Vehicle compressed air generator

Abstract

Means of generating electrical power by using the weight of traffic passing over a section of a roadway. The apparatus comprises wooden or metal plates 2, 3 or a rubber hump which may be depressed by

Claims

VEHICLE COMPRESSED AIR GENERATORVERSION ONECLAIM 1A means of generating electricity whereby compressed air is used to drive a compressed air motor and a dynamo or other machinery or to fill cylinders, which a view to their eventual use to drive compressed air motors - the compressed air being produced by the weight of passing vehicles over a wooden or metal plate or rubber hump with a spring loaded piston below or alternatively by a spring-loaded bellows. Both the piston cylinder and the bellows have a one way air exit valve and a one way inlet valve and a pressure escape valve. Besides the main compression chamber there is also a reserve compression chamber to maintain continuity of supply if needed CLAIM 2A means of generating electricity whereby compressed air is used CLAIM 3A means of generating electricity whereby metal or wooden plates or rubber humps are used CLAIM 4A means of generating electricity, reference claim 1 above, whereby pistons working in cylinders are sited below the plates or humpsCLAIM 5A means of generating electricity, reference claim 1 above, whereby the plates in humps are sited in a roadway are depressed by passing traffic and thereby depress the pistons in the cylinder CLAIM 6A means of generating electricity, reference claim 5 above, whereby ball bearings are used - ball bearings line the upper inside wall of the cylinderCLAIM 7A means of generating electricity, reference claim 5 above, whereby springs are used - springs in telescopic casts are on a ***** in the cylinder and push the piston tack up for its return stroke CLAIM 8A means of generating electricity, reference claim 5 above, whereby valves are used. Each cylinder has a one way outlet valve, a one way air inlet valve and an excess pressure release valve CLAIM 9A means of generating electricity, reference claim 8 above, whereby the outlet valve connects to a compression chamberCLAIM 10A means of generating electricity, reference claim 9 above, whereby the compression chamber has a one way inlet valve and connects to a compressed air motorCLAIM 11A means of generating electricity, reference claim 10 above, whereby a reserve compression chamber is used connected to the main chamber with non return inlet and other valvesCLAIM 12A means of generating electricity, reference claim 9 above, whereby commercial filling machines are used - to fill portable cylinders for eventual use with motors or other purposes CLAIM 13A means of generating electricity, reference claim 10 above, whereby compressed air is used to drive a compressed air motor connected via a flywheel and gearbox to a dynamoVERSION TWOCLAIM 14A means of making compressed air whereby tallows are usedCLAIM 15A means of making compressed air whereby a large square version of ordinary bellows sits below an inclined leading plate in a road (see diagram)CLAIM 16A means of making compressed air whereby the bellows can be made with wooden tops or bottoms and leather or air tight plastic and fitted and removed as individual unitsCLAIM 17A means of generating compressed air whereby trays are used - reference Claim 16 above -trays are fitted in which the bellows are placed in positionCLAIM 18A means of making compressed air whereby reference claim 14 above, springs in telescopic cases keep the bellows in the open pisition when not depressedCLAIM 19A means of making compressed air whereby the bellows, reference claim 14 above, have a one way air inlet valve, a one way outlet valve and a pressure release valveCLAIM 20A means of making compressed air whereby all further details remain the same as for version one

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