Patent classifications
B60B27/0052
Universal Axle-Hub Assembly
A universal axle-hub assembly is provided for an off-road vehicle. The universal axle-hub assembly comprises a wheel hub that receives a constant velocity (CV) axle snout into an opening extending through an axle support of the wheel hub. An outboard-most portion of the opening is a splined portion that engages with similar splines disposed on an outboard-most portion of the CV axle snout. An inboard-most portion of the opening is a smooth portion that receives a smooth portion of the CV axle snout. The axle support extends through an entirety of the width of a bearing that supports the wheel hub, such that the bearing supports the smooth portion of the CV axle snout and substantially eliminates shear forces acting on the splined portion of the CV axle snout. A bearing carrier supports the bearing and may be fastened onto a trailing arm or a spindle of the off-road vehicle.
VEHICLE POWER DEVICE AND WHEEL BEARING DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH GENERATOR
The vehicle power device includes: a wheel bearing; and an electric motor including a stator and a rotor. The vehicle power device includes a rotor casing that is a cover member covering the electric motor and a part of the wheel bearing, the part being located on an inboard side with respect to the hub flange, such that a separated space is defined inside the cover member. A seal member configured to prevent entry of moisture from a press-fitting part where a hub bolt is press-fitted into a bolt hole provided in the hub flange is disposed near the press-fitting part. The hub flange is formed with an annular groove coaxial with the hub bolt in an area where a head of the hub bolt comes into contact with an inboard-side surface of the hub flange, and the seal member having a ring shape is disposed in the annular groove.
Bicycle hub assembly
A bicycle hub assembly comprises a hub axle, a hub body, a sprocket support body, and a freewheel structure. The sprocket support body includes at least ten external spline teeth configured to engage with a bicycle rear sprocket assembly. Each of the at least ten external spline teeth has an external-spline driving surface and an external-spline non-driving surface. The freewheel structure includes a first ratchet member and a second ratchet member. The first ratchet member includes at least one first ratchet tooth. The second ratchet member includes at least one second ratchet tooth configured to engage with the at least one first ratchet tooth in a torque transmitting manner.
BRAKING SYSTEM, AXLE SUPPORT UNIT FOR A VEHICLE, VEHICLE HAVING SUCH AN AXLE SUPPORT UNIT AND DRIVE UNIT
A braking system having a rotating element that rotates about an axis, and a braking device for braking the rotating element. The braking device has a first braking element that is movable between a rest position and a braking position and has an annular braking surface which is arranged concentrically with respect to the axis and has a brake disc which is co-rotationally connected to the rotating element and has first and second frictional surfaces. The annular braking surface of the first braking element is arranged at a distance from the brake disc in the rest position, and is in contact with the first frictional surface thereof in the braking position. A second braking element is arranged such that in the braking position the first braking element presses the brake disc against the second braking element such that the second braking element is in contact with the second frictional surface.
VEHICLE FLOATING DISC HUB ASSEMBLY
A vehicle floating disc hub assembly includes a hub portion that includes a bearing housing provided on an inner circumferential surface such that a bearing coupled to an axle is mounted, a flange portion provided in one end in an axial direction, and a plurality of disc fastening grooves provided in the other end; and a disc portion mounted on the hub portion having a hub fastener to be fastened to the disc fastening groove through a fastening member corresponding to the disc fastening groove. The fastening member includes a spring gap mounted between the disc fastening groove and the hub fastener to form a contact force therewith, a spring plate formed to have an elastic force in the axial direction of the axle and placed in the spring gap, and a fastening bolt that couple to the hub fastener through the spring plate.
Wheel hub drive
A wheel hub drive as a direct drive of a wheel of a vehicle having an electric motor preferably designed as a permanent-magnet synchronous motor (PMSM)—external rotor motor—which is substantially arranged in the region within the wheel, wherein a rotating part of a friction brake is frictionally, interlockingly, and/or integrally connected to the motor for braking. The rotating part is operatively connected to the rotor of the motor, directly or indirectly, from outside of the motor.
Bicycle rear sprocket assembly
A bicycle rear sprocket assembly comprises at least one sprocket having a total tooth number that is equal to or larger than 15. The at least one sprocket includes at least ten internal spline teeth configured to engage with a bicycle hub assembly.
BRAKE DISC ARRANGEMENT
A hub configured to rotate about an axis of rotation in the circumferential direction, and having a connection surface and a connection opening, the connection opening configured to at least partially receive a connector, the connection surface configured to contact indirectly and/or directly with a contact surface of a brake disc, where the contact surface does not include connection openings.
Commercial Vehicle Brake Rotor
In one aspect of the present disclosure, a commercial vehicle brake rotor is provided that includes a unitary, one-piece annular body having a central axis of rotation. The annular body includes vents and a braking portion having inboard and outboard braking surfaces. The annular body includes a central mounting flange having through openings to receive studs of a wheel hub. The through openings each have at least a portion thereof extending axially intermediate the inboard and outboard braking surfaces of the annular body. The annular body further includes inboard and outboard air inlets in communication with the vents.
CORNER MODULE FOR VEHICLE
The present disclosure in at least one embodiment provides a corner module for a vehicle, including a front-wheel corner module configured to drive a front wheel and including a front-wheel inwheel motor installed on the front wheel to generate a driving force and a friction braking device configured to generate a braking force on the front wheel, a rear-wheel corner module configured to drive a rear wheel and including a rear-wheel inwheel motor installed on the rear wheel to generate a driving force, a driving information detector configured to detect driving information of the vehicle, and an electronic control unit configured to control the front-wheel corner module to form a friction braking force by using the driving information and to control the rear-wheel corner module to form a regenerative braking force, wherein the front-wheel corner module uses the front-wheel inwheel motor that is provided with a lower specification than the rear-wheel inwheel motor to save the manufacturing cost, and the rear-wheel corner module has no friction braking device installed so that the rear-wheel inwheel motor is undamaged by heat.