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NO342607B1
NO342607B1 NO20170306A NO20170306A NO342607B1 NO 342607 B1 NO342607 B1 NO 342607B1 NO 20170306 A NO20170306 A NO 20170306A NO 20170306 A NO20170306 A NO 20170306A NO 342607 B1 NO342607 B1 NO 342607B1
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Abstract

The invention is a wheel bearing com prising: - at least one innerwheel bearing member(110), and - at least one outerwheel bearing member(101), wherein the inner wheel bearing member is arranged to be fixed to a shaft, wherein the wheel bearing comprises a first intermediate wheel bearing member (109) that is radially stacked between the inner and outer wheel bearing members (110,101), wherein the first intermediate wheel bearing member(109) isrotatable relative the inner and outer wheel bearing members.The invention is a wheel bearing com pricing: - at least one innerwheel bearing member (110), and - at least one outerwheel bearing member (101), the inner wheel bearing member is arranged to be fixed to a shaft, the wheel bearing comprises a first intermediate wheel bearing member (109) which is radially stacked between the inner and outer wheel bearing members (110,101), whereas the first intermediate wheel bearing member (109) is rotatable relative to the inner and outer wheel bearing members.

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WHEEL BEARING
Technical field
The present invention relates to the field of wheel bearings and can be used where there is a need for a wheel bearing between a fixed body and a wheel. The wheel bearing is especially suitable for high rotational speeds and/or where it is desirable with low friction.
Background
The present invention relates to any wheel bearing, but especially wheel bearings applied between a fixed body and a wheel. In a wheel bearing between a fixed body and a wheel it is difficult to combine low friction with high rotational speed and high load. High friction leads to high temperatures, and high temperatures might damage the lubricant and this yield shorted service life for the wheel bearing.
Known wheel bearing have a relatively short lifetime due to friction and wear. It is desirable with extended service life and a more energy efficient solution.
Patent US1494695 (A) and US2475493 (A) utilizes a low friction roller- and ball bearing with parallel rows of rotating elements. Patent US7954600 B2 has the aim to reduce power losses in an internal combustion engine. Patent US1494695 (A) and US2475493 (A) utilizes a low friction roller- and ball bearing with parallel rows of rotating elements. Patent US 2012051679 A utilizes an aircraft spherical bearing assembly comprises a first part which is in sliding contact with an intermediate part for sliding therebetween to form a spherical joint.
Patent GB 2284237 A utilizes A spherical bearing comprises an outer housing having an inner concave surface, an inner sleeve, and an intermediate ball composed of a substantially soft compressible composite material.
Patent GB 230974 A utilizes Self - aligning bearings, such as that between a crank pin and tihe sleeve valve A of an internal combustion engine.
GB 330900 A describes self-aligning spherical joints or bearings. Patent WO 2016188526 A relates to a method for producing a spherical bearing, comprising an inner ring, which has a convexly curved spherical sliding surface, and an outer ring, which surrounds the inner ring.
The design of today’s wheel bearings makes it difficult to preform condition monitoring.
An object of the present invention is to deal with the previously mentioned
disadvantages.
A further object with the present invention is to provide a wheel bearing suitable for high rotational speed.
It is a particular object of the present invention to provide a wheel bearing that reduces friction.
A second particular object with the present invention is to provide a wheel bearing where the different bearings rows can be condition monitored when the wheel bearing is both in and out of service.
Short summary of the invention
This invention reduces friction, wear and tear through a wheel bearing comprising inner and outer wheel bearing members wherein the wheel bearing members are rotatable with respect to each other. This yields a reduced relative motion at the bearing interface. This leads to an extended service life, a reduction in friction and enables higher rotational speeds.
An object of the present invention is to deal with the previously mentioned disadvantages.
It is a particular object of the present invention to provide a wheel bearing with improved friction, wear and tear properties and an extended service life.
The invention is a wheel bearing comprising:
- at least one inner wheel bearing member (110), and
- at least one outer wheel bearing member (101), wherein the inner wheel bearing member is arranged to be fixed to a shaft, wherein the wheel bearing comprises a first intermediate wheel bearing member (109) that is radially stacked between the inner and outer wheel bearing members (110, 101), wherein the first intermediate wheel bearing member (109) is rotatable relative the inner and outer wheel bearing members.
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An illustrative and non-limiting embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the appended drawings, in which:
Figures 1-4 illustrates the wheel bearing comprising inner, outer and intermediate wheel bearing members.
Embodiments of the invention
An embodiment of the invention illustrated by figure 1 is a partial cross section view of a wheel bearing comprising inner 110, outer 101 and a multiple of intermediate 102-109 wheel bearing members to be used between a fixed body and a wheel. The first inner wheel bearing member 110 is configured to be in contact with the first intermediate wheel bearing member and arranged to be fixed to a shaft. The first intermediate wheel bearing member 109 is radially stacked between the inner wheel bearing member and a second intermediate wheel bearing member 108. The following (107-102) intermediate wheel bearing members are radially stacked between the second intermediate and outer wheel bearing members. The intermediate wheel bearing members are plain bearings and should have a substantially common frictional moment so that the circumferential speeds of the plain bearings are substantially the same. If the frictional moment increases from the first to the last of the plain bearing the circumferential speed decreases from the first to the last of the plain bearings.
An embodiment of the invention illustrated by figure 2 is a partial cross section view of a wheel bearing comprising inner 205, outer 201 and intermediate 203 wheel bearing members to be used between a fixed body rotating body. The first inner wheel bearing member 205 is configured to be in contact with a double inner row of rolling elements 204 and 207 and a wheel. The inner wheel bearing member is arranged to be fixed to an axle. The intermediate wheel bearing member 203 is radially stacked between a double inner row 204 and 206 and a double outer row 202 and 206 of rolling elements. The intermediate wheel bearing member is rotatable relative the outer and inner bearing bearing members. The outer bearing bearing member 201 is in contact with double outer row of rolling elements 202 and 206 and the wheel bearing member in contact with the fixed body.
There are different configurations of the wheel bearing, in one configuration the inner ring rotates and the outer ring is fixed. In the other configuration, the outer ring is rotating and the inner is fixed.
The inner and outer rows of rotating elements should have a substantially common frictional moment so the circumferential speeds of the rows of rotating elements are substantially the same. If the frictional moment increases from the inner to the outer rows of rotating elements the circumferential speed decreases from the inner to the outer rotating elements.
An embodiment of the invention illustrated by figure 3 is a partial cross section view of a wheel bearing comprising inner 306, outer 302 and intermediate 304 wheel bearing members to be used between a fixed body and a rotating body, such as a vehicle wheel axle and a suspension. The first inner wheel bearing member 306 is configured to be in contact with a double inner row of rolling elements 305 and 307.The inner wheel bearing member is arranged to be fixed to an axle. The intermediate wheel bearing member 304 is radially stacked between a double inner row 305 and 307 and a double outer row 303 and 301 of rolling elements. The intermediate wheel bearing member is rotatable relative the outer and inner wheel bearing members. The outer wheel bearing member 302 is in contact with double outer row of rolling elements 303 and 301 and the wheel bearing member in contact with the vehicle suspension.
There are different configurations of the wheel bearing, in one configuration the inner ring rotates and the outer ring is fixed. In the other configuration, the outer ring is rotating and the inner is fixed.
The inner and outer rows of rotating elements should have a substantially common frictional moment so the circumferential speeds of the rows of rotating elements are substantially the same. If the frictional moment increases from the inner to the outer rows of rotating elements the circumferential speed decreases from the inner to the outer rotating elements.
An embodiment of the invention illustrated by figure 4 is similar to the embodiment illustrated in figure 3 with the exception that it is a single row bearing.
It should be noted that the embodiments illustrated and described were given merely by way of non-limiting indicative examples and that modifications and variations are possible within the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Thus, the invention applies not only to rollers but also other rotational elements, such as balls. It should also be easily understood that the rotating elements are kept separated by a cage and that the bearing bearing comprises seals.
The described wheel bearing reduces friction, wear and tear by the use of a wheel bearing comprising inner and outer wheel bearing members wherein the wheel bearing members are rotatable with respect to each other. The wheel bearing further comprises a first intermediate wheel bearing member that is radially stacked between the inner and outer rotating elements and rotatable relative the inner and outer wheel bearing members. This results in a reduced relative motion between two adjacent wheel bearing members. This leads to an extended service life, a reduction in friction and enables a higher maximal speed. The definition parallel connected wheel bearing members means, that the wheel bearing has at least two wheel bearing members that are rotatable relative each other.
Parallel connected wheel bearing members:
The frictional moment (Equation 1) for n parallel connected wheel bearing members can be expressed by M (Eq.1):
As follows from Equation 1, the frictional moment is inversely proportional to the sum of the individual frictional moment components in a device with parallel connected wheel bearing members. Lowest frictional moment occurs when; ?1? =?2? =????.
If one of the individual rotating wheel bearing members during use has higher friction than any of the others, it results in a lower relative speed for that individual wheel bearing member and higher relative speeds for the other individual rotating members. The friction loss will be substantially the same for all relatively individual rotating wheel bearing members (Eq.2).

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1. A wheel bearing comprising:
- at least one inner wheel bearing member (110), and
- at least one outer wheel bearing member (101), wherein said inner wheel bearing member is arranged to be fixed to a shaft, characterized in that the wheel bearing comprises a first intermediate wheel bearing member (109) that is radially stacked between said inner and outer wheel bearing members (110, 101), wherein said first intermediate wheel bearing member (109) is rotatable relative said inner and outer wheel bearing members, wherein the wheel bearing comprises a second intermediate bearing member (108) that is radially stacked between said inner and outer wheel bearing members, wherein said second wheel bearing member is rotatable relative said inner, outer and first intermediate wheel bearing members.
2. The wheel bearing according to claim 2, wherein said first and second intermediate wheel bearing members have a substantially common frictional moment so that the circumferential speeds of said wheel bearing members are substantially the same.
3. The wheel bearing according claim 1, wherein said wheel bearing comprises at least an inner row with rotating elements (305) and at least an outer row with rotating elements (303), that are radially stacked between said inner and outer (306, 302) bearing members, wherein said rotating rows of rotating elements are separated from each other by said first intermediate wheel bearing member (304).
4. The wheel bearing according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the wheel bearing comprises at least one seal.
5. The wheel bearing according to any of the preceding claims, wherein at least one row of said rotating element are balls.
6. The wheel bearing according to any of the preceding claims, wherein at least one row of said rotating element are rollers.
7. The wheel bearing according to claim 1-3, wherein the circumferential speed decreases from the inner to the outer rotating elements.
8. The wheel bearing according to claim 1, wherein said intermediate wheel bearing members are plain bearings.
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