Patent ID: 6874941

Claim:
A wheel hub-and-bearing set assembly, comprising: a bearing unit including a bearing spacer, an bearing-retaining sleeve disposed concentrically around said bearing spacer and cooperating with said bearing spacer to define a bearing-retaining space therebetween, said bearing-retaining sleeve having opposite first and second axial ends and an outer face, and being formed with an annular first flange that is disposed adjacent to said first axial end and that projects outwardly from said outer face, at least a bearing that is received in said bearing-retaining space, and a bearing cap that axially confronts and that radially surrounds said second axial end of said bearing-retaining sleeve, and that is formed with an annular second flange which extends outwardly therefrom and which is disposed opposite to said first flange in an axial direction relative to said bearing-retaining sleeve, said first and second flanges and said outer face of said bearing-retaining sleeve cooperatively defining an annular retaining groove thereamong; and an annular hub body disposed concentrically around said bearing unit and having a tire-retaining ring portion that is adapted to be connected to a tire and that has an inner wall which surrounds said bearing unit and which is formed with an annular tongue projecting radially and inwardly therefrom and fittingly received in said retaining groove, thereby preventing axial and radial movement of said bearing unit relative to said hub body.