Wheel carrier of a motor vehicle

摘要

A wheel carrier for a motor vehicle in which the wheel carrier is typically manufactured from aluminum. The wheel carrier comprises a recess (1) for receiving an outer ring (2) of a wheel bearing (3). An inner ring (4) of the wheel bearing (3) is fixed in a hub (15) of a wheel flange (12) of a vehicle axle. An axial end of the outer ring (2) of the wheel bearing (3) abuts against a shoulder of the wheel carrier (6), and a rim section (5) of the wheel carrier (6) is at least partially deformed to abut an opposite axial end of the outer ring (2) of the wheel bearing (3).

主权项

1. A wheel carrier, for a motor vehicle, made from a light metal material, the carrier comprising:
a recess (1) having an inside surface which receives an outer ring (2) and an inner ring of a wheel bearing (3), the inner ring (4) of the wheel bearing receives a hub (15) of a wheel flange (12) of a vehicle axle, and an intermediate ring has an inner surface and is fixed between the outer ring of the wheel bearing and the wheel carrier, and the inner surface of the intermediate ring abuts the outer ring of the wheel bearing, the outer ring of the wheel bearing (3) being independent of and releasably fixed within the intermediate ring, and the intermediate ring is fixed within the wheel carrier (6) by at least a partial deformation of a rim section (5) of the recess (1), such that the wheel bearing is removable from the intermediate ring while the intermediate ring remains fixed within the wheel carrier.