US3156506A
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Wheel and bearing assembly
Assignee: Federal Mogul Bower Bearings Inc
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Filing: 1962-05-18
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Granted: 1964-11-10
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Expires: 1982-05-18
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Hudson B Scheifele
- 👤 Clarence L Barker
- 👤 Jensen Elmer Clement
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 17:09
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60B; B60B3/00; B60B3/14; B60B3/18; B60B27/00; B60B27/001; F; F16; F16C; F16C35/00; F16C35/04; F16C35/06; F16C35/07; F16C35/077; F16C19/00; F16C19/22; F16C19/34; F16C19/36; F16C19/364; F16C19/54; F16C19/546; F16C19/547; F16C19/548; F16C2326/00; F16C2326/01; F16C2326/02; F16C35/063
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
325 words
THE COMBINATION COMPRISING A WHEEL HAVING A HUB WITH A CENTRALLY DISPOSED THROUGH BORE LOCATED A SUBSTANTIAL DISTANCE RADIALLY INWARDLY FROM THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF SAID HUB A SPINDLE HAVING AXIALLY INWARDLY DISPOSED SHOULDER MEANS FOR PROVIDING AN ENGAGING SURFACE, A BEARING ASSEMBLY FOR ROTATABLY SUPPORTING SAID WHEEL ON SAID SPINDLE COMPRISING A PAIR OF BEARINGS HAVING INNER AND OUTER RACES AND HAVING SAID INNER RACES DISPOSED UPON SAID SPINDLE, AN INNER SLEEVE MEMBER OF A PRESELECTED LENGTH DISPOSED ABOUT SAID SPINDLE AND LOCATED INTERMEDIATE SAID BEARINGS AND IN ABUTTING RELATION WITH SAID INNER RACES, AN OUTER SLEEVE MEMBER HAVING A PAIR OF RADIALLY INTERNALLY DISPOSED SHOULDERS AXIALLY SPACED A PRESELECTED DISTANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SAID PRESELECTED LENGTH OF SAID INNER SLEEVE AND HAVING SAID INTERNALLY DISPOSED SHOULDERS IN ABUTTING RELATION WITH SAID OUTER RACES, MEANS DISPOSED ON THE AXIALLY OUTER END OF SAID SPINDLE FOR ENGAGING SAID INNER RACE OF THE AXIALLY OUTERMOST ONE OF SAID PAIR OF BEARINGS AND ADAPTED TO AXIALLY SECURE SAID INNER RACES AND SAID INNER SLEEVE AGAINST SAID SHOULDER MEANS ON SAID SPINDLE, FIRST MEANS LOCATED RADIALLY A SHORT DISTANCE FROM THE INTERNAL SURFACE OF SAID OUTER SLEEVE MEMBER AND DISPOSED EXTERNALLY ON SAID OUTER SLEEVE MEMBER FOR FRICTIONALLY ENGAGING A PORTION OF THE SURFACE DEFINING A PORTION OF SAID THROUGH BORE IN SAID HUB FOR SUPPORTING SAID HUB AND FOR LIMITING RELATIVE AXIAL MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID HUB AND SAID SLEEVE MEMBER IN ONE AXIAL DIRECTION, A RING MEMBER REMOVABLY SECURED TO THE AXIALLY OUTER END OF SAID OUTER SLEEVE MEMBER, AND MEANS DISPOSED EXTERNALLY ON SAID RING MEMBER BEING FRICTIONALLY ENGAGEABLE WITH A DIFFERENT PORTION OF THE SURFACE DEFINING A DIFFERENT PORTION OF SAID THROUGH BORE IN SAID HUB FOR SUPPORTING SAID HUB AND FOR LIMITING RELATIVE AXIAL MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID HUB AND SAID RING MEMBER IN AN OPPOSITE AXIAL DIRECTION, A BRAKE DRUM, AND MEANS SECURING SAID BRAKE DRUM TO SAID HUB AT ITS AXIALLY INBOARD SIDE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
325 words
THE COMBINATION COMPRISING A WHEEL HAVING A HUB WITH A CENTRALLY DISPOSED THROUGH BORE LOCATED A SUBSTANTIAL DISTANCE RADIALLY INWARDLY FROM THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF SAID HUB A SPINDLE HAVING AXIALLY INWARDLY DISPOSED SHOULDER MEANS FOR PROVIDING AN ENGAGING SURFACE, A BEARING ASSEMBLY FOR ROTATABLY SUPPORTING SAID WHEEL ON SAID SPINDLE COMPRISING A PAIR OF BEARINGS HAVING INNER AND OUTER RACES AND HAVING SAID INNER RACES DISPOSED UPON SAID SPINDLE, AN INNER SLEEVE MEMBER OF A PRESELECTED LENGTH DISPOSED ABOUT SAID SPINDLE AND LOCATED INTERMEDIATE SAID BEARINGS AND IN ABUTTING RELATION WITH SAID INNER RACES, AN OUTER SLEEVE MEMBER HAVING A PAIR OF RADIALLY INTERNALLY DISPOSED SHOULDERS AXIALLY SPACED A PRESELECTED DISTANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SAID PRESELECTED LENGTH OF SAID INNER SLEEVE AND HAVING SAID INTERNALLY DISPOSED SHOULDERS IN ABUTTING RELATION WITH SAID OUTER RACES, MEANS DISPOSED ON THE AXIALLY OUTER END OF SAID SPINDLE FOR ENGAGING SAID INNER RACE OF THE AXIALLY OUTERMOST ONE OF SAID PAIR OF BEARINGS AND ADAPTED TO AXIALLY SECURE SAID INNER RACES AND SAID INNER SLEEVE AGAINST SAID SHOULDER MEANS ON SAID SPINDLE, FIRST MEANS LOCATED RADIALLY A SHORT DISTANCE FROM THE INTERNAL SURFACE OF SAID OUTER SLEEVE MEMBER AND DISPOSED EXTERNALLY ON SAID OUTER SLEEVE MEMBER FOR FRICTIONALLY ENGAGING A PORTION OF THE SURFACE DEFINING A PORTION OF SAID THROUGH BORE IN SAID HUB FOR SUPPORTING SAID HUB AND FOR LIMITING RELATIVE AXIAL MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID HUB AND SAID SLEEVE MEMBER IN ONE AXIAL DIRECTION, A RING MEMBER REMOVABLY SECURED TO THE AXIALLY OUTER END OF SAID OUTER SLEEVE MEMBER, AND MEANS DISPOSED EXTERNALLY ON SAID RING MEMBER BEING FRICTIONALLY ENGAGEABLE WITH A DIFFERENT PORTION OF THE SURFACE DEFINING A DIFFERENT PORTION OF SAID THROUGH BORE IN SAID HUB FOR SUPPORTING SAID HUB AND FOR LIMITING RELATIVE AXIAL MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID HUB AND SAID RING MEMBER IN AN OPPOSITE AXIAL DIRECTION, A BRAKE DRUM, AND MEANS SECURING SAID BRAKE DRUM TO SAID HUB AT ITS AXIALLY INBOARD SIDE.
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