Patent ID: 8505600

Claim:
An integrated rotary union and hub cap for a wheel end assembly of a vehicle, said wheel end assembly including a wheel hub having an outboard end, said integrated rotary union and hub cap comprising: a hub cap portion, said hub cap portion including: at least one wall forming an interior compartment in the hub cap portion; and means for mounting said hub cap portion on said outboard end of said wheel hub; and a rotary union portion, said rotary union portion being mounted in a housing, said housing being formed with a flange, said flange being rigidly attached to an interior surface of said wall, the housing protruding inboardly from the wall into and being contained entirely within said hub cap portion interior compartment, whereby the rotary union portion provides fluid communication from a tire inflation system to tires of said vehicle when the hub cap portion is mounted on said outboard end of said wheel hub.