Multi-body hub cover for tire inflation system
A hubcap and hub technology, applied in tire measurement, tire parts, vehicle components, etc., can solve the problems of damage and insufficient tightness of rotary joints and related ATIS components
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[0024] Such as figure 1 As shown, vehicle 2 may include a truck 4 and a trailer 6 . Truck 4 may include one or more drive axles 8 as part of the vehicle's powertrain. The truck 4 may also include a steering axle (not shown in detail) with a pivotable main shaft that provides steering capability for the vehicle 2 . Trailer 6 may include one or more fixed axles (not shown). Each axle may have one or more wheels 10 mounted thereon. A pneumatic tire 12 may be mounted to each wheel 10 . Any axle can terminate at the end of a wheel of which the hub and hub cap 16 are parts.
[0025] Vehicle 2 may be provided with an automatic tire inflation system that may maintain the tires at a desired fluid pressure using pressurized fluid from the vehicle's fluid braking system or some other source of pressurized fluid. An automatic tire inflation system may be used to control fluid pressure in one or more of the respective tires 12 mounted to the steering axle (not shown), drive axle 8 and...
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