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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2016
Applicant:
Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, Llc, Maumee, OH (US);
Inventors:
Brian V. Knapke, Toledo, OH (US);
Shad J. Falls, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Lloyd G. Racine, Lamoure, ND (US);
Assignee:
Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, LLC, Maumee, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 23/10 (2006.01); B60C 23/00 (2006.01); B60C 23/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 23/003 (2013.01); B60C 23/10 (2013.01); B60C 23/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hub assembly for a tire inflation system includes a hub configured to hold a wheel assembly. The hub has a hub conduit formed therethrough. The hub conduit has an inlet formed in an inner surface of the hub and an outlet formed adjacent an outboard end of the hub. A vent is formed in the hub. The vent includes one or more vent conduits which extend from the inner surface to an outer surface of the hub.