Wheel hub/constant velocity joint unit

US5333939A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• GKN Automotive Limited · DE

Inventors

• Werner Krude
• Peter Harz · Hennef (Sieg), DE
• Herbert Frielingsdorf · Lohmar, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 12, 1993
• Grant date: Aug 2, 1994
• Expiry date: May 12, 2013

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16C2326/02
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A wheel hub/constant velocity joint unit has a two-row wheel bearing with a common outer bearing race (16). A joint member (4) with an end sleeve (5) is slid on to the wheel hub (1) and connected thereto while the wheel bearing is in a pretensioned condition. The connection of the hub (1) and joint member (4) is effected by a weld (23, 24, 29) located in the region of a plug-in connection between the externally positioned end sleeve (5) of the joint member (4) and the internally positioned wheel hub (1).