Bearing assembly for a wheel hub/constant velocity universal joint unit
First Claim
1. A bearing assembly for a wheel/hub constant velocity universal joint comprising:
- a wheel hub;
a constant velocity universal joint including an outer joint part;
a double-row bearing, said bearing including a one-piece outer bearing ring to be connected to a wheel carrier, inner bearing rings are directly formed by the wheel hub and by the outer joint part;
said wheel hub and said outer joint part non-rotatingly engaging one another in a form-fitting way and being axially braced with each other and radially centered relative to one another along an axis of the wheel hub and the outer joint part; and
form-fitting engaging means for enabling the hub and the outer joint part to be connected in only one single angular position relative to one another, said form fitting engaging means unitarily formed with said wheel hub and outer joint part.
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Abstract
A bearing assembly for a wheel hub/constant velocity universal joint unit which includes a double-row bearing which has a one-piece outer bearing ring to be connected to a wheel carrier. The bearing inner bearing rings are directly formed by the wheel hub, on the one hand, and by the outer part of the constant velocity universal joint, on the other hand. The parts non-rotatingly engage one another in a form-fitting way and are axially tensioned relative to one another, with the wheel hub, on the one hand, and the outer part of the constant velocity universal joint, on the other hand, including form-fitting engaging mechanism, which are adapted to one another and which enable the two parts to be connected in only one single angular position relative to one another.
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1. A bearing assembly for a wheel/hub constant velocity universal joint comprising:
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a wheel hub; a constant velocity universal joint including an outer joint part; a double-row bearing, said bearing including a one-piece outer bearing ring to be connected to a wheel carrier, inner bearing rings are directly formed by the wheel hub and by the outer joint part; said wheel hub and said outer joint part non-rotatingly engaging one another in a form-fitting way and being axially braced with each other and radially centered relative to one another along an axis of the wheel hub and the outer joint part; and form-fitting engaging means for enabling the hub and the outer joint part to be connected in only one single angular position relative to one another, said form fitting engaging means unitarily formed with said wheel hub and outer joint part. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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