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US 10,500,905 B2Granted
Vehicle wheel assembly
AssigneeJaguar Land Rover Limited
InventorsEmma-Claire Dunning, Maelle Dodu, Robbie Lesbirel
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Abstract
A control valve assembly that includes: an inlet for receiving compressed air from a supply line; an outlet for supplying compressed air to a transfer line; and a control valve for selectively placing the inlet in fluid communication with the outlet. The control valve assembly is configured to be removably disposed in a wheel hub. In addition, the control valve has a filter for filtering air moving between the supply line and the transfer line.
Claims6
A control valve assembly comprising;
- an inlet for receiving compressed air from a supply line;
- an outlet for supplying compressed air to a transfer line;
- a control valve for selectively placing the inlet in fluid communication with the outlet;
- and
- an annular cage removably and replaceably mounted around the control valve;
- wherein the control valve assembly is configured to be removably disposed in a wheel hub;
- and
- wherein the control valve assembly comprises a filter for filtering air moving between the supply line and the transfer line;
- and
- wherein the filter comprises a transfer line filter arranged to filter air moving between the control valve and the transfer line, wherein the annular cage supports the transfer line filter;
- and
- wherein the annular cage comprises a plurality of axial spokes having a plurality of transfer line filters therebetween.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.