Tire inflation system
AssigneeDana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, LLC
InventorsStoyan I. Stoychev, Brian V. Knapke
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Abstract
A tire inflation system including an axle housing and a sealing ring disposed on the axle housing. The sealing ring has a conduit formed therethrough. A hub is disposed on the axle housing and adjacent the sealing ring. A hub ring is disposed on the hub and adjacent the sealing ring. The hub ring has a conduit formed therethrough. An inner seal member and an outer seal member are disposed between sealing ring and the hub ring. The conduit formed through the hub ring is in fluid communication with the conduit formed through the sealing ring through an area between the inner seal member and the outer seal member.
Claims17
A tire inflation system, comprising:
- an axle housing;
- a sealing ring disposed on the axle housing, the sealing ring having a conduit formed therethrough;
- a hub rotatably disposed on the axle housing adjacent the sealing ring;
- a hub ring disposed on the hub adjacent the sealing ring and having a conduit formed therethrough;
- an inner seal member disposed between sealing ring and the hub ring;
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- an outer seal member disposed between the sealing ring and the hub ring, wherein the conduit formed through the hub ring is in fluid communication with the conduit formed through the sealing ring through an area between the inner seal member and the outer seal member.
A tire inflation system, comprising:
- an axle housing;
- a sealing ring disposed on the axle housing, the sealing ring having a conduit formed therethrough which is in fluid communication with a pump conduit;
- a hub rotatably disposed on the axle housing adjacent the seating ring;
- a hub ring disposed on and attached to an end portion of the hub adjacent the sealing ring and having a conduit formed therethrough;
- a tone ring attached to the hub ring and provided inboard of an inner seal member which is disposed between the sealing ring and hub ring;
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- an outer seal member provided outboard of the inner seal member and disposed between the sealing ring and the hub ring, wherein the conduit formed through the hub ring is in fluid communication with the conduit formed through the sealing ring through an area between the inner seal member and the outer seal member and wherein the conduit formed through the hub ring is in fluid communication with a conduit formed through a wheel stud via a secondary conduit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.