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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2018
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Marc Oliver Rettig, Cologne, DE;
Thomas Wilwers, Cologne, DE;
Clemens Verpoort, Monheim am Rhein, DE;
Eckhard Voss, Dillenburg, DE;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a wheel hub unit of a motor vehicle and to a method for producing such a wheel hub unit. The wheel hub unit includes a wheel hub and a contact flange firmly connected to the wheel hub. The contact flange includes a plurality of fastening elements for fastening a wheel rim, as well as a contact surface which is intended to come into mechanical contact, at least in part, with a brake hat of a brake disk when the brake disk is in the mounted state. At least part of the contact surface is provided with a thermally insulating coating. Alternatively, the entire contact surface is provided with the thermally insulating coating.