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US 11,433,704 B2Granted
Axle assembly and the tire inflation system made therewith
AssigneeDana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, LLC
InventorsSteven G. Slesinski, Harry W. Trost
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Abstract
An axle assembly includes a first axle shaft. The first axle shaft includes a first conduit. A second axle shaft includes a second conduit. The first conduit and the second conduit are in fluid communication through a chamber. A differential is operatively connected to the first axle shaft and the second axle shaft. The chamber is at least partially disposed within the differential.
Claims17
An axle assembly, comprising:
- a first axle shaft comprising a first conduit within the first axle shaft for transporting gas;
- a second axle shaft comprising a second conduit within the second axle shaft for transporting gas;
- a differential operatively connected to the first axle shaft and the second axle shaft;
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- a chamber formed by a seal spanning a distance between an inboard surface of the first axle shaft and an inboard surface of the second axle shaft, the chamber formed within the differential, and the chamber connecting an inboard end of the first conduit with an inboard end of the second conduit.
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An axle assembly, comprising:
- a first hub rotatably disposed on an axle housing, the first hub comprising a hub conduit;
- a first axle shaft secured to the first hub, the first axle shaft comprising a first conduit within the first axle shaft, the first conduit in fluid communication with the hub conduit;
- a second axle shaft comprising a second conduit within the second axle shaft;
- a differential operatively connected to the first axle shaft and the second axle shaft;
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- a chamber formed within the differential by a seal spanning a distance between an inboard surface of the first axle shaft and an inboard surface of the second axle shaft, the chamber connecting an inboard end of the first conduit with an inboard end of the second conduit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.