US 12,188,517 B2
Wheel bearing assembly
Roland Haas, Schweinfurt (DE); Ludwig Edelmann, Sulzthal (DE); Johannes Klaus Zang, Schweinfurt (DE); Dominic Namyslo, Schweinfurt (DE); Matthias Schuler, Stadtlauringen (DE); and Padelis Katsaros, Schweinfurt (DE)
Assigned to AKTIEBOLAGET SKF, Gothenburg (SE)
Filed by AKTIEBOLAGET SKF, Gothenburg (SE)
Filed on Aug. 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/884,453.
Prior Publication US 2023/0054280 A1, Feb. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. F16C 19/38 (2006.01)
CPC F16C 19/38 (2013.01) [F16C 2326/02 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wheel bearing assembly for trucks, the wheel bearing assembly comprising:
a bearing unit having at least one first bearing ring and one second bearing ring, the at least one first bearing ring having at least one threaded bore;
a wheel adapter configured to connect the at least one first bearing ring to a wheel;
a drive element;
at least one attachment means configured to interact with the at least one threaded bore of the at least one first bearing ring in order to connect the wheel adapter and the drive element to the first bearing ring; and
at least one rotation-securing element disposed entirely axially between two of the wheel adapter, the drive element and the first bearing ring, or disposed radially between the wheel adapter and both of the drive element and the first bearing ring, or disposed around the attachment means, or formed as a conical surface on the at least one attachment means and mating conical surfaces formed in both of the wheel adapter and the drive element, or extending radially and at least partially through at least a portion of the wheel adapter and at least a portion of the drive element;
wherein the at least one rotation-securing element is configured to secure the connection between at least two of the wheel adapter, the drive element, the first bearing ring, and the attachment means against rotation;
wherein the at least one rotation-securing element is configured to provide an interference fit or a friction fit between two of the first bearing ring, the drive element, the wheel adapter, and the attachment means.
 
14. A wheel bearing assembly for trucks, the wheel bearing assembly comprising:
a bearing unit having a first bearing ring and a second bearing ring, the first bearing ring having at least one threaded bore;
a wheel adapter configured to connect the first bearing ring to a wheel;
a drive element;
at least one attachment means configured to engage with the at least one threaded bore of the first bearing ring to connect the wheel adapter and the drive element to the first bearing ring; and
at least one rotation-securing element disposed entirely axially between two of the wheel adapter, the drive element and the first bearing ring, or disposed radially between the wheel adapter and both of the drive element and the first bearing ring, or disposed around the attachment means, or formed as a conical surface on the at least one attachment means and mating conical surfaces formed in both of the wheel adapter and the drive element, or extending radially and at least partially through at least a portion of the wheel adapter and at least a portion of the drive element;
wherein the at least one rotation-securing element is configured to prevent relative rotation between at least two of the wheel adapter, the drive element, the first bearing ring and the attachment means;
wherein the at least one rotation-securing element is configured to provide an interference fit or a friction fit between the first bearing ring and at least one of the drive element, the wheel adapter and the attachment means.