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Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026

Filed:

Jul. 06, 2023
Applicant:

Iljin Usa Corporation, Novi, MI (US);

Inventors:

Kelly Grubaugh, Canton, MI (US);

Robert Sutherlin, Farmington Hills, MI (US);

Assignee:

ILJIN USA Corporation, Novi, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 19/18 (2006.01); F16C 33/80 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 19/185 (2013.01); F16C 33/805 (2013.01); F16C 2326/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

A wheel bearing assembly is provided. The wheel bearing assembly includes an outer ring, a wheel hub rotating relative to the outer ring, the wheel hub including a hub flange, an inboard surface of the hub flange facing an outboard surface of the outer ring and spaced a gap apart from the outboard surface of the outer ring in an axial direction, a plurality of rolling elements rotatably coupling the outer ring and the wheel hub, a first spacer disposed between the inboard surface of the hub flange and the outboard surface of the outer ring, and a second spacer disposed between the first spacer and the outboard surface of the outer ring. At least a portion of the first spacer and at least a portion of the second spacer are disposed in the gap.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Grubaugh, Kelly. (2026). Wheel bearing assemblies and vehicles (U.S. Patent No. 12601372). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12601372

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