Patent ID: 6447072
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: B60B,F16C,Y10S

Abstract:
A vehicle wheel hub and spindle assembly comprising:a wheel spindle having supported thereon bearings for receiving a wheel hub; a wheel hub having an inboard and an outboard end; said wheel hub spaced from said wheel spindle and mounted on said bearings for rotational movement about said wheel spindle; said space between said wheel hub and said wheel spindle forming a lubrication chamber for containing a quantity of lubricant; seals carried by said wheel hub at said inboard and outboard ends for forming a lubricant tight seal of said lubrication chamber; and an end cap forming a closure of said lubrication chamber; said end cap having a plurality of thermal conductive vanes in heat conducting contact with said lubrication chamber for dissipating heat from said lubrication chamber to ambient atmosphere.