Patent ID: 8869850
Filing Date: 2014-10-28
Classification: B60C

Abstract:
1. A vehicle axle tire inflation device, comprising: a drive axle first portion configured to be rotatably driven, the drive axle first portion having a first interface; a drive axle second portion coupled to the drive axle first portion by an articulating joint and having an axle flange configured to receive a wheel, the drive axle second portion having a second interface proximate the first interface; a first conduit proximate the drive axle first portion and configured to deliver a pressurized fluid to the first interface; a second conduit proximate the drive axle second portion and configured to deliver the pressurized fluid to the wheel; and a fluid interface comprising an interface conduit fluidly coupling the first conduit to the second conduit, wherein the interface conduit is slidingly coupled to either the first conduit or the second conduit.