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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2023
Filed:
May. 19, 2020
Hendrickson Usa, L.l.c., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Keith M. Ernenwein, Hudson, OH (US);
Jay D. White, North Canton, OH (US);
Matthew Gerald Chapman, Canal Fulton, OH (US);
Hendrickson USA, L.L.C., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A hubcap for a heavy-duty duty vehicle that includes mounting structure that is formed with and cooperates with a side wall of the hubcap to provide a stiff, rigid structure that enables non-cantilevered connection to a wheel hub. The mounting structure can be a plurality of elongated bosses circumferentially spaced about the side wall that are formed with corresponding elongated bolt openings to enable the non-cantilevered attachment to the wheel hub. The elongated bosses cooperate with the hubcap side wall to provide a stiffened or rigid structure between the elongated bolt openings for increased and more uniform clamping force on a sealing gasket between the hubcap and the wheel hub. The hubcap profile provides clearance for removal of an outboard mounted disc brake rotor in heavy-duty vehicle wheel end assemblies that include such rotor configurations. The hubcap may support simple mounting of a hub odometer.