Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Tire inflation system
- Patent Title (中): 轮胎通货膨胀系统
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Application No.: US13261968Application Date: 2013-04-08
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Publication No.: US09446637B2Publication Date: 2016-09-20
- Inventor: Brian V. Knapke , Lloyd G. Racine
- Applicant: DANA HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC
- Applicant Address: US OH Maumee
- Assignee: DANA HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC
- Current Assignee: DANA HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US OH Maumee
- Agency: Marshall & Melhorn, LLC
- International Application: PCT/US2013/035588 WO 20130408
- International Announcement: WO2013/154976 WO 20131017
- Main IPC: B60C23/10
- IPC: B60C23/10 ; B60C23/00

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 rotatably disposed on the axle housing. The hub is disposed adjacent the sealing ring and has a conduit formed therethrough which is in fluid communication with a conduit formed through a fastener engaged with the hub. The tire inflation system also includes an inner rotary seal disposed between the sealing ring and the hub and an outer rotary seal disposed between the sealing ring and the hub. The conduit formed through the hub is in fluid communication with the conduit formed through the sealing ring through an area between the inner rotary seal and the outer rotary seal. A bearing seal is disposed between the hub and the axle housing and outboard of the outer rotary seal.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150107742A1 TIRE INFLATION SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2015-04-23
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