Patent ID: 8074758
Filing Date: 2011-12-13
Classification: B60K,B60W,Y02T

Abstract:
1. An inertial-centrifugal drive system for the power unit of a vehicle, comprising: a flywheel rotatably mounted to the main drive shaft of the vehicle; the flywheel including an outer rim section, an inner web section, and a hub; a flywheel housing for containing and enclosing therein the flywheel; a free-wheeling cam and clutch bearing rotatably mounted to the main drive shaft and enclosed within the hub of the flywheel; a pair of pillow blocks with one pillow block mounted on one side of the flywheel and the other pillow block mounted on the other side of the flywheel; each pillow block including a bearing and an oil seal; and the free-wheeling cam and clutch bearing selectively engagable to and disengagable from the main drive shaft so that the free-wheeling cam and clutch bearing drives in the same rotational direction as the power unit, free wheels when the vehicle is in braking mode and operating in the reverse direction, and does not interfere with the deceleration of the vehicle.