Patent ID: 7621817
Filing Date: 2009-11-24
Classification: B60B,F16D,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A constant velocity joint-wheel hub assembly comprising: a wheel hub comprising a sleeve portion for receiving a wheel bearing and a flange for threading on a wheel; a constant velocity joint comprising an annular outer joint part with apertures at both ends; an axial securing device comprising a hollow member which is supported on the wheel hub by a formed-on flange ring and on the outer joint part by an outer thread formed axially opposite the flange ring and which outer thread is threaded into an inner thread in the outer joint part, the axial securing device passing through the sleeve portion and, through one aperture, engaging the outer joint part, and wherein the sleeve portion and the outer joint part contact one another in an axially mutually supporting way; and a form-fitting engagement mechanism between the sleeve portion and the outer joint part for the purpose of transmitting torque between the wheel hub and the constant velocity joint.