Wheel hub assembly

A wheel hub assembly comprising a tubular shaped hub member having an axis of rotation, bearing means for rotatably supporting said hub member, a universal joint member engageable with said hub member for driving said hub member about the axis of rotation thereof, said universal joint member is positioned within said hub member, said hub member and said universal joint member having confronting surfaces extending in the direction of the axis of rotation of said hub member, said confronting surfaces are spaced apart and a filler material is filled into the space between the confronting surfaces and forms a torque transmitting connection between said universal joint and said hub member, said filler material comprises a bonding agent incorporating particles of a solid substance.

A wheel hub assembly comprising a tubular shaped hub member having an axis of rotation, bearing means for rotatably supporting said hub member, a universal joint member engageable with said hub member for driving said hub member about the axis of rotation thereof, said universal joint member is positioned within said hub member, said hub member and said universal joint member having confronting surfaces extending in the direction of the axis of rotation of said hub member, said confronting surfaces are spaced apart and a filler material is filled into the space between the confronting surfaces and forms a torque transmitting connection between said universal joint and said hub member, the confronting surface of said universal joint member transverse to the axis of rotation of said hub member has a non-circular configuration, said filler material comprises a bonding agent incorporating particles of a solid substance.

A wheel hub assembly comprising a tubular shaped hub member having an axis of rotation, bearing means for rotatably supporting said hub member, a universal joint member engageable with said hub member for driving said hub member about the axis of rotation thereof, said universal joint member is positioned within said hub member, said hub member and said universal joint member having confronting surfaces extending in the direction of the axis of rotation of said hub member, said confronting surfaces are spaced apart and a filler material is filled into the space between the confronting surfaces and forms a torque transmitting connection between said universal joint and said hub member, the confronting surface of said hub member is non-circular in section transverse to the rotational axis of said hub member, at least one of said confronting surfaces of said hub member and said universal joint member has a groove extending circumferentially relative to the axis of rotation of said hub member and said filler material is keyed into said groove to prevent relative axial displacement between said hub member and said universal joint member.

A wheel hub assembly comprising a tubular shaped hub member having an axis of rotation, bearing means for rotatably supporting said hub member, a universal joint member engageable with said hub member for driving said hub member about the axis of rotation thereof, said universal joint member is positioned within said hub member, said hub member and said universal joint member having confronting surfaces extending in the direction of the axis of rotation of said hub member, said confronting surfaces are spaced apart and a filler material is filled into the space between the confronting surfaces and forms a torque transmitting connection between said universal joint and said hub member, said confronting surface of said universal joint member transverse to the axis of rotation of said hub member has a non-circular configuration, the confronting surface of said hub member is non-circular in section transverse to the rotational axis of said hub member, at least one of said confronting surfaces of said hub member and said universal joint member has a groove extending circumferentially relative to the axis of rotation of said hub member and said filler material is keyed into said groove to prevent relative axial displacement between said hub member and said universal joint member.