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Granted Patent B2
US 11,987,131 · App. 17/686,862 · Granted May 21, 2024

Pickup trucks with compressed air to drive the internal electric recharging system to unload without the need to step inside a flat bed

Inventor: Heinz Welschoff (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
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Patent No.
US 11,987,131
App. No.
17/686,862
Granted
May 21, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Pickup trucks with an internal combustion engine (ICE), all electric, hybrid, plug in hybrid, must walk on loading flat bed, to load or unload, two stationary side walls, one-fold down tail gate, two taillights one on each side at the rear next to the fold down tail gate. With two full doors, with two full doors and with two smaller rear doors, or four full doors. It takes less compressed clean air to drive the DC alternators or DC generators from the compressed clean air engine. Also, the vehicle does drive 100% electric. A combination 100% electric and 100% compressed clean air system. No other vehicle has this kind of system.

Claims (26)

1. A vehicular power train system, comprising:

at least two independent motors;

a first motor in said at least two independent motors is an electric motor, and a second motor in said at least two independent motors is a pneumatic motor;

at least one removable battery pack, wherein each battery pack in said at least one removable battery pack is disposed in a lower storage compartment of a vehicle, wherein each storage compartment includes an internal cavity for housing said at least one removable battery pack and a fold-down sealing protection cover;

said at least one removable battery pack configured to provide electric energy to the electric motor;

said lower storage compartment having a pair of electrical connection prongs complemental to each battery pack in said at least one removable battery pack, wherein each pair of electrical connection prongs includes a positive prong and a negative prong that engages with a female electrical engagement means on each battery in said at least one removable battery pack;

said pneumatic motor is coupled to a plurality of alternators or generators, wherein said plurality of alternators or generators generate electrical energy for said electric motor and said at least one removable battery pack when said pneumatic motor engages with each alternator or generator in said plurality of the alternators or generators;

at least one carbon fiber tank for storing compressed air, wherein said at least one carbon fiber tank is coupled to said pneumatic motor to feed a supply of compressed air to said pneumatic motor when activated, thereby engaging with said plurality of alternators or generators and generating electrical energy for said electric motor and said at least one removable battery pack;

wherein said electric motor is a primary motor configured to propel a vehicle, and said second motor is a secondary motor configured to provide rotational energy to said plurality of alternators or generators, wherein at least one alternator or generator in said plurality of alternators or generators is configured to provide electrical power to said electrical motor;

wherein the vehicular power system is disposed at an underside of said vehicle; and

said at least one rechargeable battery pack is installed in said lower storage compartment, wherein said lower storage compartment is located under a truck's flatbed and attached to said truck's chassis.

2. The vehicular power train system, as recited in claim 1 , wherein the truck's is bordered by a front wall at a back of a cab of said truck, a tail gate-of said truck, and opposing fold-down side panels of said truck, wherein said battery in said lower storage compartment of said vehicle is accessible when a side panel directly above said lower storage compartment in said two opposing side panels is in a closed state thereby allowing access to said fold-down sealing protection cover.

3. The vehicular power train system, as recited in claim 1 , further comprising:

a compressed air system disposed on a trailer coupled to the vehicular power train system, wherein said compressed air system includes at least one carbon fiber tank for storing compressed air, and a connection pipe that couples said compressed air system to said pneumatic motor of said vehicular power train system.

4. The vehicular power train system, as recited in claim 1 , wherein each removable battery pack includes a set of four foldable support legs that support each removable battery pack when outside a vehicle but fold when each said battery pack is inserted in to said lower storage compartment of said vehicle.

5. A vehicle, comprising:

a pickup truck bed having a flatbed, tail gate, and two opposing fold-down side panels at each side of said pickup truck flatbed;

a pair of free-standing rear posts at a rear end of said pickup truck flatbed, wherein each free-standing rear post in said pair of free-standing rear posts includes at least one tail light, a latching means for said tail gate, and a latching means for one side panel of said two opposing fold-down side panels of said pickup truck flatbed, whereby said latching means for said tail gate and said fold-down side panels of said two opposing fold-down side panels are independent from each other; and

said pair of rear free-standing posts allow each fold-down side panel in said pair of opposing fold-down side panels to be folded down independently from one another and from said tail gate, wherein each fold-down side panel and said tailgate includes adjustable spring loaded hinges to allow for slow folding down and easy lifting, and at least one adjustable lock chain providing adjustable angulation and positioning of said two opposing fold-down side panels and tail gate;

at least two independent motors wherein a first motor in said at least two independent motors is an electric motor, and a second motor in said at least two independent motors is a pneumatic motor;

at least one removable battery pack, wherein each battery pack in said at least one removable battery pack is disposed in a lower storage compartment of a vehicle, wherein each storage compartment includes an internal cavity for housing said at least one removable battery pack and a fold-down sealing protection cover;

said at least one removable battery pack configured to provide electrical energy to the electric motor;

said lower storage compartment having a pair of electrical connection prongs complemental to each battery pack in said at least one removable battery pack, wherein each pair of electrical connection prongs includes a positive prong and a negative prong that engages with a female electrical engagement means on each battery in said at least one removable battery pack;

said pneumatic motor is coupled to a plurality of alternators or generators, wherein said plurality of alternators or generators generate electrical energy for said electric motor and said at least one removable battery pack when said pneumatic motor engages with each alternator or generator in said plurality of alternators or generators;

at least one carbon fiber tank for storing compressed air, wherein said at least one carbon fiber tank is coupled to said pneumatic motor to feed a supply of compressed air to said pneumatic motor when activated, thereby engaging with said plurality of alternators or generators and generating electrical energy for said electric motor and said at least one removable battery pack; and

wherein said electric motor is a primary motor configured to propel said vehicle, and said second motor is a secondary motor configured to provide rotational energy to said plurality of alternators or generators, wherein at least one alternator or generator in said plurality of alternators or generators is configured to provide electrical power to said electrical motor.

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