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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2016
Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, Llc, Maumee, OH (US);
William J. Foor, Clayton, MI (US);
Steven J. Strandlund, Columbia City, IN (US);
Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, LLc, Maumee, OH (US);
Abstract
An assembly for a tire inflation system includes a tire stem. A housing is engaged with a first end of the tire stem. The housing comprises a fluid conduit extending therethrough and a first adapter secured to a second adapter. The second adapter receives the first end of the tire stem and a first end of the first adapter. The first end of the tire stem and the first end of the first adapter abut each other. A valve is disposed in the fluid conduit and positioned within the first adapter. A depressor member is attacked to the first end of the first adapter and provided in the fluid conduit. The depressor member extends away from the valve and toward the tire stem. A seal member is disposed in a groove in the second adapter and provided around an outer surface of the tire stem.