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Drive-wheel hub for a motor vehicle

  • US 5,806,936 A
  • Filed: 09/18/1996
  • Issued: 09/15/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/18/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A driven wheel hub for a motor vehicle intended to be attached by a bolt to a driving member having a tapped hole having an entry point, said driven wheel hub comprising:

  • a hub body having an outboard side, an inboard side, and an axial cavity extending through said hub body;

    a bearing surface on said outboard side of said hub body for bearing a head of the bolt, wherein said axial cavity at has a portion delimited at said outboard side by said bearing surface and at said inboard side, when said hub body is to be connected to the driving member, by the entry point to the tapped hole of the driving member, said portion of said axial cavity having a front half on said inboard side and a rear half adjacent to said bearing surface;

    means on said hub body for ensuring that said hub body rotates together with the driving member when the driving member is attached to said hub body;

    guide means within said axial cavity of said hub body, between said bearing surface and the location of the entry point of the tapped hole when the driving member is to be connected to said hub body for guiding the bolt, said guide means being located in said front half of said portion of said axial cavity.

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