Patent ID: 7743893

Claim:
A brake assembly for a wheel of an associated vehicle having a frame, said assembly comprising: a spindle, said spindle having a flange located at a first end section, said flange of said spindle non-rotatably connected to the frame of the associated vehicle, a housing, said housing being a multi-part construction with at least one part being removable without compromising the connection of a first bearing to at least one of said first end section of said spindle and said housing, said housing surrounding said spindle, the wheel being mounted to an outer surface of said housing, said first bearing surrounding said spindle neighboring said flange extending between said spindle and said housing, said first bearing axially locating the housing in respect to the spindle, means to connect said first bearing to said spindle preventing axial movement therebetween, means to connect said first bearing to said housing preventing axial movement therebetween, a second bearing, said second bearing extending between a second end section of said spindle and said housing radially within the confines of a brake operating system, brake disks, said brake disks extending between said spindle and said housing on the opposite side of said first bearing from said flange, said brake operating system being located in said housing on the opposite side of said brake disks from said first bearing, said brake operating system including a pressure line, said pressure line extending in said spindle to said second end section, said second end section of said spindle having a reduced diameter in respect to the remainder of said spindle, a dynamic seal, said dynamic seal extending between said reduced diameter second end section of said spindle and said housing allowing for a high pressure dynamic seal upon the rotation of said housing in respect to said fixed spindle, and means to selectively operate said brake operating system.