Patent ID: 9283818
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: B60C,B62D

Claim Text:
1. A tire inflation system for a vehicle comprising: a wheel end assembly having a tire that is configured to be rotated about an axis by an axle shaft; an air skirt that is spaced apart from the wheel end assembly and that extends over the wheel end assembly to at least partially conceal the tire, wherein the air skirt has a groove that faces toward the tire such that the groove is open in a direction that faces toward the tire; and a gas supply subsystem that supplies pressurized gas to the tire, wherein the gas supply subsystem includes a first conduit that extends from the air skirt to the axle shaft and a second conduit that supplies pressurized gas to the tire, wherein the first conduit is snap fit into the groove to mount the first conduit to the air skirt.