Wheel bearing design

摘要

A wheel bearing assembly including a modular wheel hub that can be utilized for both passive and driven wheel hub applications with the insertion of a wheel hub bore modification body. The wheel hub is rotatably mounted to a vehicle using a wheel bearing and knuckle arrangement, the wheel bearing comprising an inner ring, outer ring and rolling elements between the rings.

主权项

1. A wheel bearing arrangement comprising:
a wheel hub with an inner bore extending through said wheel hub from one axial end to an opposite end; two rows of rolling elements for mounting the wheel hub; said wheel hub rotatably supported by said rolling elements; an outer ring and outer race, and an inner ring and inner race, said rolling elements being disposed between the outer race and the inner race; a bore modification body assembled into said inner bore and providing additional rigidity to the wheel hub, whereby the wheel hub is usable as a passive wheel when the at least one bore modification body is assembled therein, and the wheel hub is usable as a driven wheel without the at least one bore modification body assembled therein.