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US 11,598,390 B1Granted
Flywheel
OwnerJoshua L. Weaverinventor
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Abstract
A flywheel configured to couple to a manual transmission to an unrelated vehicle engine. Also disclosed is a method for retrofitting a manual transmission with an unrelated vehicle engine. Also provided is a flywheel comprising a removable friction region and/or a removable gear portion.
Claims24
A flywheel configured to couple a manual transmission of a motor vehicle to an unrelated engine, the flywheel comprising:
- a substantially circular body having an outer periphery and opposite facing first and second sides with a sidewall extending between the first and second opposite facing sides;
- a first pattern of apertures extending through a portion of the body configured to attach the flywheel to the unrelated engine;
- a second pattern of apertures not extending through the entire thickness of the body configured to attach the flywheel to a clutch assembly of the manual transmission;
- and
- a gear portion disposed about the outer periphery of the body.
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A flywheel configured to couple a manual transmission of a motor vehicle to an unrelated engine, the flywheel comprising:
- a substantially circular body having an outer periphery and opposite facing first and second sides with a sidewall extending between the first and second opposite facing sides, wherein the first opposite facing side of the body has at least one friction region attached thereto, and wherein the at least one friction region is raised about 1 mm or less from the first opposite facing side;
- a first pattern of apertures extending through a portion of the body configured to attach the flywheel to the unrelated engine;
- a second pattern of apertures extending through at least a portion of the body configured to attach the flywheel to a clutch assembly of the manual transmission;
- and
- a gear portion disposed about the outer periphery of the body.
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A flywheel configured to couple a manual transmission of a motor vehicle to an unrelated engine, the flywheel comprising:
- a substantially circular body having an outer periphery and opposite facing first and second sides with a sidewall extending between the first and second opposite facing sides;
- wherein the first opposite facing side of the body has at least one friction region removably attached thereto, the at least one friction region comprises a first friction region in the shape of a substantially planar ring and a second friction region in the shape of a substantially planar ring with both the first and second friction regions removably attached to the first opposite facing side of the body in a concentric pattern;
- a first pattern of apertures extending through a portion of the body configured to attach the flywheel to the unrelated engine;
- a second pattern of apertures extending through at least a portion of the body configured to attach the flywheel to a clutch assembly of the manual transmission;
- and
- a gear portion disposed about the outer periphery of the body.
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A flywheel configured to couple a manual transmission of a motor vehicle to an unrelated engine, the flywheel comprising:
- a substantially circular body having an outer periphery and opposite facing first and second sides with a sidewall extending between the first and second opposite facing sides;
- wherein the first opposite facing side of the body has at least one friction region removably attached thereto, the at least one friction region comprises a first friction region in the shape of a substantially planar ring and a second friction region in the shape of a substantially planar ring with both the first and second friction regions removably attached to the first opposite facing side of the body in a concentric pattern, and wherein the first and second friction regions are concentrically spaced with a gap between the inner circumference of the first friction region and the outer circumference of the second friction region;
- a first pattern of apertures extending through a portion of the body configured to attach the flywheel to the unrelated engine;
- a second pattern of apertures extending through at least a portion of the body configured to attach the flywheel to a clutch assembly of the manual transmission;
- and
- a gear portion disposed about the outer periphery of the body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.