US 12,485,702 B2
Drive axle assembly
Chang Hee Jeong, Gyeonggi-do (KR); Hee Joon Kim, Incheon (KR); and Bum Jae Lee, Gyeonggi-do (KR)
Assigned to HYUNDAI WIA CORPORATION, Gyeongsangnam-do (KR)
Filed by HYUNDAI WIA CORPORATION, Gyeongsangnam-do (KR)
Filed on Aug. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/895,439.
Prior Publication US 2024/0066919 A1, Feb. 29, 2024
Int. Cl. B60B 27/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60B 27/0073 (2013.01) [B60B 27/0005 (2013.01); B60B 27/0015 (2013.01); B60B 27/0068 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A drive axle assembly comprising:
a wheel bearing assembled with a wheel housing;
an outer ring having a ring shape and comprising an outer-diameter portion secured to an outer wheel of the wheel bearing;
a boot comprising a large-diameter portion formed at one end thereof and assembled with an inner-diameter portion of the outer ring;
a bearing seal unit disposed between a small-diameter portion formed at another end of the boot and a drive shaft to restrict rotation of the boot and to prevent introduction of foreign substances; and
a reinforcement ring coupled to the outer-diameter portion of the outer ring;
wherein the reinforcement ring is inserted into the wheel bearing such that an outer circumferential surface of the reinforcement ring is in contact with an inner circumferential surface of the outer wheel of the wheel bearing.