GAS SOURCE FOR PNEUMATIC DRIVE Russian patent published in 2002 - IPC

FIELD: pneumatic drives. SUBSTANCE: gas source has hollow housing accommodating element which liberates hydrogen at heating, and conducting heating element. Hydrogen liberating element is made in form of powder of hydrogen accumulator - alloy bound by polymer and applied to insulation layer of heating element. Moreover, heating element can be made for heating or cooling at change of polarity of supply voltage applied to its terminals. It can be made as device employing for its operation Peltier effect or other thermodynamic effect. EFFECT: simplified design. 3 cl, 2 dwg