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US 2004/0000451 A1Published application
Wheel hub magnetic filter for lubricating fluids
OwnerMichael B. Merkler, Vincent O. Valenzuela +2inventors
InventorsMichael B. Merkler, Vincent O. Valenzuela, Daniel A. Grohnke, Richard L. Overman
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Abstract
A wheel hub magnetic filter fits within a wheel hub mounted for rotation on an end of the axle. The lubricating oil filter is positioned in a lubricating oil path upstream from the wheel hub bearings and is mounted with the wheel hub for rotation. The lubricating oil filter comprising a circular ring section which fits into an annular plenum in the wheel hub and includes flow directing barriers positioned radially inwardly from an outer edge of the circular ring section.
Claims11
A vehicle axle assembly comprising:
- an axle housing having two ends;
- wheel hubs installed on each of the two ends of the axle housing, the wheel hubs further comprising bearings supporting rotation of wheel hubs;
- a lubricant circulation path for distributing lubricant through the axle housing including around the bearings;
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- a filter fitted into the wheel hub across the lubricant circulation path for removing particles from the lubricant.
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Apparatus comprising:
- an axle;
- a wheel hub mounted for rotation on an end of the axle;
- a plurality wheel hub bearings disposed in races at the end of the axle in contact with the wheel hub;
- a lubricating oil path from the axle into the wheel hub including a portion of the races;
- a lubricating oil filter mounted in the wheel hub for rotation and positioned across the lubricating oil path isolating the races from the rest of the lubricating oil path, the lubricating oil filter comprising a circular ring section and flow directing barriers positioned radially inwardly from an outer edge of the circular ring section.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.