Integrated wheel end for a wheel suspension of a motor vehicle

摘要

The wheel end assembly comprises a rotor portion 48 and a hub portion 40 integral with the rotor portion. The rotor portion 48 has a braking surface and an inside surface defining a center bore formed therethrough, the hub portion 40 having radial extensions 50 insert casted to the rotor portion and having inboard and outboard sides. The hub portion has an inner joint wall formed therethrough having a contour, e.g splines, polygonal section, to define a joint bore for torque transfer to a shaft 34 about an axis. The hub portion has a collar 56 extending from the inner joint wall at the inboard side. The collar has inner and outer sides. The outer side has an inboard inner raceway to house bearings. The inner side defines a receiving bore for rotation about the axis.