摘要 |
A hub for a wheel having a built-in brake assembly and suitable for use in industrial vehicles, agricultural machinery, civil engineering plant and materials handling plant comprises a stub axle on which is rotatably mounted a hollow body forming a casing to contain a lubricating and cooling fluid. A brake assembly with fixed and rotatable disks is disposed within the hollow body inside an annulus constrained to rotate with the stub axle. Associated with the annulus is a scooping device adapted to provide communication between the interior of the annulus and the annular space between the annulus and the hollow body, for improved supply of the lubricating and cooling fluid to the interior of the annulus. |