Patent ID: 8292046

Claim:
A wheel carrier ( 1 ) intended to provide a rotary connection around an axis (S) between a wheel of a vehicle, which can be braked by means of a disc brake, and suspension means of the vehicle, comprising: a support member ( 2 ) adapted to support a braking band ( 3 ), a connection flange ( 4 ) adapted to support said wheel of the vehicle, wherein the support member ( 2 ) and the connection flange ( 4 ) are two separate parts, first connecting means ( 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 ) in order to connect the support member ( 2 ) to the suspension means; second connecting means ( 20 , 21 , 33 ) in order to removably connect the connection flange ( 4 ) to the support member ( 2 ), characterized in that the first connecting means ( 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 ) and the second connecting means ( 20 , 21 , 33 ) are functionally separate from one another, such that the connection between the connection flange ( 4 ) and the support member ( 2 ) is independent from the connection between the support member ( 2 ) and the suspension means; wherein the support member ( 2 ) comprises: (a) a shoulder ( 18 ) with a planar abutment surface ( 19 ) turned towards a wheel side ( 16 ) of the support member ( 2 ); and (b) a plurality of threaded holes ( 20 ) opening in the abutment surface ( 19 ) to accommodate a plurality of screws ( 21 ) for connecting the connection flange ( 4 ) and the support member ( 2 ) to each other; and (c) a seat ( 6 ) comprising a plurality of radial projections ( 26 ) and cavities ( 27 ) therebetween to rotatably and integrally accommodate the braking band ( 3 ); and (d) a tubular cylindrical support portion ( 22 ) in the support member ( 2 ) and protruding from said planar abutment surface ( 19 ); wherein the connection flange ( 4 ) is axially inserted over the support portion ( 22 ) and abutted against said abutment surface ( 19 ), and wherein said threaded holes ( 20 ) are formed in said abutment surface ( 19 ) radially outside of said cylindrical support portion ( 22 ), axially recessed with respect to the support portion ( 22 ), and at least partially provided in said projections ( 26 ).