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US 8,297,631 B2Granted
Wheel hub joint unit for a vehicle
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsJürgen Siebeneick, Richard Starck
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Abstract
A wheel hub joint unit is provided that includes, but is not limited to a constant velocity rotary joint and a wheel bearing. The constant velocity rotary joint has a joint outer part. The wheel bearing supports a wheel hub with a double-row bearing, and the double-row bearing is disposed on the joint outer part.
Claims5
A wheel hub joint unit for a vehicle, comprising:
- a constant velocity rotary joint having a joint outer part and a pivot point;
- a wheel hub;
- a wheel bearing adapted to support said wheel hub with a double row bearing;
- a steering knuckle joint connected to said wheel bearing and having a steering knuckle joint axis of rotation which extends through said pivot point;
- wherein said wheel hub comprises a one piece, integral hub manufactured from one of:
- i) a metal block;
- and ii) a metal casting;
- wherein the double row bearing is disposed on the joint outer part of the constant velocity rotary joint;
- wherein the constant velocity rotary joint is disposed inside said wheel hub and said double-row bearing is disposed on an outside on the one piece wheel hub;
- wherein the wheel hub joint unit comprises a drive shaft having the constant velocity rotary joint at a wheel side end;
- wherein the one-piece wheel hub is sealed toward said drive shaft by a sealing sleeve, the wheel hub joint unit further comprising a mounting disk for fixing at least one of a brake disk or a wheel rim;
- and
- wherein said wheel hub has a first inner bearing race press fit onto said constant velocity joint outer surface and said wheel bearing has a first roller bearing row configured to rollably engage said first inner bearing race.
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