IP Library Granted Patent US 8,708,426
Granted Patent B2
US 8,708,426 · App. 13/478,521 · Granted Apr 29, 2014

Wheel bearing for a utility vehicle

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Patent No.
US 8,708,426
App. No.
13/478,521
Granted
Apr 29, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to wheel bearing that is intended for a utility vehicle and includes a sleeve-shaped carrier shaft, in which an axle of the utility vehicle can be received in a concentric manner; a wheel hub; and a first roller bearing and a second roller bearing for rolling the wheel hub relative to the carrier shaft. In this case the second roller bearing is clamped axially against the first roller bearing on the sleeve-shaped carrier shaft by means of a press ring.

Claims (17)

1. A utility vehicle comprising:

a frame with a rigid axle, the rigid axle including a first axial groove in a radially outer surface of the rigid axle;

a wheel; and,

a wheel bearing comprising,

a sleeve-shaped carrier shaft, in which the rigid axle of the utility vehicle is received in a concentric manner, the sleeve-shaped carrier shaft including:

a first radially outermost surface with a first plurality of threads;

a first lug extending radially inward into the first axial groove; and,

a second lug extending radially outward;

a wheel hub;

a first roller bearing and a second roller bearing for rolling the wheel hub relative to the carrier shaft; and,

a press ring including:

a radially innermost surface with a second plurality of threads engaged with the first plurality of threads to axially clamp the first and second roller bearings on the sleeve-shaped carrier shaft;

a second radially outermost surface; and,

a second axial groove in the second radially outermost surface, wherein:

the second roller bearing is clamped axially against the first roller bearing on the sleeve-shaped carrier shaft by means of the press ring; and,

a portion of the second lug is disposed in the second axial groove.

2. The utility vehicle as recited in claim 1 , wherein the carrier shaft is axially secured on the axle by means of a securing element that protrudes at least partially radially over the press ring.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE PROPERTY NUMBERS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 037732 FRAME 0347. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE APP. NO. 14/553248 SHOULD BE APP. NO. 14/553258. Recorded Oct 11, 2016
From: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
To: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 040404/0530 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 5, 2016
From: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG; SCHAEFFLER VERWALTUNGS 5 GMBH
To: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 037732/0228 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 5, 2016
From: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
To: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 037732/0347 →