Reciprocating piston electric motor

A reciprocating piston electrical motor comprising a base;

• a crankshaft mounted for rotation on the base;
• at least one cylinder and piston assembly pivotally mounted on the base, said cylinder and piston assembly comprising a nonmagnetic cylinder housing forming a piston chamber and having flange portions at each end of a central portion, a magnetic piston freely slidable within the piston chamber, separate coils of wire wrapped about each end of the piston chamber, each coil abutting a flange portion of the cylinder housing and extending outwardly therefrom so as to leave an intermediate portion of the piston chamber free of such coils, a sleeve associated with and abutting each flange portion of the housing extending outwardly from the flange and surrounding the respective coil, an end cap at each end of the piston chamber abutting its associated sleeve, a plurality of bolts extending the entire length of the piston chamber and through each of the flanges, sleeves, and end caps so as to not only secure the respective sleeves and end caps to a flange, but also to strengthen the entire cylinder and piston assembly, a piston rod extending from one end of the piston chamber, said piston rod being rigidly connected to the magnetic piston at one end and rotatably connected to the crankshaft at the other end;
• and means for supplying electrical power to the coils of the at least one cylinder and piston assembly in such manner as to cause the magnetic piston to reciprocate in the piston chamber.