Vibratory electromagnetic motor

A vibratory electromagnetic motor comprising:

• a motor mount;
• stator means having first and second pairs of opposed poles immovably fixed to said motor mount;
• first and second pivotally movable armature means being respectively mounted on first and second axes of rotation on said motor mount, said first armature means having poles located adjacent to said first pair of stator poles, said second armature means having poles located adjacent to said second pair of stator poles to permit said first and second armature means to synchronously rotate in opposite directions in response to a magnetic force;
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• a leaf spring connected between said first and second armature means for establishing an initial armature position and combining drive power generated by said first rotating armature with drive power generated by said second rotating armature.

In an electric shaver of the type having a movable cutter block means coupled to a first armature means of a vibratory electromagnetic motor having said first armature means and a second armature means pivotally mounted on a motor mount between a stator unit, the improvement comprising:

• said stator unit having first and second pairs of poles;
• said first and second armature means each having armature poles, said first armature means being mounted on a first axis rotation with said first armature poles located adjacent to said first pair of stator poles, and said second armature means being mounted on a second axis of rotation with said second armature poles located adjacent to said second pair of stator poles to permit said first and second armature means to synchronously rotate in opposite directions in response to a magnetic force;
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• resilient coupling means connected between said first and second armature means for establishing an initial armature position and combining drive power generated by said first rotating armature means with drive power generated by said second rotating armatue means to move said cutter block coupled to said first armature means.

A vibratory electromagnetic motor comprising:

• stator means having first and second pairs of opposed poles;
• first and second pivotally movable armature means each with armature poles, said first armature means being mounted on a first axis of rotation with said first armature poles being located adjacent to said first pair of stator poles, and said second armature means being mounted on a second axis of rotation with said second armature poles being located adjacent to said second pair of stator poles;
• means for coupling said first armature means to said second armature means to permit said first and second armature means to synchronously move in opposite directions in response to a magnetic force and to combine drive power generated by said first moving armature means with drive power generated by said second moving armature means;
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• resilient means being connected to said first and second armatures to establish an initial position for said first and second armature poles relative to said stator poles and to form a resonant mechanical system with said first and second armature means.