Electric motor

An electric motor comprising:

• a housing;
• a plurality of stator magnets secured to the housing and located in at least two row arrangements, for each arrangement odd magnets in a receptive row having north on a first side and south on a second side and even magnets having south on the first side and north on the second side, magnetic field lines forming in one direction across a first actuator gap from each odd magnet of the first arrangement to each odd magnet of the second arrangement and across a second actuator gap from each odd magnet of the second arrangement back to teach odd magnet of the first arrangement, and in an opposing direction across the second actuator gap from each even magnet of the first arrangement to each even magnet of the second arrangement and across the first actuator gap from each even magnet of the second arrangement back to each even magnet of the first arrangement;
• first and second actuator components located in the first and second actuator gaps respectively;
• a link which secures the actuator components to one another to form an actuator which is mounted to the housing for movement relative to the housing;
• and
• first and second electrical conductors secured to the first and second actuator components respectively, the first conductor having a section located in the first actuator gap and extending transverse to the magnetic field lines so that a current therein causes movement thereof relative to the housing, and the second conductor having a section located in the second actuator gap and extending transverse to the magnetic field lines so that a current therein causes movement thereof relative to the housing.