US 12,311,699 B2
Wheel end assembly
Deval H. Shah, Troy, MI (US); and Jeffrey Audet, Troy, MI (US)
Assigned to ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC, Troy, MI (US)
Filed by ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC, Troy, MI (US)
Filed on Jun. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/852,678.
Prior Publication US 2024/0001710 A1, Jan. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. B60B 35/12 (2006.01); B60B 7/00 (2006.01); B60B 27/00 (2006.01); B60K 17/04 (2006.01); F16H 1/28 (2006.01)
CPC B60B 35/125 (2013.01) [B60B 7/0013 (2013.01); B60B 27/0021 (2013.01); B60K 17/046 (2013.01); F16H 1/2854 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wheel end assembly comprising:
a hub that is rotatable about an axis;
a hub cap that is mounted to the hub, wherein the hub and the hub cap cooperate to define an internal cavity;
a first spider retainer that encircles the axis and is disposed in the internal cavity;
a second spider retainer that encircles the axis and is disposed in the internal cavity, wherein the first spider retainer and the second spider retainer cooperate to define a spider shaft hole, wherein the second spider retainer is fastened to the hub such that the hub and the second spider retainer are rotatable together about the axis, and the hub cap, the first spider retainer, the second spider retainer, and the hub are fastened together with a fastener that extends through the hub cap, through the first spider retainer, through the second spider retainer, and into the hub; and
a spider that has a spider shaft that is disposed between the first spider retainer and the second spider retainer and received in the spider shaft hole, wherein an end surface of the spider shaft that faces away from the axis is disposed inside the internal cavity.