JP2014155962A - Bearing device for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bearing device for vehicles which enables weight reduction and cost reduction and its production method.SOLUTION: A bearing device comprises a flange-provided shank member 1 including a shank 10 to be assembled with a rolling bearing 41, an engagement shaft part 30 which is formed on one end side of the shank 10 and is to be engaged with the feed hole of a wheel and a plurality of flange parts 21 which are extended radially in the outer diameter direction on the outer peripheral surface located between the shank 10 and the engagement shaft part 30 and formed with a bolt hole 24 to be arranged with a hub bolt 27 for fastening the wheel. The flange parts 21 are formed by lateral extrusion processing in forming a forging concave part 33 in the central end surface of the engagement shaft part 30 by cold forging. A corner part 21e having a cross sectional shape which is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the flange part 21 is formed in a R-beveled shape.

Description

  The present invention relates to a wheel bearing device and a manufacturing method thereof.

In the wheel bearing device, a shaft portion to which the rolling bearing is assembled, a fitting shaft portion formed at one end of the shaft portion and having a larger diameter than the shaft portion and into which the center hole of the wheel is fitted, a shaft portion, A flanged shaft member having a plurality of flange portions extending radially outwardly on the outer peripheral surface located between the fitting shaft portions and through which bolt holes in which hub bolts for tightening the wheels are arranged are penetrated ( Some have a structure with a hub wheel).
A wheel bearing device having such a structure is disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example.
In this, a flanged shaft member (hub wheel) is shaped by cold forging using a cylindrical tube as a base material, and a plurality of circumferential directions at one shaft end of the cold forged base material are in the radial direction. A plurality of flange portions (cut-and-raised pieces) are formed by being cut and raised outward. Further, a fitting shaft portion (a wheel is fitted and positioned) formed of a plurality of tongue pieces remaining in a shape along the axial direction between the plurality of flange portions at one shaft end portion of the base material. Is provided.

JP 2003-25803 A

By the way, in the conventional wheel bearing device as disclosed in Patent Document 1, a plurality of flanges formed by cutting and raising pieces at one shaft end of a forged product shaped by cold forging using a cylindrical tube as a base material. A part is formed and a shaft member with a flange is constituted.
This makes it possible to reduce the weight of the wheel bearing device (mainly a shaft member with a flange).
However, in the conventional wheel bearing device, after producing a forged product by cold forging, it is necessary to form a plurality of flange portions made of cut and raised pieces at one shaft end portion of the forged product. Cost increases.

  In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a wheel bearing device and a method for manufacturing the same that can reduce the manufacturing cost while reducing the weight.

In order to solve the above-described problem, a wheel bearing device according to claim 1 of the present invention includes a shaft portion on which a rolling bearing is assembled, and a fitting formed on one end side of the shaft portion and into which a center hole of the wheel is fitted. A plurality of bolt holes through which a hub bolt for extending radially outward and a hub bolt for fastening the wheel is disposed are provided on the outer peripheral surface located between the shaft portion and the shaft portion and the fitting shaft portion. A wheel bearing device comprising a flanged shaft member having a flange portion of
The flange portion is formed by side extrusion when a forged recess is formed on the end surface of the central portion of the fitting shaft portion by cold forging,
The corner part of the cross-sectional shape orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the said flange part is formed in R chamfering shape, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

According to the above configuration, the plurality of flange portions are radially formed on the outer peripheral surface located between the shaft portion and the fitting shaft portion by the side extrusion process of cold forging, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost while reducing the weight. Reduction can be achieved.
Further, when the flange portion is formed by the side extrusion of cold forging by forming the corner portion of the cross-sectional shape orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the flange portion into an R chamfered shape, the cross-sectional shape of the flange portion The flange portion can be formed by using a molding die having a flange forming portion in which the corner portion is formed on the R surface.
For this reason, it can avoid that material flow pressure acts on the corner | angular part of the cross-sectional shape of the flange molding part of a shaping | molding die.
As a result, it is possible to prevent early breakage due to stress concentration at the corners of the cross-sectional shape of the flange molding portion of the molding die, thereby improving the die life, and thus reducing the manufacturing cost of the wheel bearing device. .

The wheel bearing device according to claim 2 is the wheel bearing device according to claim 1,
The cross-sectional shape perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the flange portion is formed so that both sides are thinner than the central portion in the width direction,
The corner portion of the cross-sectional shape of the flange portion is formed in an R chamfer shape.

According to the said structure, in the cross-sectional shape orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of a flange part, weight reduction can be aimed at by the part by which both sides were formed thinner than the width direction center part.
In other words, it is possible to reduce the weight while forming the center portion in the width direction of the flange portion to a required plate thickness, and through the bolt hole in the portion to ensure the press-fitting length to the hub bolt.

  A wheel bearing device according to a third aspect is the wheel bearing device according to the first aspect, wherein the side extrusion by the cold forging is performed by using a first forging die and a first forging die. The first molding die and the second molding die are located at the flange molding portion corresponding to the flange portion of the cavities formed in the molding die of the forging die device. The mold dividing position is formed, the mold dividing position is formed closer to the fitting shaft part than the center in the flange thickness direction, and the flange part is formed by the molding die. And

According to the said structure, as for the side extrusion process by cold forging, the shaping | molding die of a forging die apparatus is comprised by the 1st shaping | molding die and the 2nd shaping | molding die. Of the cavities formed in this mold, the split positions of the first mold and the second mold are formed at the position of the flange mold part corresponding to the flange part. This parting position is formed closer to the fitting shaft part than the center in the flange thickness direction.
Thereby, it can prevent that a crack generate | occur | produces in the corner | angular part of the shaping | molding groove | channel of a 2nd shaping | molding die.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wheel bearing device manufacturing method comprising: a shaft portion to which a rolling bearing is assembled; and a fitting formed at one end of the shaft portion and having a larger diameter than the shaft portion and a wheel center hole. The shaft,
A flange having a plurality of flange portions which are located between the shaft portion and the fitting shaft portion and extend radially in the outer diameter direction and through which bolt holes are disposed in which hub bolts for tightening the wheel are disposed. A method of manufacturing a wheel bearing device having a shaft member,
The flange portion is formed by lateral extrusion on the outer peripheral surface between the shaft portion and the fitting shaft portion while forming a forged recess in the center end surface of the fitting shaft portion by a cold forging die device. Comprising the step of forming,
The cross-sectional shape orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the flange forming portion corresponding to the flange portion among the cavities formed in the forming die of the forging die device corresponds to the cross-sectional shape of the flange portion according to claim 1. The flange portion is formed using a mold having corner portions formed on the R surface.

  According to the said structure, while being able to manufacture the wheel bearing apparatus of Claim 1 easily, the mold life of a forge mold apparatus can be improved and the manufacturing cost of a wheel bearing apparatus can be reduced.

The method for manufacturing a wheel bearing device according to claim 5 is the method for manufacturing the wheel bearing device according to claim 4,
The cross-sectional shape perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the flange forming portion of the forming die of the forging die device is formed so that both side portions are smaller than the center portion in the width direction corresponding to the cross-sectional shape of the flange portion according to claim 2,
The corner part of the cross-sectional shape of the said flange forming part is formed in the R surface.

  According to the said structure, the wheel bearing apparatus of Claim 2 can be manufactured easily.

  The manufacturing method of the wheel bearing device according to claim 6 is the manufacturing method of the wheel bearing device according to claim 4, wherein the forming die of the cold forging die device is a first forming die. Of the cavities formed in the mold of the forging die device, the first mold and the second mold are located at the flange mold part corresponding to the flange part. A method of manufacturing a wheel bearing device according to claim 1, wherein a parting position of the mold is formed, and the parting position is formed closer to the fitting shaft portion than the center in the flange thickness direction.

According to the said structure, the shaping | molding die of the forging die apparatus of cold forging is comprised by the 1st shaping | molding die and the 2nd shaping | molding die. Of the cavities formed in this mold, the split positions of the first mold and the second mold are formed at the position of the flange mold part corresponding to the flange part. This parting position is formed closer to the fitting shaft part than the center in the flange thickness direction.
By making the mold splitting position closer to the fitting shaft part than the center in the flange thickness direction, it is possible to prevent cracks from occurring at the corners of the molding groove of the second molding die and to improve the mold life.

  The method for manufacturing a wheel bearing device according to claim 7 is the method for manufacturing the wheel bearing device according to claim 4, wherein the step before the step of forming the flange portion by the side extrusion is performed. Forming a primary molded product comprising the shaft portion of the shaft member with the flange, a flange base portion formed at a root portion on both side surfaces in the width direction of the flange portion, and an intermediate shaft portion for forming the fitting shaft portion The flange formed by the step of the side extrusion molding, wherein the outer shaft has an outer diameter of φD formed by the step of the forward extrusion molding, and the outer shaft has an outer diameter φD. The outer diameter of the base portion is set to φB, and the outer diameter φD of the intermediate shaft portion is set so as to satisfy φD ≧ φB × 0.8 with respect to the outer diameter φB of the flange base portion.

According to the said structure, the flange formed in the process by a side extrusion molding is suppressed by suppressing the expansion amount to the flange base formed in the process by a side extrusion molding from the intermediate shaft part formed in the process by a front extrusion molding. The plastic strain at the tip of can be reduced. Moreover, the shaft member with a flange made from a good cold forging with few cracks of the front-end | tip of a flange can be manufactured, and the manufacturing cost of a wheel bearing apparatus can be reduced. Further, the weight of the wheel bearing device can be reduced.
In other words, in other words, the above configuration can be expressed as follows. “The method of manufacturing a wheel bearing device according to claim 4, wherein the flange portion is formed by the side extrusion process before the step of forming the flange portion. In the process, primary forming comprising the shaft portion of the shaft member with the flange, a flange base portion formed at the root portions on both side surfaces in the width direction of the flange portion, and an intermediate shaft portion for forming the fitting shaft portion. A forward forging process of cold forging to form a product, and an outer diameter φD of the intermediate shaft portion formed by the forward extrusion process is formed by the lateral extrusion process. The outer diameter φB of the flange base is set to be 0.8 times or more. ”

The method for manufacturing a wheel bearing device according to claim 8 is the method for manufacturing the wheel bearing device according to claim 4 or 7, wherein the primary molded product formed in the forward extrusion molding step is used. The outer diameter φD of the intermediate shaft portion, the end outer diameter φE of the shaft portion,
Cross-sectional area of the intermediate shaft portion φD SD = (φD / 2) × (φD / 2) × π
The cross-sectional area of the outer end diameter φE of the shaft part SE = (φE / 2) × (φE / 2) × π
Is set to satisfy (SD−SE) /SD≦0.85.

If the reduction rate of the cross section from the intermediate shaft portion formed in the step of forward extrusion molding to the end portion of the shaft portion is large, the hardness of the shaft portion increases due to work hardening. When this shaft member with a flange is assembled together with each component as a wheel bearing device, the end portion of the shaft portion is caulked. At this time, if the hardness of the end portion of the shaft portion is high, the caulking property is lowered, which is not preferable.
According to the said structure, the work hardening of the edge part of an axial part can be suppressed.
In other words, the above configuration can also be expressed as follows. “The method for manufacturing a wheel bearing device according to claim 4, wherein the intermediate of the primary molded product formed in the forward extrusion molding process”. A method for manufacturing a wheel bearing device, wherein the cross-sectional reduction rate from the cross-sectional area of the shaft portion to the cross-sectional area of the end portion of the shaft portion is set to 0.85 times or less. "

It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the wheel bearing apparatus which concerns on Example 1 of this invention. It is a longitudinal section showing a shaft member with a flange similarly. It is a top view which similarly shows the shaft member with a flange from the fitting shaft part side. FIG. 4 is a transverse sectional view of the flange portion similarly taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 3. It is explanatory drawing which similarly shows the manufacturing process of a shaft member with a flange. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the state which the primary molded product was set in the cavity of both the 1st and 2nd shaping | molding die of a cold forging similarly, and the mold was closed. FIG. 7 is a transverse cross-sectional view of the flange forming die part based on the VII-VII line of FIG. 6. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the state which forms a some flange part by a side extrusion process, forming a forge recessed part in the end surface of the fitting shaft part of a primary molded product similarly. It is the longitudinal cross-sectional view which expands and similarly shows the flange molding part of the cavity of both the 1st and 2nd shaping | molding die. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the flange part of the shaft member with a flange of the wheel bearing apparatus which concerns on Example 2 of this invention. It is a cross-sectional view of the flange part similarly based on the XI-XI line of FIG. It is a cross-sectional view showing the flange forming part of both the first and second forming dies of the same cold forging. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the shaft member with a flange of the wheel bearing apparatus which concerns on Example 3 of this invention. It is a top view which shows the secondary molded product of the cold forging of the wheel bearing apparatus which concerns on Example 3 of this invention from a fitting axial part side. It is a side view which shows the shaft member with a flange of the wheel bearing apparatus which concerns on Example 4 of this invention. It is the XVI-XVI sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a top view which shows the shaft member with a flange of the wheel bearing apparatus which concerns on Example 7 of this invention. It is the XVIII-XVIII sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the flange part of the shaft member with a flange of the wheel bearing apparatus which concerns on Example 8 of this invention. It is a cross-sectional view of the flange part based on the XX-XX line of FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which expands and shows the flange molding part of the cavity of both the 1st and 2nd shaping | molding die of the cold forging of the wheel bearing apparatus which concerns on Example 8 of this invention. It is the XXII-XXII sectional view taken on the line of FIG.

  A mode for carrying out the present invention will be described according to an embodiment.

First, a wheel bearing device according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 1, a wheel hub unit as a wheel bearing device is a unit having a flanged shaft member (hub wheel) 1 and a double row angular ball bearing 41 as a rolling bearing. It has become.
The flanged shaft member 1 includes a shaft portion 10 on which a double-row angular ball bearing 41 as a rolling bearing is assembled on an outer peripheral surface, a wheel formed on one end side of the shaft portion 10 and having a larger diameter than the shaft portion 10 ( A fitting shaft portion 30 into which a center hole (not shown) is fitted, a flange base portion 20a positioned between the shaft portion 10 and the fitting shaft portion 30, and a radially outer surface on the outer peripheral surface of the flange base portion 20a. And a plurality of flange portions 21 each having a bolt hole 24 in which a hub bolt 27 for tightening a wheel is disposed by press-fitting.
Further, the fitting shaft portion 30 is formed with a brake rotor fitting portion 31 on the flange portion 21 side, and a wheel fitting portion 32 having a slightly smaller diameter than the brake rotor fitting portion 31 on the distal end side. ing.

In the first embodiment, an outer ring member 45 is disposed on the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion 10 of the flanged shaft member 1 while maintaining an annular gap, and a predetermined interval is maintained in the axial direction of the inner peripheral surface of the outer ring member 45. A plurality of balls 50 and 51 as rolling elements are held by the cages 52 and 53 between the formed raceway surfaces 46 and 47 and the raceway surfaces 43 and 44 on the shaft portion 10 side, respectively. Thus, the double-row angular ball bearing 41 is configured.
In the first embodiment, the shaft portion 10 of the shaft member 1 with the flange is formed in a stepped shaft shape in which the flange portion 21 side has a large diameter and the distal end side has a small diameter, and the shaft portion 10 has a large diameter portion 11. One raceway surface 43 is formed on the outer peripheral surface.
An inner ring body 42 is fitted on the outer peripheral surface of the small diameter portion 12 of the shaft portion 10, and the other raceway surface 44 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the inner ring body 42.
Furthermore, an end shaft portion 15 having the same diameter as that of the small diameter portion 12 extends from the tip portion of the shaft portion 10. A shaft end concave portion 16 is formed in the center of the end surface of the end shaft portion 15, and a distal end portion of the end shaft portion 15 is caulked radially outward to form a caulking portion 17, thereby forming an outer peripheral surface of the small diameter portion 12. The inner ring body 42 is fixed to.

  A vehicle body side flange 48 is integrally formed at the axial center of the outer peripheral surface of the outer ring member 45, and the wheel hub unit includes a vehicle body side member such as a vehicle suspension device (not shown). The knuckle supported by (3) or the mounting surface of the carrier is connected by a bolt.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the plurality of flange portions 21 of the shaft member 1 with flange are laterally extruded when a forged recess 33 is formed on the end face of the center portion of the fitting shaft portion 30 by cold forging. Formed by. In addition, on the base portion (base portion) of the flange portion 21 and one side thereof (hereinafter simply referred to as the vicinity of the root portion) (on the side that forms the vehicle inner surface when the rotor support surface 22 of the flange portion 21 is the vehicle outer surface). A thick portion 23 is formed that protrudes toward the inside of the vehicle.
Further, the thick portion 23 is formed in an inclined shape that gradually decreases from the base portion (base portion) side of the flange portion 21 toward the bolt hole 24 side of the flange portion 21. The inclination angle of the inclined surface 23a of the thick wall portion 23 (the angle with respect to the annular flat surface 23c orthogonal to the rotation center axis S of the flanged shaft member 1) θ1 is the material flow during cold forging and demolding after forming. Is preferably set to a relationship of “20 ° ≦ θ1 ≦ 45 °”.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the root portions on both side surfaces in the width direction of each flange portion 21 are flange base portions so that stress does not concentrate on the root portions on both side surfaces in the width direction of each flange portion 21. A curved surface (including a circular arc surface) 21b that gradually becomes wider toward the outer peripheral surface of 20a is formed, and the curved surface 21b of each adjacent flange portion 21 is continuous with the outer peripheral surface of the flange base portion 20a.
As shown in FIG. 3, the front end surface of each flange portion 21 is formed as an arcuate surface 21 a having a radius that is approximately half the diameter of the brake rotor fitting portion 31 of the fitting shaft portion 30. That is, when the diameter dimension of the brake rotor fitting part 31 of the fitting shaft part 30 is φP and the radial dimension of the arcuate surface 21a at the tip of the flange part 21 is rQ, φP / 2≈rQ. Is formed.

Now, in Example 1, each flange portion 21 is formed by the side extrusion process of cold forging, and at the same time, as shown in FIG. 4, the corner portion having a cross-sectional shape orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the flange portion 21. 21e is formed in an R chamfered shape.
For example, when the plate thickness dimension of the flange portion 21 is about 6 mm to 8 mm, the corner portion 21e is desirably formed on an R surface having a radius of 3 mm.

In the wheel bearing device according to the first embodiment of the present invention configured as described above, the outer periphery of the flange base portion 20a positioned between the shaft portion 10 and the fitting shaft portion 30 by the side extrusion process of cold forging. By forming the plurality of flange portions 21 radially on the surface, it is possible to reduce the manufacturing cost while reducing the weight.
Moreover, as shown in FIG. 4, the flange part 21 is formed by the side extrusion process of cold forging by forming the corner part 21e of the cross-sectional shape orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the flange part 21 into an R chamfered shape. In this case, a mold (first and second molds 71 described later) having a flange molded part (described later) 78 in which corners 80b and 81b are formed on the R surface corresponding to the cross-sectional shape of the flange part 21. 72) can be used to form the flange portion 21 (see FIG. 7).
For this reason, it can avoid that the material flow pressure of cold forging acts on the corner | angular parts 80b and 81b of the cross-sectional shape of the flange molding part 78 concentratingly.
As a result, it is possible to prevent the early wear of the corner portions 80b and 81b of the cross-sectional shape of the flange forming portion 78 and improve the mold life, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost of the wheel bearing device.

Next, a method for manufacturing the wheel bearing device according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 5, a round bar material of structural carbon steel (for example, carbon steel having a carbon content of around 0.5% such as S45C, S50C, S55C, etc. is desirable) is cut into a required length to obtain a shaft-shaped material 60. Form.
Next, the shaft-shaped material 60 is heated to around 800 ° C., for example, and then cooled and annealed.
Thereafter, the shaft-shaped material 60 is forward-extruded using a forging die device (not shown) for cold forging forward extrusion, whereby the shaft portion (large diameter portion 11, small diameter portion 12 and end shaft portion (this shaft portion) 10), an intermediate shaft portion (forming a part of the flange base portion 20a and the fitting shaft portion 30) 20, and a fitting shaft portion (in this state) The forging recess 33 and the brake rotor fitting portion 31 are not formed, and a primary molded product 61 is manufactured by forward extrusion of cold forging.

  Next, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 9, the shaft of the primary molded product 61 is formed while forming the forged recess 33 on the end surface of the center portion of the fitting shaft portion 30 by the forging die device 70 for cold forging side extrusion. A plurality of flange portions 21 are formed radially on the outer peripheral surface of the intermediate shaft portion 20 located between the portion 10 and the fitting shaft portion 30 to produce a secondary molded product 62.

As shown in FIGS. 6 to 9, in the forging die device 70 for cold forging side extrusion, a primary molded product 61 is set between the first and second forming dies 71 and 72. A cavity 75 having a plurality of flange forming portions 78 for forming the plurality of flange portions 21 by lateral extrusion is formed.
The flange forming portion 78 is constituted by forming groove portions 76 and 77 formed in both the first and second forming dies 71 and 72, respectively.
That is, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the opposing distance between the guide surfaces 80 and 81 of the upper and lower wall surfaces of the molding groove portions 76 and 77 of the first and second molding dies 71 and 72 is the plate thickness of the flange portion 21. The distance between the guide surfaces 80a and 81a on the left and right wall surfaces is set to be equal to the width of the flange portion 21. And the cross-sectional shape orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the flange forming part 78 is formed in the same shape as the cross-sectional shape of the flange part 21, and the corners 80b and 81b are formed on the R surface (for example, the R surface having a radius of 3 mm). Has been.

Further, in the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, the material inflow side of the guide surface 81 is formed in the molding groove portion 77 of the second molding die 72 on the opposite side of the thick portion 23 near the base portion of the flange portion 21. A relief portion 84 that holds the gap S2 between the flange portion 21 and the flange portion 21 is formed on the back side except the vicinity.
On the other hand, in the first embodiment, the guide surface 80 of the molding groove portion 76 of the first molding die 71 that forms the thick portion 23 side near the base portion of the flange portion 21 is formed in a mold structure that does not have a relief portion. .

In the first embodiment, a thick portion forming groove portion 82 for forming the thick portion 23 of the flange portion 21 is formed on the material inflow side of the forming groove portion 76 of the first mold 71. The bottom surface of the thick-wall forming groove 82 is formed on an inclined surface 82a that gradually decreases from the base portion side of the flange portion 21 toward the bolt hole 24 side, and continues to the guide surface 80 (see FIG. 7). .
Further, the inclination angle θ2 of the inclined surface 82a of the bottom surface of the thick part forming groove 82 is the same as the inclination angle θ1 of the inclined surface 23a of the thick part 23 of the flange portion 21, that is, “20 ° ≦ θ2 ≦ 45 °”. Is set to the relationship.
Moreover, the length dimension in the radial direction of the flange molding part 78 constituted by the molding groove parts 76 and 77 is set with a length dimension that does not contact the arc surface 21a at the tip of the flange part 21 (FIGS. 6 and 7). reference).

First, as shown in FIG. 6, the primary molded product 61 is set in the first mold 71 among the first mold (lower mold) 71 and the second mold (upper mold) 72 of the forging die apparatus 70. Then, the second mold 72 is closed with respect to the first mold 71.
Thereafter, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, the punch 73 is lowered toward the center end surface of the fitting shaft portion 30 of the primary molded product 61, and the center portion of the fitting shaft portion 30 is formed by the tip portion 74 of the punch 73. Both the first and second molding dies 71 and 72 are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the intermediate shaft portion 20 located between the shaft portion 10 of the primary molded product 61 and the fitting shaft portion 30 while forming the forged recess 33 on the end surface. A plurality of flange portions 21 are formed by side-extrusion into the flange forming portion 78 of the cavity 75 formed in the above. At the same time, a corner portion 21e having a cross-sectional shape orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the flange portion 21 is formed in an R chamfered shape.
Furthermore, the thick part 23 is formed in one side vicinity of the root part of the flange part 21 by the above-mentioned side extrusion process, The secondary molded product 62 by a side extrusion process is manufactured by this. The intermediate shaft portion 20 forms part of the flange base portion 20a and the fitting shaft portion 30 by cold forging deformation.

Next, each part that requires turning of the secondary molded product 62 is turned. Then, by turning, for example, the bolt holes 24 are formed in each flange portion 21, and the first and second double-sided portions 25 and 26 are formed in the opening portions at both ends of the bolt hole 24. Further, a shaft end recess 16 is formed in the end shaft portion 15 of the shaft portion 10.
After that, after the secondary molded product 62 is quenched, the raceway surface 43 of the large-diameter portion 11 of the shaft portion 10, the rotor support surface 22 of the flange portion 21 and the like are turned or polished to have a finished product. The shaft member 1 is manufactured.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the first and second double-sided chamfers 25, 26 formed in the flange portion 21 at the openings at both ends of the bolt hole 24 are positioned on the thick portion 23 side of the flange portion 21. It is desirable to set the relationship of “T1 <T2” when the depth dimension of the first chamfered portion 25 is T1 and the depth dimension of the second chamfered portion 26 on the opposite side is T2.
That is, in a state after the serration shaft portion 29a (formed at the root portion of the shaft portion 29) 29a of the hub bolt 27 is press-fitted into the bolt hole 24 of the flange portion 21, the flange portion on the side where the depth dimension of the chamfered portion is large. Although 21 is a trace amount, it has a characteristic of warping deformation.
For this reason, even if “warping” occurs toward the thick wall portion 23 side of the flange portion 21 due to the side extrusion, the hub bolt 27 is press-fitted into the bolt hole 24 of the flange portion 21 as described above. “Warpage” of the flange portion 21 toward the thick portion 23 is reduced.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the bolt seat surface 21 c that contacts the lower surface of the head 28 of the hub bolt 27 on one side surface (surface opposite to the rotor support surface 22) where the thick portion 23 of the flange portion 21 is formed is coining. It is desirable that the surface is finished by machining, thereby ensuring the necessary plane accuracy (for example, perpendicularity 0.1 or less) of the flange portion 21 and increasing the strength.
Further, the boundary R surface 23b of the inclined surface 23a of the thick portion 23 of the flange portion 21 or the range extending over the boundary R surface 23b and the inclined surface 23a (coining processing range W in FIG. 2) is exceeded. It is desirable to further increase the strength of the flange portion 21 by finishing the surface by coining.
Further, it is desirable that the surface hardness by coining is finished to HRC25 or more and the surface roughness to Ra6.3 or less.

Finally, as shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of balls 50, 51, cages 52, 53, and an outer ring member 45 are assembled on the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion 10 of the shaft member 1 with flange.
Then, after the inner ring body 42 is fitted on the outer peripheral surface of the small-diameter portion 12 of the shaft portion 10, the distal end portion of the end shaft portion 15 is caulked radially outward to form the caulking portion 17, thereby forming the small-diameter portion 12. The inner ring body 42 is fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the inner ring.
In addition, before or after the angular ball bearing 41 is assembled to the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion 10 of the flanged shaft member 1, the shaft portion 29 of the hub bolt 27 extends from the first chamfered portion 25 side of the bolt hole 24 of the flange portion 21. The hub bolt 27 is fixed to the flange portion 21 by being inserted and the serration shaft portion 29 a of the shaft portion 29 is press-fitted into the bolt hole 24.
With this, the wheel bearing device is manufactured.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a pulsar ring 96 having a detected portion 95 corresponding to the speed sensor 90 in the circumferential direction is press-fitted and fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the inner ring body 42 as necessary. In this case, a covered cylindrical cover member 91 is press-fitted and fixed to the inner peripheral surface of the end portion of the outer ring member 45, and the speed sensor 90 is attached to the cover plate portion 92 of the cover member 91 so that the detection portion thereof is covered by the pulsar ring 96. It is attached facing the detector 95.

According to the method for manufacturing the wheel bearing device according to the first embodiment of the present invention configured as described above, the cross-sectional shape perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the flange forming portion 78 is the same shape as the cross-sectional shape of the flange portion 21. Secondary molding of the flanged shaft member 1 using both the first and second molding dies 71 and 72 having the corner portions 80b and 81b formed on the R surface (for example, the R surface having a radius of 3 mm). The product 62 can be easily formed.
Further, since the corner portions 80b and 81b having the cross-sectional shape of the flange forming portion 78 are formed on the R surface, it is possible to avoid the concentrated material flow pressure of cold forging from acting.
As a result, it is possible to prevent the early wear of the corner portions 80b and 81b of the cross-sectional shape of the flange forming portion 78 and improve the mold life, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost of the wheel bearing device.

  Further, a relief portion 84 that holds the gap S2 is formed between the flange portion 21 and the molding groove portion 77 of the second molding die 72 at a portion corresponding to the opposite side of the thick portion 23 near the base portion of the flange portion 21. Is done. For this reason, the material and the second molding die 72 during the cold forging material flow when the flange portion 21 is formed while the forging recess 33 is formed on the end surface of the center portion of the fitting shaft portion 30 by the tip portion 74 of the punch 73. The contact frictional force with the molding groove 77 can be reduced by an amount corresponding to the relief portion 84. As a result, it is possible to reduce the frictional resistance between the mold and the material and prevent an increase in load.

Moreover, in this Example 1, as shown in FIG.6, FIG.8, FIG.9, the 1st shaping | molding die 71 is made into the die | dye structure in which the shaping | molding groove part 76 does not have an escape part, Therefore The fiber flow of cold forging It is possible to satisfactorily suppress the occurrence of “warping” toward the thick portion 23 side of the flange portion 21 due to the material fluidity along the direction.
That is, in cold forging, there is a characteristic that the flange portion 21 is likely to be warped toward the thick wall portion 23 due to the material fluidity along the fiber flow. Due to the warpage of the flange portion 21 toward the thick portion 23 side, for example, it may be difficult to finish the entire rotor support surface 22 of the flange portion 21 to a flat surface. In the case where the entire surface of the rotor support surface 22 of the flange portion 21 is not finished to a flat surface, for example, it is assumed that the mounting of the brake rotor 55 becomes unstable. However, as described above, it is easy to finish the entire surface of the rotor support surface 22 of the flange portion 21 to a flat surface by suppressing the occurrence of “warping” toward the thick wall portion 23 side of the flange portion 21. It becomes possible to attach the rotor 55 stably.

Next, a wheel bearing device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 10, also in the second embodiment, the plurality of flange portions 121 of the shaft member 101 with the flange are formed when the forged recess 133 is formed on the end surface of the center portion of the fitting shaft portion 130 by cold forging. Formed by lateral extrusion.
As shown in FIG. 11, in the second embodiment, the cross-sectional shape orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the flange portion 121 is formed such that both side portions 121g are thinner than the width direction central portion 121f. Moreover, the corner | angular part 121e of the cross-sectional shape of the flange part 121 is formed in the R chamfering shape.
Since other configurations of the second embodiment are configured in the same manner as the first embodiment, the description thereof may be omitted. The same applies to the following embodiments.

In the wheel bearing device according to the second embodiment of the present invention configured as described above, the side section 121g is thinner than the width direction center section 121f in the cross-sectional shape orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the flange section 121. Only weight reduction can be achieved.
In other words, the center part 121f in the width direction of the flange part 121 is formed to have a required plate thickness, and the bolt hole 124 is penetrated through the part to ensure the press-fitting length with respect to the hub bolt, and the weight can be reduced well. Can do.

Next, a method for manufacturing a wheel bearing device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 12, in the second embodiment, flange forming is performed by forming groove portions 176 and 177 of both the first and second forming dies 171 and 172 of the cold forging side extrusion forging die apparatus 170. A portion 178 is formed. Corresponding to the cross-sectional shape of the flange portion 121 described above, both side portions 176b are formed to be smaller than the widthwise center portion 176a.
Further, corner portions 180b and 181b having a cross-sectional shape of the flange forming portion 178 are formed on the R surface.
Since the other structure of the manufacturing method of the wheel bearing device according to the second embodiment is the same as the manufacturing method of the wheel bearing device described in the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

According to the method of manufacturing the wheel bearing device according to the second embodiment of the present invention configured as described above, the cross-sectional shape orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the flange forming portion 178 is the same shape as the cross-sectional shape of the flange portion 121. Secondary molding of the flanged shaft member 101 using both the first and second molding dies 171 and 172 having the corner portions 180b and 181b formed on the R surface (for example, the R surface having a radius of 3 mm). The product 162 can be easily formed.
Further, since the corner portions 180b and 181b of the cross-sectional shape of the flange forming portion 178 are formed on the R surface, it is possible to avoid the concentrated material flow pressure of cold forging from acting.
As a result, it is possible to prevent the early wear of the corner portions 180b and 181b of the cross-sectional shape of the flange forming portion 178, thereby improving the mold life, and thus to reduce the manufacturing cost of the wheel bearing device.

Next, a wheel bearing device according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 13, the seal sliding portion 57 is formed with a predetermined accuracy by cold forging. Further, the seal sliding portion 57 is formed in a state where the surface friction coefficient is low by a bonderube treatment film or a molybdenum disulfide film.

Moreover, the characteristic regarding the area seen from the axial direction of the flange part 21 and the flange base part 20a in Example 3 is demonstrated. 14 indicates a range in which the first mold 71 and the second mold 72 are in contact with each other within the outer diameter circle in which the flange portion 21 extends in the secondary forming of cold forging. In other words, it is a portion where the flange portion 21 is thinned.
Here, the outer diameter of the flange portion 21 is φA, the outer diameter of the flange base portion 20a at the base of the flange portion 21 is φB, the circumferential width of the flange portion 21 is C, the number of the flange portions 21 is N, and the flange portion 21 And the area (area of the flange projection part) seen from the axial direction of the flange base part 20a is Sf, and the area of the outer diameter circle of the flange part 21 is Sa.
Sf = N × C × (1/2) × (φA−φB) + (φB / 2) × (φB / 2) × π
Sa = (φA / 2) × (φA / 2) × π
In Example 1, the Sf / Sa of the secondary molded product 62 is in the range of 0.53 to 0.56.

Sf / Sa represents the ratio of the area where the first molding die 71 and the second molding die 72 are not in contact with each other to the area of the outer diameter circle within the range of the outer diameter circle from which the flange portion 21 extends.
The larger this Sf / Sa is, the larger the ratio of the flange projection portion is, so the flow area of the steel material is increased, and the fluidity of the steel material by extrusion is improved, so that the formability is improved. On the other hand, the larger the Sf / Sa, the smaller the contact area between the first mold 71 and the second mold 72, and it is necessary to support the mold pressure in a narrow area, so the load on the mold increases.
Further, the smaller the Sf / Sa, the smaller the ratio of the flange projection portion, so that the flow area of the steel material becomes narrower, and the fluidity of the steel material by the extrusion process becomes worse, so the formability decreases. On the other hand, the smaller the Sf / Sa is, the larger the contact area between the first mold 71 and the second mold 72 is. Therefore, it is sufficient to support the mold pressure over a wide area, so the load on the mold decreases.
In addition, when Sf / Sa is larger than 0.6 as a result of testing for configurations having different Sf / Sa, the contact area of the mold is narrow, and it is necessary to support the mold pressure in a small area, and the mold is likely to crack. I understood. In addition, when Sf / Sa is smaller than 0.5, the flow area of the steel material becomes narrow and the fluidity of the steel material becomes worse, so the formability of the flange portion becomes worse, and the flange portion becomes difficult to be formed into the expected shape. I understood. Therefore, Sf / Sa is preferably 0.5 or more and 0.6 or less.
Since other configurations of the third embodiment are configured in the same manner as the first and second embodiments, the description thereof is omitted.

  In the wheel bearing device according to the embodiment x of the present invention configured as described above, since the seal sliding portion 57 is formed with a predetermined accuracy by cold forging, the turning process can be omitted. Further, since the seal sliding portion 57 is formed in a state where the surface friction coefficient is low by the bonderube treatment film or the molybdenum disulfide film, the polishing process can be omitted.

  In Example 3, since the ratio Sf / Sa of the area Sf of the flange projection part and the area Sa of the outer diameter circle of the flange part 21 is 0.53 or more and 0.56 or less, In the extrusion of the flange portion 21 in the secondary molding, an excessive burden is not applied to the mold, and the moldability of the flange portion 21 is improved, so that both mold life and moldability can be achieved.

Next, a method for manufacturing the wheel bearing device according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 5, 6, 8, 9, and 14.
This Example 3 shows the characteristic points of the method for manufacturing the wheel bearing device.
As shown in FIG. 5, a round bar material of structural carbon steel (for example, carbon steel having a carbon content of around 0.5% such as S45C, S50C, S55C, etc. is desirable) is cut into a required length to obtain a shaft-shaped material 60. Form. Next, the shaft-shaped material 60 is heated to around 800 ° C., for example, and then cooled and annealed.
Next, in order to improve the releasability after molding, the shaft-shaped material 60 is subjected to bonderite treatment, and a phosphate coating is formed on the surface of the shaft-shaped material 60.
Next, in order to improve the lubrication of the mold during the forging step, molybdenum disulphide may be applied to the shaft-shaped material 60 and dried in order to improve bond resistance or, if necessary, seizure resistance. .

Then, the shaft-shaped raw material 60 is subjected to forward extrusion using a forging die device (not shown) for forward extrusion of cold forging, whereby the shaft portion 10 (the large diameter portion 11, the small diameter portion 12, and the end shaft portion 15). (In this state, the shaft end recessed portion 16 is not formed), the intermediate shaft portion 20, and the fitting shaft portion 30 (in this state, the forged recessed portion 33 and the brake rotor fitting portion 31 are not formed. ) And a primary molded product 61 is manufactured by forward extrusion of cold forging.
Here, since the shaft-shaped material 60 has been subjected to bonderite treatment and bonderube treatment before cold forging, the die is well lubricated during the forging process, the die life can be extended, and the mold release property after molding is also good. . Further, since the shaft-shaped material 60 is molded without heating in the primary molding, a film formed on the surface by the bonderite process and the bonderube process is preserved on the primary molded product 61.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 5, 6, 8, and 9, the forging recess 33 is formed on the end surface of the center portion of the fitting shaft portion 30 by the forging die device 70 of the side extrusion process of cold forging. A plurality of flange portions 21 are formed radially on the outer peripheral surface of the intermediate shaft portion 20 located between the shaft portion 10 and the fitting shaft portion 30 of the primary molded product 61 to produce a secondary molded product 62.
Here, since the film formed by the bonderite treatment and the bonderube treatment is preserved on the surface of the primary molded product 61, the mold lubrication during the forging process is good and the mold life can be extended even in the secondary molding. It is possible to release after molding.
Since the other structure of the manufacturing method of the wheel bearing device according to the third embodiment is the same as the manufacturing method of the wheel bearing device described in the first and second embodiments, the description thereof is omitted.

According to the method for manufacturing the wheel bearing device according to the third embodiment of the present invention configured as described above, the flanged shaft member 1 is obtained by cold forging the shaft-shaped material 60 that has been subjected to bonderite treatment and bonderube processing. Since it is manufactured, the mold life is extended because the mold is well lubricated, and the mold releasability after molding is also good. And since a raw material is not heated at the time of forging, processing precision is good and the turning of the seal sliding part 57 can be abbreviate | omitted. Further, the lubrication function of the film formed by the bondelube process allows the surface of the flanged shaft member to be smoothly slid by cold forging, so that the surface friction coefficient is low and polishing of the seal sliding portion 57 can be omitted.
Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a method for manufacturing a wheel bearing device that can reduce weight and reduce manufacturing cost.

Next, a wheel bearing device according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the fourth embodiment, as shown in FIG. 15, the shape of the flange portion 21A of the flanged shaft member 1A is different from that of the first embodiment. In Example 4, as shown in FIG. 16, the flange portion 21 </ b> A has a convex section in the circumferential direction, the range of the width of the seating surface of the hub bolt 27 is a thick portion 63, and both ends in the circumferential direction are thin portions. 64. Thereby, the required fitting length of the hub bolt 27 is ensured, and the area of the contact surface necessary as a backup of the brake rotor outside the wheel is ensured to reduce the volume of the flange portion 21A. Further, as shown in FIG. 16, all corner portions appearing in the circumferential cross section of the flange portion 21A are set to R equal to or greater than R2, thereby improving the life of the mold.
The shapes other than the flange portion 21A are the same as those in the first to third embodiments, and the manufacturing method of the flanged shaft member 1A includes the first and third embodiments including the bonderite process and the bonderube process before cold forging. Since it is common with the shaft member 1 with a flange, detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.
According to the fourth embodiment, the weight can be further reduced without impairing the strength of the flange portion.

Next, a wheel bearing device according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In Example 5, when the area where the first molding die 71 and the second molding die 72 represented by the hatched portion in FIG.
Ss = Sa−Sf
It can be expressed as. And in Example 1, Ss is comprised so that it may become 5000 square millimeters or more and 6500 square millimeters or less. In addition, this value is a value of a wheel bearing device for a 1.5 liter class automobile. And when Ss becomes smaller than 5000 square millimeters, the area which the 1st shaping | molding die 71 and the 2nd shaping | molding die 72 contact will become small, and a type | mold will be easy to crack. Moreover, when Ss becomes larger than 6500 square millimeters, the flow area of the steel material becomes narrow and the fluidity of the steel material becomes worse, so the formability of the flange portion becomes worse.
Other configurations of the fifth embodiment are the same as those of the first to fourth embodiments, and other configurations of the manufacturing method of the wheel bearing device are the same as those of the manufacturing methods described in the first to fourth embodiments. Therefore, the description thereof is omitted.
According to the fifth embodiment, in the extruding process of the flange portion 21 in the secondary forming of cold forging, an excessive burden is not applied to the die, and the moldability of the flange portion 21 is improved. Both can be achieved.

Next, a wheel bearing device according to embodiment 6 of the present invention will be described.
The flanged shaft member configured as a wheel hub unit as the wheel bearing device has a carbon mass content of 0.47% to 0.58%, a titanium mass content of 20 ppm to 30 ppm, and a copper mass. The content is 0.10% to 0.20%, the mass content of nickel is 0.10% to 0.20%, the mass content of molybdenum is 0.75% to 0.85%, and the mass content of sulfur However, a steel material satisfying all the conditions of 0.005% or less is used.
Since other configurations of the sixth embodiment are configured in the same manner as the first to fifth embodiments, description thereof is omitted.

In the wheel bearing device according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention configured as described above, the steel material having a carbon content of the above range has good formability during cold forging, and after induction hardening. Since surface hardness required for the bearing ring can be obtained, it is preferable as a steel material constituting the flanged shaft member 1.
Since the other structure of the manufacturing method of the wheel bearing device of the sixth embodiment is the same as the manufacturing method described in the first to fifth embodiments, the description thereof is omitted.

  According to the manufacturing method of the wheel bearing device according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention configured as described above, the shaft-shaped material 60 that is the material of the flanged shaft member 1 has a carbon mass content of 0.47. % To 0.58%, titanium mass content of 20 ppm to 30 ppm, copper mass content of 0.10% to 0.20%, nickel mass content of 0.10% to 0.20%, molybdenum The steel material which satisfy | filled all the conditions whose mass content rate of 0.75-0.85% and the mass content rate of sulfur is 0.005% or less is used. Therefore, the shaft-shaped material 60 has good formability by cold forging. Moreover, after shaping | molding in the shaft member 1 with a flange, performing a required turning process and induction hardening, the surface hardness required for a bearing ring can be obtained.

Here, when the mass content of carbon is less than 0.47%, the steel material is soft and the formability during cold forging is good, but the surface hardness required for the bearing ring is high-frequency quenched. Cannot be obtained. And when the mass content rate of carbon exceeds 0.58, since steel materials become hard and brittle, it is not suitable for processing by cold forging. Therefore, at least the mass content of carbon needs to be 0.47% to 0.58%.
And titanium has the property of preventing the coarsening of the crystal grain size of the steel material, and if the mass content of titanium is 20 ppm to 30 ppm, the coarsening of the crystal grain size of the steel material is prevented. Formability is good, which is preferable.
If the mass content of titanium exceeds 30 ppm, titanium may be precipitated and damage the ball of the bearing, which is not preferable.
And about copper, nickel, and molybdenum, there exists a property which the crystal grain size of steel materials will become fine and steel materials will become soft, so that there is much content. Therefore, the mass content of copper is 0.10% to 0.20%, the mass content of nickel is 0.10% to 0.20%, and the mass content of molybdenum is 0.75% to 0.85%. If at least one of them is satisfied, the crystal grain size of the steel material becomes fine, so that the formability during cold forging becomes good. If the content of any of copper, nickel, and molybdenum exceeds the upper limit of the above range, the added copper, nickel, and molybdenum will increase the cost, and it will be difficult to obtain the required surface hardness by induction hardening. It is not preferable.
In addition, sulfur has a property that as the content increases, the steel material becomes brittle and easily cracks. If the sulfur mass content is 0.005% or less, the steel material is not fragile and easily cracked, so that the formability during cold forging becomes good. If the sulfur content exceeds 0.005%, the steel material is brittle and easily broken, which is not preferable.

Next, a wheel bearing device according to a seventh embodiment will be described. In the seventh embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, the shape of the fitting shaft portion 30B of the flanged shaft member 1B and the shape in the vicinity of the root portion of the flange portion 21B are different from those of the first to sixth embodiments. . In Example 7, the fitting shaft portion 30B has a thickness near the base portion of the flange portion 21B and the other portions are thin. And the internal-diameter surface of the fitting shaft part 30B is made into the polygonal shape corresponding to the number of the flange parts 21B. The corner portion 32a of the forged recess 33B that forms the inner diameter surface of the fitting shaft portion 30B has an arc shape, and the radius r1 of the corner portion 32a and the fitting portion 31B for the brake rotor of the fitting shaft portion 30B. The radius r2 on the outer diameter side is set to be approximately equal to ensure the punch life in cold forging.
A flange-shaped flange base portion 20b is formed at a position where the flange portion 21B is not formed on the outer diameter side of the fitting shaft portion 30B, and the vicinity of the root portion of the flange portion 21B is smoothly connected to the flange base portion 20b. It is integrated with the flange base 20b. The material of the flanged shaft member 1B and the shape of the portion excluding the flange portion 21B and the vicinity of the root portion thereof are the same as those in the first to sixth embodiments, and the manufacturing method of the flanged shaft member 1B is also from the first embodiment. Since it is common with the shaft member 1 with a flange of Example 6, detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.
According to the seventh embodiment, the fitting shaft portion 30B is thinned at a portion other than the vicinity of the root portion of the flange portion 21B which ensures the fluidity of the steel material to the flange portion 21B and is relatively difficult to be subjected to repeated stress. It is possible to achieve both strength securing and weight reduction of the flanged shaft member 1B. Further, by integrating the vicinity of the root portion of the flange portion 21B and the flange base portion 20b, it is possible to distribute the stress applied to the root portion of the flange portion 21B.

Next, a wheel bearing device according to embodiment 8 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 19, also in the second embodiment, the plurality of flange portions 821 of the flanged shaft member 801 are formed with a forged recess 833 on the end surface of the center portion of the fitting shaft portion 830 by cold forging. It is formed by side extrusion.
Further, as shown in FIG. 20, the corners of the cross-sectional shape perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the flange portion 821 are formed in two types of R chamfered shapes, ie, a corner portion 821e and a corner portion 821f.
Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 19 and 20, a corner portion 821e is formed on the thick portion 23 side near the root portion of the flange portion 821, and a corner portion 821f is formed on the fitting shaft portion 830 side. Is formed. Further, the corner portion 821f is formed by an R surface larger than 821e.
Since other configurations of the eighth embodiment are configured in the same manner as in the first to seventh embodiments, description thereof is omitted. In the wheel bearing device according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention configured as described above, the flange portion 821 can form a flange with good formability since the fluidity of the material during flange molding is improved. .

Next, a method for manufacturing a wheel bearing device according to embodiment 8 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 21, the flange portion 821 is formed by a molding die in which a molding die of a forging die device is constituted by a first molding die 871 and a second molding die 872.
Of the cavities formed in the first molding die 871 and the second molding die 872, the first molding die 871 and the second molding die 872 are located at the flange molding portion 878 corresponding to the flange portion 821. A parting position U is formed. This parting position U is formed closer to the fitting shaft part 830 than the center H in the thickness direction of the flange part 821. Specifically, the distance 876U from the first molding die 871 to the parting position U is shorter than the distance 877U from the second molding die 872 to the parting position U.
As shown in FIGS. 21 and 22, the molding groove portion 876 of the first molding die 871 corresponds to the R chamfered shape of the corner portion 821e (see FIG. 20) of the cross-sectional shape of the flange portion 821. An R surface is formed. Further, the molding groove portion 877 of the second molding die 872 has an R surface of the corner portion 881f corresponding to the R chamfered shape of the corner portion 821f (see FIG. 20) of the cross section of the flange portion 821. A flange forming portion 878 is formed by the forming groove portion 876 of the first forming die 871 and the forming groove portion 877 of the second forming die 872 to form a flange portion 821.
In the eighth embodiment, the guide surface 880 of the molding groove portion 876 of the first molding die 871 and the guide surface 881 relief portion of the molding groove portion 877 of the second molding die 872 are not formed. Since the other structure of the manufacturing method of the wheel bearing device according to the eighth embodiment is the same as the manufacturing method of the wheel bearing device described in the first to seventh embodiments, the description thereof is omitted.

  According to the method of manufacturing the wheel bearing device according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention configured as described above, the material flow pressure of the cold forging is concentrated on the corner 881f of the cross-sectional shape of the flange forming portion 878 and acts. Can be avoided. As a result, it is possible to prevent stress concentration on the corner portion 881f of the cross-sectional shape of the flange forming portion 878 and improve the mold life, and thus reduce the manufacturing cost of the wheel bearing device. Further, since the fluidity of the material at the time of forming the flange 821 is improved, the flange 821 having good formability can be formed.

  In the eighth embodiment, the guide surface 880 of the molding groove portion 876 of the first molding die 871 and the guide surface 881 relief portion of the molding groove portion 877 of the second molding die 872 are not formed. However, the dividing position U between the first mold 871 and the second mold 872 is formed closer to the fitting shaft portion 830 than the center H of the flange portion 821 in the thickness direction, and the second mold 872. The R surface of the corner portion 881f of the molding groove portion 877 is formed to be larger than the R surface of the corner portion 880e of the molding groove portion 876 of the first mold 871. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the corner 881f of the molding groove 877 of the second molding die 872 from being cracked, and to improve the molding die life.

  Next, a method for manufacturing a wheel bearing device according to Embodiment 9 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 14, the wheel bearing device manufacturing method according to the ninth embodiment includes a primary molded product 61 molded in the forward extrusion molding and a secondary molded product 62 molded in the side extrusion molding. It has the feature in the specification of the axial dimension. The manufacturing method of the wheel bearing device has a forward forging process of cold forging as a pre-process for forming the flange portion 21 by side extrusion.
This forward extrusion molding includes a shaft portion 10 (including a large diameter portion 11, a small diameter portion 12 and an end shaft portion 15 (in which the shaft end recess 16 is not formed)) of the flanged shaft member 1, and a flange portion. A primary molded product 61 is formed which includes a flange base portion 20a formed at the base portion on both side surfaces of the width direction 21 and an intermediate shaft portion 20 for forming the fitting shaft portion 30. When the outer diameter of the intermediate shaft portion 20 formed in the forward extrusion molding step is φD and the outer diameter of the flange base portion 20a formed in the side extrusion molding step is φB, the outer diameter φD of the intermediate shaft portion 20 is obtained. Is set so as to satisfy φD ≧ φB × 0.8 with respect to the outer diameter φB of the flange base portion 20a.
In other words, in the step prior to the step of forming the flange portion 21 by side extrusion, the shaft portion 10 of the flanged shaft member 1 and the root portions on both sides in the width direction of the flange portion 21 are formed. It has a step of forward extrusion molding of cold forging to form a primary molded product 61 comprising the intermediate shaft portion 20 for forming the flange base portion 20a and the fitting shaft portion 30, and is formed by a step by forward extrusion molding. The outer diameter φD of the intermediate shaft portion 20 is set to be 0.8 times or more the outer diameter φB of the flange base portion 20a formed in the step by side extrusion.

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 5, the manufacturing method of the wheel bearing device in the ninth embodiment is also characterized in specifying the axial dimension of the primary molded product 61 in the forward extrusion molding.
That is, the outer diameter φD of the intermediate shaft portion 20 of the primary molded product 61 formed in the forward extrusion molding process is set to be outside the end shaft portion 15 of the shaft portion 10 (the shaft end recess 16 is not formed in this state). When the diameter is φE,
The cross-sectional area of φD of the intermediate shaft portion 20 is SD = (φD / 2) × (φD / 2) × π, and the cross-sectional area of the outer diameter φE of the end shaft portion 15 of the shaft portion 10 is SE = (φE / 2). × (φE / 2) × π.
The relationship between the two cross-sectional areas is set so as to satisfy (SD−SE) /SD≦0.85.
In other words, the cross-sectional reduction rate from the cross-sectional area of the intermediate shaft portion 20 of the primary molded product 61 formed by the forward extrusion molding process to the cross-sectional area of the end shaft portion 15 of the shaft portion 10 is 0.85 times or less. Is set. Since the other structure of the manufacturing method of the wheel bearing device according to the ninth embodiment is the same as the manufacturing method of the wheel bearing device described in the first to eighth embodiments, the description thereof is omitted.
Therefore, φD may be set so as to satisfy both the relationships φD ≧ φB × 0.8 and (SD−SE) /SD≦0.85.

  According to the method of manufacturing the wheel bearing device according to the ninth embodiment of the present invention configured as described above, the intermediate shaft portion 20 formed in the step by forward extrusion molding is formed in the step by side extrusion molding. By suppressing the amount of expansion to the flange base portion 20a, it is possible to reduce the plastic strain at the tip of the flange portion 21 formed in the step by side extrusion molding. And the shaft member 1 with a flange made from a good cold forging with few cracks of the front-end | tip of the flange part 21 can be manufactured, and the manufacturing cost of the wheel bearing apparatus can be reduced. Further, the weight of the wheel bearing device can be reduced.

  Further, if the reduction rate of the cross section from the intermediate shaft portion 20 formed in the forward extrusion molding process to the end shaft portion 15 of the shaft portion 10 is large, the hardness of the end shaft portion 15 of the shaft portion 10 increases due to work hardening. End up. When the shaft member 1 with flange is assembled with each component as a wheel bearing device, the end shaft portion 15 of the shaft portion 10 is caulked. At this time, if the hardness of the end shaft portion 15 of the shaft portion 10 is high, the caulking property is lowered, which is not preferable. However, according to the above configuration, work hardening of the end shaft portion 15 of the shaft portion 10 can be suppressed.

In addition, this invention is not limited to the said Example 1-9, It can also be implemented with a various form in the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention.
For example, in the first embodiment, the gap S <b> 2 is maintained between the molding groove 77 of the second molding die 72 of the forging die device 70 and the thick portion 23 side and the opposite side portion near the root portion of the flange portion 21. Although the case where the relief portion 84 is formed is illustrated, the present invention can be implemented as a mold structure without the relief portion 84.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Shaft member with a flange 10 Shaft part 20 Intermediate shaft part 20a Flange base 21 Flange part 21e Corner part 24 Bolt hole 27 Hub bolt 30 Fitting shaft part 33 Forging recessed part 41 Angular ball bearing (rolling bearing)
45 Outer ring member 70 Forging die device 71 First forming die 72 Second forming die 73 Punch 75 Cavity 78, 178 Flange forming portion 80b, 81b, 180b, 181b Corner portion

This invention relates to a bearing equipment wheels.

The purpose of this invention, the view of the problems, is to provide a wheel bearing equipment capable of reducing the manufacturing costs while achieving weight reduction.

In order to solve the above-described problem, a wheel bearing device according to claim 1 of the present invention includes a shaft portion on which a rolling bearing is assembled, and a fitting formed on one end side of the shaft portion and into which a center hole of the wheel is fitted. A plurality of bolt holes through which a hub bolt for extending radially outward and a hub bolt for fastening the wheel is disposed are provided on the outer peripheral surface located between the shaft portion and the shaft portion and the fitting shaft portion. A wheel bearing device comprising a flanged shaft member having a flange portion of
The flange portion is formed by side extrusion when a forged recess is formed on the end surface of the central portion of the fitting shaft portion by cold forging,
The cross-sectional shape perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the flange portion is formed in a shape that prevents the flow pressure of the forging material from concentrating on the position corresponding to the flange portion in a cold forging die. Features.

According to the above configuration, the plurality of flange portions are radially formed on the outer peripheral surface located between the shaft portion and the fitting shaft portion by the side extrusion process of cold forging, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost while reducing the weight. Reduction can be achieved.
Moreover, the cross-sectional shape orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the flange portion is formed in a shape that prevents the flow pressure of the forging material from concentrating on the position corresponding to the flange portion in the cold forging die .
As a result, the cross-sectional shape of the flange forming portion of the mold, to prevent premature breakage due to stress concentration die life can be improved by, in turn, can reduce the manufacturing cost of the wheel bearing apparatus.

The wheel bearing device according to claim 2 is the wheel bearing device according to claim 1, wherein the shape for preventing the fluid pressure of the forging material from concentrating is in the cross-sectional shape of the flange portion. It is formed in the corner | angular part in both the one side and other side of an axial direction, It is characterized by the above-mentioned .

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A shaft portion to which the rolling bearing is assembled, a fitting shaft portion formed on one end side of the shaft portion and fitted with a center hole of the wheel, and an outer peripheral surface located between the shaft portion and the fitting shaft portion A wheel bearing device including a flanged shaft member that has a plurality of flange portions that are radially extended in an outer diameter direction and in which a bolt hole in which a hub bolt for tightening the wheel is disposed is provided,
The flange portion is formed by side extrusion when a forged recess is formed on the end surface of the central portion of the fitting shaft portion by cold forging,
The wheel bearing device according to claim 1, wherein a corner portion having a cross-sectional shape perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the flange portion is formed in an R chamfered shape. The wheel bearing device according to claim 1,
The cross-sectional shape perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the flange portion is formed so that both sides are thinner than the central portion in the width direction,
The wheel bearing device according to claim 1, wherein a corner portion of the flange portion in a cross-sectional shape is formed in an R chamfer shape. The wheel bearing device according to claim 1,
In the side extrusion by cold forging, the forging die device has a molding die composed of a first molding die and a second molding die,
Of the cavities formed in the molding die of the forging die device, the split positions of the first molding die and the second molding die are formed at the position of the flange molding portion corresponding to the flange portion,
The parting position is formed closer to the fitting shaft part than the flange thickness direction center,
The wheel bearing device, wherein the flange portion is formed by the molding die. A shaft portion to which the rolling bearing is assembled, a fitting shaft portion formed at one end of the shaft portion and having a diameter larger than that of the shaft portion and into which a center hole of a wheel is fitted, the shaft portion and the fitting shaft portion; A wheel bearing device comprising a flanged shaft member having a plurality of flange portions through which bolt holes in which hub bolts for tightening the wheel are disposed are disposed and are radially extended in the outer diameter direction. A method of manufacturing
The flange portion is formed by lateral extrusion on the outer peripheral surface between the shaft portion and the fitting shaft portion while forming a forged recess in the center end surface of the fitting shaft portion by a cold forging die device. Comprising the step of forming,
The cross-sectional shape orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the flange forming portion corresponding to the flange portion among the cavities formed in the forming die of the forging die device corresponds to the cross-sectional shape of the flange portion according to claim 1. A flange bearing portion is formed using a mold having corner portions formed on the R surface. It is a manufacturing method of the bearing device for wheels according to claim 4,
The cross-sectional shape perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the flange forming portion of the forming die of the forging die device is formed so that both side portions are smaller than the center portion in the width direction corresponding to the cross-sectional shape of the flange portion according to claim 2,
A method of manufacturing a wheel bearing device, wherein a corner portion of the cross-sectional shape of the flange forming portion is formed on an R surface. It is a manufacturing method of the bearing device for wheels according to claim 4,
The mold for the cold forging die forging device comprises a first mold and a second mold,
Of the cavities formed in the molding die of the forging die device, the split positions of the first molding die and the second molding die are formed at the position of the flange molding portion corresponding to the flange portion,
The method of manufacturing a wheel bearing device according to claim 1, wherein the parting position is formed closer to the fitting shaft part than the center in the flange thickness direction. It is a manufacturing method of the bearing device for wheels according to claim 4,
In the step before the step of forming the flange portion by the side extrusion,
A primary molded product is formed that includes the shaft portion of the shaft member with the flange, a flange base portion formed at the root portions on both side surfaces in the width direction of the flange portion, and an intermediate shaft portion for forming the fitting shaft portion. It has a cold forging forward extrusion process,
The outer diameter of the intermediate shaft portion formed in the step by the forward extrusion molding is φD, the outer diameter of the flange base portion formed in the step by the side extrusion molding is φB,
The outer diameter φD of the intermediate shaft portion is larger than the outer diameter φB of the flange base portion.
φD ≧ φB × 0.8
It sets so that it may satisfy | fill. The manufacturing method of the bearing apparatus for wheels characterized by the above-mentioned. It is a manufacturing method of the bearing device for wheels according to claim 4 or 7,
The outer diameter φD of the intermediate shaft portion of the primary molded product formed in the step of the forward extrusion molding, the end outer diameter φE of the shaft portion,
Cross-sectional area of the intermediate shaft portion φD SD = (φD / 2) × (φD / 2) × π
The cross-sectional area of the outer end diameter φE of the shaft part SE = (φE / 2) × (φE / 2) × π
Is set so as to satisfy (SD−SE) /SD≦0.85.

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