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  "description": "A flywheel assembly comprising: at least one flywheel mass support , the or each said support having a shaft that extends along a rotational axis about which the support can rotate in use, the or each said support comprising a plurality of openings that are each offset from said rotational axis , a…",
  "path": "/patents/1323986",
  "publishedAt": "2022-08-04T00:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "at://did:plc:oql6ds5vnff4ugar6rruliwd/site.standard.publication/3mn3ohu7oxx5w",
  "tags": [
    "F16F15/315",
    "City, University of London"
  ],
  "textContent": "A flywheel assembly comprising: at least one flywheel mass support , the or each said support having a shaft that extends along a rotational axis about which the support can rotate in use, the or each said support comprising a plurality of openings that are each offset from said rotational axis , a flywheel mass comprising a plurality of openings that are each arranged to align with a corresponding opening in said support; and means for coupling said flywheel mass to the or each said support so that the mass can rotate with the or each support in use, said coupling means being configured to extend through the aligned openings in the or each support and said flywheel mass ; wherein said flywheel mass comprises a plurality of generally planar flywheel mass elements sandwiched together to form a stack of elements, each said element including a plurality of openings that align with the openings in the or each said support and with openings in neighbouring elements in said stack, said flywheel elements being coupled together and aligned with one another to form said flywheel mass solely by means of the coupling means that extends through the aligned openings in said elements and the or each said support",
  "title": "FLYWHEEL ASSEMBLY"
}