Filament connected rim rotor
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1. An inertial energy storage device for rotation about a shaft comprising:
- rim means carried on the shaft and comprised of a plurality of annular rim elements formed of essentially anisotropic material having substantial tensile strength along longitudinal axes thereof; and
,means for holding certain of the rim elements together at selected locations of the rims means, said means being located along at least one radius extending from the axis of rotation of the rim means and being disposed at alternate intersections of the radius and the physical interfaces between the rim elements.
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Abstract
The invention relates to rotary inertial energy storage devices comprised of wound filaments or discrete rings of essentially anisotropic material formed into a rim or disc-like configuration. Pairs of adjacent rings or windings in any given plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the present structure are tied or bonded together at discrete peripheral points at selected locations while adjacent rings which are not bound at these first-mentioned tie points are tied together at other peripheral points interdigitated between said first-mentioned tie points. These points of connection extend linearly throughout the structure.
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1. An inertial energy storage device for rotation about a shaft comprising:
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rim means carried on the shaft and comprised of a plurality of annular rim elements formed of essentially anisotropic material having substantial tensile strength along longitudinal axes thereof; and
,means for holding certain of the rim elements together at selected locations of the rims means, said means being located along at least one radius extending from the axis of rotation of the rim means and being disposed at alternate intersections of the radius and the physical interfaces between the rim elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An inertial energy storage device for rotation about a shaft comprising:
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rim means carried on the shaft and comprised of a plurality of annular rim elements formed of essentially anisotropic material having essential tensile strength along longitudinal axes thereof, the annular rim elements being formed into layers, the axis of rotation of the device forming a line of centers of the layers, and, means for holding certain of the rim elements together at selected locations of the rim means, said means extending continuously throughout the rim means along lines parallel to the axis of rotation. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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