CN102133839B - Wheel assembly with bearing cap having seal - Google Patents

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CN102133839B
CN102133839B CN201110026767.8A CN201110026767A CN102133839B CN 102133839 B CN102133839 B CN 102133839B CN 201110026767 A CN201110026767 A CN 201110026767A CN 102133839 B CN102133839 B CN 102133839B
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V.R.西奇利亚
T.D.阿尔伯特森
R.G.萨瑟林
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A bearing cap for a wheel assembly includes a bearing cap seal for sealing against an annular bore of a knuckle. The bearing cap is coupled to an outer ring, which is disposed within an annular bore of a knuckle. The bearing cap includes a face and a collar extending along a longitudinal axis into the annular bore. The bearing cap seal is disposed annularly about the collar, within the annular bore. The bearing cap seal prevents contamination of an engagement interface between the knuckle and the outer ring.

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There is the vehicle wheel component with the bearing cap shim of sealing member
The cross reference of related application
It is the rights and interests of the U.S. Provisional Patent Application of No. 61/297942 that the application requires the sequence number that on January 25th, 2010 submits to, and is incorporated herein by reference herein.
Technical field
The present invention relates generally to the vehicle wheel component for vehicle, more specifically, relate to the sealing member for the bearing cap shim of described vehicle wheel component.
Background technology
Typical vehicle wheel component comprises joint (knuckle), and joint is configured to vehicle wheel component to be connected to vehicle.Joint defines the annular opening extending along the longitudinal axis.Vehicle wheel component also comprises the outer ring being placed at least in part in described hole.Outer ring comprises that external diameter equals the part of internal diameter of the annular opening of joint substantially, and meshes annular opening in engagement interface betwixt, to place outer ring with respect to joint.Vehicle wheel component also comprises the bearing in the inner space that is placed in outer ring, and the bearing cap shim that is placed in end, outer ring.Bearing cap shim is generally press fitted on the outside face of outer ring, and across the inner space of outer ring, thereby prevent from polluting bearing.Yet bearing cap shim does not prevent the engagement interface of joint and the pollution between outer ring.
In order to keep in repair or change bearing, often outer ring need to be removed from joint.Yet the pollution of vehicle wheel component, particularly, from for melting salt and/or the muriatic pollution of snow and ice, may cause the corrosion of the engagement interface between joint and outer ring.If corrosion is enough serious, outer ring may be blocked in joint, thereby stop, outer ring is removed from joint.
Summary of the invention
The invention provides a kind of vehicle wheel component.Vehicle wheel component comprises the joint that limits annular opening.Joint is configured to be connected to vehicle.Vehicle wheel component also comprises the outer ring in the annular opening that is placed at least in part joint.Restriction inner space, outer ring.Bearing cap shim is press fitted on the external diameter of outer ring.Bearing cap shim is configured to end across the inner space of outer ring to prevent from polluting bearing.Bearing cap shim comprises the sealing member with the annular opening sealed engagement of joint.Sealing member is configured to prevent the pollution between joint and outer ring.
A kind of bearing cap shim of the outer ring for vehicle wheel component is provided in another aspect of this invention.Bearing cap shim comprises positive and sleeve pipe (collar), and sleeve pipe extends to remote edge from the periphery in described front along the longitudinal axis, and wherein, described front is configured to the inner space across outer ring, and described sleeve pipe is configured to mesh the external diameter of outer ring.Bearing cap shim comprises sealing member, described sealing member be placed on sleeve pipe and be configured to the annular opening of engagement tabs and the external diameter of outer ring to prevent the pollution between joint and outer ring.
Correspondingly, the sealing member on the bearing cap shim sealing internal diameter of annular opening and the external diameter of outer ring are with the vehicle wheel component between seal joint and outer ring inherently.Seal wheel assembly contributes to prevent the corrosion between joint and outer ring to prevent the pollution between joint and outer ring, and this contributes to guarantee that outer ring do not block in the annular opening of joint.
Above-mentioned Characteristics and advantages of the present invention and other Characteristics and advantages are from easily apparent to implementing the detailed description of optimal mode of the present invention below in conjunction with accompanying drawing.
The present invention also provides following scheme:
1. a vehicle wheel component, comprising:
Joint, it limits annular opening and is configured to be connected to vehicle;
Outer ring, it is placed at least in part in the described annular opening of described joint and limits inner space;
Bearing, it is placed in the described inner space of described outer ring; And
Bearing cap shim, it is press fitted into the external diameter of described outer ring and is configured to end across the described inner space of described outer ring to prevent from polluting described bearing;
Wherein, described bearing cap shim comprises sealing member, and the described annular opening sealed engagement of described sealing member and described joint is to prevent the pollution between described joint and described outer ring.
2. according to the vehicle wheel component described in scheme 1, wherein, described bearing cap shim comprises across the positive of described inside opening and along the longitudinal axis, extends to the sleeve pipe of remote edge from the periphery in described front.
3. according to the vehicle wheel component described in scheme 2, wherein, described sleeve pipe comprises the centre portion of the described external diameter that meshes described outer ring, and with respect to described centre portion from the described longitudinal axis radially outward and the protruding edge placed of the described remote edge of contiguous described sleeve pipe.
4. according to the vehicle wheel component described in scheme 3, wherein, the described remote edge of the contiguous described sleeve pipe of described sealing member is placed, and comprise the first being placed between described protruding edge and described outer ring, and extend radially outwardly into the second portion with the described annular opening sealed engagement of described joint.
5. according to the vehicle wheel component described in scheme 4, wherein, described sealing member comprises the third part being placed between described protruding edge and described annular opening, and described third part cooperates to limit with described first between described first and described third part for receiving therein the passage of the described remote edge of described sleeve pipe.
6. according to the vehicle wheel component described in scheme 5, wherein, the described remote edge of the described third part of described sealing member along the described longitudinal axis from described sleeve pipe extends to the described centre portion of described sleeve pipe to encapsulate described protruding edge.
7. according to the vehicle wheel component described in scheme 5, wherein, together with the described first of described sealing member, described second portion are integrally formed in described third part.
8. according to the vehicle wheel component described in scheme 3, wherein, described sealing member is placed by the described centre portion ring-type around described sleeve pipe, and meshes described annular opening near the outward flange of described annular opening.
9. according to the vehicle wheel component described in scheme 8, wherein, described sealing member is coupled to the outside face of the described centre portion of described sleeve pipe.
10. according to the vehicle wheel component described in scheme 3, wherein, described outer ring comprises outer part and interior part, described outer part has external diameter, described interior part is divided axially spaced-apart along the described longitudinal axis and described outside and is had the external diameter of the described external diameter that is less than described outer part, wherein, the described annular opening that the described outer part of described outer ring meshes described joint is to limit the engagement interface between it.
11. according to the vehicle wheel component described in scheme 10, and wherein, the described centre portion of described sleeve pipe meshes the described external diameter of the described interior part of described outer ring.
12. according to the vehicle wheel component described in scheme 10, and it also comprises second sealing member of the described outside that is placed in described annular opening and described outer ring between dividing.
13. according to the vehicle wheel component described in scheme 11, and wherein, described annular opening comprises undercutting, and described the second sealing member is partly placed in described undercutting and with sealed engagement, meshes the described outer part of described outer ring.
14. according to the vehicle wheel component described in scheme 12, wherein, described outer ring comprises flange, described flange part from described is extended for meshing the surface of described joint away from described Y outer radial, and described annular opening comprises chamfered end, described the second sealing member be placed in the described chamfered end of described annular opening and the cross section that limits between the described outside of described flange and described outer ring is divided between.
15. 1 kinds of bearing cap shims for sealing between the outer ring at vehicle wheel component and joint, described bearing cap shim comprises:
Front, it is configured to the inner space across described outer ring;
Sleeve pipe, its periphery along the longitudinal axis from described front extends to remote edge and is configured to mesh the external diameter of described outer ring; And
Sealing member, its be placed on described sleeve pipe and the annular opening that is configured to mesh described joint to prevent the pollution between described joint and described outer ring.
16. according to the bearing cap shim described in scheme 15, wherein, described sleeve pipe comprises centre portion and protruding edge, described centre portion is configured to mesh the described external diameter of described outer ring, and described protruding edge is by the described remote edge from described Y outer radial placement and contiguous described sleeve pipe with respect to described centre portion.
17. according to the bearing cap shim described in scheme 16, wherein, the described remote edge of the contiguous described sleeve pipe of described sealing member is placed, and comprise first and second portion, described first is placed between described protruding edge and described outer ring, and described second portion extends radially outwardly into the described annular opening sealed engagement with described joint.
18. according to the bearing cap shim described in scheme 17, wherein, described sealing member comprises third part, and described third part is placed between described protruding edge and described annular opening and cooperates to limit with described first between described first and described third part for receiving therein the passage of the described remote edge of described sleeve pipe.
19. according to the bearing cap shim described in scheme 18, and wherein, the described remote edge of the described third part of described sealing member along the described longitudinal axis from described sleeve pipe extends to the described centre portion of described sleeve pipe to encapsulate described protruding edge.
20. according to the bearing cap shim described in scheme 16, and wherein, described annular opening is placed and meshed near the outward flange of described annular opening to described sealing member by the described centre portion ring-type around described sleeve pipe.
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Fig. 1 is the local schematic section of vehicle wheel component, and the first embodiment for the sealing member of bearing cap shim is shown.
Fig. 2 is the local schematic section of amplification of the first embodiment of the sealing member shown in Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is the local schematic section of vehicle wheel component, and the second embodiment for the sealing member of bearing cap shim is shown.
Fig. 4 is the local schematic section of amplification of the second embodiment of the sealing member shown in Fig. 3.
Fig. 5 is the local schematic section of vehicle wheel component, and the 3rd embodiment for the sealing member of bearing cap shim is shown.
Fig. 6 is the local schematic section of amplification of the 3rd embodiment of the sealing member shown in Fig. 5.
Fig. 7 is the local schematic section of vehicle wheel component, and the 4th embodiment for the sealing member of bearing cap shim is shown.
Fig. 8 is the local schematic section of amplification of the 4th embodiment of the sealing member shown in Fig. 7.
Fig. 9 is the local schematic section of the amplification of the vehicle wheel component shown in Fig. 1, and the first embodiment of the second sealing member is shown.
Figure 10 is the local schematic section of the amplification of the vehicle wheel component shown in Fig. 3, and the second embodiment of the second sealing member is shown.
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With reference to accompanying drawing, wherein, same tag is all indicated corresponding parts in several figure, generally with 20, vehicle wheel component is shown.Vehicle wheel component 20 is for vehicle, and vehicle support wheel (not shown) rotatably relatively.
Vehicle wheel component 20 comprises joint 22.Joint 22 is configured to be connected to vehicle.Can configure in any suitable manner joint 22 and be connected to vehicle, and can configure as required joint 22 to meet any specific design parameters.Joint 22 defines the annular opening 24 extending along the longitudinal axis 26.Annular opening 24 extends through joint 22 between the outside face 28 of joint 22 and the inside face 30 of joint 22.Annular opening 24 comprises the chamfered end 32 that the outside face 28 of adjacent joint 22 is placed.As mentioned below, chamfered end 32 makes easily outer ring 34 to be inserted in annular opening 24.
Vehicle wheel component 20 also comprises the outer ring 34 that is also called in addition wheel hub.Outer ring 34 is placed in the annular opening 24 of joint 22 at least in part.Outer ring 34 comprises outer part 36 and interior part 38.Interior part 38 is along the longitudinal axis 26 and outer part 36 axially spaced-aparts.The outside face 28 of outer part 36 adjacent joint 22 of outer ring 34 is placed, and the inside face 30 of interior part 38 adjacent joint 22 of outer ring 34 is placed.Each includes and/or limits external diameter the outer part 36 of outer ring 34 and interior part 38.The external diameter of interior part 38 is less than the external diameter of outer part 36, that is, the interior part 38 of outer ring 34 is less than the outer part 36 of outer ring 34 diametrically.Therefore, the outer part 36 of outer ring 34Cong outer ring 34 tapers to the interior part 38 of outer ring 34 downwards along the longitudinal axis 26.
The annular opening 24 of outer part 36 engagement tabs 22 of outer ring 34 is to limit the engagement interface 40 between it.The external diameter of the outer part 36 of outer ring 34 equals the internal diameter of the annular opening 24 of joint 22 substantially.Therefore, the tight engagement interface 40 between the annular opening 24 of joint 22 and the outer part 36 of outer ring 34 aligns with the outer ring 34 in annular opening 24 with one heart along the longitudinal axis 26.
Outer ring 34 also comprises flange 42, and flange 42 part 36 from outer ring 34 is extended away from the longitudinal axis 26 outward radials.The outside face 28 of flange 42 engagement tabs 22.When the outside face 28 with joint 22 adjoins when engagement, flange 42 along the longitudinal axis 26 with respect to joint 22 axial location outer rings 34.
Outer ring 34 also defines inner space 44.Inner space 44 is configured to backup bearing 46 therein.Correspondingly, bearing 46 is placed in the inner space 44 of outer ring 34.Bearing 46 rotatably supports main shaft (not shown) is used for respect to vehicle wheel component 20 around the longitudinal axis 26 rotations.The given shape of bearing 46, size and configuration and description of the invention are uncorrelated.Therefore, whole schematically illustrated bearings 46 only in accompanying drawings, is not described in detail the details of bearing 46 herein.
Joint 22 and outer ring 34 preferably include the metal such as steel, and are made by it.Yet, should be appreciated that joint 22 and outer ring 34 can comprise certain other suitable material that can meet that any customised design of vehicle wheel component 20 requires, and made by it, described material is not described herein.
Vehicle wheel component 20 also comprises bearing cap shim 48.Bearing cap shim 48 is installed on the external diameter of outer ring 34, adjacent with the inside face of joint 22.More specifically, bearing cap shim 48 is press fitted on the external diameter of interior part 38 of outer ring 34.Bearing cap shim 48 is configured to end across the inner space 44 of outer ring 34 to prevent from polluting bearing 46.Bearing cap shim 48 comprises front 50 and sleeve pipe 52.Positive 50 across, that is, cover at least in part the inside opening adjacent with the interior part 38 of outer ring 34 of outer ring 34.Sleeve pipe 52 extends to remote edge 54 from positive 50 periphery along the longitudinal axis 26.Sleeve pipe 52 comprises centre portion 56 and protruding edge (raised lip) 58.The external diameter of centre portion 56 engagement outer rings 34.More specifically, centre portion 56 meshes the external diameter of the interior part 38 of outer ring 34 with friction engagement, so that bearing cap shim 48 is fixed to outer ring 34.Projection edge 58 is placed between annular opening 24 and the interior part 38 of outer ring 34, with respect to centre portion 56 from the longitudinal axis 26 radially outward, and adjacent with the remote edge 54 of sleeve pipe 52.Correspondingly, protruding edge 58 is placed in remote edge 54 places of sleeve pipe 52, and around the longitudinal axis 26 with respect to centre portion 56 radial expansion.Therefore, external diameter lateral separation one segment distance of protruding edge 58 and the interior part 38 of outer ring 34, and with inside face 50 lateral separation one segment distances of annular opening 24.
Bearing cap shim 48 comprises sealing member, that is, and and bearing cap shim sealing member 60.Annular opening 24 sealed engagement of bearing cap shim sealing member 60 and joint 22, and with the external diameter sealed engagement of outer ring 34.More specifically, the external diameter sealed engagement of the interior part 38 of bearing cap shim sealing member 60 and outer ring 34.Bearing cap shim sealing member 60 prevents from polluting inner side by vehicle wheel component 20 and enters and become and be placed between joint 22 and outer ring 34.Any pollution between joint 22 and outer ring 34 all may cause the crevice corrosion (crevice corrosion) between joint 22 and outer ring 34.In addition, if 22 joints comprise aluminium and be manufactured from aluminium, and bearing 46 comprises steel and by steel making, any pollution all may cause and/or accelerate the galvanic corrosion (galvanic corrosion) between aluminium joint 22 and steel bearing 46.Any pollution between joint 22 and outer ring 34 and/or corrosion all may cause outer ring 34 to be blocked in joint 22.Therefore, prevent from polluting being placed in and between joint 22 and outer ring 34, contribute to prevent that corrosion and/or outer ring 34 from blocking in joint 22, and the performance of prolongation bearing 46.
The first embodiment of bearing cap shim sealing member 60 is shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2.The remote edge 54 of bearing cap shim sealing member 60 contiguous sleeve pipes 52 is placed.Bearing cap shim sealing member 60 comprises first 62 and second portion 64.First 62 is placed between protruding edge 58 and outer ring 34.More specifically, first 62 is placed between protruding edge 58 and the interior part 38 of outer ring 34.Second portion 64Cong first 62 extends to annular opening 24 sealed engagement with joint 22 away from the longitudinal axis 26 outward radials.The remote edge 54 of second portion 64 contiguous sleeve pipes 52 is placed.
Preferably, together with the first 62 of bearing cap shim sealing member 60 is integrally formed in second portion 64.Yet, should be appreciated that first 62 and second portion 64 can be the independent components being coupled.Bearing cap shim sealing member 60 can comprise be suitable in vehicle wheel component 20 can be when assembling any leakproofing material of compression and sealed outer ring 34 and joint 22.For example, bearing cap shim sealing member 60 can comprise elastomeric material or like that.Should be appreciated that bearing cap shim sealing member 60 can comprise certain other materials of not describing herein.
At assembly process, bearing cap shim 48 is installed on outer ring 34, and outer ring 34 is compressed in the first 62 of the bearing cap shim sealing member 60 between the external diameter of interior part 38 of protruding edge 58 and outer ring 34.Then, outer ring 34 is inserted in the annular opening 24 of joint 22.In the time of in outer ring 34 and bearing cap shim 48 are inserted into annular opening 24, the second portion 64 of bearing cap shim sealing member 60 is pressed towards the inside face 50 of annular opening 24.Correspondingly, once install, the engagement interface 40 between bearing cap shim sealing member 60 seal joints 22 and outer ring 34, enters from the inner side of vehicle wheel component 20 to prevent from polluting.
With reference to figure 3 and Fig. 4, generally with 66 the second embodiment that bearing cap shim sealing member is shown.The remote edge 54 of bearing cap shim sealing member 66 contiguous sleeve pipes 52 is placed.Bearing cap shim sealing member 66 comprises first 68, second portion 70 and third part 72.First 68 is placed between protruding edge 58 and outer ring 34.More specifically, first 68 is placed between protruding edge 58 and the interior part 38 of outer ring 34.Second portion 70Cong first 68 extends radially outwardly into annular opening 24 sealed engagement with joint 22 away from the longitudinal axis 26.The remote edge 54 of second portion 70 contiguous sleeve pipes 52 is placed.Third part 72 is placed between protruding edge 58 and annular opening 24, and the centre portion along the longitudinal axis 26 to sleeve pipe 52 56 extends but do not reach the centre portion 56 of sleeve pipe 52.Third part 72Yu first 68 cooperations of bearing cap shim sealing member 66 limit the passage 74 between first 68 and third part 72.Passage 74 is received the remote edge 54 of sleeve pipe 52 therein, and bearing cap shim sealing member 66 is fixed to protruding edge 58.Third part 72 provides inclined-plane (angled surface) 76, and inclined-plane 76 extends internally towards the longitudinal axis 26.The inclined-plane 76 of third part 72 makes easily outer ring 34/ bearing cap shim 48 parts to be installed in the annular opening 24 of joint 22.
Preferably, together with the first 68 of bearing cap shim sealing member 66, second portion 70 are integrally formed in third part 72.Yet, should be appreciated that first 68, second portion 70 and third part 72 can be the independent components being coupled.
With reference to figure 5 and Fig. 6, generally with 78 the 3rd embodiment that bearing cap shim sealing member is shown.The remote edge 54 of bearing cap shim sealing member 78 contiguous sleeve pipes 52 is placed.Bearing cap shim sealing member 78 comprises first 80, second portion 82 and third part 84.First 80 is placed between protruding edge 58 and outer ring 34.More specifically, first 80 is placed between protruding edge 58 and the interior part 38 of outer ring 34.Second portion 82Cong first 80 extends to annular opening 24 sealed engagement with joint 22 away from the longitudinal axis 26 outward radials.The remote edge 54 of second portion 82 contiguous sleeve pipes 52 is placed.Third part 84 is placed between protruding edge 58 and annular opening 24, and the centre portion 56 towards sleeve pipe 52 extends and extends on the centre portion 56 of sleeve pipe 52 along the longitudinal axis 26.Correspondingly, third part 84 is extended along the longitudinal axis 26, exceeds protruding edge 58 to encapsulate protruding edge 58, and the centre portion 56 of overlapping casing tube 52 partly.Third part 84Yu first 80 cooperations of bearing cap shim sealing member 78 limit the passage 86 between first 80 and third part 84.Passage 86 is received the remote edge 54 of sleeve pipe 52 therein, and bearing cap shim sealing member 78 is fixed to protruding edge 58.Third part 84 provides inclined-plane 88, and inclined-plane 88 extends internally towards the longitudinal axis 26.The inclined-plane 88 of third part 84 makes easily outer ring 34/ bearing cap shim 48 parts to be installed in the annular opening 24 of joint 22.
Preferably, together with the first 80 of bearing cap shim sealing member 78, second portion 82 are integrally formed in third part 84.Yet, should be appreciated that first 80, second portion 82 and third part 84 can be the independent components being coupled.
With reference to figure 7 and Fig. 8, generally with 90 the 4th embodiment that bearing cap shim sealing member is shown.The 4th embodiment of bearing cap shim sealing member 90 comprises having bell cross-sectional plane.Bearing cap shim sealing member 90 is placed by centre portion 56 ring-types around sleeve pipe 52, and meshes annular opening 24 near the outward flange of annular opening 24, the inside face 30 of adjacent joint 22.After installation, bearing cap shim sealing member 90 is compressed between the centre portion 56 of sleeve pipe 52 and the inside face 50 of annular opening 24.
Bearing cap shim sealing member 90 is coupled to the outside face 28 of the centre portion 56 of sleeve pipe 52.Preferably, bearing cap shim sealing member 90 is molded on the outside face 28 of centre portion 56.Yet, should be appreciated that and can bearing cap shim sealing member 90 be coupled to centre portion 56 in certain other modes of not describing herein.
With reference to figure 1 and Fig. 9, vehicle wheel component 20 can comprise the second sealing member 92.General in Fig. 1 and Fig. 9 with 92 the first embodiment that the second sealing member is shown.The second sealing member 92 is placed between annular opening 24 and the outer part 36 of outer ring 34.Preferably, the second sealing member 92 comprises rubber o-ring or similar sealing arrangement.Yet, should be appreciated that the second sealing member 92 can comprise the sealing member of certain other types of not describing herein.Annular opening 24 comprises that undercutting (undercut) 94, the second sealing members 92 are partly placed in undercutting 94.In the time of in the annular opening 24 that outer ring 34 is installed to joint 22, the outer part 36 of the second sealing member 92 sealed engagement outer rings 34.
The second sealing member 92 operations are with the engagement interface 40 between seal joint 22 and outer ring 34, to prevent from entering from the outside of vehicle wheel component 20 pollution of engagement interface 40.Correspondingly, should be appreciated that the second sealing member 92 seal operation together with bearing cap shim 48 carrys out sealed engagement interface 40, to prevent the pollution from inner side and the outside of vehicle wheel component 20, thereby the possibility that corrosion occurs between joint 22 and outer ring 34 is minimized.
With reference to figure 3 and Figure 10, generally with 96 the second embodiment that the second sealing member is shown.The second sealing member 96 is placed in the chamfered end 32 of annular opening 24 and between the cross section limiting between flange 42 and the outer part 36 of outer ring 34.Correspondingly, in annular opening 24, do not need undercutting.
Be to be understood that, no matter be the first embodiment of the second sealing member 92 or the second embodiment of the second sealing member 96, can be independent of or in conjunction with the first embodiment of bearing cap shim sealing member 60, any one use of the 3rd embodiment of the second embodiment of bearing cap shim sealing member 66, bearing cap shim sealing member 78 or the 4th embodiment of bearing cap shim sealing member 90.
Although described in detail, implement optimal mode of the present invention, technical staff that the invention relates to the field will recognize for putting into practice within the scope of the appended claims various alternate design of the present invention and embodiment.

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1. a vehicle wheel component, comprising:
Joint, it limits annular opening and is configured to be connected to vehicle;
Outer ring, it is placed at least in part in the described annular opening of described joint and limits inner space;
Bearing, it is placed in the described inner space of described outer ring; And
Bearing cap shim, it is press fitted into the external diameter of described outer ring and is configured to end across the described inner space of described outer ring to prevent from polluting described bearing;
Wherein, described bearing cap shim comprises sealing member, and the described annular opening sealed engagement of described sealing member and described joint is to prevent the pollution between described joint and described outer ring.
2. vehicle wheel component according to claim 1, wherein, described bearing cap shim comprises across the positive of described inside opening and along the longitudinal axis, extends to the sleeve pipe of remote edge from the periphery in described front.
3. vehicle wheel component according to claim 2, wherein, described sleeve pipe comprises the centre portion of the described external diameter that meshes described outer ring, and with respect to described centre portion from the described longitudinal axis radially outward and the protruding edge placed of the described remote edge of contiguous described sleeve pipe.
4. vehicle wheel component according to claim 3, wherein, the described remote edge of the contiguous described sleeve pipe of described sealing member is placed, and comprise the first being placed between described protruding edge and described outer ring, and extend radially outwardly into the second portion with the described annular opening sealed engagement of described joint.
5. vehicle wheel component according to claim 4, wherein, described sealing member comprises the third part being placed between described protruding edge and described annular opening, and described third part cooperates to limit with described first between described first and described third part for receiving therein the passage of the described remote edge of described sleeve pipe.
6. vehicle wheel component according to claim 5, wherein, the described remote edge of the described third part of described sealing member along the described longitudinal axis from described sleeve pipe extends to the described centre portion of described sleeve pipe to encapsulate described protruding edge.
7. vehicle wheel component according to claim 5, wherein, together with the described first of described sealing member, described second portion are integrally formed in described third part.
8. vehicle wheel component according to claim 3, wherein, described sealing member is placed by the described centre portion ring-type around described sleeve pipe, and meshes described annular opening near the outward flange of described annular opening.
9. vehicle wheel component according to claim 8, wherein, described sealing member is coupled to the outside face of the described centre portion of described sleeve pipe.
10. vehicle wheel component according to claim 3, wherein, described outer ring comprises outer part and interior part, described outer part has external diameter, described interior part is divided axially spaced-apart along the described longitudinal axis and described outside and is had the external diameter of the described external diameter that is less than described outer part, wherein, the described annular opening that the described outer part of described outer ring meshes described joint is to limit the engagement interface between it.
11. vehicle wheel components according to claim 10, wherein, the described centre portion of described sleeve pipe meshes the described external diameter of the described interior part of described outer ring.
12. vehicle wheel components according to claim 10, it also comprises second sealing member of the described outside that is placed in described annular opening and described outer ring between dividing.
13. vehicle wheel components according to claim 12, wherein, described annular opening comprises undercutting, described the second sealing member is partly placed in described undercutting and with sealed engagement, meshes the described outer part of described outer ring.
14. vehicle wheel components according to claim 12, wherein, described outer ring comprises flange, described flange part from described is extended for meshing the surface of described joint away from described Y outer radial, and described annular opening comprises chamfered end, described the second sealing member be placed in the described chamfered end of described annular opening and the cross section that limits between the described outside of described flange and described outer ring is divided between.
15. 1 kinds of bearing cap shims for sealing between the outer ring at vehicle wheel component and joint, described bearing cap shim comprises:
Front, it is configured to the inner space across described outer ring;
Sleeve pipe, its periphery along the longitudinal axis from described front extends to remote edge and is configured to mesh the external diameter of described outer ring; And
Sealing member, its be placed on described sleeve pipe and the annular opening that is configured to mesh described joint to prevent the pollution between described joint and described outer ring.
16. bearing cap shims according to claim 15, wherein, described sleeve pipe comprises centre portion and protruding edge, described centre portion is configured to mesh the described external diameter of described outer ring, and described protruding edge is by the described remote edge from described Y outer radial placement and contiguous described sleeve pipe with respect to described centre portion.
17. bearing cap shims according to claim 16, wherein, the described remote edge of the contiguous described sleeve pipe of described sealing member is placed, and comprise first and second portion, described first is placed between described protruding edge and described outer ring, and described second portion extends radially outwardly into the described annular opening sealed engagement with described joint.
18. bearing cap shims according to claim 17, wherein, described sealing member comprises third part, and described third part is placed between described protruding edge and described annular opening and cooperates to limit with described first between described first and described third part for receiving therein the passage of the described remote edge of described sleeve pipe.
19. bearing cap shims according to claim 18, wherein, the described remote edge of the described third part of described sealing member along the described longitudinal axis from described sleeve pipe extends to the described centre portion of described sleeve pipe to encapsulate described protruding edge.
20. bearing cap shims according to claim 16, wherein, described annular opening is placed and meshed near the outward flange of described annular opening to described sealing member by the described centre portion ring-type around described sleeve pipe.
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