Land vehicles: wheels and axles – Wheel – Hub
Patent
1988-06-27
1989-11-14
Stormer, Russell D.
Land vehicles: wheels and axles
Wheel
Hub
301124R, B06B 2702
Patent
active
048802808
ABSTRACT:
An improved hub assembly construction enables quick replacement of bearing and/or seal parts of a motorcycle wheel hub assembly; it basically includes a novel hub and flange for a motorcycle spoked wheel, and incorporates: a tubular hub adapted to be received and mounted on an axle, the hub defining an axis; two flanges rigidly mounted on the hub, the flanges having inner annular portions extending generally radially, and outer annular portions that extend angularly axially and radially, the outer portions defining holes spaced about the axis to receive spokes; the hub having opposite end portions and defining a bore between the end portions, and second counterbores at the respective end portions, each first counterbore located between the bore and a second counterbore; a bearing assembly located in each first counterbore, each such assembly including an annular outer race fittingly received axially by its respective first counterbore, an annular inner race spaced radially inwardly of the outer race, and rollers retaining between such races; a first tubular spacer located within the bore and having opposite ends respectively engageable with the inner races to position the inner races in axially spaced apart relation; the tubular spacer and inner races adapted to receive a wheel axle and to be mounted thereon, and the axle adapted to receive other annular spacers that urge the inner races toward the first tubular spacer, and projecting endwise externally of the hub to carry forks defined by the motorcycle frame; annular seals removably received in the second counterbores, and retainer structure removably mounted on the hub for retaining the seals in position in the second counterbores; whereby the bearing assemblies are easily endwise removable from the hubg after removal from the hub of the axle, the other annular spacers, the retainer structure, and the seals, for replacement thereof.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4424981 (1984-01-01), Maxwell III
patent: 4763957 (1988-08-01), Poehlmann et al.
Section 12, pp. 286-294 of Custom Chrome Catalogue, 1987.
Hoeptner Herbert W.
Panzica Ignatius J.
Custom Chrome, Inc.
Haefliger William W.
Stormer Russell D.
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