Land vehicles: wheels and axles – Wheel – Hub
Patent
1994-02-09
1996-07-16
Stormer, Russell D.
Land vehicles: wheels and axles
Wheel
Hub
180254, 2989807, 384537, 384585, B60B 2700
Patent
active
055360750
ABSTRACT:
A wheel hub unit in which an inner ring of a rolling bearing acts as a wheel hub and is rigidly connected to an outer cap of a constant-velocity universal joint; the inner ring is formed by a first element having a first race for the rolling bodies and a sleeve-shaped connecting portion and a second annular element provided with a second race for the rolling bodies, which is fixed to a first length of the sleeve-shaped portion so as to be rigid for rotation therewith, the second element being in abutment with an axial shoulder of the first element adjacent the first race and being axially locked thereagainst by means of the plastic deformation of a stop member; the cap of the joint being coupled with a second, splined length of the sleeve-shaped portion on which it is axially snap engaged.
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SKF Industrie S.P.A.
Stormer Russell D.
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