Patent ID: 6217046
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
Wheel suspension for a non-driven steerable vehicle wheel, comprising an axle member, which at each end has a conical through-bore, which holds a conical central portion of a kingpin which is provided with kingpin ends extending outside the bore into the member, and a spindle unit, having, firstly, spaced upper and lower spindle ears, holding bearings into which the kingpin ends extend and of which at least the upper bearing is a roller bearing, and, secondly, an axle end on which a wheel hub is intended to be mounted, characterized in that the roller bearing (17) has an inner ring (23), which is made in one piece with a spacer sleeve (24) having an end surface (25) abutting against a surface (6) fixed relative to the axle member (1), said surface (6) surrounding the conical bore (2), and that an elastic sealing ring (29) abuts against an external cylindrical surface on the spacer sleeve and an opposing internal cylindrical surface (31) on the spindle ear.