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US 2006/0037418 A1Published application
Apparatus for converting rotary motion to a rectilinear force
OwnerFrederick Deheninventor
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An apparatus for converting rotary motion to rectilinear force has an eccentrically unbalanced flywheel whose rotational speed varies through each rotation so that the unbalance is oriented in a particular direction. The flywheel has a weight protruding from one side surface which is made from a ferromagnetic material. A first magnet is located radially outwardly adjacent the weight when the weight rotates past it, and a second magnet, which is substantially diametrically opposed to the first magnet, is located radially inwardly adjacent to the weight when the weight rotates past it. The first and second magnets are moveable between a first position where there is a high level of magnetic attraction between them and the weight, and a second position where there is substantially no attraction.
In an apparatus which converts rotary motion to a rectilinear force by rotating a flywheel having a weight attached to a side surface thereof such that the rotational speed of the flywheel cyclically varies through each rotation, the improvement comprising:
The apparatus of claim I wherein said first and second magnets are substantially diametrically opposed across the flywheel.
In an apparatus which converts rotary motion to a rectilinear force by rotating a flywheel having a weight attached to a side surface thereof such that the rotational speed of the flywheel cyclically varies through each rotation, the improvement comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.