A drive axle assembly which increases a maximum bending angle by improving a structure of a shaft bearing supported by a drive shaft and makes an assembly structure compact. The drive axle assembly is preferably configured to include, a wheel bearing assembled to an axle housing, a boot having a large diameter portion of one end connected to an outer ring of the wheel bearing, a drive shaft having an orbit formed along a circumferential direction of an outer circumferential surface, and a shaft bearing assembled between a small diameter portion of the other end of the boot and the drive shaft, and configured to restrict the rotation of the boot as a rolling element is rotated along the orbit.

A state determination device for a hub unit bearing includes: a holding unit that holds reference information of magnetic characteristics at a predetermined position in the vicinity of a flange portion included in the hub unit bearing; an acquisition unit that acquires measurement information of the magnetic characteristics at the predetermined position of the hub unit bearing; a derivation unit that derives a change amount between the reference information held by the holding unit and the measurement information acquired by the acquisition unit; and a determination unit that determines a state of the hub unit bearing based on the change amount derived by the derivation unit. The predetermined position is a position at which the magnetic characteristics vary with a stress change with respect to the flange portion.

An amount of decrease ΔC in an axial clearance of a hub unit bearing is found based on an amount of expansion ΔD of an inner ring of the hub unit bearing, which is the difference between the outer-diameter dimension D1 of the inner ring after the inner ring is externally fitted with a tubular fitting portion of a hub spindle of the hub unit bearing and after formation of a swaged portion of the hub spindle, the inner ring being held between the swaged portion and a stepped surface of the hub spindle, and an outer-diameter dimension D0 of the inner ring before the inner ring is externally fitted with the tubular fitting portion.

A sealing device used for a bearing includes an outer race, an inner race, and rotatable members. The inner race includes a flange that faces an edge face of the outer face. The sealing device includes a cylindrical portion, an extension portion, a first annular protrusion, and a second annular protrusion. The cylindrical portion is fixed to an inside of the outer race. The extension portion extends radially outward of an outer surface of the outer race from an end of the cylindrical portion. A part of the extension portion contacts the edge face of the outer face. The first protrusion extends toward the flange from an outer edge of the extension portion. The second protrusion extends toward the flange from a portion that is a part of the extension portion and is radically inward of the first protrusion.

A wheel unit for an electric vehicle with a disengageable drive includes a wheel support, a wheel hub rotatably supported by the wheel support, and a wheel pin carried by a member driven by the electric motor and rotatably mounted within the wheel hub, by means of two rolling bearings. A coupling device connects in a releasable way the driven member to the wheel hub. The two rolling bearings that support in rotation the wheel pin have respective outer rings mounted by interference fit within a cylindrical wall of a central opening of the wheel hub, and respective inner rings rigidly connected together by means of a spacer sleeve having a predetermined length. The wheel-hub unit with the two rolling bearings and the spacer sleeve can be assembled before being mounted on the wheel pin.

A bearing unit for a wheel hub assembly for motor vehicles, having a first raceway which is a radially outer and axially outer raceway and a second raceway which is a radially outer and axially inner raceway, a third raceway which is a radially inner and axially outer raceway and a fourth raceway which is a radially inner and axially inner raceway; an axially outer row and an axially inner row of rolling bodied, interposed, respectively, between the first raceway and the third raceway and between the second raceway and the fourth raceway; at least one raceway is provided with a first raceway portion and a second raceway portion, the raceway portions being tangential to the rolling body of the row of rolling bodies at two different contact angles the first contact angle of the first raceway being smaller than the second contact angle of the second raceway portion.

A method and equipment for forming a front toothing having a plurality of radial teeth on an annular collar of an inner ring of a wheel hub, wherein a plurality of first knives are axially and sequentially impressed on the annular collar and have a first predetermined circumferential profile (P1) configured to form radial reliefs which are spaced by imprints and have a rounded circumferential profile corresponding to the profile of the ridges of the radial teeth to be obtained; thereafter, a plurality of second knives are axially and sequentially impressed on the annular collar inside the imprints and have a third predetermined circumferential profile (P3) configured to reproduce in reverse at least part of respective opposite flanks of the radial teeth of the front toothing to be obtained.

An eccentric wheel adjustment device includes a hub (1), an adjustment disk (2) and a release structure (3). The hub (1) has an axle portion (10) eccentrically arranged and an inner ring portion (11) formed around the axle portion (10). The adjustment disk (2) has a disk seat (20) for the hub (1) being pivotally disposed thereon and a positioning member (21) for positioning the hub (1) on the disk seat (20). The positioning member (21) has an outer ring portion (210) for aligning the inner ring portion (11) of the hub (1) in the outer ring portion (210). The release structure (3) includes a limiting block (30) and a switch member (31) driving the limiting block (30) to act so as to drive the limiting block (30) to straddle between the hub (1) and the adjustment disk (2) or to move back to the inner ring portion (11).

The present invention provides a bearing device for vehicle wheel reducing the occurrence of abnormal heat generation caused by metal contact and enhancing anti-seizing properties. Each of the tapered rollers 4 has a large diameter-side end surface 41, the inner raceway surface 31, and the large flange part 32. The large flange part 32 includes a chamfered part 32c and a rounded part 32d. The large flange part 32 has a large flange part-side cutout part 34, the large diameter-side end surface 41 of each of the tapered rollers 32 has a tapered roller-side cutout part 43 having a circular shape formed coaxially with the large diameter-side end surface 41, and a clearance of the large diameter-side end surface 41 as viewed from a contact point between the large diameter-side end surface 41 and the guide surface 32a is greater than or equal to 15 μm.

A wheel bearing assembly includes a fixed inner axle with at least one inner race, a rotatable outer hub disposed about the axle and having at least one outer race and rolling elements disposed between the inner and outer races. An annular seal is disposed between the axle and the hub and is located adjacent to the inner and outer races. A shield is spaced axially from the seal such that the seal is disposed between the rolling elements and the shield. The shield includes a rigid annular body having an outer radial end coupled with the outer hub, preferably by a plurality of couplers, and an inner radial end defining a central opening for receiving the axle and located adjacent to the inner axle or a component disposed upon the axle. As such, the annular body substantially obstructs an annular interior space to prevent substances from contacting the seal.