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US 2022/0048319 A1Published application
Wheel bearing assembly and installation method
AssigneeAktiebolaget Skf
InventorsLudwig Edelmann, Dominic Namyslo, Matthias Schuler, Johannes Klaus Zang
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Abstract
A wheel bearing assembly includes at least one hub having an axial outboard end, a first bearing installed in the hub and having an outer ring and an inner ring, and at least one seal element that seals against a radially inner surface of the first bearing inner ring in a liquid-tight manner. The first bearing is the outboard-most bearing of the wheel bearing assembly.
Claims18
A wheel bearing assembly comprising:
- a hub having an axial outboard end,
- a first bearing installed in the hub, the first bearing having an outer ring and an inner ring, and
- at least one seal element that seals against a radially inner surface of the first bearing inner ring in a liquid-tight manner,
- wherein the first bearing is the outboard-most bearing of the wheel bearing assembly.
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A wheel bearing inner ring including a groove on a radially inner surface and an O-ring at least partially disposed in the groove.
A wheel bearing assembly comprising:
- a hub having an axial outboard end,
- an axial inner bearing installed in the hub and comprising an outer ring pressed into the hub and an inner ring, the inner ring having a first raceway on a radially outer surface,
- an axial outboard-most bearing installed in the hub and comprising an outer ring pressed into the hub and an inner ring, the inner ring of the axial outboard-most bearing having a second raceway and a groove on a radially inner surface, the groove being located axially outward of the second raceway, and
- an O-ring in the groove,
- wherein the axially outboard-most bearing is located between the axially inner bearing and the axial outboard end of the hub.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.