US 12,434,506 B2
Vehicle with a wheel hub assembly
Emile Maltais-Larouche, Valcourt (CA); Charles Lachance, Sherbrooke (CA); and Nicolas Laberge, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Assigned to BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC., Valcourt (CA)
Appl. No. 16/767,405
Filed by BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC., Valcourt (CA)
PCT Filed Oct. 22, 2018, PCT No. PCT/IB2018/058215
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 27, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/106452, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 6, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/592,573, filed on Nov. 30, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2020/0307308 A1, Oct. 1, 2020
Int. Cl. B60B 27/06 (2006.01); B60B 3/14 (2006.01); B60B 27/00 (2006.01); B60T 1/06 (2006.01); B62D 61/06 (2006.01)
CPC B60B 27/06 (2013.01) [B60T 1/065 (2013.01); B60B 3/142 (2013.01); B60B 27/0026 (2013.01); B62D 61/065 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wheel hub assembly for a vehicle, the wheel hub assembly comprising:
a shaft adapted for operatively connecting to a motor of the vehicle, the shaft including:
a threaded end portion;
a first splined portion including a first plurality of external splines; and
a second splined portion including a second plurality of external splines,
the first splined portion and the second splined portion being spaced apart in an axial direction;
at least one bearing disposed around the shaft for rotationally supporting the shaft on the vehicle, the at least one bearing being disposed between the first splined portion and the second splined portion in the axial direction;
an integral braking hub disposed on and connected to the shaft, the integral braking hub including:
a central hub portion including a plurality of internal splines engaging the first plurality of external splines of the first splined portion of the shaft, and
a brake disc portion extending radially from the central hub portion, the brake disc portion being integral with the central hub portion,
the central hub portion and the brake disc portion being formed as a single unit,
at least one of the central hub portion and the brake disc portion defining a plurality of through-holes;
a wheel fastened to the integral braking hub by a plurality of fasteners, each one of the plurality of fasteners passing through a corresponding one of the plurality of through-holes; and
a nut fastened to the threaded end portion of the shaft, the wheel being disposed between the nut and the brake disc portion in an axial direction of the shaft.