NZ624921B2 - Air-compressing device for a cycle - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60C—VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60C—VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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Abstract
Disclosed is an air-compressing device (1) for a bicycle (2) to provide pedalling assistance. The cycle is provided with a crankset (200), the device (1) includes at least one cartridge (3) for storing compressed air, and a compression means (6) which is connected to the cartridge (3) and which consists of a means (7) for engaging with the crankset (200) and at least a first (8) and second (9) compression chamber, each of which is provided with an air piston (80, 90). The engagement means (7) is connected to each piston (80, 90) and translatably drives the stroke of each piston so as to carry out compression in the respective chamber (8, 9), and in that the first chamber (8) is connected to the second chamber (9) so as to transfer the compressed air within said first chamber (8) to said second chamber (9) when compression is being carried out in the latter. ists of a means (7) for engaging with the crankset (200) and at least a first (8) and second (9) compression chamber, each of which is provided with an air piston (80, 90). The engagement means (7) is connected to each piston (80, 90) and translatably drives the stroke of each piston so as to carry out compression in the respective chamber (8, 9), and in that the first chamber (8) is connected to the second chamber (9) so as to transfer the compressed air within said first chamber (8) to said second chamber (9) when compression is being carried out in the latter.
Description
AIR-COMPRESSING DEVICE FOR A CYCLE
The present invention is related to the field of compression and storage of
compressed air. More particularly, the invention is applied to bicycles by using the
pedaling motion for compressing and storing the compressed air for subsequent use.
In a known way, the inflation of the inner tube of the wheels of a bicycle is
carried out manually by pumping using a pump in the form of a piston. This operation
is time-consuming and physically strenuous. In order to facilitate this inflation
operation, cartridges containing compressed air permit to inflate quickly and
effortlessly the inner tube. However, once emptied, the cartridge becomes unusable
until it is recharged or replaced.
Based on this observation, it was devised to use the pedaling motion when using
the bicycle in order to compress and store compressed air, which will subsequently be
used for inflating the inner tubes.
A solution that was contemplated consisted in using the very frame of the
bicycle, comprised of hollow tubes welded together, in order to form compressed-air
tanks. FR 2624085 and FR 459 989 disclose the use of at least one segment of a tube
forming the frame, which is made tight in order to serve as a compressed-air tank. This
segment is provided with an aperture, in which is mounted a valve permitting to fill and
extract compressed air. Furthermore, a pressure gauge can be mounted at the level of
this segment, in order to indicate the pressure and thus the amount of air contained in
this tank.
The major drawback of this solution lies in the filling of the frame, which must
be performed by an external air-compression system. In addition, the frame must be
entirely dedicated to this purpose and is therefore not compatible with all types of
bicycle.
WO 96/22216 tries to cope with this drawback by adding air-compression
means actuated by pedaling, yet in order to fill an airtight container formed of part of
the bicycle frame. More particularly, the compression means are formed of one single
piston hinged with the crank set of the bicycle, forming a cam according to a
mechanical crank system, so as to convert the rotation of the crank set into a
translational motion of said piston, in order to fill the integrated tank.
Besides the drawback of using here too the frame as a tank, this solution raises a
major technical problem: the force required to actuate the piston in order to compress
the air to a sufficient pressure, higher than 10 bars (1,000,000 Pa), is too high and
therefore creates too much resistance to the pedaling for the cyclist. In addition, such a
compression force would require a piston with a too large length or a too large
diameter. Finally, the compression forces would result into too high thermal stress, in
particular into a heating of the piston likely to damage and burn the user.
EP 0507007 discloses yet another air-compression system using the rotation of
the crank set to actuate a piston and to fill a compressed-air tank, but for serving as
pneumatic power in order to facilitate the pedaling motion, namely on an upward slope.
The single piston raises the same problems as described above, making this kind of
system technically unfeasible.
The present invention aims at coping with the drawbacks of the prior art by
providing an air-compression device for a bicycle, using at least two compression
pistons, a "low pressure" and a "high pressure" one, the compressed air within the low-
pressure piston being transferred into the high-pressure piston in order to facilitate its
compression.
Thus, such a device cooperates with a crank set said bicycle is provided with
and comprises at least one compressed-air storage cartridge and compression means
connected to said cartridge and comprised of:
- means for gearing with said crank set, and
- at least a first and a second compression chamber, each provided with an air
piston, wherein said gearing means are connected to each piston and drive their
translation stroke in order to put their respective chamber under compression,
and in that said first chamber is connected to said second chamber so as to transfer the
compressed air within this first chamber to said second chamber during the
compression of the latter.
Such a solution with two, or more, pistons permits to reduce the force required
for the compression in order to achieve air compressed at several tens of bars, in
particular between 25 and 35 bars. Moreover, the use of two pistons reduces the
thermal stresses due to the compression forces and distributes them over each one of
them.
Furthermore, according to other additional features, said gearing means can
comprise at least one first wheel for driving said first piston and at least one second
wheel for driving said second piston, said wheels being mounted and rotated by a
wheel gearing with said crank set, each piston being mounted articulated eccentrically
with its respective driving wheel so as to constitute mechanical rod-crank systems.
Preferably, said gearing means can comprise a gearing disc provided with
means for fastening to said crank set, said disc being crenellated in the form of a
toothing of shapes and dimensions complementary to the toothing said gearing wheel is
provided with.
According to one embodiment, said device can comprise means for controlling
the gearing coupling of said coupling wheel with said disc and permitting to manually
engage or disengage said coupling.
According to another embodiment, said control means can comprise means for
measuring the internal pressure of said cartridge, controlling automatically the
disengagement of said coupling beyond a determined threshold.
Furthermore, said first chamber can comprise such dimensions that the
compressed-air pressure is lower than the pressure of the air compressed by said second
chamber.
In addition, the first chamber can be connected to the second chamber through a
check valve permitting the compressed air to pass only from said first chamber to said
second chamber.
According to another embodiment, said gearing wheel can be in the form of one
single wheel having a specific and complementary shape, so as to cooperate directly in
gear with the toothing of said plate, the teeth of said wheel being oblong, such as lobes.
According to a similar, but different embodiment, said gearing wheel can be in
the form of a wheel having a toothing, which a small chain with links wound around
said wheel cooperates with.
Further features and advantages of the invention will become clear from the
following detailed description of non-restrictive embodiments of the invention, with
reference to the attached figures, in which:
- Figure 1 represents an overall schematic view of an embodiment of the
compression device gearing with the crank set of a bicycle;
- Figure 2 schematically represents a perspective view of the device alone
according to a first embodiment;
- Figure 3 schematically represents a view emphasizing by transparency the
mechanism of said device, without its compressed-air storage cartridge, according to
said first embodiment;
- Figure 4 schematically represents a view showing by transparency the
mechanism of said device, without the compressed-air storage cartridge, according to
another embodiment;
- Figure 5 schematically represents a detail view of the gearing of said device
with the crank set of said bicycle according to the embodiment of Figure 4;
- Figure 6 schematically represents a view of another, different embodiment of
the device in uncoupled position;
- Figure 7 represents a view similar to Figure 6 of the device in a position
coupled to a crank set; and
- Figure 8 represents a schematic view of yet another embodiment of a detail of
the device.
The present invention relates to an air-compression device 1 for a bicycle 2.
In particular, such a device 1 uses the pedaling for compressing air in order to
store it for subsequent use, namely for inflating the inner tube of a wheel, but also for
supplying air to an air damper system, which said bicycle 2 is eventually provided with.
In this respect, the bicycle 2 is provided with a drive crank set 200 comprised of
at least one plate 201 rotatably mounted with respect to the frame 207 about an axis
202 integral with the pedals 203. In a known way, pressing on the pedals 203 causes
the rotation of the axis 202 and the plate 201, which by means of a gearing system with
a chain 204 actuates at least one pinion 205 integral with the rotatably mounted rear
wheel 206, permitting the bicycle 2 to drive forward.
The compression device 1 according to the invention adapts itself to the
propulsion system of the bicycle 2, at the level of the crank set 200, in order to
cooperate with the latter in gearing and to use its rotation during the pedaling in order
to compress air.
To this end, said device 1 comprises at least one compressed-air storage
cartridge 3. As can be seen in Figure 2, the cartridge 3 can be in the form of an airtight
tank with a cylindrical shape, provided at one end with an air inlet and outlet aperture,
ensuring respectively its filling and emptying.
Advantageously, said device 1 can be provided removable from the frame 207
of said bicycle 2.
According to a first embodiment, represented in Figure 3, the device 1 can be
mounted on a platelet 4 provided with two through-holes 5, in order to permit the
passing through of screws (not shown), which cooperate with the internal threads
provided for within the frame 207 of the bicycle 2, in a standard way for receiving
various components, such as for example the bottle-holder.
It should be noted that the holes 5 can be provided oblong, in order to be
adapted to different distances between said internal threads.
According to another embodiment, represented in Figures 2 and 4, two rings 40
being in the form of two half-circles, cooperating through screwing at each end thereof,
ensure the device 1 will remain fixed by clasping of the tubes of the frame 207 of the
bicycle 2.
Thus, the device 1 can easily be removed, preventing its theft. Moreover,
according to the second embodiment, it can be positioned accurately and in different
types of frames with a tubular cross-section.
Furthermore, said device 1 can be surrounded by a protective jacket or casing
having a substantially rectangular shape, namely with rounded corners and edges, as
can be seen in Figures 7 and 8. Such a casing can have a removable or hinged face so
as to have access to the inside in order to fix the device 1 on the bicycle 2, for its
maintenance or for removing the cartridge 3.
In this respect, said cartridge 3 can also be mounted removably with respect to
the device 1, through a quick-release fastener, namely a snap-on or a springy lock, so as
to permit its positioning and especially its extraction in order to be quickly and easily
handled, namely during the inflation operation. Thus, the removability of this cartridge
3 permits a user to inflate the wheels of its own bicycle 2, but also those of another
bicycle, namely of a person who accompanies him.
Advantageously, said device 1 comprises compression means 6 connected to
said cartridge 3. These means 6 consist of at least means 7 that enter into gear with said
crank set 200 and at least a first 8 and a second 9 compression chamber, each provided
with an air piston, namely a first piston 80 and a second piston 90 sliding inside each
chamber 8, 9.
More particularly, said gearing means 7 are connected to each piston 80, 90 and
cause them to move in translation, so as to compress their respective chamber 8, 9.
According to a particular embodiment, represented in the figures, said first
chamber 8 comprises dimensions such that the compressed-air pressure is lower than
the pressure of the air compressed in said second chamber 9. In short, the first piston 80
has a lower compression than the second piston 90.
Preferably, said first piston 80 with its chamber 8 can have a larger diameter
than the second piston 90 with its chamber 9, for an identical stroke. By way of a non-
restrictive example, said first piston 80 has a diameter of 18 mm, while the second
piston 90 has a diameter of 8 mm, for an identical length.
Thus, the force required for compressing the first piston 80 must be smaller than
the force required for compressing the second piston 90. According to the foregoing
data, the first piston 80 compresses the air to a pressure of about 26 bar, while the
second piston compresses the air to a pressure higher than or equal to 25 bar, namely
between 25 and 35 bars, preferably between 26 and 35 bars. The first piston 80 is
therefore a piston for a lower pressure than the second piston 90.
Advantageously, in order to permit the compression of the second piston 90
with a higher pressure, the device 1 provides for transferring compressed air from the
first chamber 8 to the second chamber 9 during the compression of the latter. To this
end, said first chamber 8 is connected to said second chamber 9. In brief, the lower
force required to compress the air within the first chamber 8 permits to partly fill the
second chamber 9 and thus to reduce the force necessary for compressing the second
chamber 9.
More specifically, in operation, the pistons 80 and 90 can be phase shifted. In
other words, the translation of the first piston 80 within its chamber 8 is offset with
respect to the translation of the second piston 90 within its chamber 9. This offset
ensures that the compression of the first piston 80 starts or is in progress, or can even
be completed, when the compression of the second piston starts or is in progress.
According to the preferred embodiment, the compression of the first piston 80
ends when the compression of the second piston 90 starts. To this end, the pistons 80
and 90 are shifted by 180 degrees with respect to the gearing means 7.
It should be noted that said first chamber 8 is connected to the second chamber
9 through at least one channel 14, namely in the form of a hose, connected in a tight
way to the end of each compression chamber 8, 9.
Moreover, the first chamber 8 can be connected to the second chamber 9
through a check valve, permitting only the passing through of compressed air from said
first chamber to said second chamber 8, 9, avoiding any reflux.
Furthermore, said second chamber 9 is connected to said cartridge 3 through at
least one similar channel 15. Connections are made in a tight way and can also include
a check valve permitting the compressed-air flow to circulate only from the second
chamber 9 to the cartridge 3. In addition, the connection between the channel 15 and
the cartridge 3 can be made in a removable way, namely by screwing, and in a tight
way, namely with a seal, for example such as an O-ring. A manually or automatically
actuated valve can control the opening or closing of the cartridge. It is thus possible to
remove the cartridge 3 in order to use it at another location, by connecting it to the
valve to an inner tube 2 of the bicycle or of another bicycle, to a damper or the like.
Advantageously, according to the preferred embodiment, said gearing means 7
comprise at least one first wheel 10 for driving said first piston 8 and at least one
second wheel 11 for driving said second piston 9. Moreover, said wheels 10, 11 are
rotatably mounted and driven by a wheel 12 coming into gear with said crank set 200.
In brief, said gearing wheel 12 is driven in rotation by said crank set 200 and transmits
its rotational movement to each of said wheels 10 and 11.
Preferably, according to the embodiments shown in Figures 2 to 5, the
transmission between the gearing wheel 12 and the driving wheels 10 and 11
occurs through a multiplier 13 permitting to accelerate the speed of rotation of the
wheels 10 and 11 at the outlet with respect to the gearing wheel 12 at the inlet.
According to the preferred embodiment, said multiplier is in the form of a
knurled wheel 130 of a smaller diameter integrally mounted about the axis of rotation
100 of the driving wheel 10 of the first piston 80.
In addition, the driving wheel 11 is rotatably mounted about an axis 110
extending parallel to the axis 100, said wheel 11 cooperating in gearing with the
driving wheel 10.
It should be noted that, according to the preferred embodiment, said wheels 10
and 11 have an identical diameter and rotate at the same speed. According to other
embodiments, said wheels may have different diameters, changing the relative
rotational speed with respect to each other.
Furthermore, each piston 8, 9 is mounted in a hinged way, eccentrically with its
respective driving wheel 10, 11 so as to constitute mechanical rod-crank systems . This
kind of system operates as a cam and converts the rotational movement of the wheels
, 11 into a translation movement of the pistons 8, 9.
According to the embodiment shown in the figures, each piston 8, 9 is
connected to its respective driving wheel 10, 11 through a rod 101, 111.
In addition, the above-mentioned 180° phase shift, particularly visible in Figure
4, consists in rotatably mounting about an axis integral with and projecting with respect
to the surface of the wheel 10 the end of the rod 101, while the end of the rod 111 is
rotatably mounted about an axis integral with and projecting with respect to the surface
of the wheel 11, said axes being arranged mechanically opposite each other, on both
sides of the respective axes 100, 110 of rotation of said wheels 10, 11.
Preferably, said axes are located symmetrically with respect to the gearing point
between the wheels 10 and 11. In addition, the wheels 10, 11 are aligned in one and the
same plane, in order to align the pistons 80, 90 and arrange them above each other,
avoiding a bend.
In this respect, it should be noted that the various wheels 10, 11, 12 and 130
have at the periphery toothings of complementary shapes and dimensions, in order to
permit their coupling through gearing.
According to an additional feature, according to the embodiments shown in
Figures 2 to 5, said gearing means 7 comprise a gearing disc 16, the latter being
crenellated as a toothing of shapes and dimensions complementary to the toothing of
said gearing wheel 12. Moreover, said disc 16 is provided with means for fastening to
said crank set 200, in particular with its plate 201namely of a larger size, said disc 16
and said plate 201 being therefore made integral.
According to the preferred embodiment, the gearing disc 16 is in the form of an
annular crown, crenellated at the periphery and made integral with the plate 201 by a
pair of screw and nut passing through corresponding apertures provided for in front of
each other in said plate 201 and in said disc 16. This mounting occurs so as to arrange
the disc 16 outwardly with respect to the crank set 200. It should be noted that the disc
16 also has an outer diameter larger than the diameter of said plate 201.
According to a particular embodiment, said disc 16 is in the form of a crown
with 240 teeth, while the gearing wheel 12 comprises 40 teeth. The knurled wheel of
the multiplier has, in turn, 13 teeth. These specific toothings permit to obtain a
transmission ratio of 18/46.
According to another embodiment, represented in Figures 6 to 8, the gearing
with the plate 201 of the crank set 2 occurs directly, without the disc 16. To this end,
the gearing means 7 comprise one single wheel 70 instead of the gearing wheel 12,
without the intermediacy of the knurled wheel 130 of the multiplier 13.
According to a first variant, shown in Figures 6 and 7, said wheel 70 has a
specific and complementary shape, so as to cooperate directly with the plate 201. In
particular, said wheel 70 has a toothing 71 formed of teeth 10 aimed at cooperating
complementarily with the pointed toothing of the plate 201. In particular, the teeth 71
of the wheel 70 can have an oblong shape, such as lobes.
According to another embodiment, represented in Figure 8, said wheel has a
toothing 70, which a small chain 72 with links cooperates with. This small chain 72 is
similar to the chain 204 but with a shorter length. It preferably comprises identical
links.
In short, the chain 72 is mounted in gear with the toothing of the wheel 70, so as
to, on the one hand, make it integral around said wheel 70 and, on the other hand,
permit the toothing of the plate 201 to come into gear with said chain 72, instead of the
toothing of the wheel 70.
According to a specific embodiment, said chain 72 comprises fourteen links.
Moreover, in use, the chain 204 of the bicycle 2 is positioned on a plate other
than the plate 20, leaving the latter free for receiving the gearing of the wheel 70. Once
the latter is in gear, since the chain 204 is located on a plate of smaller dimensions, the
driving and finally the compression require less effort by the rider. In addition, the
rotational torque ratio ensures a force capable of compressing the air inside the
chambers 8, 9 with the required pressure.
In addition, said wheel 70 can be mounted on a pawl, avoiding no resistance in
case of pedaling rearwards and limiting the resistance when stopped. The wheel 70 can
also be provided in a disengageable way.
Thus, any type of plate 201 having a standardized toothing can cooperate in
gearing with the chain 72 and the wheel 70, ensuring a universal compatibility of the
device with all the existing bicycles 2. This compatibility permits to easily mount and
adjust the device 1 on the bicycle 2 with neither adding any part at the level of the
crank set 201 nor modifying the structure of said bicycle 2.
Thus, in operation, the rotation of the crank set 200 causes the gearing disc16 to
rotate at the same speed. The coupling with the gearing wheel 12 or the wheel 70
causes it to rotate and be driven at a higher speed of rotation, namely through the
knurled wheel 130, the wheel 10 for driving the piston 8 and, under the action of the
latter, the wheel 11 for driving the piston 9. The pistons 80, 90 then move in translation
and perform together their compression operation, the first piston 80 transferring the air
it compresses from the chamber 8 to the chamber 9, when the piston 90 returns, before
its compression phase, through the 180° shift.
According to an additional feature, the device 1 comprises means (not shown)
for controlling the coupling in gearing of said gearing wheel 12 with said disc 16 and
permitting to manually engage and disengage said coupling. According to an
embodiment, shown in Figures 6 and 7, part of the device 1 is mounted and driven in
translation, so as to pass from a disengaged position to a position engaged with the
crank set 200, and vice-versa.
In addition, said control means can comprise means for measuring the internal
pressure of said cartridge 3 or said "high-pressure" chamber 9, controlling
automatically the disengagement of the coupling between the disc 16 and the wheel 12,
beyond a determined threshold. In particular, this threshold corresponds to a maximum
pressure value corresponding to the filling of the cartridge 3. Beyond this threshold
pressure, the disengagement is started, separating the disc 16 from the wheel 12.
In addition, a valve can be added, in order to release the compressed-air flow
when said threshold pressure is exceeded, namely beyond 35 bars.
Furthermore, the device 1 is at least partly surrounded by a protective shell 17,
namely at the level of the gearings of the wheels 10, 11 and the movement of the rods
101, 111, which protects these elements and avoids any danger for the user during
operation when these mechanical parts are moving.
In this respect, the parts forming the device 1 can be made of plastic and/or
composite and /or metallic material, namely aluminum, in order to reduce their weight.
These parts can also receive a particular surface treatment increasing their strength and
lifetime.
Thus, the device 1 according to the invention ensures the compressed-air
storage through a compression by two high- and low-pressure pistons 80, 90 operating
simultaneously and in combination, thus facilitating the high-pressure compression.
In addition, the operation of said device 1 is ensured during pedaling, but also
when pedaling backwards, i.e. in both directions of rotation of the crank set 200.
Claims (9)
1. Device (1) for compressing air for a bicycle (2), said bicycle being provided with a driving crank set (200), said device (1) comprising at least one compressed-air 5 storage cartridge (3) and compression means (6) connected to said cartridge (6) and comprised of: - a gearing means (7) for gearing with said crank set (200), and - at least a first compression chamber (8) provided with a first piston (80), and a second compression chamber (9) provided with a second piston (90), wherein said 10 gearing means (7) are connected to each piston (80, 90) and drive their translation stroke in order to put their respective compression chamber (8, 9) under compression, and in that said first compression chamber (8) is connected to said second compression chamber (9) so as to transfer the compressed air within this first compression chamber (8) to said second compression chamber (9) during the 15 compression of said second compression chamber (9).
2. Compressing device (1) according to claim 1, wherein said gearing means (7) comprise at least one first wheel (10) for driving said first piston (80) and at least one second wheel (11) for driving said second piston (90), said first and second wheels (10, 11) being mounted and rotated by a gearing wheel (12) geared with said 20 crank set (200), each piston (80, 90) being mounted articulated eccentrically with its respective driving wheel (10, 11) so as to constitute mechanical rod-crank systems.
3. Compressing device (1) according to claim 2, wherein said gearing means (7) comprise a gearing disc (16) provided with means for fastening to said crank set (200), said gearing disc (16) being crenellated in the form of a toothing of shapes and 25 dimensions complementary to the toothing said gearing wheel (12) is provided with.
4. Compressing device (1) according to claim 2, wherein said gearing wheel (12) is in the form of one single wheel (70) having a specific and complementary shape, so as to cooperate directly in gear with the toothing of a plate (201), the teeth (71) of said single wheel (70) being oblong. 30
5. Compressing device (1) according to claim 2, wherein said gearing wheel (12) is in the form of a single wheel (70) having a toothing, which a chain (72) with links wound around said single wheel (70) cooperates with.
6. Compressing device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein it comprises means for controlling the coupling in gearing of said gearing wheel (12) 5 with said gearing disc (16) or said plate (201) and permitting to manually engage or disengage said coupling.
7. Compressing device (1) according to claim 6, wherein said control means comprise means for measuring the internal pressure of said cartridge (3), controlling automatically the disengagement of said coupling beyond a determined threshold.
8. Compressing device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said first compression chamber (8) comprises dimensions such that the air pressure is lower than the pressure of the air compressed by said second compression chamber (9). 15
9. Compressing device (1) according to claim 8, wherein the first compression chamber (8) is connected to the second compression chamber (9) through a check valve permitting only the passing through of compressed air from said first compression chamber (8) to said second compression chamber (9).
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FR1254073A FR2982916A1 (en) | 2012-05-03 | 2012-05-03 | Device for compressing air for bicycle, has compression chamber connected to another compression chamber so as to transfer compressed air from former compression chamber to latter compression chamber during compression of latter chamber |
FR1254073 | 2012-05-03 | ||
FR1255327 | 2012-06-07 | ||
FR1255327A FR2982917B1 (en) | 2011-11-23 | 2012-06-07 | AIR COMPRESSION DEVICE FOR CYCLE |
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