Motor vehicles – With fluid or mechanical means to accumulate energy to power...
Patent
1994-09-15
1997-08-12
Camby, Richard M.
Motor vehicles
With fluid or mechanical means to accumulate energy to power...
180 542, 60414, B60K 600, B60K 800, B60K 2510
Patent
active
056556179
ABSTRACT:
This invention is a means for storing kinetic energy for later use as a driving force. This is accomplished through the use of an elastomeric member that can be multi-strand if desired, trained over a plurality of offset pulleys mounted on a pair of parallely disposed support shafts. One end of the elastomeric member is tethered and the other end is connected to a low stretch member which is trained onto a take-up reel. This reel through a remotely controlled clutch is connected to a gear box that is in turn connected to a drive source such as ground engaging wheels. A separate power source can also be connected to the gear box such as an engine. A control means such as a microprocessor can be used in controlling the storage of kinetic energy by winding the low stretch member onto the take-up reel to linearly stretch the elastromeric member and to release the stored energy by allowing the elastomeric member to cause the low stretch member to unwind from the take-up reel.
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