Land vehicles: wheels and axles – Wheel – Hub
Patent
1983-10-24
1986-05-27
Scherbel, David A.
Land vehicles: wheels and axles
Wheel
Hub
301125, 384512, B60B 2702
Patent
active
045912122
ABSTRACT:
A bearing assembly particularly for the wheel of a motor vehicle wherein a wheel hub and a part of a universal joint are arranged in torque-transmitting engagement, the assembly including an inner race member formed by at least one of the wheel hub and the part of the universal joint in torque-transmitting engagement therewith and an outer race member adapted to be connected with the wheel carrier of the motor vehicle. First and second inner bearing tracks are formed in the inner race member and first and second outer bearing tracks are formed in the outer race member. A first and a second plurality of rolling elements are disposed in operative load-bearing engagement between the first inner and outer bearing tracks and the second inner and outer bearing tracks, respectively, and the outer race member is formed in two separate parts, one part having the first outer bearing track therein and the other part having the second outer bearing track therein. The two parts of the outer race member are arranged to be aligned with each other, and a securing device is provided for securing the two parts of the outer race member in the aligned position.
REFERENCES:
patent: 1458684 (1923-06-01), Cook
patent: 4240681 (1980-12-01), Stolz et al.
Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers-Baumeister & Marks, 1967, by McGraw-Hill, pp. 8-183 to 8-184.
Balken Jochen
Krude Werner
Orain Michel A.
Scherbel David A.
Uni-Cardan Aktiengesellschaft
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