Self-pressurizing air suspension system

A vehicular suspension system comprising:

• a first mounting element configured to attach to a body of a vehicle equipped with the vehicular suspension system;
• a second mounting element configured to attach to a wheel of the vehicle;
• an air spring including a flexible bellows having a first chamber configured to hold pressurized air and a second chamber;
• an air reservoir configured to hold pressurized air;
• a control valve in fluid communication with the first chamber of the bellows and the air reservoir, the first chamber of the bellows expanding in response to receiving pressurized airflow from the air reservoir via the control valve;
• an intake valve in fluid communication with the second chamber of the bellows and an ambient environment, the second chamber receiving airflow from the ambient environment via the intake valve during an expansion stage of a jouncing event;
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• an exhaust valve in fluid communication with the second chamber of the bellows and the air reservoir, airflow directed from the second chamber toward the air reservoir via the exhaust valve during a compression stage of the jouncing event to at least partially pressurize the air reservoir.

A vehicle comprising:

• a body;
• a wheel;
• a first mounting element attached to the body;
• a second mounting element attached to the wheel;
• an air spring including a flexible bellows having a first chamber configured to hold pressurized air and a second chamber;
• an air reservoir configured to hold pressurized air;
• a control valve in fluid communication with the first chamber of the bellows and the air reservoir, the first chamber of the bellows expanding in response to receiving pressurized airflow from the air reservoir via the control valve;
• an intake valve in fluid communication with the second chamber of the bellows and an ambient environment, the second chamber receiving airflow from the ambient environment via the intake valve during an expansion stage of a jouncing event;
• and
• an exhaust valve in fluid communication with the second chamber of the bellows and the air reservoir, airflow directed from the second chamber toward the air reservoir via the exhaust valve during a compression stage of the jouncing event to at least partially pressurize the air reservoir.