Magnetic motion conversion device

A motor comprising at least one first magnet and at least one second magnet disposed with like poles facing one another, at least one of said first and second magnets being shiftable in a reciprocating motion relative to the other of said magnets, a magnetic flux field suppressor moveably mounted between said magnets, said suppressor comprising at least one disc having a first portion of non-magnetic material and a magnetically permeable second portion comprising a plurality of magnetic conducting sheets interleaved with thin layers of a non-magnetic material, first means including a crankshaft connecting said one magnet to a drive shaft, second means connecting said disc to a power source to effect driving movement of said disc, whereby repeated movement of said first and second portions of said disc into alignment between like poles of said magnets causes them to be repeatedly repulsed from each other and attracted to the disc to thereby shift said one magnet relative to said other magnet, the magnetic flux lines of said magnets being focused during the attracting action by said sheets as they are directed therethrough between the poles of each said magnet so that said magnets are attracted to the disc and not to each other.