MUMBAI, India, Aug. 12 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617051752 A) filed by Iljin Global Co. , Ltd. on April 23, 2026, for Wheel Bearing Assembly For Vehicle.
Inventors include Yoon, Hyo Jung; Jin, Seong Kyu; Dmytryszyn, Adam; and Hohmann, Tristan.
The application for the patent was published on August 07, 2026, under issue no. 32/2026.
Abstract: According to an example embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a wheel bearing assembly for rotatably mounting and supporting a wheel of a vehicle on a vehicle body. According to an example embodiment of the present invention, the wheel bearing assembly may comprise: a wheel hub to which the wheel of the vehicle is mounted and configured to rotate together with the wheel of the vehicle; at least one inner ring mounted on an outer circumferential surface of the wheel hub in a press-fitting manner; an outer ring mounted on and fixed to a vehicle-body-side member; a plurality of rolling elements configured to rotatably support the wheel hub and the inner ring relative to the outer ring; and a constant velocity joint coupled to the wheel hub. According to an example embodiment of the present invention, the constant velocity joint may be configured such that an outer axial end surface of a shoulder portion is in contact with an inner axial end surface of the wheel hub or the inner ring, and a low-friction metal alloy layer may be provided on one side of a contact surface between the outer axial end surface of the shoulder portion of the constant velocity joint and the inner axial end surface of the wheel hub or the inner ring.
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