Patent ID: 7233088

Claim:
A torque converter device, comprising: a flywheel rotatable about a first axis, the flywheel including: a first body portion having a first radius from a circumferential surface and a first radius of curvature; a first plurality of magnets mounted in the first body portion, each having first ends disposed from the circumferential surface of the first body portion, and each of the first ends of first plurality of magnets having a second radius of curvature similar to the first radius of curvature of the first body portion; a second plurality of magnets mounted in the first body portion, each of the second plurality of magnets being disposed from the circumferential surface of the first body portion; and a generator disk rotatable about a second axis angularly offset with respect to the first axis, the generator disk including: a second body portion; and a third plurality of magnets within the second body portion for magnetically coupling to the first and second pluralities of magnets, wherein the generator disk is coupled to a rotor of an electrical generator and the rotor is disposed between a pair of stators.