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This invention evolved out of a need for a vehicle that is mainly independent of the use of conventional fossil or non-fossil fuels to propel it, instead utilizes mainly compressed air as the propellant to bring such a vehicle in motion. Since this invention will enable a vehicle to travel from one point to another by utilizing compressed air, and as such the air is freely and abundantly available, the vehicle will be able to run basically on stored compressed air energy and therefore will produce no harmful pollutants compared to vehicles running on conventional fossil or non-fossil fuels.
Previous designs involved the use of compressed air to propel vehicles but involved using a conventional engine in which the compressed air was injected into the cylinders of the conventional engine, the compressed air would push the pistons inside the cylinders of the engine and, as the pistons are mechanically connected to a camshaft, movement of the pistons produced a rotation of the camshaft, that in turn, through mechanical transmission of this motion, produce the rotary motion to turn the axel of the vehicle, that in turn, rotates the wheels of the vehicle.
The problem with using a conventional engine with the compressed air arises due to the fact that there are a number of mechanical parts within the conventional engine that are involved in converting the stored energy in the compressed air into motion of the vehicle, as a result, a lot of compressed air energy is lost in overcoming friction between various moving parts of the conventional engine.
The present invention avoids use of conventional engine, yet produces motion of a vehicle effectively by utilizing stored energy in compressed air.
In the present invention of Air-propelled Vehicle, a reversible air motor is used as a source to propel the said Air-propelled Vehicle into either forward or reverse motion. In general, an air motor produces rotation of its shaft when compressed air is introduced into the said air motor's inlet orifice. A reversible air motor generally has two inlet orifices and is capable of producing rotation of its shaft both in the clockwise as well as counterclockwise directions, when compressed air is introduced into the respective inlet orifices of the said reversible air motor. In the present invention of the said Air-propelled Vehicle, the said Shaft of the Reversible Air Motor is mechanically attached with the Axle of the said Air-propelled Vehicle, therefore, any rotation of the said Shaft of the said Reversible Air Motor will cause the said Axle of the said Air-propelled Vehicle to rotate as well. As the said Wheels of the said Air-propelled Vehicle are mechanically attached to the said Axle of the said Air-propelled Vehicle, rotation of the said Axle of the said Air-propelled Vehicle will produce rotation of the said Wheels of the said Air-propelled Vehicle, thus causing the said Air-propelled Vehicle to move.
The current invention comprises of the following components that make up the said Air-propelled Vehicle:
Under normal conditions, the said Air-propelled Vehicle is not in motion, the said Compressed Air Storage Tank is filled with said Fully Compressed Air, the said Main Hose, the said Diverter, the said Forward Hose and the said Reverse Hose are all filled with the said Fully Compressed Air and the said lever of the said Forward Motion Control Mechanism and the said lever of the said Reverse Motion Control Mechanism are both in the “OFF” positions.
As soon as the said lever of the Forward Motion Air Control Mechanism is moved to “Forward” position, the said Fully Compressed Air present in the said Forward Hose will be released into the said Forward Inlet Orifice of the said Reversible Air Motor. The said Fully Compressed Air will enter into the said Reversible Air Motor and will cause the said Shaft of the said Reversible Air Motor to rotate. Since the said Shaft of said Reversible Air Motor is mechanically attached to the said Axle of the said Air-propelled Vehicle, the said Axle of the said Air-propelled Vehicle would also rotate in the same direction as the direction of rotation of the said Shaft of the said Reversible Air Motor. Also, since the said Wheels of the said Air-propelled Vehicle are mechanically connected to the said Axle of the said Air-propelled Vehicle, the said Wheels of the said Air-propelled Vehicle would also rotate in the same direction as the direction of rotation of the said Axle of the said Air-propelled Vehicle, thus moving the said Air-propelled Vehicle in the forward direction. As the said compressed air passes through the said Reversible Air Motor and produces the forward motion of the said Air-propelled Vehicle as explained above, it looses some of its pressure in the process and becomes Partially Compressed Air. The said Partially Compressed Air is then exhausted through the said Discharge Orifice of the said Reversible Air Motor.
The said Discharge Orifice of the said Reversible Air Motor is connected to the said inlet orifice of the said Partially Compressed Air Holding Tank via the said Discharge Hose. The said outlet orifice of the said Partially Compressed Air Holding Tank is connected to the said inlet orifice of the said Air Compressor via a hose. The said Air Compressor compresses the said Partially Compressed Air received from the said Partially Compressed Air Holding Tank, to a desired pressure and discharges this Fully Compressed Air via the said outlet orifice of the said Air Compressor into the said inlet orifice of the said Fully Compressed Air Storage Tank. The said Fully Compressed Air Storage Tank feeds the said Fully Compressed Air into the said Main Hose via Fully Compressed Air Storage Tank's outlet orifice.
The said Main Hose is connected to the said inlet orifice of the said Diverter at one end and the said outlet orifice of the said Fully Compressed Air Storage Tank, one of the said outlet orifices of the said Diverter is connected to the said inlet orifice of the Forward Motion Air Control Mechanism via a hose while the other said outlet orifice of the said Diverter is connected to Reverse Motion Air Control Mechanism via a hose. The said Fully Compressed Air present in the said Main Hose will therefore be diverted to two said outlet orifices of the said Diverter and to the said inlet orifices of the Forward Motion Air Control Mechanism and the said Reverse Motion Air Control Mechanism via their respective said hoses.
The said Forward Motion Air Control Mechanism is connected to the said Forward Inlet Orifice of the said Reversible Air Motor via a hose. When the said lever for the said Forward Motion Air Control Mechanism is moved to the position marked as “Forward”, the said Fully Compressed Air present at the said inlet orifice of the said Forward Motion Air Control Mechanism will be released into the said Forward Inlet Orifice of the said Reversible Air Motor. The said Fully Compressed Air will enter into the said Reversible Air Motor and will cause the said Shaft of the said Reversible Air Motor to rotate. Since the said Shaft of the said Reversible Air Motor is mechanically connected to the said Axle of the said Air-propelled Vehicle, the said Shaft of the said Reversible Air Motor will cause the said Axle of the said Air-propelled Vehicle to rotate in the same direction as well. Since the said Wheels of the said Air-propelled Vehicle are mechanically connected to the said Axle of the said Air-propelled Vehicle, the said Wheels of the said Air-propelled Vehicle will also rotate in the same direction as well and thus the said Air-propelled Vehicle will move in one direction assumed here to be the forward direction. The said Fully Compressed Air passes through the said Reversible Air Motor and after producing the forward motion of the said Air-propelled Vehicle as explained above, the said Fully Compressed Air looses some of its pressure in the process and becomes Partially Compressed Air. The said Partially Compressed Air is then discharged through the Discharge Orifice of the said Reversible Air Motor. The said Partially Compressed Air then enters the said Partially Compressed Air Holding Tank via a hose that is connected between the Discharge Orifice of the said Reversible Air Motor and the said inlet orifice of the said Partially Compressed Air Holding Tank.
The said Partially Compressed Air enters the said Air Compressor via the said inlet orifice of the said air Compressor and a hose that is connected between the said outlet orifice of the said Partially Compressed Air Holding Tank and the said inlet orifice of the said Air Compressor. The said Air Compressor compresses the said Partially Compressed Air thus received to a desired pressure and discharges this Fully Compressed Air via the said outlet orifice of the said Air Compressor into the said inlet orifice of the said Fully Compressed Air Storage Tank. The said Fully Compressed Air Storage Tank feeds the said Fully Compressed Air into the said Main Hose via Fully Compressed Air Storage Tank's outlet orifice.
The said Reverse Motion Air Control Mechanism is connected to the said Reverse Inlet Orifice of the said Reversible Air Motor via a hose. When the said lever for the said Reverse Motion Air Control Mechanism is moved to the position marked as “Reverse”, the said Fully Compressed Air present at the said inlet orifice of the said Reverse Motion Air Control Mechanism will be released into the said Reverse Inlet Orifice of the said Reversible Air Motor. The said Fully Compressed Air will enter into the said Reversible Air Motor and will cause the said Shaft of the said Reversible Air Motor to rotate. Since the said Shaft of the said Reversible Air Motor is mechanically connected to the said Axle of the said Air-propelled Vehicle, the said Shaft of the said Reversible Air Motor will cause the said Axle of the said Air-propelled Vehicle to rotate in the same direction as well. Since the said Wheels of the said Air-propelled Vehicle are mechanically connected to the said Axle of the said Air-propelled Vehicle, the said Wheels of the said Air-propelled Vehicle will also rotate in the same direction as well and thus the said Air-propelled Vehicle will move in a direction assumed here to be the reverse direction. The said Fully Compressed Air passes through the said Reversible Air Motor and after producing the reverse motion of the said Air-propelled Vehicle as explained above, the said Fully Compressed Air looses some of its pressure in the process and becomes Partially Compressed Air. The said Partially Compressed Air is then discharged through the Discharge Orifice of the said Reversible Air Motor. The said Partially Compressed Air then enters the said Partially Compressed Air Holding Tank via a hose that is connected between the Discharge Orifice of the said Reversible Air Motor and the said inlet orifice of the said Partially Compressed Air Holding Tank.
The said Partially Compressed Air enters the said Air Compressor via the said inlet orifice of the said Air Compressor and a hose that is connected between the said outlet orifice of the said Partially Compressed Air Holding Tank and the said inlet orifice of the said Air Compressor. The said Air Compressor compresses the said Partially Compressed Air received, to a desired pressure and discharges the resulting Fully Compressed Air via the said outlet orifice of the said Air Compressor into the said inlet orifice of the said Fully Compressed Air Storage Tank. The said Fully Compressed Air Storage Tank feeds the said Fully Compressed Air into the said Main Hose via Fully Compressed Air Storage Tank's outlet orifice.
The drawings comprise of schematic representation of the present invention of Air-propelled Vehicle, used in combination with a vehicle having wheels and a driving mechanism to make it maneuverable to be driven as a means of transportation to travel for a long or short distance, said vehicle comprising of the following components and systems as described in the following drawings:
A complete understanding of the present invention may be obtained by reference to the
Forward Motion of the said Air-propelled Vehicle:
As soon as the said lever of the said Forward Motion Air Control Mechanism 6 is moved to the position marked as “Forward”, the said Fully Compressed Air present at the said inlet orifice 48 of the said Forward Motion Air Control Mechanism 6 will be released into the said Inlet Orifice For Forward Motion 56 of the said Reversible Air Motor 2 via said outlet orifice 52 of the said Forward Motion Air Control Mechanism 6 and said hose 32. The said Fully Compressed Air, as it enters into the said Reversible Air Motor 2, will cause the shaft of the said Reversible Air Motor 2, to rotate. Since the said Shaft of the said Reversible Air Motor 2 is mechanically connected to Axle 16 of the said Air-propelled Vehicle, the said Axle 16 of the said Air-propelled Vehicle will also rotate in the same direction as that of the said Shaft of the said Reversible Air Motor 2. In addition, the said Wheels 68 of the said Air-propelled Vehicle are mechanically attached to the said Axle 16 of the said Air-propelled Vehicle, therefore rotation of the said Axle 16 of the said Air-propelled Vehicle will cause the said Wheels 68 of the said Air-propelled Vehicle to rotate in the same direction as the direction of rotation of said Axle 16 of the said Air-propelled Vehicle and therefore will cause the said Air-propelled Vehicle to move in the forward direction.
As the said Fully Compressed Air passes through the said Reversible Air Motor 2 to produce the forward motion of the said Air-propelled Vehicle as explained above, the said Fully Compressed Air loses some of its pressure in the process and becomes Partially Compressed Air. The said Partially Compressed Air is then discharged through the said Discharge Orifice 60 of the said Reversible Air Motor 2 via a Discharge Valve 72. The said Discharge Valve 72 is a one-way pneumatic valve that allows the air to flow only in one direction. The said Discharge valve 72 is connected to the said inlet orifice 20 of the said Partially Compressed Air Holding Tank 10 via Discharge Hose 36 thus allowing the said Partially Compressed Air being discharged from the said Reversible Air Motor 2 to be stored in the said Partially Compressed Air Holding Tank 10. The said outlet orifice 62 of the said Partially Compressed Air Holding Tank 10 is connected to the said inlet orifice 64 of the said Air Compressor 8 via a hose 14 that allows the said Partially Compressed Air to pass from said Partially Compressed Air Holding Tank 10 via its outlet orifice 64 and the said Hose 14 into the said inlet orifice 64 of the said Air Compressor 8. The said Air Compressor 8 compresses the said Partially Compressed Air entering via its said orifice 64 to a desired pressure and discharges this Fully Compressed Air via the said outlet orifice 70 of the said Air Compressor 8 into the said inlet orifice 38 of the said Fully Compressed Air Storage Tank 12 via said Hose 24.
Reverse Motion of the said Air-propelled Vehicle:
Under normal conditions, the said Air-propelled Vehicle is stationary, and the said Compressed Air Storage Tank 12 is filled with Fully Compressed Air that is compressed to a predetermined pressure, the Forward Motion Air Control Mechanism 6 and the Reverse Motion Air Control Mechanism 4 are in the OFF position, and the said Main Hose 26 is filled with the Fully Compressed Air thus making the said Diverter 18, the said Forward Hose 28 and the said Reverse Hose 30 to be filled with Fully Compressed Air.
As soon as the said lever of the said Forward Motion Air Control Mechanism 6 is moved to the position marked as “Reverse”, the said Fully Compressed Air present at the said inlet orifice 50 of the said Reverse Motion Air Control Mechanism 4 will be released into the said Inlet Orifice For Reverse Motion 58 of the said Reversible Air Motor 2 via said outlet orifice 54 of the said Reverse Motion Air Control Mechanism 4 and said hose 34. The said Fully Compressed Air, as it enters into the said Reversible Air Motor 2, it will cause the said Shaft of the said Reversible Air Motor 2, to rotate. Since the said Shaft of the said Reversible Air Motor 2 is mechanically connected to the Axle 16 of the said Air-propelled Vehicle, the said Axle 16 of the said Air-propelled Vehicle will also rotate in the same direction as that of the said Shaft of the said Reversible Air Motor 2. In addition, the said Wheels 68 of the said Air-propelled Vehicle are mechanically attached to the said Axle 16 of the said Air-propelled Vehicle, therefore rotation of the said Axle 16 of the said Air-propelled Vehicle will cause the said Wheels 68 of the said Air-propelled Vehicle to rotate in the same direction as the direction of rotation of the said Axle 16 of the said Air-propelled Vehicle and therefore will cause the said Air-propelled Vehicle to move in the reverse direction.
As the said Fully Compressed Air passes through the said Reversible Air Motor 2 to produce the reverse motion of the said Air-propelled Vehicle as explained above, the said Fully Compressed Air loses some of its pressure in the process and becomes Partially Compressed Air. The said Partially Compressed Air is then discharged through the said Discharge Orifice 60 of the said Reversible Air Motor 2 via a Discharge Valve 72. The said Discharge Valve 72 is a one-way pneumatic valve that allows the air to flow only in one direction. The said Discharge valve 72 is connected to the said inlet orifice 20 of the said Partially Compressed Air Holding Tank 10 via Discharge Hose 36 thus allowing the said Partially Compressed Air being discharged from the said Reversible Air Motor 2 to be stored in the said Partially Compressed Air Holding Tank 10.
The said outlet orifice 62 of the said Partially Compressed Air Holding Tank 10 is connected to the said inlet orifice 64 of the said Air Compressor 8 via a hose 14 that allows the said Partially Compressed Air to pass from said Partially Compressed Air Holding Tank 10 via its outlet orifice 64 and the said Hose 14 into the said inlet orifice 64 of the said Air Compressor 8. The said Air Compressor 8 compresses the said Partially Compressed Air entering via its said orifice 64 to a desired pressure and discharges this Fully Compressed Air via the said outlet orifice 70 of the said Air Compressor 8 into the said inlet orifice 38 of the said Fully Compressed Air Storage Tank 12 via said Hose 24.
An Air-propelled Vehicle used in combination with and comprising of; A Compressed Air Storage Tank that is mechanically secured to the said Frame of the said Air-propelled Vehicle, and that the said Compressed Air Storage Tank is used to store Fully Compressed Air, having a safety device to release the said Fully Compressed Air in case the pressure inside the said Compressed Air Storage Tank rises above the designed limitations of the said Compressed Air Storage Tank, and having an inlet orifice to receive the said Fully Compressed Air from an Air Compressor, and having an outlet orifice to discharge the said Fully Compressed Air; A Diverter having an inlet orifice and two outlet orifices and that said Diverter diverts the said Fully Compressed Air into two paths through its said outlet orifices; a hose that is connected to the said outlet orifice of the said Compressed Air Storage Tank at one end and that is connected to the said inlet orifice of the said Diverter at the other end; a Forward Motion Air Control Mechanism that allows the said Fully Compressed Air to pass through when the control lever of the said Forward Motion Air Control Mechanism is moved to the “Forward” position and that stops to pass through the said Fully Compressed Air when the said control lever of the said Forward Motion Air Control Mechanism is moved to the “OFF” position, and the said Forward Motion Air Control Mechanism having an inlet orifice and the said Forward Motion Air Control Mechanism having an outlet orifice; a hose that is connected to the first said outlet orifice of the said Diverter at one end and that is connected to the said inlet orifice of the Forward Motion Air Control Mechanism on the other end; a Reverse Motion Air Control Mechanism that allows the said Fully Compressed Air to pass through when the control lever of the said Reverse Motion Air Control Mechanism is moved to the “Reverse” position and that stops the said Fully Compressed Air to pass through when the said control lever of the said Reverse Motion Air Control Mechanism is moved to the “OFF” position, and the said Reverse Motion Air Control Mechanism having an inlet orifice and the said Reverse Motion Air Control Mechanism having an outlet orifice; a hose that is connected to the second said outlet orifice of the said Diverter at one end and that is connected to the said inlet orifice of the said Reverse Motion Air Control Mechanism on the other end; Reversible Air Motor having a shaft, and that produces rotation of the said Shaft of the said Reversible Air Motor with the introduction of compressed air, and the said Reversible Air Motor having a Forward Motion Inlet Orifice, and the said Reversible Air Motor having a Reverse Motion Inlet Orifice and the said Reversible Air Motor having a common outlet orifice and that the direction of rotation of the said Shaft of the said Reversible Air Motor will depend on whether the said compressed air enters through its said Forward Motion Inlet Orifice or its said Reverse Motion Inlet Orifice; a hose that is connected to the said outlet orifice of the said Forward Motion Air Control Mechanism at one end and that is connected to the said Forward Motion Inlet Orifice of said Reversible Air Motor at the other end; a hose that is connected to the said outlet orifice of the said Reverse Motion Air Control Mechanism at one end and that is connected to the said Reverse Motion Inlet Orifice of the said Reversible Air Motor at the other end; a Partially Compressed Air Holding Tank that is used to hold partially compressed air and the said Partially Compressed Air Holding Tank having a safety device to release the said Partially Compressed Air in case the air pressure inside the said Partially Compressed Air Holding Tank rises above designed limitations of the said Partially Compressed Air Holding Tank, and the said Partially Compressed Air Holding Tank having an inlet orifice and the said Partially Compressed Air Holding Tank having an outlet orifice; a hose that is connected to the said outlet orifice of the said Reversible Air Motor at one end and that is connected to the said inlet orifice of the said Partially Compressed Air Holding Tank at the other end; an Air Compressor having and inlet orifice and an outlet orifice, and the said Air Compressor compresses the said Partially Compressed Air received through its said inlet orifice, to the desirable pressure; a hose that is connected between the said outlet orifice of the said Partially Compressed Air Holding Tank at one end and that is connected to the said inlet orifice of the said Air Compressor at the other end; a hose that is connected between the said outlet orifice of the said Air Compressor at one end and that is connected to the said inlet orifice of the said Fully Compressed Air Storage Tank at the other end.