side rolling elements of the double row rolling elements are tapered rollers. A pitch circle diameter of the inner side rolling elements is set smaller than a pitch circle diameter of the outer side rolling elements. A substantially conical recess is formed at an outer side end portion of the wheel hub. The depth of the recess extends near to a shaft shaped portion beyond the bottom of the inner raceway surface of the wheel hub. The thickness of a portion of the wheel hub where the inner raceway surface is formed is set within a predetermined range.

Abstract: To provide a tapered roller bearing assembly for supporting a vehicle wheel, in which stress concentration in the vicinity of a collar adjacent a hub flange is lessened to improve the durability, the assembly includes an outer member (1) having a plurality of tapered rolling faces (1a), an inner member (2) having a corresponding number of tapered rolling faces (2a), a corresponding number of rows of tapered rollers (4). The inner member (2) includes a hub axle (3) with a hub flange (10) adjacent an outboard end, and a single row inner race (5) mounted externally on an inboard end of the hub axle (3). The rolling faces (2a) are formed on the hub axle (3) and the single row inner race (5). A collar ring (6) in contact with the large ends of the tapered rollers (4) of the outboard row is provided as a flange ring (6) separate from the hub axle (3) and fitted on the hub axle (3) at a position adjacent the hub flange (10).

Abstract: A wheel axle bearing unit for a vehicle is to be made lighter in weight, so as to prolong a life span thereof. A first grooved portion is formed by removing an excess in thickness in a region between dual raceways on an outer circumferential surface of a hub and an inner race which constitute the inner member of the wheel axle bearing unit, for enlarging a space inside the bearing, thereby increasing an amount of grease that can be retained in the region between the dual raceways. Also at a position corresponding to the first grooved portion, a second grooved portion is formed by removing an excess in thickness on an inner circumferential surface of an outer race, which constitutes an outer member.

Abstract: A solid axle for the driving wheels of an automotive vehicle has axle tubes through which axle shafts extend. Each tube at its outboard end is fitted with a wheel end, including a housing that is secured firmly to the tube, a hub having a drive flange located beyond the housing and a spindle that projects into the housing, and an antifriction bearing located between the housing and the hub spindle. Each axle shaft at its outboard end has a drive spindle that emerges from shoulder. The drive spindle projects through the hub at the end of its axle shaft and beyond the hub is deformed outwardly over a surface of the hub in the provision of a formed end, so that the hub is captured between the shoulder and the formed end, thus unifying the axle shaft and wheel end.

Abstract: In a rolling bearing unit for a wheel of the invention, a first inner ring side raceway which confronts an outer ring side raceway formed on an inner circumferential surface of an outer ring is formed on an outer circumferential surface of a hub wheel, and a second inner ring side raceway is formed on an outer circumferential surface of an inner ring shaft portion. The inner ring shaft portion is made up of a large diameter shaft portion which is formed on an outer circumferential surface of the second inner ring side raceway and a small diameter shaft portion which is inserted into a shaft fitting hole in the hub wheel in such a manner as to pass therethrough. In addition, the inner ring shaft portion is connected to the hub wheel by forming a calking portion by calking an end portion of the small diameter shaft portion.

Abstract: A wheel bearing unit having at least one outer part, at least one inner part and having at least two rows of rolling elements between the outer part and the inner part, on the outer part at least one inner raceway, and on the inner part at least one outer raceway for the rolling elements of a row.

Abstract: A vehicle wheel rolling bearing has a sealing device integrated with a magnetic encoder. A semi-float type bearing apparatus has said rolling bearing which can protect a magnetic encoder and improve the sensing ability of the detecting sensor. The rolling bearing has an inner member with a wheel hub having a wheel mounting flange and an inner ring formed with inner raceway surfaces. An outer member is formed with double row outer raceway surfaces opposite the inner raceway surfaces. Double row rolling elements are between the raceway surfaces. Sealing devices include an inboard sealing device with an annular seal fitted on the outer member. A pulsar ring is mounted on the inner member and has an encoder mounted on a cylindrical holding portion. The encoder is arranged opposite to the annular seal. The encoder includes magnetic poles formed by magnetic powder with alternating polarity along its circumferential direction.

Abstract: A method is provided for manufacturing a knuckle and bearing assembly. The method comprises providing a knuckle and bearing assembly comprising a knuckle, a bearing secured to the knuckle, and a wheel hub having a neck portion in rotational communication with the bearing and a flange portion having a flange face, applying a load longitudinally along the knuckle and bearing assembly to simulate compressive forces encountered by a knuckle and bearing assembly when installed on a vehicle, and machining the flange face during the application of the load to minimize lateral run-out.

Abstract: A bearing device for wheel includes: a rolling bearing that includes an inner ring, outer ring, rolling elements between the inner and outer rings, and an inner sealing member; a hub wheel that includes a flange into and a cylindrical shaft to which the rolling bearing is assembled; and an outer sealing member mounted on an end of an outer periphery of the outer ring so as to close a clearance defined between the outer ring and the flange. The outer sealing member includes a main cylindrical body having a fixed base part fixed to the outer ring, and an elastic sealing lip that is integrally formed along the main cylindrical body and is elastically press-contacted to the flange, and the main cylindrical body is formed so as to have a tapered cylinder shape of which the diameter is gradually changed toward the tip from the fixed base part.

Abstract: Connection device for a rolling contact bearing which is to be connected to a wheel hub, the connection device being suitable for connecting an inner race of the bearing to a cylindrical body of the wheel hub, and presenting a peripheral connecting outline which is obtained around the cylindrical body of the wheel hub, and a complementary connecting outline which is obtained inside the inner race, and is of a shape which complements the peripheral outline in order to render angularly integral in relation to each other the inner race and the cylindrical body; the two outlines both presenting a radius (R) of variable angular dimensions with continuity on a plane which is transverse to a rotation axis (A) of the bearing, and being both provided, in relation to the rotation axis (A), with at least one convex portion.

Abstract: A hub bearing assembly comprising a hub having a radially outwardly directed flange at one axial end for mounting the wheel of a vehicle, an outer ring having axially spaced raceways and a plurality of rolling elements arranged in two rows in the annular space between the outer ring and the hub, the diameter of the pitch circle of the outboard row of rolling elements adjacent said flange being greater than the diameter of the pitch circle of the rolling elements in the inboard row.

Abstract: A wheel bearing for a driven rigid axle, having a drive shaft includes a rolling bearing unit which comprises at least one inner race and at least one outer race, an inner race which is oriented toward the outside of the vehicle being designed with an end flange aligned in this direction, and further includes at least along a partial region of its length, a hub profile of a shaft-hub connection, the hub profile being connected to a complementary profile arranged on the drive shaft, an axle body which is mounted in a rotationally fixed manner on the vehicle body, radially surrounds the drive shaft at least along a partial region of its length and forms or accommodates an outer race of the rolling bearing unit, a wheel flange which accommodates at least one drive wheel, and a brake disk which comprises a friction ring and a brake-disk chamber, the brake disk being releasably fastened together with the wheel flange to the end flange of the inner race.

Abstract: A disk brake caliper mounting bracket is attachable to an axle tube to mount a brake caliper to the axle tube with a desired positioning and alignment. The bracket includes an axle tube mounting portion and a brake caliper mounting portion. The axle tube mounting portion includes a circular flange for mounting between the axle tube and a wheel mount to accurately position the bracket with respect to the axle tube. The brake caliper mounting portion is positioned at an angle to correspond with a camber of the wheel mount such that when the brake caliper is mounted to the brake caliper mounting portion, the brake caliper is accurately positioned and aligned with a disk brake rotor. The axle tube mounting portion and the brake caliper mounting portion can be integral with one another or separate components attached together.

Abstract: A reliable brake rotor and wheel bearing assembly are proposed which make unnecessary adjustment of runout of brake rotor at the customer's factory. For runout of each of the mounting surface and back of the brake rotor itself, and runout of the side of the wheel mounting flange of the inner member to which is mounted the brake rotor, the maximum difference between the peaks of crests and troughs in each period of surface runout is restricted within a standard value, and the brake rotor is mounted to the wheel mounting flange, thereby eliminating the necessity of mounting of the brake rotor and adjustment of runout after mounting at the customer's factory to provide a reliable automotive wheel bearing assembly.

Abstract: To provide a wheel support bearing assembly coupled with the knuckle of a type made of an aluminum alloy, in which an undesirable occurrence of electrocorrosion resulting from a galvanic cell developed at a surface area where the wheel support bearing assembly contacts the aluminum alloy knuckle is substantially eliminated, a wheel support bearing assembly is provided with an outer member (1) having an inner peripheral surface formed with raceways (4), an inner member (2) having raceways (5) defined therein in alignment with the raceways (4) in the outer member (1), and rows of rolling elements (3) positioned between the raceways (4 and 5) in the outer and inner members (1 and 2), respectively.

Abstract: An annular hub (11) has flange (2) for connecting to a wheel and an axial cylindrical surface (14) for mounting a bearing unit (7). An intermediate annular member (30) is coupled for rotation to a driving axle shaft (1) by a first toothed/splined coupling (21, 31) and to the hub (11) by a second toothed/splined coupling (22, 32).

Abstract: A bearing is mounted on a hollow shaft of a hub wheel. A shaft end of the hollow shaft is deformed radially outward and caulked to an outer end face of an inner ring of the bearing. Between a first area in which a spline portion is formed and a second area in which a caulked portion is formed, between a bending starting point for bending the shaft end radially outward and an end face of the shaft end on an inner peripheral face of the hollow shaft, a third area for suppressing deformation of the inner peripheral face of the hollow shaft caused by the caulking is formed. The third area cushions deformation in the first area.

Abstract: A locking washer for axles on vehicles that prevents a nut from rotational movement relative to the axle. The locking washer includes a sleeve step having central passage with a non-cylindrical section that is rotationally coupled to the axle. The non-cylindrical section may include polygonal lobes or splines that engage a matching shaped portion on the axle. The washer is engaged directly on the shaped portion of the axle instead of the threaded portion of the axle and thereby reduces manufacturing costs and steps by eliminating machining of the threaded portion. The washer being engaged on the shaped portion prevents any relative movements between the axle and the washer from disturbances such as vibration, impact, and rotation.

Abstract: Mounted in a suspension upright for land vehicles, there is provided an arrangement comprising a constant velocity joint, a hub and two wheel bearings with provision for preload adjustment, wherein the CV joint's outer race proper is the inboard wheel bearing's inner race. The bearing raceway formed on the exterior surface of the CV joint's outer race proper is located so as to be in the general area occupied by the driven plane in line with the CV joint's flexural center, providing full end support to the CV joint itself, and concurrently bring about increased axial spacing between the inboard and outboard bearings. Having the CV joint's outer race proper thus integrated to the inboard wheel bearing, a robust hub assembly is provided, wherein the CV joint's flexural center can be placed more closely to the wheel center plane than is normally possible, making negative scrub radius with low kingpin inclination easily achievable.

Abstract: A combination of a constant-velocity joint and an axle unit for wheel-drive which comprises an outer race having an outer-ring raceway and being not rotatable even during use, a hub having an installation flange for supporting the wheel near the outside end, a first spline section and an inner-ring raceway near the inside end facing the outer-ring raceway, a drive member having a second spline section facing the first spline section, and a housing section forming an outer ring of the constant velocity joint, a plurality of rolling bodies between the outer-ring raceway and inner-ring raceway, the hub being engaged with the drive member by way of a spline connection with a pitch circle, and a coupling member adapted to freely deform elastically in the radial direction and located between and engaged with the first engagement section and the second engagement section so as to position the hub and drive member in the axial direction, wherein the clearance width in the circumferential direction on the pitch circle

Abstract: A wheel bearing for a driven rigid axle, having a drive shaft includes a rolling bearing unit which comprises at least one inner race and at least one outer race, an inner race which is oriented toward the outside of the vehicle being designed with an end flange aligned in this direction, and further includes at least along a partial region of its length, a hub profile of a shaft-hub connection, the hub profile being connected to a complementary profile arranged on the drive shaft, an axle body which is mounted in a rotationally fixed manner on the vehicle body, radially surrounds the drive shaft at least along a partial region of its length and forms or accommodates an outer race of the rolling bearing unit, a wheel flange which accommodates at least one drive wheel, and a brake disk which comprises a friction ring and a brake-disk chamber, the brake disk being releasably fastened together with the wheel flange to the end flange of the inner race.

Abstract: A wheel assembly includes a hub and bearing unit in which an annular hub has an axial cylindrical seat with an outer ring of a bearing fitted thereto with radial interference. The ring is locked axially on the hub between a pair of annular rims which project radially outwardly from the outer cylindrical surface of the ring and have been cold-deformed so as to engage two opposite surfaces of the hub. The hub also has an outer radial flange for fixing a brake rotor which in turn has an inner radial flange arranged substantially in the same plane as the flange. The brake rotor is locked axially on the hub by at least one cold-deformed annular rim which projects radially outwardly from the flange on the hub so as to engage a respective one of two radial surfaces of the flange.

Abstract: A wheel hub unit having a wheel hub (11), a wheel bearing (19) and an outer joint part (15) of a constant velocity universal joint which, at the hub end, includes a shaft journal (16) with shaft splines (17), which shaft journal (16) is inserted into a through-aperture (13) of the wheel hub, which through-aperture (13) is provided with internal splines (14), wherein an axial securing mechanism between the wheel hub (11) and the outer joint part (15) are formed by a securing ring (18) which comprises a rectangular cross-section and which engages corresponding rectangular circumferential grooves in the internal splines (14) and in the shaft splines (17) and is arranged near the end of the shaft journal, and wherein, at the shaft journal (16), near its base, there is provided a centering collar which, in a radially play-free way, engages the through-aperture (13) of the wheel hub (11).

Abstract: A rolling-bearing unit for wheel support comprising an outer-race with a double row of tapered and concave-shaped outer-ring raceways, a hub comprising a hub body with an outside inner-ring raceway and a separate inner-race with an inside inner-ring raceway, and a tapered rollers between the inner-ring raceways and the outer-ring raceways respectively, the hub body formed with a cylindrical section, and a support-step section which the separate inner-race is fitted onto, the cylindrical section plastically deformed radially outward to form a crimped section, the support-step section formed with a step surface, one end surface of the separate inner-race abutted to the step surface while the other end surface retained by the crimped section, the inner-ring raceway of the separate inner-race connected to the side surface of the large-diameter-side collar section through a connecting portion which is provided with a grinding-relief groove, and wherein the contact area between the other end surface of the separate

Abstract: A mounting for the road wheel of an automotive vehicle includes a spindle, a hub located around the spindle and inboard and outboard tapered roller bearings located between the hub and spindle where they are mounted in opposition. The cones (inner races) of the two bearings are separated by a spacer which at its ends is attached to the cones. The spacer holds the cones together within the hub so that the bearings and hub can be installed on and removed from the spindle as a unit. The spacer also establishes the setting for the bearings. In addition, the mounting has a seal located in the inboard end of the hub. The seal has lips which establish dynamic fluid barriers along the cone of the inboard bearing and along an adjacent sealing surface on the spindle without contacting the cone or spindle. The raceways and rollers for the two bearings have highly crowned profiles and the hub and the seal within contain an optimum amount of grease for lubricating the bearings.

Abstract: A wheel bearing device is provided to prevent loosening of a hub ring and an outer joint ring that are fitted together. An irregular portion treated with hardening is formed on a fit face of the hub ring on an inside periphery of which the outer joint member is fitted. A low hardness portion of the outer joint member formed with hardness lower than that of the irregular portion is expanded in diameter to make it bite into the irregular portion. In this way the hub ring and the outer joint ring are unitized together.

Abstract: A truck hub bearing unit comprises two rolling element bearings, (3,4) which comprise an inner ring (9) means and an outer ring (5) means provided with raceways which are in rolling contact with two series of rolling elements, a fixed member or connection to the wheel suspension of the truck and a rotatable member or supporting a wheel, said rotatable member being supported with respect to the fixed member by means of said rolling bearings. The outer ring means is connected to the fixed member and the inner ring (9) means is connected to the rotatable member.

Abstract: A mounting for the road wheel of an automotive vehicle includes a spindle, a hub located around the spindle and inboard and outboard tapered roller bearings located between the hub and spindle where they are mounted in opposition. The cones (inner races) of the two bearings are separated by a spacer which at its ends is attached to the cones. The spacer holds the cones together within the hub so that the bearings and hub can be installed on and removed from the spindle as a unit. The spacer also establishes the setting for the bearings. In addition, the mounting has a seal located in the inboard end of the hub. The seal has lips which establish dynamic fluid barriers along the cone of the inboard bearing and along an adjacent sealing surface on the spindle without contacting the cone or spindle. The raceways and rollers for the two bearings have highly crowned profiles and the hub and the seal within contain an optimum amount of grease for lubricating the bearings.