Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090046972 | Bearing Apparatus For A Wheel Of Vehicle - A vehicle wheel bearing apparatus with a back-to-back double row tapered roller bearing has an outer member integrally with a body mounting flange and double row outer raceway surfaces tapered open respectively axially inward and outward. An inner member include a wheel hub and an inner ring or an outer joint member of a constant velocity universal joint. The wheel hub has a wheel mounting flange and one inner raceway surface arranged oppositely to one of the double row outer raceway surfaces and a cylindrical portion. The inner ring or the outer joint member of a constant velocity universal joint are press fit onto the cylindrical portion and include the other inner raceway surface arranged opposite to the other raceway surface of the double row outer raceway surfaces. Double row tapered rollers are freely rollably held between the outer and inner raceway surfaces by cages. Seals are arranged in annular openings formed by the outer and inner members. The cages are formed of synthetic resin. Posts between pockets of the cages are arranged to be positioned radially inward of the pitch circle diameter of the tapered rollers. The width of an opening radially inward of each pocket is set so that each tapered roller is held within the pocket. The contacting tapered surfaces of the posts open radially outward so that the rollers do not fall out radially inward. | 02-19-2009 |
20090046975 | Bearing Apparatus for a Wheel of Vehicle and an Axle Module Having the Bearing Apparatus - An axle module with a bearing apparatus has an outer joint member | 02-19-2009 |
20090069100 | Joint Assembly, A Wheel Bearing Apparatus, And The Assemblies Included In An Axle Module - A joint assembly has a pair of constant velocity universal joints and a connecting drive shaft. A cover unit protects the constant velocity universal joints and prevents hanging down of the joints under their own weight. The unit cover is arranged to cover the outer circumferential surfaces of the pair of constant velocity universal joints and boots. The unit cover is formed from elastomer material by injection molding. The cover unit inner circumferential surface has a configuration corresponding to the outline configurations of the pair of constant velocity universal joints and the boots. | 03-12-2009 |
20090136168 | Wheel Bearing Apparatus For A Driving Wheel - A wheel bearing apparatus for a driving wheel is formed as a unit of a wheel hub, a double row rolling bearing and a constant velocity universal joint. The double row rolling bearing has an outer member with a body mounting flange mounted on a knuckle and double row outer raceway surfaces. An inner member includes the wheel hub and an outer joint member of the constant velocity universal joint. The wheel hub has an inner raceway surface corresponding to one of the double row outer raceway surfaces. The outer joint member has another inner raceway surface corresponding to the other of the double row outer raceway surfaces. Double row rolling elements are rollably arranged between the outer and inner raceway surfaces. Seals are mounted in an annular space opening formed between the outer member and the inner member. A sensor is fit into a mounting aperture formed in the knuckle. A pulser ring is mounted on the outer circumferential surface of the outer joint member. It opposes the sensor via a predetermined radial gap. The outer diameter of the pulser ring is smaller than the inner diameter of the knuckle. | 05-28-2009 |
20110053696 | Joint Assembly, A Wheel Bearing Apparatus, and the Assemblies Included in an Axle Module - A joint assembly has a pair of constant velocity universal joints and a connecting drive shaft. A cover unit protects the constant velocity universal joints and prevents hanging down of the joints under their own weight. The unit cover is arranged to cover the outer circumferential surfaces of the pair of constant velocity universal joints and boots. The unit cover is formed from elastomer material by injection molding. The cover unit inner circumferential surface has a configuration corresponding to the outline configurations of the pair of constant velocity universal joints and the boots. | 03-03-2011 |
20110069919 | Bearing Apparatus For A Wheel of Vehicle - A vehicle wheel bearing apparatus with a back-to-back double row tapered roller bearing has an outer member integrally with a body mounting flange and double row outer raceway surfaces tapered open respectively axially inward and outward. An inner member include a wheel hub and an inner ring or an outer joint member of a constant velocity universal joint. The wheel hub has a wheel mounting flange and one inner raceway surface arranged oppositely to one of the double row outer raceway surfaces and a cylindrical portion. The inner ring or the outer joint member of a constant velocity universal joint are press fit onto the cylindrical portion and include the other inner raceway surface arranged opposite to the other raceway surface of the double row outer raceway surfaces. Double row tapered rollers are freely rollably held between the outer and inner raceway surfaces by cages. Seals are arranged in annular openings formed by the outer and inner members. The cages are formed of synthetic resin. Posts between pockets of the cages are arranged to be positioned radially inward of the pitch circle diameter of the tapered rollers. The width of an opening radially inward of each pocket is set so that each tapered roller is held within the pocket. The contacting tapered surfaces of the posts open radially outward so that the rollers do not fall out radially inward. | 03-24-2011 |
20120281941 | BEARING DEVICE FOR WHEEL - A hub wheel ( | 11-08-2012 |
20130172088 | WHEEL BEARING DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to enhance assemblability of a wheel bearing device, and stably maintain predetermined torque transmissibility over a long period of time. A shaft portion ( | 07-04-2013 |
20140339885 | Wheel Bearing Apparatus - A wheel bearing apparatus has an outer member, an inner member including a wheel hub and at least one inner ring, and double row rolling elements freely rollably contained between the inner and outer raceway surfaces of the inner and outer members via cages. A hardened ring-shaped gear member is mounted on an end of a cylindrical portion of the wheel hub. The gear member is formed with a gear portion on its outer circumference and with a splined portion on its inner circumference. The splined portion engages a hub-splined portion formed on the outer circumference of the cylindrical portion of the wheel hub. A contacting surface of the gear member and a contacting surface of the inner ring that abut against each other are ground. The inner rings are axially immovably secured under a condition where a predetermined amount of a bearing pre-stress is applied to the inner rings via the gear member. | 11-20-2014 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100209035 | BEARING DEVICE FOR WHEEL - Provided is a bearing device for a wheel capable of suppressing a backlash in a circumferential direction, excellent in coupling operability of a hub wheel and an outer joint member of a constant velocity universal joint, and excellent in maintenance property by allowing separation of the hub wheel and the outer joint member of the constant velocity universal joint from each other. In the bearing device for a wheel, a hub wheel ( | 08-19-2010 |
20100215302 | BEARING DEVICE FOR A WHEEL - Provided is a bearing device for a wheel that can realize prevention of a backlash in a circumferential direction and is excellent in workability of connection of a hub wheel and an outer joint member of a constant velocity universal joint. Further, provided is a bearing device for a wheel that can prevent deterioration in NVH characteristics, which is caused by the backlash occurring in a joint section between the hub wheel and the constant velocity universal joint or between an outer member and a knuckle, and can perform rotation torque transmission with high accuracy. The bearing device includes a recess-projection fitting structure (M) in which the hub wheel ( | 08-26-2010 |
20100331093 | BEARING DEVICE FOR WHEEL, AND AXLE MODULE - Provided is a bearing device for a wheel capable of suppressing a backlash in a circumferential direction, excellent in coupling workability of a hub wheel and an outer joint member of a constant velocity universal joint, and excellent in strength owing to stable fitting between the hub wheel and the outer joint member of the constant velocity universal joint. An axle module using such bearing device for a wheel is also provided. Projecting portions extending in an axial direction are provided on one of an outer surface of a shaft section of the outer joint member and an inner surface of a hole portion of the hub wheel. The projecting portions are press-fitted into the other along the axial direction, and recessed portions are formed in the other through press-fitting of the projecting portions. Thus, a recess-projection fitting structure is formed, in which the projecting portions and the recessed portions are held in close contact with each other through an entire region of fitting contact regions therebetween. Hardness of at least press-fitting start end portions of the projecting portions is set to be higher than hardness of a recessed-portion forming region. A hardness difference therebetween is set to be equal to or larger than 20 points in HRC. | 12-30-2010 |
20110009199 | WHEEL BEARING APPARATUS AND AXLE MODULE - Provided are a low-cost wheel bearing device and axle module which are manufactured by small work man-hours and assemblyman-hours and at lower component replacement cost for maintenance and repairing. A recess-projection fitting structure is configured by providing projections extending in an axial direction on any one of an outer diameter surface of a shaft section of an outer joint member and an inner diameter surface of a hole of a hub wheel, press-fitting the projections in another of the outer diameter surface and the inner diameter surface along the axial direction, and forming recesses brought into close contact and fitted with respect to the projections by this press fitting in the another of the outer diameter surface and the inner diameter surface, the projections and the recesses being held in close contact with each other through intermediation of entire fitting contact regions. An outer member is fitted in a hole of a knuckle of a vehicle with a predetermined fit. Annular grooves are formed respectively in an outer peripheral surface of the outer member and an inner peripheral surface of the hole of the knuckle, and a snap ring is engaged with both the annular grooves. Consequently, the outer member is separable from the knuckle only by deformation or breakage of the snap ring caused by application of a drawing force larger than a drawing force acting in normal use. | 01-13-2011 |
20130334870 | BEARING DEVICE FOR WHEEL, AND AXLE MODULE - A bearing device for a wheel suppresses backlash in a circumferential direction, has excellent coupling workability with a hub wheel and an outer joint member of a constant velocity universal joint, and has excellent strength owing to stable fitting between the hub wheel and the outer joint member. Projecting portions extending in an axial direction are provided on one of an outer surface of a shaft section of the outer joint member and an inner surface of a hole portion of the hub wheel. The projecting portions are press-fitted into the other along the axial direction, and recessed portions are formed in the other through press-fitting of the projecting portions. Thus, a recess-projection fitting structure is formed, in which the projecting portions and the recessed portions are held in close contact with each other through an entire region of fitting contact regions therebetween. | 12-19-2013 |
20130342004 | WHEEL BEARING APPARATUS AND AXLE MODULE - A recess-projection fitting structure includes projections extending in an axial direction on an outer diameter surface of a shaft section of an outer joint member or an inner diameter surface of a hole of a hub wheel, press-fitting the projections in another of the outer diameter surface and the inner diameter surface along the axial direction, and forming recesses brought into contact and fitted with the projections by press fitting in the other of the outer diameter surface and the inner diameter surface, the projections and the recesses being held in contact with each other through intermediation. An outer member is fitted in a hole of a knuckle of a vehicle. Annular grooves are formed respectively in an outer peripheral surface of the outer member and an inner peripheral surface of the hole of the knuckle, and a snap ring is engaged with both the annular grooves. | 12-26-2013 |
20140239706 | BEARING DEVICE FOR A WHEEL - A bearing device for a wheel prevents backlash in a circumferential direction and has excellent workability for connecting a hub wheel and an outer joint member of a constant velocity universal joint. The bearing device includes a recess-projection fitting structure in which the hub wheel and a shaft section, which is fitted in a hole of the hub wheel of the outer joint member of the constant velocity universal joint, are unitized together. In the recess-projection fitting structure, entire fitting regions among projections on the outer surface of the shaft section of the outer joint member and recesses, which fit on the projections, are brought into intimate contact with each other. | 08-28-2014 |
20140239707 | BEARING DEVICE FOR A WHEEL - A bearing device for a wheel prevents backlash in a circumferential direction and has excellent workability for connecting a hub wheel and an outer joint member of a constant velocity universal joint. The bearing device includes a recess-projection fitting structure in which the hub wheel and a shaft section, which is fitted in a hole of the hub wheel of the outer joint member of the constant velocity universal joint, are unitized together. In the recess-projection fitting structure, entire fitting regions among projections on the outer surface of the shaft section of the outer joint member and recesses, which fit on the projections, are brought into intimate contact with each other. | 08-28-2014 |