Patent ID: 6739422
Filing Date: 2004-05-25
Classification: B60B,F16D

Abstract:
An assembly for supporting a wheel of a motor vehicle and for drivingly connecting the wheel to a driveshaft, comprising:a wheel carrier which is attachable to the motor vehicle and is provided with an annular part and a plurality of steering arms; a wheel hub which is rotatably supported in the annular part of the wheel carrier and is provided with a flange for bolting on the wheel; a rolling contact bearing with two rows of rolling contact members for supporting the wheel hub in the wheel carrier, which rolling contact bearing is insertable into the annular part of the wheel carrier; and a constant velocity joint which comprises an outer joint part removably connectable to the wheel hub, and an inner joint part connectable to the driveshaft, wherein the connection between the wheel hub and the outer joint part is provided by inter-engaging toothings of which a first toothing is formed at a part of the wheel hub and wherein a second toothing is formed at a sleeve projection at the outer joint part, and wherein the inter-engaging toothings are axially secured by a securing ring which engages two annular grooves of which a first annular groove is formed at said part of the wheel hub in the region of the first toothing and wherein a second annular groove is provided at the sleeve projection in the region of the second toothing, wherein, at the wheel carrier, in the annular part, in at least one circumferential position, there is provided a broken-out portion which axially cuts into the annular part from the wheel end and wherein, with the rolling contact bearing secured in the wheel carrier and with the outer joint part connected to the wheel hub, the two annular grooves are positioned so as to axially correspond to the broken-out portion, and the securing ring can be manipulated by pliers through the broken-out portion.