Tire inflation system
AssigneeAperia Technologies, Inc.
InventorsBrandon Richardson, David Carlberg, Agustus Shelander
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Loading patent…
AssigneeAperia Technologies, Inc.
InventorsBrandon Richardson, David Carlberg, Agustus Shelander
Estimating the term…
A tire inflation system including a drive mechanism having a rotational axis, a pump cavity positioned a radial distance away from the axis of rotation, and a force translator coupling the rotational axis to the pump cavity. The drive mechanism includes a cam comprising an arcuate bearing surface having a non-uniform curvature, the cam rotatable about the rotational axis, and an eccentric mass couple to the cam that offsets a center of mass of the drive mechanism from the rotational axis. The pump cavity is rotatably coupled to the cam, wherein the pump cavity includes an actuating element and a chamber. The force translator couples the arcuate bearing surface to the actuating element, wherein the force translator includes an axis having an arcuate position fixed to an arcuate position of the pump cavity.
A tire inflation system configured to mount to and inflate a tire supported by a wheel comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.