Electric motor
OwnerCurtis E. Graberinventor
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Abstract
An electric motor including a driven element, a magnet assembly and a driving element. The driven element being driven in a direction of movement. The magnet assembly is includes first and second magnets each having first and second magnetic poles. The first magnetic pole of the first magnet and the first magnetic pole of the second magnet being proximate to each other and facing each other thereby defining a first magnetic zone therebetween. The first magnetic poles all being similar, and the second magnetic poles all being similar. The driving element is proximate to the magnet assembly, producing a magnetic field within the driving element that is primarily orthogonal to the direction of movement.
Claims20
An electric motor, comprising:
- a driven element having a direction of movement;
- a magnet assembly coupled to the driven element, the magnet assembly including:
- a first magnet having a first magnetic pole and a second magnetic pole;
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- a second magnet having a first magnetic pole and a second magnetic pole, the first magnetic pole of the first magnet and the first magnetic pole of the second magnet being proximate to each other and facing each other thereby defining a first magnetic zone therebetween, the first magnetic poles all being of the same magnetic polarity, and the second magnetic poles all being of the same magnetic polarity;
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- at least one driving element proximate to the magnet assembly, the at least one driving element producing a magnetic field, a portion of the magnetic field produced by the at least one driving element that is within the at least one driving element is generally orthogonal to the direction of movement, the driving element being an electromagnetic driving element, the electromagnetic driving element moves the magnet assembly and the driven element in the direction of movement by way of the magnetic field produced by the driving element.
A load driving machine, comprising:
- an electrical motor coupled to the load, the electrical motor including:
- a driven element having a direction of movement, the driven element being directly coupled to the load;
- a magnet assembly connected to the driven element, the magnet assembly including:
- a first magnet having a first magnetic pole and a second magnetic pole;
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- a second magnet having a first magnetic pole and a second magnetic pole, the first magnetic pole of the first magnet and the first magnetic pole of the second magnet being proximate to each other and facing each other thereby defining a first magnetic zone therebetween, the first magnetic poles all being of the same magnetic polarity, and the second magnetic poles all being of the same magnetic polarity;
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- at least one driving element proximate to the magnet assembly, the at least one driving element producing a magnetic field that is primarily orthogonal to the direction of movement within the at least one driving element, the driving element being an electromagnet, the electromagnetic driving element moves the magnet assembly and the driven element in the direction of movement by way of the magnetic field produced by the driving element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.