IP Library Granted Patent US 12678936
Granted Patent B2
US 12678936 · App. 18/976,023 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Pneumatic energy generation device

Inventors: Dong Jun Shin (Seoul, KR); Seung Ryeol Lee (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, YONSEI UNIVERSITY
B25J9/0006B25J9/144F04B35/04F04B2015/081F04B2015/0824F04B41/02
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Patent No.
US 12678936
App. No.
18/976,023
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A pneumatic energy generation device includes at least one pneumatic generation unit including a pneumatic supply member that supplies stored pneumatic energy to an actuator, a pneumatic generation member that generates the pneumatic energy by adjusting the pressure of the pneumatic supply member, and at least one pneumatic reinforcement unit including a liquid-gas chamber that receives a liquefied gas and a liquid chamber that receives a liquid, thereby selectively mixing the liquid into the liquefied gas according to the pressure of the pneumatic supply member to selectively gasify the liquefied gas and increasing the pneumatic energy while cooling the pneumatic generation member.

Claims (46)

1 . A pneumatic energy generation device, comprising:

a pneumatic generation unit comprising a pneumatic supply member configured to supply a pneumatic energy to an actuator and a pneumatic generation member configured to generate the pneumatic energy by adjusting a pressure of the pneumatic supply member; and

a pneumatic reinforcement unit comprising a liquid-gas chamber configured to accommodate a liquefied gas and a liquid chamber configured to accommodate a liquid fluid,

wherein the pneumatic reinforcement unit is configured to selectively mix the liquid into the liquefied gas according to the pressure of the pneumatic supply member, thereby selectively gasifying the liquefied gas and increasing the pneumatic energy while cooling the pneumatic generation member,

wherein the pneumatic generation unit further includes an upper housing configured to accommodate the pneumatic supply member and the pneumatic generation member,

wherein the pneumatic reinforcement unit further includes:

a lower housing coupled to a lower portion of the upper housing and configured to accommodate the liquid-gas chamber and the liquid chamber; and

a check valve positioned at an upper inside of the lower housing and connected between the pneumatic supply member and the liquid-gas chamber,

wherein the check valve is configured to be closed in a first direction from the pneumatic supply member to the liquid-gas chamber and configured to be opened in a second direction from the liquid-gas chamber to the pneumatic supply member.

2 . The pneumatic energy generation device of claim 1 ,

wherein the pneumatic generation unit further comprises:

a flow path adjustment valve that is connected between the liquid-gas chamber and the liquid chamber and configured to be opened or closed according to the pressure of the pneumatic supply member to adjust a supply amount of the liquid supplied to the liquid-gas chamber.

3 . The pneumatic energy generation device of claim 2 , further comprising a controller configured to control an operation of the pneumatic generation member and the flow path adjustment valve to maintain a preset ratio between a pressure amount generated in the pneumatic generation member and supplied to the pneumatic supply member and a gasification amount of the liquefied gas.

4 . The pneumatic energy generation device of claim 2 ,

wherein the pneumatic generation member comprises:

a dual piston positioned at an upper inside of the upper housing to communicate with the pneumatic supply member, and configured to supply air pressure generated through a linear reciprocating motion to the pneumatic supply member; and

a motor that is connected to at least a portion of the dual piston and configured to provide rotational power to the at least a portion of the dual piston to linearly reciprocate the dual piston.

5 . The pneumatic energy generation device of claim 1 , wherein the pneumatic reinforcement unit further comprises a sensor comprising a temperature sensor and a pressure sensor, each being connected to the pneumatic supply member to measure a temperature and the pressure of the pneumatic supply member.

6 . The pneumatic energy generation device of claim 5 ,

wherein the pneumatic energy generation device is configured to generate the pneumatic energy including:

a continuous pneumatic energy lower than a preset energy, the pneumatic energy generation device being configured to supply the continuous pneumatic energy continuously; and

an explosive pneumatic energy higher than the preset energy, the pneumatic energy generation device being configured to supply the explosive pneumatic energy instantaneously, and

wherein the pneumatic energy generation device further comprises a controller configured to control an operation of the pneumatic generation member, enabling the pneumatic supply member to supply one of the continuous pneumatic energy and the explosive pneumatic energy to the actuator.

7 . The pneumatic energy generation device of claim 5 , further comprising a controller that has a control algorithm configured to determine an operating state according to the temperature of the pneumatic supply member transferred from the temperature sensor, the pressure of the pneumatic supply member transferred from the pressure sensor, and a pre-input command,

wherein the operating state comprises:

a first state in which the pressure, equal to a predetermined pressure of the pneumatic generation member, generated from the pneumatic generation member, is supplied to and stored in the pneumatic supply member,

a second state in which the pneumatic generation member is overheated, resulting in the pressure according to the pre-input command lower than the predetermined pressure,

a third state in which the liquefied gas is consumed and does not exist inside the liquid-gas chamber, and

a fourth state in which a portion of the liquefied gas exists inside the liquid-gas chamber.

8 . The pneumatic energy generation device of claim 1 , wherein a seating member, where an end of the liquid-gas chamber is seated, is positioned on a lower inside of the lower housing, and one central portion of the lower housing is an open space to allow the liquid-gas chamber to be attachable to or detachable from the open space.

9 . A pneumatic energy generation device, comprising:

a pneumatic generation unit comprising a pneumatic supply member configured to supply a pneumatic energy to an actuator and a pneumatic generation member configured to generate the pneumatic energy by adjusting a pressure of the pneumatic supply member; and

a pneumatic reinforcement unit comprising a liquid-gas chamber configured to accommodate a liquefied gas and a liquid chamber configured to accommodate a liquid,

wherein the pneumatic reinforcement unit is configured to selectively mix the liquid into the liquefied gas according to the pressure of the pneumatic supply member, thereby selectively gasifying the liquefied gas and increasing the pneumatic energy while cooling the pneumatic generation member,

wherein the pneumatic reinforcement unit further comprises a sensor comprising a temperature sensor and a pressure sensor, each being connected to the pneumatic supply member to measure a temperature and the pressure of the pneumatic supply member,

wherein the pneumatic energy generation device is configured to generate the pneumatic energy including:

a continuous pneumatic energy lower than a preset energy, the pneumatic energy generation device being configured to supply the continuous pneumatic energy continuously; and

an explosive pneumatic energy higher than the preset energy, the pneumatic energy generation device being configured to supply the explosive pneumatic energy instantaneously, and

wherein the pneumatic energy generation device further comprises a controller configured to control an operation of the pneumatic generation member, enabling the pneumatic supply member to supply one of the continuous pneumatic energy and the explosive pneumatic energy to the actuator.

10 . A pneumatic energy generation device, comprising:

a pneumatic generation unit comprising a pneumatic supply member configured to supply a pneumatic energy to an actuator and a pneumatic generation member configured to generate the pneumatic energy by adjusting a pressure of the pneumatic supply member; and

a pneumatic reinforcement unit comprising a liquid-gas chamber configured to accommodate a liquefied gas and a liquid chamber configured to accommodate a liquid,

wherein the pneumatic reinforcement unit is configured to selectively mix the liquid into the liquefied gas according to the pressure of the pneumatic supply member, thereby selectively gasifying the liquefied gas and increasing the pneumatic energy while cooling the pneumatic generation member,

wherein the pneumatic generation unit further comprises:

a flow path adjustment valve that is connected between the liquid-gas chamber and the liquid chamber and configured to be opened or closed according to the pressure of the pneumatic supply member to adjust a supply amount of the liquid supplied to the liquid-gas chamber,

wherein the pneumatic energy generation device further comprises a controller configured to control an operation of the pneumatic generation member and the flow path adjustment valve to maintain a preset ratio between a pressure amount generated in the pneumatic generation member and supplied to the pneumatic supply member and a gasification amount of the liquefied gas.