Patent ID: 7926336

Claim:
Apparatus comprising a) a frame b) a massive inertial flywheel having a mass in the range of 500 to 1500 kg supported by the frame; and c) a starter motor movably mounted to the frame so as to be selectively engageable with the inertial flywheel; wherein the inertial flywheel comprises a rotationally symmetric cylindrical body having a first end and a second end, a first support shaft extending axially from the first end and a second support shaft extending axially from the second end, said frame rotatably supporting the inertial flywheel by the first support shaft and the second support shaft; and wherein the frame further comprises a first oiled sleeve block supporting the first support shaft and a second oiled sleeve block supporting the second support shaft, said apparatus further comprising a means for pumping oil to the first oiled sleeve block and the second oiled sleeve block so that journal areas of the support shaft ride on an oil film.