Hubcap with oil filter
OwnerAdam Priceinventor
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Abstract
A hubcap assembly is configured to be mounted onto a wheel hub and has a body that forms an oil enclosure for containing oil to lubricate wheel bearings. The hubcap assembly includes an integrated filtration assembly that is positioned inside the oil enclosure and is designed to remove at least one type of contaminant from the oil contained in the oil enclosure. The filtration assembly may include magnetic components for magnetic separation of metal shavings contained in the oil. The filtration assembly may also include barrier filtration media for removal of other contaminants from the oil, or the assembly may include a combination of magnetic components and barrier filtration media.
Claims20
A hubcap assembly comprising:
- a hubcap body configured to be mounted onto a wheel hub, wherein the hubcap body has an interior wall that defines an oil enclosure, wherein the hubcap body has an open distal end;
- a cap assembly configured to cap the open distal end of the hubcap body;
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- a filtration assembly comprising at least one baffle plate attached to the interior wall of the hubcap body at a position that is axially inward from the cap assembly, wherein the at least one baffle plate has a plurality of openings extending through the at least one baffle plate, and
- wherein the at least one baffle plate extends transversely across a width of the oil enclosure between surfaces of the interior wall on opposing sides of the oil enclosure, wherein a holding chamber is disposed between the at least one baffle plate and the cap assembly.
A hubcap assembly comprising:
- a hubcap body configured to be mounted onto a wheel hub, wherein the hubcap body has an interior wall that defines an oil enclosure, wherein the hubcap body has an open distal end;
- a cap assembly configured to cap the open distal end of the hubcap body;
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- a magnetic mesh filter comprising a plurality of woven wires, wherein the magnetic mesh filter is attached to the interior wall of the hubcap body at a position that is axially inward from the cap assembly, wherein the magnetic mesh filter has a plurality of openings extending through the magnetic mesh filter, and
- wherein the magnetic mesh filter extends transversely across a width of the oil enclosure between surfaces of the interior wall on opposing sides of the oil enclosure, wherein a holding chamber is disposed between the magnetic mesh filter and the cap assembly.
A hubcap assembly comprising:
- a hubcap body configured to be mounted onto a wheel hub, wherein the hubcap body has an interior wall that defines an oil enclosure, wherein the hubcap body has an open distal end;
- a cap assembly configured to cap the open distal end of the hubcap body;
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- a filtration assembly comprising barrier filtration media disposed between two opposing support structures, wherein each of the opposing support structures comprises a plurality of magnetic elements arranged with a plurality of openings between the magnetic elements, wherein each of the opposing support structures is attached to the interior wall of the hubcap body at a position that is axially inward from the cap assembly,
- wherein each of the opposing support structures extends transversely across a width of the oil enclosure between surfaces of the interior wall on opposing sides of the oil enclosure, wherein a holding chamber is disposed between one of the opposing support structures and the cap assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.