Bearing assembly for the driven wheel of a vehicle
US4466503A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 24, 1982 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16C2326/02
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A hub bearing assembly for the wheel of a motor vehicle comprising a wheel flange having means for mounting the wheel of the vehicle thereto and a drive joint including a sleeve member, a roller bearing assembly mounted on the outer periphery of said sleeve member said wheel flange and sleeve member having confronting interengaging means, said flange and sleeve member having internal thread sections, said wheel flange having a central bore with a thread of a pitch differing from the bore thread of the sleeve member of the joint and a threaded bolt with differential thread portions engageable in the aligned bores of the wheel flange and sleeve member of the joint whereby to axially adjust the sleeve member of the joint, the wheel flange, and the bearing arranged therebetween.
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