Vehicle wheel assembly with a hollow stud and internal passageways connected to a CTIS
US7168468B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 27, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 30, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 18, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60C23/00363
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle wheel assembly includes a rim secured to a hub of a wheel, a tire secured to the rim, and a hollow stud. The hollow stud includes an air passageway and extends through a rim opening that one end secured to the hub. A lug nut is secured to the hollow stud at its other end. The one end is operably connected to a source of compressed air through the air passageway. A central tire inflation valve is secured to the rim. The rim includes a first internal passageway communicating with the air passageway and the valve, and a second internal passageway communicating with the valve and the interior of the tire.
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