Patent ID: 7070337

Claim:
A wheel bearing for a driven rigid axle, comprising: a drive shaft, a rolling bearing unit which comprises at least one inner race and at least one outer race, an inner race which is oriented in a direction toward an outside end of the axle being designed with an end flange aligned in the outside direction and, at least along a partial region of its length, a hub profile of a shaft-hub connection, the hub profile being connected to a complementary profile arranged on the drive shaft, an axle body which is arranged to be mounted in a rotationally fixed manner on a vehicle body, radially surrounds the drive shaft at least along a partial region of its length and forms or accommodates an outer race of the rolling bearing unit, a wheel flange which accommodates at least one drive wheel, and a brake disk which comprises a friction ring and a brake-disk chamber, brake disk being releasably fastened together with the wheel flange to the end flange of the inner race.