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US 11,901,119 B2Granted
On-off switchable magnet assembly
OwnerJulius Kellyinventor
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Abstract
An on-off switchable magnet assembly is disclosed which has first and second magnets. The poles of the first magnet are aligned to first and second ferrous members. The second magnets move to align its poles to the first and second ferrous members so that flux from the same or different pole flows through the first and second members to switch the assembly on or off as a magnet assembly.
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An on-off switchable magnet assembly, the assembly comprising:
- a housing;
- a plurality of first magnets mounted to the housing, each of the first magnets defining first and second opposite poles;
- a plurality of second magnets mounted to the housing, each of the second magnets defining first and second opposite poles;
- a plurality of first ferrous members mounted to the housing;
- a plurality of second ferrous members mounted to the housing;
- and
- wherein in an off position, each of the first poles of the first magnets is closest to the first ferrous members, each of the second poles of the first magnets is closest to the second ferrous members, each of the first poles of the second magnets is closest to the second ferrous member and each of the second poles of the second magnets is closest to the first ferrous member;
- wherein in an on position, each of the first poles of the first magnets is closest to the first ferrous members, each of the second poles of the first magnets is closest to the second ferrous members, each of the first poles of the second magnets is closest to the first ferrous member and each of the second poles of the second magnets is closest to the second ferrous member.
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A method of switching an on-off switchable magnet assembly, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing the on-off switchable magnet assembly, the assembly comprising:
- a housing;
- a plurality of first magnets mounted to the housing, each of the first magnets defining first and second opposite poles;
- a plurality of second magnets mounted to the housing, each of the second magnets defining first and second opposite poles;
- a plurality of first ferrous members mounted to the housing;
- a plurality of second ferrous members mounted to the housing;
- wherein the first poles of the first magnets are closest to the first ferrous members and the second poles of the first magnets are closest to the second ferrous members;
- switching the on-off switchable magnet assembly from an off position to an on position;
- traversing the first poles of the second magnets from being closest to the second ferrous members to being closest to the first ferrous members and the second poles of the second magnets from being closest to the first ferrous members to being closest to the second ferrous members;
- switching the on-off switchable magnet assembly from the on position to the off position;
- traversing the first poles of the second magnets from being closest to the first ferrous members to being closest to the second ferrous members and the second poles of the second magnets from being closest to the second ferrous members to the first ferrous members.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.