Prestressed elastomer for energy storage
Abstract
Disclosed is a regenerative braking device for an automotive vehicle. The device includes a power isolating assembly (14), an infinitely variable transmission (20) interconnecting an input shaft (16) with an output shaft (18), and an energy storage assembly (22). The storage assembly includes a plurality of elastomeric rods (44, 46) mounted for rotation and connected in series between the input and output shafts. The elastomeric rods are prestressed along their rotational or longitudinal axes to inhibit buckling of the rods due to torsional stressing of the rods in response to relative rotation of the input and output shafts.
- Inventors:
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- Birmingham, MI
- Canton, MI
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 864232
- Patent Number(s):
- 4333553
- Assignee:
- Eaton Corporation (Cleveland, OH)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL B60K - ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL B60T - VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- prestressed; elastomer; energy; storage; disclosed; regenerative; braking; device; automotive; vehicle; power; isolating; assembly; 14; infinitely; variable; transmission; 20; interconnecting; input; shaft; 16; output; 18; 22; plurality; elastomeric; rods; 44; 46; mounted; rotation; connected; series; shafts; rotational; longitudinal; axes; inhibit; buckling; due; torsional; stressing; response; relative; variable transmission; output shafts; automotive vehicle; braking device; storage assembly; regenerative braking; output shaft; energy storage; input shaft; relative rotation; infinitely variable; longitudinal axes; /192/180/185/
Citation Formats
Hoppie, Lyle O, and Speranza, Donald. Prestressed elastomer for energy storage. United States: N. p., 1982.
Web.
Hoppie, Lyle O, & Speranza, Donald. Prestressed elastomer for energy storage. United States.
Hoppie, Lyle O, and Speranza, Donald. Fri .
"Prestressed elastomer for energy storage". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864232.
@article{osti_864232,
title = {Prestressed elastomer for energy storage},
author = {Hoppie, Lyle O and Speranza, Donald},
abstractNote = {Disclosed is a regenerative braking device for an automotive vehicle. The device includes a power isolating assembly (14), an infinitely variable transmission (20) interconnecting an input shaft (16) with an output shaft (18), and an energy storage assembly (22). The storage assembly includes a plurality of elastomeric rods (44, 46) mounted for rotation and connected in series between the input and output shafts. The elastomeric rods are prestressed along their rotational or longitudinal axes to inhibit buckling of the rods due to torsional stressing of the rods in response to relative rotation of the input and output shafts.},
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journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982},
month = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982}
}
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