Air powered vehicle
OwnerRobert T. Manorinventor
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Abstract
This invention relates to an air powered vehicle including a chassis and wheels to which is connected an airpowered, reciprocating piston engine having intake and exhaust systems. A suspension type compressor is operatively connected between a wheel and the chassis whereby vertical movement of the wheel due to unevenness of the road or bumps provided on the wheel causes the compressor to operate and provide compressed air. This compressor is provided with inlet and exhaust ports connected, respectively, to a reservoir, whereby operation of the compressor pumps air to the reservoir for operation of the engine.
Claims8
For use on a vehicle, a suspension type compressor comprising a cylinder device having a reciprocable piston which defines two pressure chambers therewith, a piston rod secured to said piston and extending axially therefrom, means for securing said cylinder device and piston between the frame and axle of a wheeled vehicle;
- said cylinder device including two separate heads arranged one above the other, means mounting said heads for limited relative movement, means yieldably urging said heads toward each other, and intake and exhaust valve means in each head responsive to reciprocation of said piston in said cylinder device for drawing gaseous fluid into and forcing such fluid out of said chambers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.