US20020064327A1

US20020064327A1 - Vehicle-use bearing apparatus

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Publication number: US20020064327A1
Application number: US10/057,051
Authority: US
Inventors: Kazutoshi Toda; Naoki Morimura; Tadashi Mitarai; Daisaku Tomita
Original assignee: Koyo Seiko Co Ltd
Current assignee: Koyo Seiko Co Ltd
Priority date: 2000-10-27
Filing date: 2001-10-26
Publication date: 2002-05-30
Also published as: US6883236B2; US20040096133A1

Abstract

A double row tapered roller bearing with vertex of contact angles outside of bearing is externally fitted to an outer periphery of a hub wheel to which a wheel is attached. A shaft end of the hub wheel is deformed outwardly in a radial direction so as to be caulked to an outer end surface of an inner ring of the bearing. A raceway track of at least one of the inner ring and the outer ring in the bearing is designed so as to satisfy a condition that a predetermined form is secured in a state that the raceway track is elastically deformed by the caulking. As a result, satisfactory rolling performance of the tapered roller after the caulking is secured, and a predetermined life of the bearing apparatus after the caulking can be secured.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the invention

The present invention relates to a vehicle-use bearing apparatus of a disk rotor in a disk brake apparatus, a hub unit to which wheels are attached, and the like. Particularly the invention relates to the vehicle-use bearing apparatus having a double row tapered roller bearing with vertex of contact angles outside of bearing.

2. Description of the related art

A double row tapered roller bearing with vertex of contact angles outside of bearing is generally used to receive large radial load, axial load and moment load which are applied from a vehicle body of large weight.

In a vehicle-use bearing apparatus having such a bearing, the bearing is externally fitted to an outer periphery of a hub wheel to which wheels are attached, and a shaft portion end of the hub wheel is deformed outwardly in a radial direction so as to be caulked to an outer end surface of one inner ring of the bearing.

In order to maintain rolling performance on rolling contact surfaces of inner and outer rings of the tapered roller, as shown in FIG. 7 which is an enlarged diagram of a main section on the caulked side of the bearing, the bearing is designed so that extended lines along rolling

contact surfaces

23 a and 21 a of the inner ring 23 and the outer ring 21 with respect to a rotational axis L of a shaft portion of the hub wheel and an extended line along an outer peripheral surface of the tapered roller 22 meet at one point Q on the rotational axis L of the hub wheel.

In this case, θ 1 is an angle of a raceway track of the inner ring 23 with respect to the rotational axis L, θ2 is an angle of a raceway track of the outer ring 21 with respect to the rotational axis L, and θ3 is an angle of an inner wall surface 23 c of a cone back face rib 23 b which is expanded outwardly in the radial direction on a large diameter side of the inner ring 23. 3 is a section which is caulked by the shaft end of the hub wheel.

As to the angles of the raceway tracks θ 1 and θ2 and the angle of the inner wall surface θ3, the same design is applied to the other inner ring and outer ring, not shown, and these angles correspond to the angles of the raceway tracks of the other inner and outer rings and the angle of the inner wall surface of the cone back face rib.

In the prior art, when the shaft end of the hub wheel is bent and deformed outwardly in the radial direction so as to be caulked to the outer end surface of the

inner ring

23, since the

rolling contact surfaces

23 a and 21 a of the inner and outer rings and the cone back face rib 23 b are elastically deformed, the angles of the raceway tracks θ1 and θ2 and the angle of the inner wall surface 23 c, θ3, which are regulated to originally required angles are occasionally changed.

In this case, a contact state of the tapered roller with the rolling contact surfaces and the inner wall surface becomes unstable, namely, a life of the bearing apparatus is influenced.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Therefore, it is a main object of the present invention to provide a vehicle-use bearing apparatus in which after a shaft end of a hub wheel is caulked, forms of raceway tracks of inner and outer rings are optimized and a life of a bearing can be improved.

Another object, characteristics and advantages of the present invention will become clear by the following description.

In short, the present invention includes: a hub wheel to which a wheel is attached; and a double row tapered roller bearing with vertex of contact angles outside of bearing to be attached to an outer periphery of said hub wheel, and is designed so that a shaft end of the hub wheel is deformed outwardly in a radial direction so as to be caulked to an outer end surface of an inner ring of the tapered roller bearing, and the tapered roller bearing has an inner ring and an outer ring whose rolling contact surfaces are tapered and a tapered roller which is arranged between the rolling contact surface of the inner ring and the rolling contact surface of the outer ring, and a form of a raceway track of at least one of the inner and outer rings is designed so as to satisfy a condition that a predetermined form is secured in a state that the raceway track is elastically deformed by the caulking.

In this design, even if the shaft end of the hub wheel is bent and deformed outwardly in the radial direction to the outer end surface of the inner ring so as to be caulked, an angle of the raceway tracks of the inner and outer rings after caulking, for example, an angle of the rolling contact surfaces of the inner and outer rings can be set to a prescribed angle which is originally required. As a result, in this design, satisfactory rolling performance of the tapered roller can be secured, and these raceway tracks and raceway tracks of the other inner and outer rings can be balanced. A predetermined life of the bearing apparatus after the caulking can be secured.

Preferably in the present invention, the condition is such that the form of the raceway track of at least one of the inner and outer rings before caulking is set so that an extended line along one of the rolling contact surface and an extended line along an outer peripheral surface of the tapered roller meet at a rotational axis of the hub wheel after the caulking.

Preferably in the present invention, the condition is such that the forms of the raceway tracks of the inner and outer rings before the caulking are set so that extended lines along the rolling contact surfaces of the outer and inner rings and an extended line along an outer peripheral surface of the tapered roller meet at a rotational axis of the hub wheel.

Preferably in the present invention, the condition is such that an angle of the rolling contact surface of the inner ring before the caulking is set to an angle obtained by subtracting a fluctuation angle of the rolling contact surface due to the caulking from an angle of the rolling contact surface where the raceway track of the inner ring secures a required form.

Preferably in the present invention, the condition is such that an angle of the rolling contact surface of the outer ring before the caulking is set to an angle obtained by adding a fluctuation angle of the rolling contact surface of the inner ring due to the caulking to an angle of the rolling contact surface where the raceway track of the outer ring secures a required form.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

These and other objects as well as advantages of the invention will become clear by the following description of preferred embodiments of the invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein: [0019]
FIG. 1 is a side view of a longitudinal section of a vehicle-use bearing apparatus according to a preferable embodiment of the present invention; [0020]
FIG. 2 is an enlarged diagram of a main section of FIG. 1; [0021]
FIG. 3 is a function explanatory diagram of the vehicle-use bearing apparatus of FIG. 1; [0022]
FIG. 4 is an another function explanatory diagram of the vehicle-use bearing apparatus of FIG. 1; [0023]
FIG. 5 is a side diagram of a longitudinal section of the vehicle-use bearing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention; [0024]
FIG. 6 is a side view of a longitudinal section of the vehicle-use bearing apparatus according to still another embodiment of the present invention; and [0025]
FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross section of a main section of a prior vehicle-use bearing apparatus.[0026]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

There will be explained below a vehicle-use bearing apparatus of the present invention which is applied to an automobile. This bearing apparatus is not limited to an automobile use, and it can be applied similarly to another vehicles such as railway vehicle. [0027]
With reference to FIGS. 1 through 3, a symbol A shows a whole vehicle-use bearing apparatus which is used on a driven wheel side of an automobile. [0028]
A [0029] hub wheel 1 has an annular flange 11 which faces outwardly in a radial direction, to which a wheel, not shown, is attached, on a vehicle outer side. A double row tapered roller bearing with vertex of contact angles outside of bearing 2 is externally fitted to an outer periphery of a vehicle inner side of the hub wheel 1.
This bearing [0030] 2 includes a single outer ring 21 having two-row rolling contact surfaces 21 a and 21 b adjacently to each other in an axial direction, a plurality of tapered rollers 22 which are arranged on the two-row rolling contact surfaces 21 a and 21 b, and an inner ring 23 which has a single rolling contact surface 23 a which is paired with the rolling contact surface 21 a on the vehicle inner side of the outer ring 21 and is fitted to an outer peripheral surface of the hub wheel 1. Moreover, the bearing 2 is constituted so that a required area of the outer peripheral surface of the hub wheel 1 is utilized as a rolling contact surface 12 a which is paired with the rolling contact surface 21 b on the vehicle outer side of the outer ring 21. 25 is a cage.
The [0031] rolling contact surface 21 a on the vehicle inner side of the outer ring 21 is tapered such that its diameter is larger towards a shaft end of the vehicle inner side of the hub wheel 1. The rolling contact surface 21 b of the vehicle outer side is tapered such that its diameter is larger towards a shaft end of the vehicle outer side of the hub wheel 1.
The [0032] rolling contact surface 23 a of the inner ring 23 is tapered such that its diameter is larger towards the shaft end of the vehicle inner side of the hub wheel 1. A cone back face rib 23 b which is expanded outwardly in the radial direction is formed on the large diameter side of the tapered rolling contact surface 23 a.
A raceway track of the [0033] inner ring 23 is composed of the tapered rolling contact surface 23 a and an inner wall surface 23 c of the cone back face rib 23 b.
The vehicle inner side of the [0034] hub wheel 1 has a hollow form, and the shaft end of the vehicle inner side is bent outwardly in the radial direction and is caulked to an outer end surface of the inner ring 23 of the bearing 2 so as to be a caulked portion 3.
A radially [0035] outward flange 24 is provided on an outer periphery of the outer ring 21. The outer ring 21 is mounted to an axle case or the like, not shown, via the flange 24 so as not to be rotated.
The raceway tracks of the [0036] inner ring 23 and the outer ring 21 in the bearing 2 are designed so as to satisfy a condition which secures a predetermined form in a state that the raceway tracks are elastically deformed by caulking.
This design will be explained below with reference to FIG. 3. FIG. 3 shows an exaggerated state for easy understanding. [0037]
In short, the [0038] inner ring 23, the outer ring 21 and the inner wall surface 23 c are designed so that the raceway tracks of the inner ring 23, the outer ring 21 and the inner wall surface 23 c of the cone back face rib 23 b has predetermined forms (forms shown by virtual lines) which are different from the forms shown by continuous lines before caulking in order to allow elastic deformation due to caulking for the originally required forms (forms shown by the continuous lines).
In order to obtain this design form, a change amount according to a caulking load for each dimension of the vehicle-use bearing apparatus is checked by experiment, and the design is obtained experimentally so as to be set. [0039]
The details will be explained below. Firstly θ[0040] 1 a, θ2 a and θ3 a are angles of the shaft end of the hub wheel 1 before caulking, and the raceway tracks of the inner ring 23 and the outer ring 21 are designed so as to obtain forms based on these angles before caulking.
In addition, θ[0041] 1, θ2 and θ3 are angles after caulking, and angles which obtain the originally required forms of the raceway tracks of the inner ring 23 and the outer ring 21.
Here, θ[0042] 1 a and θ1 are angles of the rolling contact surface of the inner ring 23 with respect to a rotational axis L of the hub wheel 1, θ2 a and θ2 are angles of the rolling contact surface of the outer ring 21 with respect to the rotational axis L of the hub wheel 1, and θ3 a and θ3 are tilt angles of the inner wall surface 23 c of the cone back face rib 23 b with respect to the radial direction.
As a result of the experiment, the angle of the rolling contact surface of the [0043] inner ring 23 before caulking becomes larger after caulking, namely, it is changed from θ1 a to θ1, and the angle of the rolling contact surface of the outer ring 21 before caulking does not change after caulking (θ2 a=θ2).
The tilt angle of the [0044] inner wall surface 23 c of the cone back face rib 23 before caulking becomes smaller after caulking, namely, it is changed from θ3 a to θ3.
The tilt angle of the [0045] inner wall surface 23 c of the cone back face rib 23 becomes smaller due to calking, namely, it is changed from θ3 a to θ3 because the angle of the rolling contact surface of the inner ring 23, θ1 a, before calking becomes larger due to caulking and becomes θ1 after caulking, and the angle of the rolling contact surface of the outer ring 21, θ2 a does not change before and after caulking and thus the tapered rollers 22 pushes the cone back face rib 23 due to a wedge effect.
Fluctuating angles of the [0046] inner ring 23. the outer ring 21 and the inner wall surface 23 c which fluctuate due to a caulking load with respect to the outer end surface of the inner ring 23 due to caulking are Δθ1, Δθ2 and Δθ3.
The angle of the rolling contact surface of the [0047] inner ring 23 before caulking θ1 a is set to an angle θ1 a (=θ1−Δθ1) obtained by subtracting a fluctuation angle of the rolling contact surface Δθ1 from the angle of the rolling contact surface θ1 where the raceway track of the inner ring 23 secures the originally required form.
The tilt angle θ[0048] 3 a of the inner wall surface 23 c of the cone back face rib 23 before caulking is set to an angle θ3 a (=θ3+Δθ3) obtained by adding a fluctuation tilt angle Δθ3 due to caulking to the tilt angle θ3 where the inner wall surface 23 c secures the originally required form.
With the above settings, the angle of the rolling contact surface of the [0049] inner ring 23 is changed from θ1 a before caulking into θ1 after caulking, and the tilt angle of the inner wall surface 23 c is changed from θ3 a before caulking into θ3 after caulking.
As a result. as shown in FIG. 3, after caulking, extended lines L[0050] 1 and L2 along the rolling contact surfaces of the inner ring 23 and the outer ring 21 and an extended line along the outer peripheral surface of the tapered rollers 22 with respect to the rotational axis L of the hub wheel 1 meet at one point Q on the rotational axis L. The forms of the rolling contact surfaces of the inner ring 23 and the outer ring 21 and the inner wall surface 23 c are optimized, and their contact states with the tapered rollers 22 become stable so that the life of the bearing is improved.
Here, in the case of the above embodiment, elastic deformation due to caulking is allowed for the originally required forms (forms shown by continuous lines) of the angle of the rolling contact surface, θ[0051] 1 a, of the inner ring 23 and the tilt angle θ3 a of the inner wall surface 23 c, and thus the angle of the rolling contact surface, θ1 a, of the inner ring 23 and the tilt angle θ3 a of the inner wall surface 23 c are designed so as to have predetermined forms (shown by virtual lines) different from the forms shown by continuous lines before caulking. However, the raceway track of the outer ring 21 can be designed in such a manner.
In addition, in the case where the raceway track of the [0052] outer ring 21 is designed, as shown in FIG. 4, the angle of the rolling contact surface of the inner ring 23 is fixed to θ1, and the angle of the rolling contact surface of the outer ring 21 is premeditatedly set to an angle θ2 a′ (=θ2 +Δθ1) obtained by adding a fluctuation angle of the rolling contact surface of the inner ring 23, Δθ1, to the angle of the rolling contact surface, θ2, where the raceway track of the outer ring 21 secures the originally required form. As a result, deformation due to the angle of the rolling contact surface of the inner ring 23 can be absorbed by the side of the outer ring 21.
In addition, since Δθ[0053] 3 is obtained because θ2 a=θ2 due to Δθ1, Δθ3≈0 due to θ2 a′.
Further, the above design can be applied to the forms of the raceway tracks of both the [0054] inner ring 23 and the outer ring 21. In this case, a fluctuation angle of the rolling contact surface of the inner ring 23, Δθ1, due to caulking is allocated to the angles of the rolling contact surfaces of the inner ring 23 and the outer ring 21.
Here, in the above embodiment, one of the two inner rings in the tapered [0055] roller bearing 2 is the inner ring 23 itself, but as for the other inner ring, the required area of the outer peripheral surface of the hub wheel 1 is utilized as the rolling contact surface 12 a which is pared with the rolling contact surface 21 a on the vehicle outer side of the outer ring 21.
On the contrary, the present invention can be applied to a structure that both the [0056] inner rings 23 in the tapered roller bearing 2 shown in FIG. 5 are provided to the vehicle outer side and the vehicle inner side.
Namely, also in the case of the vehicle-use bearing apparatus of FIG. 5, the raceway track of at least one of the [0057] outer ring 21 and the vehicle inner side inner ring 23 in the tapered bearing 2 is desired so as to satisfy a condition that a predetermined form is secured in a state that the raceway track is elastically deformed by the caulking. This condition can be also determined similarly to the embodiments in FIGS. 1 through 3.
Here, the vehicle-use bearing apparatus in the above embodiment is on the driven wheel side of the vehicle, but may be on the driving wheel side as shown in FIG. 6. [0058]
The vehicle-use bearing apparatus shown in FIG. 6 has an equal velocity joint [0059] 3 in addition to the hub wheel 1 and the double row tapered roller bearing with vertex of contact angles outside of bearing 2.
The [0060] hub wheel 1 has a center hole 1 a.
The equal velocity joint [0061] 3 is called, for example, as a well-know Zeppa type (bar field type) equal velocity joint, and it is composed of an outer ring 31, an inner ring 32, a ball 33, a cage 34 and the like.
The [0062] outer ring 31 is composed of a bowl type drum section 35 which houses the inner ring 32, ball 33, the cage 34 and the like, and a shaft section 36 which is connected integrally with a small diameter side of the bowl type drum section 35.
One end of a shaft [0063] 7 (driving shaft) is spline-fitted into the inner ring 32 and is fixed by a retaining ring (symbol not shown) so as not to slip off, and the other end of the shaft 7 is attached to a vehicle differential device via another equal velocity joint, not shown.
The double row tapered roller bearing with vertex of contact angles outside of bearing [0064] 2 is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the hub wheel 1, and the equal velocity joint 3 is attached to the center hole 1 a of the hub wheel 1 so as to be rotatable integrally with the hub wheel 1 in a state that it is close to the double row tapered roller bearing with vertex of contact angles outside of bearing 2.
In addition, a [0065] bolt 13 for fixing a disc rotor and a wheel (not shown) of a disc brake apparatus is attached to some places on the circumference of the flange 11 in a penetrant state.
In such a vehicle-use hub unit, a rotational power of the [0066] shaft 7 is transmitted to the wheel (not shown) attached to the hub wheel 1 via the equal velocity joint 3.
Also in the case of the embodiment of FIG. 6, the double row tapered roller bearing with vertex of contact angles outside of bearing [0067] 2 is designed so as to satisfy a condition that a predetermined form is secured in a state that the raceway tracks of the inner ring 23 and the outer ring 21 are elastically deformed by caulking. The condition can be determined similarly to the embodiments in FIGS. 1 through 3.
While there has been described what is at present considered to be preferred embodiments of this invention, it will be understood that various modifications may be made therein, and it is intended to cover in the appended claims all such modifications as fall within the true spirit and scope of this invention. [0068]

Claims

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle-use bearing apparatus comprising:

a hub wheel to which a wheel is attached; and

a double row tapered roller bearing with vertex of contact angles outside of bearing to be attached to an outer periphery of said hub wheel,

wherein a shaft end of said hub wheel is deformed outwardly in a radial direction so as to be caulked to an outer end surface of an inner ring of said tapered roller bearing,

wherein said tapered roller bearing has an inner ring and an outer ring whose rolling contact surfaces are tapered, and a tapered roller which is arranged between the rolling contact surface of said inner ring and the rolling contact surface of said outer ring,

wherein a form of a raceway track of at least one of said inner and outer rings is designed so as to satisfy a condition that a predetermined form is secured in a state that the raceway track is elastically deformed by the caulking.

2. The vehicle-use bearing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the condition is such that the form of the raceway track of at least one of said inner and outer rings before caulking is set so that an extended line along one of the rolling contact surface and an extended line along an outer peripheral surface of said tapered roller meet at a rotational axis of said hub wheel after the caulking.

3. The vehicle-use bearing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the condition is such that the forms of the raceway tracks of said inner and outer rings before the caulking are set so that extended lines along the rolling contact surfaces of said outer and inner rings and an extended line along an outer peripheral surface of said tapered roller meet at a rotational axis of said hub wheel.

4. The vehicle-use bearing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the condition is such that an angle of the rolling contact surface of said inner ring before the caulking is set to an angle obtained by subtracting a fluctuation angle of the rolling contact surface due to the caulking from an angle of the rolling contact surface where the raceway track of said inner ring secures a required form.

5. The vehicle-use bearing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the condition is such that an angle of the rolling contact surface of said outer ring is set to an angle obtained by adding a fluctuation angle of the rolling contact surface of said inner ring due to the caulking to an angle of the rolling contact surface where the raceway track of said outer ring secures a required form.

6. A vehicle-use bearing apparatus comprising:

a hub wheel to which a wheel is attached; and

wherein a shaft end of said hub wheel is deformed outwardly in a radial direction so as to be caulked to an outer end surface of an inner ring of said bearing,

wherein said tapered roller bearing has an inner ring and an outer ring whose rolling contact surfaces are tapered, a tapered roller which is arranged between said inner and outer rings, and a cone back face rib which is expanded outwardly in the radial direction to a large diameter side of the rolling contact surface of said inner ring,

wherein a raceway track of said outer ring is a rolling contact surface of said outer ring,

wherein a raceway track of said inner ring is the rolling contact surface of said inner ring and an inner wall surface of said cone back face rib,

wherein a form of at least one of the race way tracks of said outer and inner rings is designed so as to satisfy a condition that the raceway track secures a predetermined form in a state that the raceway track is elastically deformed due to the caulking.

7. The vehicle-use bearing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the condition is such that the form of the raceway track of at least one of said inner and outer rings before caulking is set so that an extended line along one of the rolling contact surface and an extended line along an outer peripheral surface of said tapered roller meet at a rotational axis of said hub wheel after the caulking.

8. The vehicle-use bearing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the condition is such that an angle of the rolling contact surface of said inner ring before the caulking is set to an angle obtained by subtracting a fluctuation angle of the rolling contact surface due to the caulking from an angle of the rolling contact surface where the raceway track of said inner ring secures a required form.

9. The vehicle-use bearing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the condition is such that an angle of the rolling contact surface of said inner ring before the caulking is set to an angle obtained by subtracting a fluctuation angle of the rolling contact surface due to the caulking from an angle of the rolling contact surface where the raceway track of said inner ring secures a required form, and a tilt angle of the inner wall surface of said cone back face rib with respect to the radial direction before the caulking is set to an angle obtained by adding a fluctuation tilt angle due to the caulking to a tilt angle after the caulking.

10. The vehicle-use bearing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the condition is such that an angle of the rolling contact surface of said outer ring is set to an angle obtained by adding a fluctuation angle of the rolling contact surface of said inner ring due to the caulking to an angle of the rolling contact surface where the raceway track of said outer ring secures a required form.

11. A vehicle-use bearing apparatus comprising:

a hub wheel to which a wheel is attached; and

wherein said tapered roller bearing includes a single outer ring having two row rolling contact surfaces adjacent in an axial direction, a plurality of tapered rollers arranged on said two row rolling contact surfaces, and an inner ring which has a single rolling contact surface paired with the rolling contact surface on a vehicle inner side of said outer ring and is fitted to the vehicle inner side on an outer peripheral surface in said hub wheel, and a required area of the outer peripheral surface of said hub wheel is utilized as a rolling contact surface paired with the rolling contact surface on the vehicle outer side of said outer ring,

wherein the vehicle inner side of said hub wheel is of a hollow form, and the vehicle inner side is bent outwardly in a radial direction so as to be caulked to an end surface of said inner ring in said bearing,

wherein a raceway track of at least one of said outer and inner rings of said tapered roller bearing is designed so as to satisfy a condition that a predetermined form is secured in a state that the raceway track is elastically deformed due to the caulking.

12. The vehicle-use bearing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein:

said inner ring has a tapered rolling contact surface on its outer periphery and a cone back face rib which is expanded outwardly in the radial direction to a large diameter side of the tapered rolling contact surface, and the raceway track of said inner ring is said tapered rolling contact surface and an inner wall surface of said cone back face rib; and

said outer ring has only a tapered rolling contact surface on its inner periphery, and the raceway track of said outer ring is the tapered rolling contact surface.

13. The vehicle-use bearing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the condition is such that forms of the raceway tracks of said inner and outer rings before the caulking are set so that extended lines along the rolling contact surfaces of said outer and inner rings and an extended line along an outer peripheral surface of said tapered roller meet at a rotational axis of said hub wheel after the caulking.

14. The vehicle-use bearing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the condition is such that an angle of the rolling contact surface of said inner ring before the caulking is set to an angle obtained by subtracting a fluctuation angle of the rolling contact surface due to the caulking from an angle of the rolling contact surface where the raceway track of said inner ring secures a required form.

15. The vehicle-use bearing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the condition is such that an angle of the rolling contact surface of said inner ring before the caulking is set to an angle obtained by subtracting a fluctuation angle of the rolling contact surface of said inner ring due to the caulking from an angle of the rolling contact surface where the raceway track of said inner ring secures a required form, and a tilt angle of the inner wall surface of said cone back face rib before the caulking is set to an angle obtained by adding a fluctuation tilt angle due to the caulking to a tilt angle after the caulking.

16. The vehicle-use bearing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the condition is such that an angle of the rolling contact surface of said outer ring is set to an angle obtained by adding a fluctuation angle of the rolling contact surface of said inner ring due to the caulking to an angle of the rolling contact surface where the raceway track of said outer ring secures a required form.

17. A vehicle-use bearing apparatus comprising:

a hub wheel to which a wheel is attached; and

wherein said tapered roller bearing includes a single outer ring having two row rolling contact surfaces adjacent in an axial direction, an inner ring on a vehicle inner side corresponding to the rolling contact surface of said outer ring on the vehicle inner side, an outer ring on a vehicle outer side corresponding to the rolling contact surface of said outer ring on the vehicle outer side, and a plurality of tapered rollers arranged between the rolling contact surfaces of said outer ring and both the inner rings,

wherein a shaft end on vehicle inner side of said hub wheel is bent outwardly in a radial direction so as to be caulked to an end surface of said inner ring on the vehicle inner side in said tapered roller bearing,

wherein a raceway track of at least one of said outer ring and said inner ring on the vehicle inner side in said tapered roller bearing is designed so as to satisfy a condition that a predetermined form is secured in a state that the raceway track is elastically deformed due to the caulking.

18. The vehicle-use bearing apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the condition is such that forms of the raceway tracks of said inner and outer rings before the caulking are set so that extended lines along the rolling contact surfaces of said outer and inner rings and an extended line along an outer peripheral surface of said tapered roller meet at a rotational axis of said hub wheel after the caulking.

19. A vehicle-use bearing apparatus comprising:

a hub wheel having a center hole to which a wheel is attached;

a double row tapered roller bearing with vertex of contact angles outside of bearing to be attached to an outer periphery of said hub wheel; and

an equal velocity joint to be attached to the center hole of said hub wheel so as to be rotatively integrally with said hub wheel in a state that said joint is close to said tapered roller bearing,

wherein said tapered roller bearing includes a single outer ring having two row rolling contact surfaces adjacent in an axial direction, a plurality of tapered rollers arranged on said two row rolling contact surfaces, and an inner ring which has a single rolling contact surface paired with the rolling contact surface on a vehicle inner side of said outer ring and is fitted to the vehicle inner side on an outer peripheral surface of said hub wheel, and a required area of the outer peripheral surface of said hub wheel is utilized as a rolling contact surface paired with the rolling contact surface on the vehicle outer side of said outer ring,

wherein a shaft end on the vehicle inner side of said hub wheel is bent outwardly in a radial direction so as to be caulked to an end surface of said inner ring of said tapered roller bearing,

wherein a raceway track of at least one of said outer ring and said inner ring in said tapered roller bearing is designed so as to satisfy a condition that a predetermined form is secured in a state that the raceway track is elastically deformed due to the caulking.