Patent ID: 9457624
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: B60C

Claim Text:
1. An axle assembly for a tire inflation system having a pressure source and a tire pressure control valve for controlling tire pressure as a function of a pilot pressure, the axle assembly supporting a wheel which is mountable at a plurality of positions on the axle, the axle assembly comprising: an axle housing; an axle rotatably supported by the axle housing; a supply passage extending axially along a central axis of the axle from a first passage end to a second passage end; a pilot conduit extending through the supply passage and extending from a first conduit end to a second conduit end; a supply inlet communicating the pressure source with the first end of the supply passage; a supply outlet communicating the second end of the passage with the control valve; a pilot inlet communicating a source of pilot pressure with the first end of the conduit; a pilot outlet communicating the second end of the conduit with the control valve; a flexible supply hose connected to the supply outlet; and a flexible pilot hose connected to the pilot outlet, the supply and pilot hoses being coiled around an outer surface of the axle.