Bearing component with composite flange

• Main Authors: Peters Gilbert, Schramm Edo, Schaake Richard, Vissers Cornelius Petrus Antonius
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 05.12.2017
• Subjects: AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; CASTORS; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION; INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS; LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS; MOTOR VEHICLES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; TRAILERS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLE WHEELS; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL

A flanged bearing ring comprising a flange part joined to a ring part. The flange part is at least partly made of a fiber-reinforced matrix material, which is overmolded to the ring part. The flange part further comprises a first connection interface for enabling a component such as a vehicle wheel to be screwed or bolted to the flange part. The first connection interface comprises a plurality of bolt inserts which are embedded in the fiber-reinforced matrix material. At least one bolt insert is joined to the ring part by a continuous fiber tow that is wound around part of an outer surface of the bolt insert and of the ring part. Suitably, each bolt insert is joined to the ring part in this manner.