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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2011
David Gregory Gonska, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Tracy Gerard Ellis, Whitelake, MI (US);
Yenkai Brian Wang, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Steven Ray Miller, Clarkston, MI (US);
Jeremy Tertzakian, Chesterfield Township, MI (US);
Scott Arthur Jenkinson, Davisburg, MI (US);
John David Morgan, Medina, OH (US);
Norman Austin, Kutztown, PA (US);
Christopher J. Wittry, Georgetown, KY (US);
Richard L. Decaire, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
David Gregory Gonska, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Tracy Gerard Ellis, Whitelake, MI (US);
Yenkai Brian Wang, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Steven Ray Miller, Clarkston, MI (US);
Jeremy Tertzakian, Chesterfield Township, MI (US);
Scott Arthur Jenkinson, Davisburg, MI (US);
John David Morgan, Medina, OH (US);
Norman Austin, Kutztown, PA (US);
Christopher J. Wittry, Georgetown, KY (US);
Richard L. Decaire, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC, Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
An axle assembly includes a non-rotating component and a wheel hub supported for rotation relative to the non-rotating component about an axis. The wheel hub includes a hub air passage that has a hub inlet and a hub outlet to be fluidly connected to at least one tire. An air chamber is formed at least in part between the non-rotating component and the wheel hub. The air chamber receives air flow from an air source and directs air flow into the hub inlet. A seal assembly engages the wheel hub to seal the air chamber.