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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7380334 | Device for pre-stressing a wheel bearing A clamping device (1) for receiving and for the clearance-free prestressing of a wheel bearing comprises a clamping mechanism (3) which radially prestresses the wheel bearing (8) from the outside. ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7197823 | Method for manufacturing cylindrical members and method for manufacturing motors having the cylindrical member A magnet (10) that is an annular member is fixed or secured on an outer circumference surface or an inner circumference surface of a yoke (4) that is a cylindrical member. An lower end surface in the axial direction of the magnet is fixed or secured to... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7125012 | Rotatable feed wheel for sheet converting machine A feed wheel includes a hub and a discontinuous tread removably fitted about the hub. At leading and trailing ends of the discontinuous tread are mateable non-planar female and male surfaces which interfit with one another and tend to interlock the tread ends togeth... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7087128 | Method for manufacturing bicycle components A method for manufacturing a hub in particular for bicycles and the like, wherein a winding device comprising at least a first shaping device is provided, a predetermined quantity of fibers is deposited on said first shaping device, at least a first cross-linking ag... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7047645 | Bearing unit for wheel and method of manufacturing the same At a surface opposite to a mounting surface 28 at a part of the mounting flange 13, a projecting part 27 is provided so as to surround the opening part of the mounting holes 23 for press-fitting each stud thereinto. A finishing process of... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7041186 | Method and apparatus for fabricating a bicycle wheel hub The wheel hub of a bicycle is made of a single part of structural fiber based material, typically carbon fiber material, after reticulation in a mould which exploits the expansion of a core to obtain the application of a radial pressure to the tubular body consistin... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6857190 | Method of forming a retaining collar, in particular, a collar retaining a bearing on a hub of a wheel A method is disclosed for forming an annular collar (11) that is essentially radial on the hollow annular end portion (12) of a port (7). This method has the following steps: A. radially deforming the end portion (12) by means of a first ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6851759 | Retaining a brake rotor in an vehicle corner apparatus A vehicle corner apparatus and method of fabricating a vehicle corner apparatus, utilize a wheel spindle adapted for receiving a self-tapping screw for securing a brake rotor to the wheel spindle. Using a self-tapping screw allows manufacturing and assembly costs to... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6782622 | Method for manufacturing wheel-supporting hub unit and pressing mold for manufacturing same hub unit A cylindrical portion formed in the inside end portion of the hub is caulked and spread using a pressing mold assembled to an oscillating/caulking apparatus to thereby form the caulking portion. In working or forming the caulking portion, a cylindrical projecting po... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6640438 | Process and machine for uniting rotatable machine components A hub (2) includes a spindle (14) which projects through a housing (4) and rotates relative to the housing (4) on a bearing (6) that is located between the spindle (14) and the housing (4). The bearing (6) has two sets of raceways (28,40) that are oblique... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6634266 | Wheel hub assembly fixture A part clamping fixture assembly for locating and holding a wheel hub assembly for final finishing a flange face of the wheel hub includes a top portion having a bore formed therethrough. The fixture assembly includes a puller member having an upper end f... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6575535 | Method and apparatus for wheel spindles and the like with improved LRO A wheel spindle flange (and the like) has stud holes with soft surface hardness formed therein which permit non-rotational splines, studs and the like to be press-fitted therein with minimal press force at a centered press zone established between intenti... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6415508 | Hub assembly having minimum runout and process for producing the same An automotive hub assembly, which carries a brake disk, has a hub provided with a spindle which rotates in a housing on a double row antifriction bearing having its raceways oriented obliquely to the axis of rotation so that the bearing accommodates both ... | 07/09/2002 |
| 5174025 | Method of manufacturing a hub for a spindle motor A spindle motor for rotating a recording medium. A hub having an end wall portion, a cylindrical portion extending from the end wall portion, and a flange extending from the cylindrical portion radially outwardly is formed by forging, drawing or ironing. ... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5065510 | Method for the manufacture of a light metal vehicle wheel A method and equipment for manufacturing a light metal vehicle wheel that has a rim drop base and a club-shaped thickened portion extending axially outward. The club-shaped portion has a tread on its outside surface for use in case of flat tire and has ri... | 11/19/1991 |
| 4315360 | Truck hub and method of banding same Prior art truck hub has central boss with central axis, a plurality of spokes extending from the boss, and webs extending between the spokes. End faces of spokes commonly crack and by using method of invention the hub can be salvaged by removing from oute... | 02/16/1982 |
| 4178811 | Meta reinforced plastic damper hub A torsional vibration damper of the type having an outer inertia ring, a radially intermediate elastomer annulus, and a radially innermost hub. The polar moment of inertia of the entire damper is reduced by forming the hub of a low density material such a... | 12/18/1979 |
| 4080705 | Method for repairing wheel hubs for vehicles A method of repairing hubs for vehicles having full floating axles wherein the hubs are damaged by having at least one excessively elongated stud bolt hole. A template having a plurality of holes positioned to match the stud bolt holes and additional hole... | 03/28/1978 |
