Motor
OwnerJohannes Strydominventor
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Abstract
A motor includes a stator and a rotor in the form of a disc which is connected to an axis about which it is able to rotate. The rotor has a plurality of permanent magnets connected around the outer perimeter of the disc which are of alternating polarities. A plurality of electromagnets are connected around the inner perimeter of the stator. When current is applied to the electromagnets, the permanent magnets on the disc will attempt to align their poles with the opposing pole of the magnets on the stator. As this is accomplished, the current is reversed thereby reversing the poles of the electromagnets. Thus, the initial attracting force is changed into a repelling force which moves the disc further in the same direction.
Claims16
-15. (canceled)
A motor comprising:
- a first housing having a radius which is greater than the width of the housing and having a plurality of magnets located thereon;
- and
- a second housing having an opening therein in which the first housing is at least partially located and having a plurality of magnets located thereon, wherein either of the first or second housings is able to rotate with respect to the other housing;
- wherein the magnets on either of the first or the second housing are electromagnets and wherein the electromagnets are energised simultaneously when the motor is in use so that the magnetic force of the magnets causes the one housing to rotate with respect to the other housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.