Fluid Conduit for Use in a Tire Inflation System
OwnerBryan D. HACKETTinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for use in a tire inflation system may include a steer-axle spindle, wherein the steer-axle spindle may include a first side, a second side, and a channel formed in the steer-axle spindle through the first side and the second side. A fluid conduit may be configured to be disposed through the channel from the first side of the steer-axle spindle to the second side of the steer-axle spindle, wherein a first end of the fluid conduit may be configured to be in fluid communication with a rotary union, and a second end of the fluid conduit may be configured to be in fluid communication with an air supply for the tire inflation system.
Claims20
An apparatus for use in a tire inflation system comprising:
- a steer-axle spindle, wherein the steer-axle spindle includes a first side, a second side, and a channel formed in the steer-axle spindle through the first side and the second side;
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- a fluid conduit configured to be disposed through the channel from the first side of the steer-axle spindle to the second side of the steer-axle spindle, wherein a first end of the fluid conduit is configured to be in fluid communication with a rotary union, and a second end of the fluid conduit is configured to be in fluid communication with an air supply for the tire inflation system.
A method for a tire inflation system comprising:
- forming a steer-axle spindle, wherein the steer-axle spindle includes a first side, a second side, and a channel formed in the steer-axle spindle through the first side and the second side;
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- fabricating a fluid conduit configured to be disposed through the channel from the first side of the steer-axle spindle to the second side of the steer-axle spindle, wherein a first end of the fluid conduit is configured to be in fluid communication with a rotary union, and a second end of the fluid conduit is configured to be in fluid communication with an air supply for the tire inflation system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.