APPARATUS WITH SECONDARY LOAD PATH FOR VEHICLE WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY

摘要

An apparatus is provided for a vehicle having a wheel and a wheel bearing assembly with bearing races supporting the wheel. The apparatus includes a first component mounted for rotation with the wheel and a second component spaced from the first component by a predetermined gap and not connected for rotation with the wheel. One of the first and the second components is displaced relative to the other upon a force to close the gap and contact the other of the first and second components to at least partially form a load path for the force that bypasses the bearing races.