Patent ID: 7091635
Filing Date: 2006-08-15
Classification: F04D,F16F,H02K,Y02E,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A flywheel/motor assembly comprising: a motor housing having a sidewall and an end wall extending substantially perpendicularly from said sidewall, said motor having a rotatable shaft extending from said end wall, and said motor housing having at least one air flow opening therethrough; a flywheel coupled to said shaft, said flywheel comprising a plate having a shaft aperture therethrough and a rim positioned proximate to the radially outer edge of said plate and projecting towards said motor housing, said plate defines a pulley side and said rim terminates at a motor side opposite said pulley side, said rim includes an inner rim wall extending from said plate to said motor side, wherein said motor side is aligned with said end wall and does not extend past said sidewall; a plurality of vanes associated with said flywheel, wherein adjacent vanes form channels therebetween; and a ring coupled to said plurality of vanes, said ring at least partially enclosing said channels and forming exhaust ports away from said shaft, wherein rotation of said flywheel draws air through said motor housing into said channels and out said exhaust ports.