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AssigneeNtn Corporation
InventorsKoji Sahashi, Motoharu Niki, Eiji Tajima, Akira Torii, Kazuhiko Hozumi, Keisuke Sone, Masahiro Ozawa, Nobuyoshi Yamashita, Yutaka Yamauchi, Masayuki Kuroda, Masuo Takaki
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A tire wheel bearing apparatus comprises an outer member having multi rows of track surfaces integrally provided on an inner periphery, an inner member having a tire wheel mounting flange provided at one end thereof, a cylindrical small diameter step portion provided at another end thereof and double-rows of track surfaces formed on the inner wheels force fitted to the small diameter step portion so as to oppose to the track surfaces of the outer member, and double-rows of rolling elements respectively interposed between the track surfaces in the outer member and the inner member, the inner wheels being fixed to the inner member by radially outwardly caulking the end portion of the small diameter step portion of the inner member, the track surfaces in the outer member and the inner member and the rolling elements has a contact angle with a bearing clearance being set to be negative.
A bearing apparatus for a drive wheel comprising:
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