Motor vehicles

• US 8,240,416 B2
• Filed: 01/04/2010
• Issued: 08/14/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Yang Cong
• Original Assignee: Yang Cong
• Inventors: Cong, Yang
• Primary Examiner(s): OLSZEWSKI, JOHN
• Application Number:
  US12/651,895
• Publication Number:
  US 20100101884A1
• Time in Patent Office: 953 Days
• Field of Search: 180/2.1, 180/2.2, 180/165, 180/301, 180/302
• US Class Current: 180/165
• CPC Class Codes: F03D 3/005 the axis being vertical
• CPC Class Codes: F03D 3/0427 with converging inlets, i.e. the guiding means intercepting an area greater than the effective rotor area F03D3/0463, F03D3/049 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F03D 9/17 storing energy in pressurised fluids
• CPC Class Codes: F03D 9/20 Wind motors characterised by the driven apparatus F03D9/10 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F03D 9/25 the apparatus being an electrical generator F03D9/22 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F03D 9/32 on moving objects, e.g. vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: F05B 2240/215 of the panemone or "vehicle ventilator" type
• CPC Class Codes: F05B 2240/941 which is a land vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: F05B 2260/4031 as in toothed gearing
• CPC Class Codes: F05B 2260/406 through hydraulic systems
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/728 Onshore wind turbines
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/74 Wind turbines with rotation axis perpendicular to the wind direction
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/16 Mechanical energy storage, e.g. flywheels or pressurised fluids
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 70/30 Systems combining energy storage with energy generation of non-fossil origin
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/90 Energy harvesting concepts as power supply for auxiliaries' energy consumption, e.g. photovoltaic sun-roof

Abstract

A wind-powered pneumatic engine including one or more impeller chambers and one or more impellers disposed in the impeller chambers is provided. One or more air inlets for receiving external wind resistance airflow are disposed on the impeller chambers, and the external wind resistance airflow entering the air inlets drives the impellers to operate to generate power output. The wind-powered pneumatic engine further includes an air-jet system for jetting HPCA into the impeller chambers, and the internal high-pressure compressed air jetted by the air-jet system in conjunction with the external wind resistance airflow entering the air inlets drives the impellers to operate to generate power output. In the present invention, the external resistance airflow around a motor vehicle moving at a speed is converted into power for use, which greatly reduces energy consumption and improves the moving speed of a motor vehicle. A motor vehicle equipped with wind-powered pneumatic engine is also provided.

Claims

1. A deceleration and brake pressurizing system applicable to a motor vehicle comprising:

a deceleration and brake pressurizing device;

an internal gear transmission mechanism; and

an air compressor,

wherein the internal gear transmission mechanism transmits inertia power of the vehicle to drive the deceleration and brake pressurizing device, which outputs to drive the air compressor to work.

2. The deceleration and brake pressurizing system according to claim 1, further comprising a clutch driving disc driven by the internal gear transmission mechanism, a clutch driven disc and a hydraulic master pump to drive the clutch driven disc.

3. The deceleration and brake pressurizing system according to claim 2, further comprising a pedal, and a clutch driven disc hydraulic working pump, wherein when the pedal is stepped down to reach a position, the hydraulic master pump initiates the clutch driven disc hydraulic working pump to drive the clutch driven disc to abut against the clutch driving disc, such that inertia power of the motor vehicle is transmitted by the brake disc internal gear transmission mechanism to the air compressor to render it to work.

4. A motor vehicle, comprising a vehicle body, a gear box, a drive bridge, a drive bridge half-axle, wheels and an engine, wherein the engine comprises:

at least one impeller chamber;

at least one impeller disposed within the impeller chamber;

an air-jet system for jetting a high-pressure compressed air (HPCA) into the impeller chamber; and

a deceleration and brake pressurizing system,

wherein the impeller chamber comprises at least one air inlet disposed thereon for receiving the HPCA and at least one air outlet, wherein the HPCA drives the impeller to rotate, the impeller then drives the drive bridge through the gear box, and the drive bridge drives the wheels through the drive bridge half-axle, and

wherein the deceleration and brake pressurizing system comprises

a deceleration and brake pressurizing device;

an internal gear transmission mechanism; and

an air compressor,

in which the internal gear transmission mechanism transmits inertia power of the motor vehicle to drive the deceleration and brake pressurizing device, which outputs to drive the high-load second air compressor to compress air, and the compressed air is transmitted into the air-jet system.

5. The motor vehicle according to claim 4, wherein the deceleration and brake pressurizing device further comprises a clutch driving disc driven by the internal gear transmission mechanism, a clutch driven disc and a hydraulic master pump to drive the clutch driven disc.

6. The motor vehicle according to claim 5, wherein the deceleration and brake pressurizing system further comprises a pedal, a hydraulic master pump, and a clutch driven disc hydraulic working pump, wherein when the pedal is stepped down to reach a position, the hydraulic master pump initiates the clutch driven disc hydraulic working pump to drive the clutch driven disc to abut against the clutch driving disc, such that the inertia power of the motor vehicle is transmitted by the brake disc internal gear transmission mechanism to the air compressor to render it to work.

7. The motor vehicle according to claim 6, wherein the air-jet system comprises a first controller, a distributor, a first air-jet pipe set, and a first air-jet nozzle set operably connected in sequence, and wherein an HPCA is input into the distributor through the first controller, and is then diverged by the distributor and input into each air-jet pipe of the first air-jet pipe set, from which the HPCA is jetted into the impeller chamber by each air-jet nozzle of the first air-jet nozzle set connected to the air-jet pipe of the first air-jet pipe set.

8. The motor vehicle according to claim 7, wherein the air-jet system further comprises a second controller, a distribution controller, a second air-jet pipe set, and a second air-jet nozzle set operably connected in sequence, and wherein an HPCA is input into the distribution controller through the second controller to generate an intermittent burst HPCA which is distributed to each air-jet pipe of the second air-jet pipe set, from which the HPCA is then jetted into the impeller chamber by each air-jet nozzle of the second air-jet nozzle set connected to each air-jet pipe of the second air-jet pipe set.

9. The motor vehicle according to claim 5, wherein the air-jet system comprises a first controller, a distributor, a first air-jet pipe set, and a first air-jet nozzle set operably connected in sequence, and wherein an HPCA is input into the distributor through the first controller, and is then diverged by the distributor and input into each air-jet pipe of the first air-jet pipe set, from which the HPCA is jetted into the impeller chamber by each air-jet nozzle of the first air-jet nozzle set connected to the air-jet pipe of the first air-jet pipe set.

10. The motor vehicle according to claim 9, wherein the air-jet system further comprises a second controller, a distribution controller, a second air-jet pipe set, and a second air-jet nozzle set operably connected in sequence, and wherein an HPCA is input into the distribution controller through the second controller to generate an intermittent burst HPCA which is distributed to each air-jet pipe of the second air-jet pipe set, from which the HPCA is then jetted into the impeller chamber by each air-jet nozzle of the second air-jet nozzle set connected to each air-jet pipe of the second air-jet pipe set.

11. The motor vehicle according to claim 4, wherein the air-jet system comprises a first controller, a distributor, a first air-jet pipe set, and a first air-jet nozzle set operably connected in sequence, and wherein an HPCA is input into the distributor through the first controller, and is then diverged by the distributor and input into each air-jet pipe of the first air-jet pipe set, from which the HPCA is jetted into the impeller chamber by each air-jet nozzle of the first air-jet nozzle set connected to the air-jet pipe of the first air-jet pipe set.

12. The motor vehicle according to claim 11, wherein the air-jet system further comprises a second controller, a distribution controller, a second air-jet pipe set, and a second air-jet nozzle set operably connected in sequence, and wherein an HPCA is input into the distribution controller through the second controller to generate an intermittent burst HPCA which is distributed to each air-jet pipe of the second air-jet pipe set, from which the HPCA is then jetted into the impeller chamber by each air-jet nozzle of the second air-jet nozzle set connected to each air-jet pipe of the second air-jet pipe set.