Bearing device for vehicle wheel
US-2018257430-A1 · Sep 13, 2018 · US
Bearing device for vehicle wheel and method for manufacturing said device
US11015651B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-11015651-B2 |
| Application number | US-201716081203-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Mar 9, 2017 |
| Priority date | Mar 10, 2016 |
| Publication date | May 25, 2021 |
| Grant date | May 25, 2021 |
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A bearing device for a vehicle wheel includes an outer member which is a plastic work piece in which an open hole in an outer-side end part is pushed out from inner sides, and an outer periphery of the outer member has a bulged part that is enlarged radially outward.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A method for manufacturing a bearing device for a vehicle wheel, the bearing device including: an outer member having, on an inner circumference thereof, double-row outer raceway surfaces integrally formed on the outer member, the outer member further having a knuckle-mounting flange; an inner member including: a wheel hub having a vehicle wheel-mounting flange integrally formed thereon, and having, on an outer circumference thereof, a cylindrical portion extending axially and at least one inner ring press-fit on the cylindrical portion of the wheel hub; the inner member having, on an outer circumference thereof, double-row inner raceway surfaces facing the double-row outer raceway surfaces; and double-row rolling elements rollably disposed between the double-row outer raceway surfaces of the outer member and the double-row inner raceway surfaces of the inner member, respectively, the method comprising: widening an opening by pressing in an outer-side end of the outer member from an inside of the outer member by a forging method to form a bulged portion on an entire outer circumference of the outer member, wherein the bulged portion bulges radially outward, and wherein the outer member is pressed between a first die located axially opposite the outer-side end and a second die located axially on the outer-side end to form the bulged portion whereby the first die presses a first side of the knuckle-mounting flange extending in a radial direction and a second side of the knuckle-mounting flange extending in the radial direction axially opposite to the first side of the knuckle-mounting flange is not contacted during pressing.
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with two or more rows of balls · CPC title
- F16C33/64Primary
Special methods of manufacture · CPC title
Raceways; Race rings · CPC title
with ball bearings · CPC title
Dead axles, i.e. not transmitting torque · CPC title
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- What does patent US11015651B2 cover?
- A bearing device for a vehicle wheel includes an outer member which is a plastic work piece in which an open hole in an outer-side end part is pushed out from inner sides, and an outer periphery of the outer member has a bulged part that is enlarged radially outward.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Ntn Toyo Bearing Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification F16C33/64. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue May 25 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 4 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).