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US 9,283,818 B2Granted
Tire inflation system with external pressurized gas routing
AssigneeArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
InventorsChristopher Keeney, Eric Lewandowski, John D. Morgan, Michael Andrew Power, James Keane
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Abstract
A tire inflation system for a vehicle. The tire inflation system may include a gas supply subsystem that may supply pressurized gas to a tire via first conduit that may be connected to an axle shaft.
Claims20
A tire inflation system for a vehicle comprising:
- a wheel end assembly having a tire that is configured to be rotated about an axis by an axle shaft;
- an air skirt that is spaced apart from the wheel end assembly and that extends over the wheel end assembly to at least partially conceal the tire, wherein the air skirt has a groove that faces toward the tire such that the groove is open in a direction that faces toward the tire;
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- a gas supply subsystem that supplies pressurized gas to the tire, wherein the gas supply subsystem includes a first conduit that extends from the air skirt to the axle shaft and a second conduit that supplies pressurized gas to the tire, wherein the first conduit is snap fit into the groove to mount the first conduit to the air skirt.
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A tire inflation system for a vehicle comprising:
- a wheel end assembly having a tire that is configured to be rotated about an axis by an axle shaft;
- a cross member that is disposed on a body side panel of the vehicle and that extends across a wheel opening, wherein the cross member has a groove that faces toward the tire such that the groove is open in a direction that faces toward the tire;
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- a gas supply subsystem that supplies pressurized gas to the tire, wherein the gas supply subsystem includes a first conduit that is disposed proximate the cross member and that extends from the cross member to the axle shaft and a second conduit that supplies pressurized gas to the tire, wherein the first conduit is snap fit into the groove to mount the first conduit to the cross member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.