Wheel bearing unit

US6676298B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG · DE

Inventor

• Norbert Schote · Herrenberg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 6, 2002
• Grant date: Jan 13, 2004
• Expiry date: Mar 6, 2022

Classification

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

Abstract

A wheel bearing unit for a motor vehicle has a wheel bearing arranged in a pivot bearing and including a received propeller shaft which, by way of a joint bell, is situated opposite a receiving element of the pivot bearing. Directly opposite areas of the pivot bearing receiving element and the joint bell have reductions in their thicknesses, and a ring gap formed between the receiving element and the joint bell can be bridged by a sealing ring which can be pressed upon the propeller shaft.