Axle assembly of driving wheel

• US 20060192423A1
• Filed: 09/14/2005
• Published: 08/31/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Iljin Global Company Limited (Iljin)
• Original Assignee: Iljin Global Company Limited (Iljin)
• Inventors: Lee, Hyung Joo, Song, Jae Myoung
• Application Number:
  US11/225,075
• Publication Number:
  US 20060192423A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 301/105.1
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 27/0005 with ball bearings
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 27/0052 the element being a brake disc
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 27/0094 one or more of the bearing races are formed by the hub

Abstract

An axle assembly of a driving wheel of the present invention removes a hub and forms a brake disc integral type hub in order to integrate the hub and a brake disc. A protrusion portion is formed on an end of the brake disc integral type hub, and one portion of the protrusion portion is provided to be opposite to an inner race of a bearing, and a lower portion of the protrusion portion is provided to be opposite to a bearing inner race shaft. Since constructed such above, its structure is simple and its weight reduces. Also, since an assembly process is simple, and an assembly operation time becomes shortened, cost may be saved.

Claims

1. An axle assembly of a driving wheel comprising:

a hub;

a brake disc connected to the hub;

a wheel bearing assembly comprising a bearing, an inner race and an outer race formed inside and outside of the bearing, and a bolt connecting the bearing to a knuckle; and

a knuckle connected to the wheel bearing assembly;

wherein a brake disc integral type hub is formed by removing a hub to integrate the brake disc and the hub, a protrude portion is formed on one end of the brake disc integral type hub, a portion of the protrude portion is provided to be opposite to the inner race of the bearing, and a lower portion of the protrude portion is provided to be opposite to a bearing inner race shaft.

2. The axle assembly of claim 1, wherein the brake disc integral type hub is connected by a bolt by inserting a driving shaft and inserting a plane washer and a spring washer.

3. An axle assembly of a driving wheel comprising:

a hub;

a brake disc connected to the hub;

a wheel bearing assembly comprising a bearing, an inner race and an outer race formed inside and outside of the bearing, and a bolt connecting the bearing to a knuckle; and

a knuckle connected to the wheel bearing assembly;

wherein a hub is removed to integrate the brake disc and the hub, the wheel bearing assembly further comprises a bearing inner race shaft, and a portion of the bearing inner race shaft is combined with a brake disc integral type hub by forming.

4. The axle assembly of claim 3, wherein a caulking portion is formed on an end of the bearing inner race shaft.

5. The axle assembly of claim 4, wherein the caulking portion contacts with a spring washer when one portion of the caulking portion is connected to a driving shaft, and is further fastened by a bolt to be elastically supported.

6. The axle assembly of claim 3, wherein the forming is completed by forming or swaging.

7. The axle assembly of claim 3, wherein an inter-contacting portion of the brake disc integral type hub is processed to be any one of non-circle, a polygon, and a spline, so as to prevent inter-skidding.