Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Automatic tire inflation system with thru-hub air feed
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Application No.: US15952366Application Date: 2018-04-13
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Publication No.: US11254170B2Publication Date: 2022-02-22
- Inventor: John Furtado
- Applicant: Tesla, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Austin
- Assignee: Tesla, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Tesla, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Austin
- Agency: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP
- Main IPC: B60C23/00
- IPC: B60C23/00 ; B60B27/00 ; F16C19/36 ; F16C19/38

Abstract:
An Automatic Tire Inflation System (ATIS) for use with a vehicle includes a controller, valves controlled by the controller and, for at least one drive axle having inner bearings and outer bearings, a channel formed in a spindle, first hosing coupling controlled by the controller to the channel formed in the spindle, a channel formed in a hub, a rotary air seal coupling the channel formed in the spindle to the channel formed in the hub, and second hosing coupling the channel formed in the hub to at least one wheel. The rotary air seal may transition from a sealed state that forms a seal between the spindle and the hub to support air flow between the channel formed in the spindle and the channel formed in hub and reside in an unsealed state to negate the seal between the spindle and the hub.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180297423A1 AUTOMATIC TIRE INFLATION SYSTEM WITH THRU-HUB AIR FEED Public/Granted day:2018-10-18
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