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Vehicular energy storing means and system

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6316715
A rotatable flywheel is selectively operatively connectable to the power drive train of a related vehicle and is effective to absorb energy from the vehicular ground-engaging drive wheels during vehicle decleration thereby also providing for at least a degree of vehicular braking; a clutch is provided to enable the vehicular ground-engaging drive wheels to accelerate the flywheel while preventing the flywheel from driving such wheels through such clutch; an additional clutch is shown as being provided to enable selectively variable degrees of operative connection between the wheels and flywheel; and a related control is provided for affecting such selectively variable degrees of operative connection.
Assignee:
Colt Industries Operating Corp
Patent Number(s):
US 4342371
OSTI ID:
6316715
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Related Subjects

25 ENERGY STORAGE
250500* -- Energy Storage-- Flywheels
33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
330500 -- Advanced Propulsion Systems-- Flywheel Propulsion
AUTOMOBILES
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
DESIGN
ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
FLYWHEEL-POWERED VEHICLES
FLYWHEELS
MECHANICAL ENERGY STORAGE EQUIPMENT
MOTION
ROTATION
VEHICLES