Wheel bearing assemblies and vehicles
AssigneeILJIN USA Corporation
InventorsKelly Grubaugh, Robert Sultherlin
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Abstract
A wheel bearing assembly is provided. The wheel bearing assembly includes an outer ring, a wheel hub rotating relative to the outer ring, the wheel hub including a hub flange, an inboard surface of the hub flange facing an outboard surface of the outer ring and spaced a gap apart from the outboard surface of the outer ring in an axial direction, a plurality of rolling elements rotatably coupling the outer ring and the wheel hub, a first spacer disposed between the inboard surface of the hub flange and the outboard surface of the outer ring, and a second spacer disposed between the first spacer and the outboard surface of the outer ring. At least a portion of the first spacer and at least a portion of the second spacer are disposed in the gap.
Claims20
A wheel bearing assembly, comprising:
- an outer ring;
- a wheel hub rotating relative to the outer ring, the wheel hub including a hub flange, an inboard surface of the hub flange facing an outboard surface of the outer ring and spaced a gap apart from the outboard surface of the outer ring in an axial direction;
- a plurality of rolling elements rotatably coupling the outer ring and the wheel hub;
- a first spacer disposed between the inboard surface of the hub flange and the outboard surface of the outer ring;
- and
- a second spacer disposed between the first spacer and the outboard surface of the outer ring,
- wherein at least a portion of the first spacer and at least a portion of the second spacer are disposed in the gap.
A vehicle comprising:
- a wheel bearing assembly configured to be coupled to a wheel of the vehicle, the wheel bearing comprising:
- an outer ring;
- a wheel hub rotating relative to the outer ring, the wheel hub including a hub flange, an inboard surface of the hub flange facing an outboard surface of the outer ring and spaced a gap apart from the outboard surface of the outer ring in an axial direction;
- a plurality of rolling elements rotatably coupling the outer ring and the wheel hub;
- a first spacer disposed between the inboard surface of the hub flange and the outboard surface of the outer ring;
- and
- a second spacer disposed between the first spacer and the outboard surface of the outer ring,
- wherein at least a portion of the first spacer and at least a portion of the second spacer are disposed in the gap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.