Patent ID: 8740577

Claim:
An apparatus for generating compressed air, the apparatus comprising: a damping compressor operatively coupleable with an axle and a chassis of a vehicle, wherein the damping compressor is configured to generate compressed air via damping of a relative motion between the axle and the chassis of the vehicle; wherein the damping compressor comprises: a compressor having first and second elements, the first element being connectable to the axle and the second element being connectable to the chassis or the first element being connectable to the chassis and the second element being connectable to the axle; a minimum or no air volume space arranged between the first and second elements when said elements are in a position of rest; a driver element operatively configured to increase an air volume upon relative motion between the axle and the chassis by entraining the first element in a stroke direction; and a restoring element operatively configured to move the first element counter to the stroke direction, in which case a reduction in the air volume occurs and compressed air is expelled from the compressor.