Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wheel assembly for vehicle wheel adjustment having hub with two ports
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Application No.: US16608303Application Date: 2017-05-31
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Publication No.: US11312176B2Publication Date: 2022-04-26
- Inventor: Zachary Alexander Merrill
- Applicant: Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin
- Applicant Address: FR Clermont-Ferrand
- Assignee: Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin
- Current Assignee: Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin
- Current Assignee Address: FR Clermont-Ferrand
- Agent Neal P. Pierotti
- International Application: PCT/US2017/035162 WO 20170531
- International Announcement: WO2018/222183 WO 20181206
- Main IPC: B60B27/02
- IPC: B60B27/02 ; B60B27/00 ; B60B7/06 ; B60B7/14

Abstract:
An apparatus for a vehicle is provided that has an axle and a spindle sleeve with a spindle sleeve inner surface axis coaxial with the axis of the axle, and a spindle sleeve outer surface axis not coaxial with the axis of the axle. A hub has an axis coaxial with the spindle sleeve outer surface axis, and the hub at least partially defines a chamber. First and second ports extend through a wall of the hub to the chamber. The hub rotates about the spindle sleeve through the aid of two bearings. Lubricant is present within the chamber, and the first port provides a pathway for a pressurized fluid to be introduced into the chamber to force the lubricant out of the chamber via the second port.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200055334A1 WHEEL ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE WHEEL ADJUSTMENT HAVING HUB WITH TWO PORTS Public/Granted day:2020-02-20
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