Patent ID: 6425427
Filing Date: 2002-07-30
Classification: B60C

Abstract:
A tire inflation system for a vehicle having pneumatic tires and a hollow axle having an inner wall, the tire inflation system comprising:a first structure adapted to mount to said hollow axle and having a first opening therein adapted to fluidly communicate with said hollow axle, wherein said first structure has a securing portion adapted to be sealingly and securingly received within said hollow axle and selectively biased against said hollow axle inner wall, wherein said securing portion includes a first member by and a second member, the first member having a wedge portion adapted to selectively bias said second member radially outwardly against said hollow axle inner wall; and a second structure being rotatable with respect to said first structure at a rotary union defined therebetween and having a second opening therein in fluid communication with said first opening; wherein said rotary union is adapted to reside inside said hollow axle when said first structure is mounted to said hollow axle.