Patent ID: 11865873
Assignee: ARVINMERITOR TECHNOLOGY, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 18:
19. A wheel end assembly comprising:
a spindle that is disposed along an axis and that defines a spindle air passage;
a hub that is rotatable about the axis with respect to the spindle, the hub defining an annular hub chamber that extends around the axis, a hub air passage that has a first port that is fluidly connected to the annular hub chamber and a second port that is adapted to be fluidly connected to a wheel, and a second hub air passage that has a first port that is fluidly connected to the annular hub chamber and the second port; and
a rotary seal assembly that fluidly connects the spindle air passage to a port of the annular hub chamber, wherein the port of the annular hub chamber extends continuously around the axis, wherein the port of the annular hub chamber is axially positioned closer to a distal end of the spindle than the first port of the hub air passage and the first port of the second hub air passage.