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US 11,760,141 B2Granted
Engine drive air compressor with frame storage tank
AssigneeToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
InventorsStuart Roger Wuerthele, Paxton S. Williams
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for providing a tire pressure enhancing device for increasing the air pressure of tires mounted on a vehicle. For example, an air compressor may be coupled to an engine of a vehicle to compress air. The compressed air is then stored in the frame of the vehicle. The compressed air may be transferred to each tire through a hose via an access point in the frame.
Claims20
A vehicle comprising:
- an air storage tank incorporated within a vehicle structural frame;
- an air compressor to generate compressed air, wherein the air compressor is coupled to provide the compressed air to the air storage tank for storage in the air storage tank;
- an access point coupled with the air storage tank within the vehicle structural frame;
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- a plurality of hoses transporting the compressed air comprising a first type of hose connecting the air compressor to the air storage tank, and a second type of hose connecting the air storage tank to a tire of the vehicle;
- wherein in response to a control signal, the compressed air travels from the air storage tank, via the access point, to the tire through the second type of hose.
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A vehicle structural frame of a vehicle comprising:
- an air storage tank incorporated within the vehicle structural frame;
- an air compressor to generate compressed air, wherein the air compressor is coupled to provide the compressed air to the air storage tank for storage in the air storage tank;
- an access point coupled with the air storage tank within the vehicle structural frame;
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- a plurality of hoses transporting the compressed air comprising a first type of hose connecting the air compressor to the air storage tank, and a second type of hose connecting the air storage tank to a tire of the vehicle;
- wherein in response to a control signal, the compressed air travels from the air storage tank, via the access point, to the tire through the second type of hose.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.