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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 1990
Filed:
Dec. 21, 1989
Heinrich Hofmann, Schweinfurt, DE;
Manfred Troster, Bad Kissingen, DE;
Abstract
A wheel mount for motor vehicles or the like. An axially inner hub having an axle journal which projects axially outwardly and a first row of ball bearings rolling about the axle journal. A separate inner ring axially outward of the axle journal and having a second row of ball bearings rolling about it. The separate inner ring having a radially widened region on the axially outward side. The internal bore of the separate inner ring progressing from a radially smaller diameter at the widened region over a plurality of steps which have gradually greater inner diameters. The axle journal on the hub extends through the inner ring and has correspondingly shaped steps. The inner ring is force fit over the axle journal. A radially outwardly bulging bead presses on the axially outward end of the separate inner ring and presses that ring against a shoulder of the axle journal.