Axle hub assembly

US9308895B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-9308895-B2
Application numberUS-201414195012-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 3, 2014
Priority dateApr 24, 2013
Publication dateApr 12, 2016
Grant dateApr 12, 2016

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Abstract

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An axle assembly includes an elongated axle body, axle spindles coupled to ends of the axle body, and axle hub assemblies each comprising a hub housing having an interior space that receives one of the spindles therein, the hub housing including a radially extending drum brake mounting flange adapted to have a brake drum assembly mounted thereto, and a disc brake mounting portion separate from the drum mounting flange and adapted to have a disc brake assembly mounted thereto, and a first bearing assembly rotationally supporting the first hub housing from the first axle spindle, whereby the brake drum assembly and the disc brake assembly may alternatively be mounted to the drum brake mounting flange and the disc brake mounting portion of the hub housing, respectively.

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The invention claimed is as follows: 1. An axle assembly, comprising: an elongated axle body having a first end and a second end; a first axle spindle coupled to the first end of the axle and a second axle spindle coupled to the second end of the axle body; a first axle hub assembly, comprising: a first hub housing having an interior space that receives the first axle spindle of the axle assembly therein, the first hub housing including a radially extending drum brake mounting…

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  • F16D51/20Primary

    Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • B60T1/06Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

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What does patent US9308895B2 cover?
An axle assembly includes an elongated axle body, axle spindles coupled to ends of the axle body, and axle hub assemblies each comprising a hub housing having an interior space that receives one of the spindles therein, the hub housing including a radially extending drum brake mounting flange adapted to have a brake drum assembly mounted thereto, and a disc brake mounting portion separate from …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Saf Holland Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F16D51/20. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 12 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).