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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2005
James A. Beverly, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Gerard O. Mccann, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Daryl J. Stacer, Portage, MI (US);
William F. Bleeke, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
John M. Kaste, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
James A. Beverly, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Gerard O. McCann, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Daryl J. Stacer, Portage, MI (US);
William F. Bleeke, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
John M. Kaste, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Dana Corporation, Toledo, OH (US);
Abstract
A tire inflation system and wheel speed sensor system having a hollow shaft rotatable with a drive mechanism. The shaft extends into the hollow end of an axle. A angular velocity system rotates with the shaft within the hollow end of the axle. A sensor, mounted within the axle, senses the rotation of the angular velocity system. The hollow shaft is a conduit for air from an air source to at least one tire.