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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8066337 | Wheel supporting system An outer ring shaft portion which is extended integrally from an end face of an outer ring of a constant velocity joint is fittingly inserted into an inside hole in a hub shaft of a wheel hub, so that the wheel hub and the constant velocity joint are coupled to each... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8061785 | Hub device for disc brake, brake disc, and vehicle A hub device for a disc brake, fastened by a fastening portion to a vehicle wheel. A number of external ridges (splines) hold the brake disc in the circumferential direction of the hub. The brake has in it a central hole with grooves running axially for cooperation ... | 11/22/2011 |
| RE42914 | Knuckle hub assembly and method for making same A knuckle hub assembly (10) and a method for manufacturing same whereby brake run out is produced includes a knuckle (12), a bearing (28) press fit into the knuckle (12), and a wheel hub (14) coupled to the bearing (28) and ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7922262 | Bearing wheel hub unit Bearing wheel hub unit (1) is provided with a mounting flange (3) which is integral with an inner race (21) of the bearing (2) in order to mount a wheel, and with a centering collar (4) which extends from a frontal surface (31 | 04/12/2011 |
| 7871134 | Wheel hub comprising axial recesses formed between the holes for lug bolts A wheel hub, which has a central section and a radial section that is radially connected to the central section, a bearing section which axially protrudes from the central section and is used to receive a wheel bearing, and an axially opposing receiving section for ... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7845217 | Tractor/trailer suspension with hub temperature indicating device A vehicle suspension includes a hub and a hub temperature indicating device visible from an exterior of the hub and exposed to a temperature within an interior of the hub, and including a material which changes color in response to a predetermined change in the hub ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7708353 | Seal assembly for hub flange and slinger An axle bearing apparatus includes a hub shaft including a wheel-mounting flange formed at its outer end portion, and a cylindrical portion formed on an inner side surface of the flange, a bearing portion press-fitted on the cylindrical portion of the hub shaft and ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7699405 | Vehicle wheel end assemblies and methods of assembly thereof A wheel end assembly for a vehicle includes an axle tube and a housing secured to the end of the axle tube. A hub includes a drive flange located axially outward from the housing and a spindle projecting from the drive flange into the housing. The hub spindle has a ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7669941 | Wheel end with load sensing capabilities A wheel end (A) has a housing (2, 70, 80, 90) and a hub (4) provided with a spindle (32) that projects into the housing, and the hub rotates relative to the housing on an antifriction bearing (6) located between the housing and hub spindl... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7658451 | Aircraft wheel grease retainer and method for retrofitting the same An aircraft wheel grease retainer for use in a wheel assembly having an axis of rotation, and further having bearings which are each located in a bearing cavity, wherein the bearing uses grease, which is introduced into the bearing cavity, wherein the wheel assembly... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7631948 | Wheel hub comprising axial recesses formed between the holes for wheel nuts The invention relates to a wheel hub having a central section and a radial section which is radially connected to the central section, a bearing section which axially protrudes from the central section and is used to receive a wheel bearing, and an axially opposing ... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7597405 | Wheel bearing joint unit The wheel bearing joint unit having an inner ring that sits on a hub of the wheel bearing joint unit. The inner ring is axially retained on the hub using a collar that is formed from the hub. The collar is provided with a toothing which meshes with a corresponding o... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7585031 | Wheel hub with lubricant fill port A non-drive axle depends from a heavy-duty vehicle. Each one of a pair of wheel end assemblies is mounted on a respective one of the ends of the non-drive axle. Each wheel end assembly includes a pair of bearings mounted on a spindle of the axle, and a wheel hub rot... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7543894 | Flanged hub for the wheel of a motor vehicle A rotatable flanged hub for the wheel of a motor vehicle forms, in a single piece: a cylindrical central part adapted for being coupled to a bearing unit; a flange extending in a radially outer direction starting f... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7540569 | Wheel-use bearing apparatus A flange face portion located radially outwardly of boltholes of a flange is formed as a tilting face so that a maximum oppositely-spaced distance α of the flange face portion from a disc rotor is preferably 10 μm. Thereby, minimization is implemented for convex d... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7506940 | Axle spindle and wheel end assembly An axle for a heavy-duty vehicle extends transversely across the vehicle and includes a central portion. Each one of a pail of relatively short and lightweight axle spindles is connected to and extends outboardly from a respective end of the axle central portion. A ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7419226 | Wheel hub adaptor A vehicle wheel assembly includes a hub adaptor that eliminates the need for a separate hub cap and gasket by providing wheel rim, wheel hub, and brake component attachment interfaces, as well as a lubrication chamber that can be visually inspected to monitor lubric... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7413261 | Wheel hub assembly A wheel hub assembly is fitted to a vehicle axle via a wheel bearing mounted on the axle. The assembly includes a hub mountable on the wheel bearing and rotatable relative to the vehicle axle and fastening members to releasably secure the hub relative to the wheel b... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7393064 | Wheel hub with improved pilot construction and a method for manufacturing The present invention provides a drum or rotor wheel hub having a cast hub having a machined pilot in a flange portion and a machined pilot in a cylindrical portion, and a cast portion which separates the cylindrical pilot from the flange pilot, whereby a machined r... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7360951 | Detachable half shaft assembly of a vehicle wheel end The present invention involves a detachable half shaft assembly of a vehicle wheel end and has a shaft bell and a disc rotor. The detachable half shaft comprises a preloaded bearing assembly and a detachable body receiving the preloaded bearing assembly. The preload... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7311363 | Bearing apparatus for a wheel of vehicle A vehicle wheel bearing apparatus which improves the surface run-out of the wheel mounting flange to limit the generation of brake judder and also to increase the strength of the flange has a double row rolling bearing to rotatably support a wheel relative to a body... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303239 | Connection device for connecting a rim to a wheel hub Connection device (10) for connecting a rim (20) to a wheel hub (30) presenting a peripheral connecting outline (11), which is integral with a support body (31) of the wheel hub (30), and a complementary connecting outline (... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7281769 | Two-component wheel hub A wheel hub having two separable components. The wheel hub includes a sleeve rotatably mounted to a vehicle axle. A wheel-mounting flange for mounting a wheel of the vehicle is positioned substantially around the sleeve, and a bolting lip of a brake rotor (or brake ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281424 | Rotation-support apparatus with rotation sensor device for drive-wheel The outer race 2 is fixed to the support hole 29 in the knuckle 1, and the constant velocity joint 6 is connected to the hub 3. The first seal ring 9 is fitted into the outer race 2 to cover the opening on the end of ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278307 | Non-attached tire monitoring device A non-attached monitoring device includes monitoring assembly and an antenna configured to radiate signals from the monitoring assembly. The antenna is configured to radiate through the oriented attenuating body of the tire sidewall regardless of the position of the... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7255205 | Disc brake located outside wheel envelope A disc brake for a vehicle such as a commercial vehicle, wherein the brake rotor extends from a hub end of an axle inboard a sufficient distance to place the friction surface of the rotor and the brake caliper outside the envelope of a wheel mounted at the end of th... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7237849 | Wheel for two-wheeled motor vehicle A wheel for a two-wheeled motor vehicle and including a hub, a rim, a spokes coupling the hub and the rim. The hub has a lightening portion formed inside a sprocket flange such that there remains sufficient flange strength and sufficient weight reduction is realized... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7232374 | Wheel bearing device A wheel bearing device having a unitized hub ring, double-row bearing and constant velocity universal joint with one of double-row inner raceways formed on the joint outer ring. An end portion of the joint outer ring is fitted to an outside periphery of the hub ring... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7223076 | Propeller shaft and a propeller adapted thereto Propeller shaft (2) and a propeller (7) for marine drive units. The shaft has a splines portion (3) on which the propeller is designed to be fixed. The shaft also has a threaded portion (10) for a lock nut between the shaft end and the sp... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219778 | Exciter ring for a brake rotor Exciter rings, wheel assemblies and methods of assembling. In some aspects, a wheel assembly includes a brake rotor including a barrel section having an interior surface defining a barrel cavity, and a projection extending from the interior surface of the barrel sec... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7213890 | Wheel hub assemblies with anti-rotate feature for use with zero-radius-turning vehicle The present invention provides a hub assembly and a hub fastener anti-rotate apparatus for securing a wheel of vehicle (e.g., a zero-radius-turning lawn mower) to a vehicle drive axle. The anti-rotate apparatus may assist in preventing or substantially limiting loos... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7197959 | Coupling structure mountable to a rotatable shaft A coupling structure capable of being removed in an undamaged condition from a rotatable shaft. The coupling structure includes a metallic insert and a polymer hub surrounding the metallic insert. The metallic insert features a sleeve and a flange at the leading edg... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195399 | Wheelend assembly with detachable outboard joint A wheel end assembly includes a bearing shaft having an inboard end and an outboard end, a wheel hub mounted onto the outboard end of the bearing shaft, and a detachable outboard joint mounted onto the inboard end of the bearing shaft. A wheel bearing is mounted ont... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7175349 | Wheel rotation supporting apparatus A cylindrical liner 29 made from steel is inserted into a knuckle 3b made from a light alloy, when casting the knuckle. Then, an outer ring 6b constituting a wheel bearing unit is internally secured to the inner diameter side of th... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7159697 | Wheel hub pilot protector A wheel hub having pilots to guide the installation of a braking device on the wheel hub, wherein the pilots are provided with guide surfaces that are made of a different material than the wheel hub. ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7134732 | Composite vehicle wheel hub and method for producing same A composite vehicle wheel hub includes an inner wheel hub portion formed from a first material and an outer wheel hub portion formed from a second material and joined to the inner wheel hub portion. A method for producing the composite vehicle wheel hub of this inve... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7125084 | Environment protector-pressurized wheel hub A hub cap for a wheel hub having a cylindrical housing with a closed first end and an open second end adapted for attachment in an air-tight sealing arrangement to the outer end of a wheel hub to form a closed air system in the interior of the wheel hub. An air pres... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7125173 | Bearing device In a bearing device in which a free end of a shaft body to which a rolling bearing is mounted is bent outward in its radial direction into a shape to be pushed against an end face of an inner ring of the rolling bearing so as to prevent the rolling bearing from fall... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121632 | Shaft and wheel hub retention assembly An assembly having a retaining element, an outer race of a constant velocity joint, and a shaft of an outboard drive axle that is axially joined to the outer race. The shaft has an external groove circumferentially formed on its external surface for receiving the re... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7118182 | Axle unit for driving wheel A drive-wheel axle unit which prevents the mutual contact portion between a caulk portion (29a) of a hub (6a) and an outer-end face (39) of a housing portion (11) of a drive shaft member (31) from being exhausted, the... | 10/10/2006 |
