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US 9,315,077 B2Granted
Tire inflation system having a passage for routing pressurized gas through a hub
AssigneeArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
InventorsKen Flory, Michael Andrew Power, James Keane
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Abstract
A tire inflation system having a conduit, a hub, and a seal assembly. The hub may be rotatably mounted on a spindle and may have a passage. The seal assembly may have a seal passage that fluidly connects the conduit to the passage.
Claims20
A tire inflation system comprising:
- a conduit for supplying a pressurized gas for inflating a tire;
- a hub that is rotatably mounted on a spindle and that has a passage that routes the pressurized gas through the hub;
- and
- a seal assembly that is disposed between the conduit and the hub, wherein the seal assembly has a seal passage that fluidly connects the conduit to the passage, the seal assembly does not engage the spindle, and the hub rotates with respect to a seal of the seal assembly.
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A tire inflation system comprising:
- a conduit for supplying a pressurized gas for inflating a tire;
- a hub that is rotatably disposed on a spindle, wherein the hub has a passage that extends from a first hub surface to a second hub surface;
- a seal assembly that is disposed proximate the first hub surface, wherein the seal assembly has a seal that has a seal passage that fluidly connects the conduit to the passage;
- and
- an anti-rotation bracket that inhibits rotation of the seal with respect to the hub.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.