Patent ID: 8307868
Filing Date: 2012-11-13
Classification: B60C,F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A wheel valve to be utilized on a vehicle including a central tire inflation system, the valve comprising: a) a casing securable to a rim of a vehicle, the casing having an open end and a closed end defining a cavity therein; b) a main valve body engaged with the casing within the cavity, the main body including at least one aperture located at each of a lower and an upper end of an interior thereof, the lower aperture adapted to be positioned in sealing engagement with a pressurized air inlet; c) a valve member movably disposed within the interior of the main body and sealingly engageable with the main body, the valve member including a number of openings therein to enable fluid communication between the lower aperture in the main body and the cavity in the casing through the valve member; and d) a biasing member disposed between the main body and the valve member, wherein the main body extends outwardly from the casing and includes a wide upper portion formed with a number of spaced, radially extending tabs engaged with the cavity in the casing and defining channels therebetween, and a narrow lower portion that defines a space between the main body and the cavity.