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Wheel hub arrangement for a driving wheel of a vehicle

US11345232B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Volvo Construction Equipment AB · SE

Inventors

Arto Honkanen · Eskilstuna, SE
Thomas Andersson · Eskilstuna, SE
Mats Akerblom · Eskilstuna, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 6, 2018
Grant date	May 31, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 6, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60K7/00
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A wheel hub arrangement for a driving wheel of a vehicle is provided. The wheel hub arrangement is provided with a planetary gear train including: a centrally arranged sun gear wheel fixed to a drive shaft that extends in an axial direction of the wheel hub arrangement; a set of planet gear wheels distributed circumferentially around and meshing with the sun gear wheel; a ring gear wheel member extending circumferentially around the planet gear wheels and being provided with a ring gear wheel meshing with the planet gear wheels; a stationary planet wheel carrier; an annular rolling-element bearing arranged between the ring gear wheel member and the planet wheel carrier, wherein the ring gear wheel member is configured to be fixed to the driving wheel of the vehicle.

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