Device and method to create directed motion
OwnerThorsten Lasch, Steffi Laschinventors
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Abstract
The invention relates to a drive to create directed motion along an advantageous direction (R) with a gyrating mass (m) that is mounted so that it may move along the advantageous direction (R) and may rotate about an axis (A). For this, a first drive medium is provided that is so configured that it exerts a first force (F1) on the gyrating mass (m) outside of its center of mass with at least one component parallel to the advantageous direction (R). Further, a second drive medium is provided exerts a second force on the center of mass of the gyrating mass (m) in opposition to the first force (F1). A drive system incorporating two or more such drives may be provided.
Claims10
A drive to create a directed motion along an advantageous direction (R) with a gyrating mass (m) that may move along the advantageous direction and about a rotation axis (A), whereby a first drive medium is provided that is so configured that it exerts a first force (F1) on the gyrating mass (m) outside its center of mass with at least a component parallel to the advantageous direction (R), and whereby a second drive medium is provided that exerts a second force (F2) on the gyrating mass (m) opposing the first force (F1) that acts on its center of mass.
A method to create directed motion of a body, particularly a vehicle, along an advantageous direction (R) by means of at least one drive, said drive including at least one gyrating mass (m) that may move along the advantageous direction and about a rotation axis (A), whereby a first drive medium is provided that is so configured that it exerts a first force (F1) on the gyrating mass (m) outside its center of mass with at least a component parallel to the advantageous direction (R), and whereby a second drive medium is provided that exerts a second force (F2) on the gyrating mass (m) opposing the first force (F1) that acts on its center of mass, said method including the acts of:
- exerting a first force (F1) on said at least one gyrating mass (m) parallel to the advantageous direction (R) in a translatory manner, said gyrating mass (m) mounted so that it may rotate about an axis (A) outside its center of mass, so that the gyrating mass (m) performs a translatory and a rotational motion;
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- exerting a second force (F2) opposing the first force (F1) on the gyrating mass (m) at its center of mass, so that the gyrating mass (m) performs a translatory motion.
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