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Chassis for pneumatic vehicle

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posted on 2024-06-03, 11:45 authored by Bernard RolfeBernard Rolfe, TI de Souza, G Pitts, S Hanafin, S Agius, B Adamson, M Pereira, T Black, C Hurren, N Miller
A pneumatic vehicle is provided with a first sub-assembly with a chassis, part of the vehicle body, a pair of B-pillars, a pair of rear rails, wheels, an elongate aluminum compressed load bearing air tank oriented longitudinally in the chassis, side panels connected to the tank and the wheels, a heat exchanger to heat the compressed air, and an air motor driven by the heated, compressed air and connected to a wheel. A ventilation system has a restrictive solenoid valve for directing air to the heat exchanger. The air tank is provided with a carbon filament reinforced plastic layer, and a fiberglass and aramid-fiber layer. A second sub-assembly includes part of the vehicle body bonded to the first-sub-assembly using a structural adhesive, a pair of A-pillars, and a pair of roof rails. Seating includes inflatable components for adjustment.

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Deakin University

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United States (2)

Patent number

US 2010078245 (B2)

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Chassis for pneumatic vehicle

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eng

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I.1 Patents

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