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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7739795 | Method of manufacturing a corner module assembly A method of manufacturing a corner module assembly wherein a wheel hub is attached to the knuckle and the knuckle is held by a clamping force applied through locator pads and thereafter a radial mounting surface and first and second bosses on the knuckle are machine... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7716833 | 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 ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7354052 | Suspension device In manufacturing a knuckle body forged or cast from light alloy of a suspension device, a large vertical height of a pair of bosses protruding downward from front and rear ends in a lower portion of the knuckle body may cause degradation in forgeability or castabili... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7305767 | Shaft and hub mounting system and method A system is provided for securing a rotating member with respect to a non-rotating member. A hollow member, such as a mounting hub or an inner ring of a bearing assembly, includes an extension having an annular outer groove. One or more tapered sleeves serve to lock... | 12/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7273258 | Bicycle wheel hub A one-piece wheel hub of a bicycle wheel made from layered structural fiber based material, preferably carbon fiber material. The wheel hub is preferably formed by applying layers of the fiber based material to an expandable core to form a tubular body. The tubular ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270340 | Strut with an elastic wheel carrier mount In an independent wheel suspension including a wheel-guiding strut which is mounted on a vehicle body, a wheel carrier is so supported on the strut by several elastic pivoting bearings, that a high degree of driving comfort is provided by a controlled accommodation ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7252344 | Multi-piece composite hub assembly for a bicycle A hub for a bicycle wheel having a hub body rotationally mounted on a central hollow shaft by means of bearings mounted on the shaft, the hollow shaft adapted to receive a quick release axle which projects beyond both ends of the axle. The shaft has three distinct p... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7249528 | Hub unit with sensor A hub unit having a sensor comprises a hub unit 1 having a wheel-side raceway member 4, a body-side raceway member 5 and two rows of rolling bodies 6, and a sensor device 2 provided on the hub unit 1. The body-side raceway m... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7159316 | Method of manufacturing a modular corner assembly A module corner assembly wherein a wheel hub is permanently attached to a knuckle and various surfaces on the wheel hub and knuckle are machined in a same fixture utilized in holding the knuckle to deform an end on the wheel hub against a cone of a bearing. When a r... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 7121003 | Manufacturing method and manufacturing apparatus for wheel-support rolling bearing unit In a manufacturing method and a manufacturing apparatus for a wheel-support rolling bearing unit, when forming a crimped portion 14 on an end (inside end) of a hub main body 8a, by rocking die forging using a die 26, while preventing enla... | 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 |
| 7117599 | Method of manufacturing a corner assembly A knuckle (16) for a corner assembly (10, 210, 310) wherein a cylindrical body (18) has an outboard race (39) and an inboard race (45) located therein for correspondingly receiving a first roller assembly (52) and a second r... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7073874 | Vehicle drive A rotatable assembly for a vehicle road wheel includes a vehicle suspension knuckle (16), a drive shaft (24), a first bearing (30) carried by the knuckle for rotatably supporting the drive shaft, a wheel hub (13) drivingly connected to th... | 07/11/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7011317 | Cart wheel with bearing components A wheel assembly for a material handling cart includes a wheel hub having first and second openings in first and second hub faces, each concentric with and extending along a central axis of the wheel hub. First and second ball bearings are located in the openings. I... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6996907 | Axial force controlling method and bearing apparatus The present invention relates to an axial force controlling method for controlling an axial force applied to a rolling bearing in a bearing apparatus having a shaft body, the rolling bearing being mounted to the shaft body such that the rolling bearing fits an outsi... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6993852 | Gauge and process for adjusting bearings A setting gauge (G) determines the thickness of a spacer (22) which gives the correct setting for a pair of tapered roller bearings (B1, B2) that are mounted in opposition to accommodate relative rotation between machine components (S, H). The g... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993844 | Bearing apparatus and producing method thereof A bearing apparatus includes a hollow shaft provided around an outer peripheral surface with a bearing fitting region, and a rolling bearing having an inner ring fitted around the bearing fitting region of the hollow shaft. A shaft end of the hollow shaft is bent ou... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6971177 | Wheel bearing device and method of manufacturing the same A wheel bearing device is provided to prevent loosening of a hub ring and an outer joint ring that are fitted together. An irregular portion treated with hardening is formed on a fit face of the hub ring on an inside periphery of which the outer joint member is fitt... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6939053 | System and method for mounting a shaft within a hollow member A system is provided for securing a rotating member with respect to a non-rotating member. A hollow member, such as an inner ring of a bearing assembly, includes an extension having an annular outer groove. A tapered sleeve serves to lock the hollow member about a m... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6928737 | Wheel-support rolling bearing unit and a method manufacturing the same A cylindrical portion 10 is not quenched, and its hardness of a cylindrical portion 10 is set at Hv200 to 300. An average cross sectional area of the crystal particle in this portion is set to be within 0.03 mm2. Accordingly, when a caulking... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6880247 | Method for forming a bearing apparatus A bearing is mounted on a hollow shaft of a hub wheel. A shaft end of the hollow shaft is deformed radially outward and caulked to an outer end face of an inner ring of the bearing. Between a first area in which a spline portion is formed and a second area in which ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6862808 | Wheel-support rolling bearing unit and method of manufacturing the same An inner ring 3 is fit to a stepped part 8 formed on the inner end of a hub 2b. A desired pre-load is applied to rolling elements 5 in a state that an outer end face 28 of the inner ring 3 is butted against a step sur... | 03/08/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6829825 | Process of manufacturing a corner assembly A process for manufacturing a corner assembly for a vehicle. A wheel hub is partially machined to define a journal section and a radial mounting flange on an out-board surface of the hub. Bolts are pressed into axial openings in the mounting flange and the hub furth... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6796029 | Method of making a wheel end assembly with a machined rotor having reduced on-vehicle runout A method of making a wheel end to be installed on a vehicle includes assembling a rotor and components with bearing surfaces to define an assembled module configured to be mounted to the vehicle, and preloading the bearing surfaces of the assembled module in a set a... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6792680 | Method of making a wheel end assembly with a machined hub having reduced on-vehicle runout A method of making a wheel end to be installed on a vehicle includes assembling a rotor and components with bearing surfaces to define an assembled module configured to be mounted to the vehicle, and preloading the bearing surfaces of the assembled module in a set a... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6785965 | Method for assembling a hub unit for supporting a wheel shaft A caulked portion is formed by plastic deformation of a cylindrical portion which is formed at the inner end of a shaft member and is reduced in thickness toward the leading end in a diametrical outward direction. The force required to form the caulked portion is re... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6718634 | Method of securing a bearing and hub to a knuckle A method of attaching a bearing (216) and hub (214) to a knuckle (212) in a corner assembly (220) of a vehicle to prevent the introduction of lateral moments into a plurality of rollers (232,234,232′,234′) retained in the beari... | 04/13/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6588106 | Method and apparatus for installing roller bearings The invention concerns a method for the installation of pretensioned roller bearings (2), in particular angular ball bearings, for example, in wheel carriers of automobiles, airplanes, and the like. The invention is characterized in that the installation appar... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6581287 | Method for assembling a hub unit for supporting a wheel shaft A caulked portion is formed by plastic deformation of a cylindrical portion which is formed at the inner end of a shaft member and is reduced in thickness toward the leading end in a diametrical outward direction. The force required to form the caulked po... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6574865 | Self-retained wheel bearing assembly A wheel bearing assembly for supporting a wheel is provided. The assembly includes a spindle defining a rotational axis and a support member for supporting the spindle. A wheel hub has a flange for securing the wheel thereto. The wheel hub is supported on... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6568063 | Concentric drive method and apparatus A method for improving the concentricity of a coupling between a shaft and a hub in a motion control system. The shaft is coupled to the hub by means of a bushing that may be drawn into the hub by means of a single set screw. The depth of the bushing exce... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6553666 | Wheel-support rolling bearing unit and method of manufacturing the same An inner ring 3 is fit to a stepped part 8 formed on the inner end of a hub 2b. A desired pre-load is applied to rolling elements 5 in a state that an outer end face 28 of the inner ring 3 is butted against a step surface 12 formed on the hub 2b. The inne... | 04/29/2003 |
