Patent ID: 9341311
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: B60H,F04B,F17C,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A compressed air supply apparatus comprising: an air compressor configured to compress air to at least atmospheric pressure; a tank configured to store a compressed air produced by the air compressor, the tank having a supply port configured to supply the compressed air to various devices that use the compressed air as a working fluid; a first pipe that connects the air compressor to the tank; a heat pump of an air conditioner, the heat pump comprising an evaporator configured to cool at least a part of the first pipe; a selection device configured to select whether a cool air cooled by the evaporator is introduced into a vehicle interior or the cool air is discharged to an outside of the vehicle interior, the cool air being fluidly distinct from the compressed air; and a control device configured to control the selection device so that the cool air is introduced into the vehicle interior when an air conditioner switch is turned ON and that the cool air is discharged to the outside of the vehicle interior when the air conditioner switch is turned OFF.