Motor vehicles – With fluid or mechanical means to accumulate energy to power...
Patent
1980-11-14
1983-05-17
Spar, Robert J.
Motor vehicles
With fluid or mechanical means to accumulate energy to power...
60407, 60412, 91522, 180302, B60K 900
Patent
active
043835899
ABSTRACT:
The present invention utilizes a power system based upon the use of compressed air. Each wheel of the vehicle is provided with a motor which is operated by compressed air from a respective storage tank through a system of valves and hydraulic or fluid pressure lines. The rotation of each wheel is also utilized to drive air compressors which may recapture some or all of the air which is exhausted from each motor and additionally to compress and store air brought in from outside of the vehicle during its motion. The present invention can be adapted for two-wheel drive or four-wheel drive.
The drive units for each wheel are substantially identical. The rear units are mounted on fixed axles whereas the front units are mounted on an axle having a universal joint therein and each wheel is mounted by means of a ball joint to a suspension frame which in turn is secured to the vehicle frame. The suspension means for all wheels can be of a well-known type such as coil springs, leaf springs and other well-known suspension and load cushioning devices now in use. The rear wheel units are mounted on suspension systems similar to that for the front wheel which systems are in turn secured to the main vehicle frame and the wheels are suspended within the suspension frames with load cushioning devices similar to those on the front wheels.
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Spar Robert J.
Underwood Donald W.
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