Patent ID: 7712841

Claim:
A hub-bearing assembly for the wheel of a motor vehicle, comprising: a member rotatable about an axis of rotation and having a radial flange with a plurality of bores formed therethrough, wherein the axial bores open on an axially inner side of the flange forming a chamfered or frustoconical mouth; a corresponding plurality of studs for fastening a wheel to the rotatable flanged member, wherein each stud comprises: a stud head, a cylindrical stem inserted non-forcedly through a respective one of the plurality of bores, each stem including a portion having a substantially smooth cylindrical surface, a tapered or frustoconical portion connecting the portion having a substantially smooth cylindrical surface of the stem to the stud head and complementary to the chamfered or frustoconical mouth of the bore; and a threaded portion proximate the portion having a substantially smooth cylindrical surface at an extended end of the stem; locking means for preventing rotation of the studs relative to the bores comprising an adhesive or cementing material applied between the bore and the portion of the stud stem having a substantially smooth cylindrical surface.