Thermo-magnetic motor

An energy conversion apparatus, comprising:

• a stationary mounting structure;
• a fixed shaft member mounted to said stationary mounting structure;
• a rotatable disc-member mounted about said fixed shaft member;
• a plurality of rotating magnet pairs affixed to said rotatable disc-member, said rotating magnet
• pairs being distributed circumferentially with uniform angular spacing;
• a plurality of non-rotating cylinder block members each having a cylinder chamber and being affixed to said stationary mounting structure peripherally outwardly from said rotating magnet pairs, forming a stationary circumferential array wherein said cylinder chambers align radially with said rotating magnet pairs during rotation of said rotatable disc-member;
• a coil member affixed to said stationary mounting structure dispositioned between said rotating magnet pairs of magnets;
• a plurality of piston retainers, each slidably disposed within a respective cylinder chamber, permitting radial movement and holding a piston magnet;
• a magnetic exhaust valve within each cylinder chamber, for controlling fluid exhaust through magnetic attraction forces between said piston magnet and said magnetic exhaust valve;
• a spring-loaded intake valve configured to admit pressurized fluid into said cylinder chamber when pressure force within said chamber exceeds magnetic attraction forces holding said magnetic exhaust valve closed;
• and
• a mechanism wherein the reciprocation of said piston retainers generates a pulsing magnetic field interacting with said rotating magnet pairs to induce rotation of said disc-member;
• and such that an electric current is produced by the flux of said rotating magnets acting upon said coil member;
• such that said apparatus is free of mechanical gearing, reducing energy losses associated with mechanical transmission.

An energy conversion apparatus, comprising:

• a stationary mounting structure;
• a fixed shaft member mounted to said stationary mounting structure;
• a rotatable disc-member mounted about said fixed shaft member;
• at least one rotating magnet affixed to said rotatable disc-member;
• at least one non-rotating cylinder block member each having a cylinder chamber and being affixed to said stationary mounting structure peripherally outwardly from said at least one rotating magnet, forming a stationary circumferential array wherein said cylinder chambers align radially with said at least one rotating magnet during rotation of said rotatable disc-member;
• a plurality of piston retainers, each slidably disposed within a respective cylinder chamber, permitting radial movement and holding a piston magnet;
• a magnetic exhaust valve within each cylinder chamber, for controlling fluid exhaust through magnetic attraction forces between said piston magnet and said magnetic exhaust valve;
• a spring-loaded intake valve configured to admit pressurized fluid into said cylinder chamber when pressure force within said chamber exceeds magnetic attraction forces holding said magnetic exhaust valve closed;
• and
• a mechanism wherein the reciprocation of said piston magnet retainers generates a pulsing magnetic field interacting with said at least one rotating magnet to induce rotation of said disc-member;
• such that said apparatus is free of mechanical gearing, reducing energy losses associated with mechanical transmission.