Apparatus for compressing gas in response to vehicular traffic

Details Apparatus for compressing gas in response to vehicular traffic Apparatus for compressing gas in response to vehicular traffic

1976-11-18

1978-03-28

Croyle, Carlton R.

Pumps

Operated by art device

417244, F04B 3500, F04B 4504

Patent

active

040812243

ABSTRACT:
A plurality of actuator members are mounted along the surface of a roadway in the path of vehicular traffic, so as to be actuated as the wheels of vehicles pass thereover. Beneath each actuator is a chamber formed of resilient material, one of the walls of this chamber being deflected inwardly in response to an associated actuator. The chambers are filled with gas and connected to each other in series by means of a suitable valving arrangement. The gas contained within the chambers, which is preferably air, is compressed by virtue of the actuation of the chamber, gas being fed from chamber to chamber such that successively higher gas compression levels will be reached at succeeding chamber stages in the chain. To facilitate the actuation of the higher level compression stages the actuation surfaces thereof are made to have a decreased area so that greater force per unit area can be provided for a given weight vehicle. Thus, highly compressed and heated gas can be generated for use in driving various types of machinery.

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IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, Positive Displacement Pump, R. T. Albo, Apr. 1965.

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