Tire inflation system having a sleeve assembly for routing pressurized gas

A tire inflation system comprising:

• a conduit that supplies a pressurized gas for inflating a tire;
• a spindle disposed along an axis;
• a hub that is disposed on the spindle and configured to rotate about the axis, wherein the hub has a hub passage that routes the pressurized gas through the hub;
• a sleeve assembly that includes:
• a sleeve assembly seal that has a hole that receives the spindle, wherein the sleeve assembly seal has a sleeve assembly passage that receives the pressurized gas from the conduit, an inner surface that engages the spindle, a first outer surface that is disposed opposite the inner surface, a second outer surface that is an outside circumferential surface of the sleeve assembly seal, and a second step surface that extends from the first outer surface to the second outer surface;
• and
• a deflector that is mounted on the sleeve assembly seal, wherein the deflector has a first wall that engages the second outer surface, a second wall that extends from an end of the first wall and extends along the second step surface to inhibit axial movement of the deflector, and a third wall that extends from an end of the second wall toward the hub;
• and
• a wheel end seal assembly that is disposed between the sleeve assembly seal and the hub, wherein the wheel end seal assembly has a seal passage that fluidly connects the sleeve assembly passage to the hub passage.