Axle means, method for producing the same and motor vehicle
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsRichard STARCK, Jürgen SIEBENEICK
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Abstract
An axle device for a motor vehicle includes an axle shaft, a wheel receiving unit fixed on an end of the axle shaft, and a support body on which the wheel receiving unit is supported from rotation fixed about an axis of rotation. A bearing unit is arranged between the support body and the wheel receiving unit. The bearing unit includes an inner bearing shell at least partially formed by a surface portion of the wheel receiving unit, an outer bearing shell at least partially formed by a sleeve body abutting the support body, and a bearing assembly arranged between the inner bearing shell and the outer bearing shell.
Claims13
1-15. (canceled)
An axle device for a motor vehicle comprising:
- an axle shaft;
- a wheel receiving unit fixed on an end of the axle shaft;
- a support body on which the wheel receiving unit is supported from rotation fixed about an axis of rotation;
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- a bearing unit arranged between the support body and the wheel receiving unit, the bearing unit having an inner bearing shell at least partially formed by a surface portion of the wheel receiving unit, an outer bearing shell at least partially formed by a sleeve body abutting the support body, and a bearing assembly arranged between the inner bearing shell and the outer bearing shell.
The axle device according to claim 219, wherein the plurality of bearings are selected from the group consisting of ball bearings, cylinder bearings, needle bearings, spherical roller bearings or cone bearings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.