Patent ID: 9469165
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: B60B,B60C,B60Y

Claim Text:
1. An axle assembly comprising: an inner hub assembly having an annular member and an abutment ring, the annular member being disposed about a rotational axis, the abutment ring being fixedly coupled to the annular member, wherein one of the annular member and the abutment ring has an inlet boss that defines an inlet port; a drive hub that is adapted to be to be coupled to a wheel, the drive hub defining an outlet port; first and second hub bearings supporting the drive hub for rotation on the annular member; and first and second shaft seals sealingly engaged to the drive hub and the inner hub assembly; wherein a first fluid conduit is partly defined by the abutment ring, the first fluid conduit being in fluid communication with the air inlet port; and wherein the second shaft seal is spaced apart from the first shaft seal along the rotational axis to at least partially define a second fluid conduit, the second fluid conduit coupling the outlet port in fluid communication with the first fluid conduit.