Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Rotary union for automatic tire inflation system
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Application No.: US15030566Application Date: 2014-10-23
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Publication No.: US10696106B2Publication Date: 2020-06-30
- Inventor: Mark Kevin Hennig
- Applicant: Equalaire Systems, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Corpus Christi
- Assignee: Equalaire Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Equalaire Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Corpus Christi
- Agency: Pizarro Allen PC
- International Application: PCT/US2014/061879 WO 20141023
- International Announcement: WO2015/061523 WO 20150430
- Main IPC: B60C23/00
- IPC: B60C23/00 ; B60B7/00

Abstract:
A rotary union for a tire inflation system may comprise a stator and a rotor assembly, and may be contained entirely within the space formed by a hubcap and wheel end. The rotor assembly may be mounted to the interior of a hubcap. The rotor assembly may comprise a tube that extends into the stator. The tube may be sealed in the rotor assembly by a first annular seal, and may be sealed in the stator by a second annular seal.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160250901A1 ROTARY UNION FOR AUTOMATIC TIRE INFLATION SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2016-09-01
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