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US 10,293,636 B2Granted
Wheel end assembly having a deflector
AssigneeArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
InventorKou Yang
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Abstract
A wheel end assembly having a steering knuckle, a hub, and a deflector. The steering knuckle may have an opening that may extend around a spindle. The hub may be rotatably disposed on the spindle. The deflector may be disposed on the hub and may be at least partially disposed in the opening.
Claims20
A wheel end assembly comprising:
- a steering knuckle having an opening that extends around a spindle;
- a hub that is rotatable about an axis with respect to the spindle;
- and
- a deflector that is disposed on the hub and that is at least partially disposed in the opening, wherein the deflector inhibits contaminants from passing through the opening and the deflector is fixedly positioned with respect to the hub such that the deflector and the hub are rotatable about the axis with respect to the steering knuckle and the spindle.
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A wheel end assembly comprising:
- a steering knuckle having an opening that extends around a spindle;
- a hub that is rotatable about an axis with respect to the spindle;
- and
- a deflector that is disposed on the hub and that is at least partially disposed in the opening, wherein the deflector inhibits contaminants from passing through the opening and the deflector extends around a seal assembly that extends from the spindle to the hub.
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A wheel end assembly comprising:
- a steering knuckle having an opening that extends around a spindle;
- a hub that is rotatable about an axis with respect to the spindle;
- and
- a deflector that is disposed on the hub and that is at least partially disposed in the opening, wherein the deflector inhibits contaminants from passing through the opening, has a U-shaped cross-section, and includes a center portion that is radially disposed with respect to the axis, a first end portion that extends from the center portion away from the axis, and a second end portion that extends from the center portion away from the axis.
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A wheel end assembly comprising:
- a steering knuckle having an inner surface that extends around an axis and at least partially defines an opening;
- a spindle that is received in the opening and is fixedly positioned with respect to the steering knuckle;
- a hub that is disposed on the spindle and is rotatable around the axis, wherein the hub has a mounting ring that extends into the opening;
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- a deflector that is disposed on the mounting ring and is partially received in the opening, wherein the inner surface extends in an axial direction further toward the hub above the axis than below the axis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.