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US 5,969,442 AGranted
Reaction propulsion motor and apparatus for using the same
AssigneeMotorola, Inc.
InventorsJohn Michael McKee, Neil Johan Schmertmann
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Abstract
A reaction propulsion motor (200) utilizes a taut armature reciprocating impulse transducer (100) having a motional mass (18) to generate an excitation force in response to an excitation signal. A conveyor element (204) translates the excitation force into locomotion. A transmission medium (202) is coupled between the taut armature reciprocating impulse transducer (100) and the conveyor element (204) to couple the excitation force generated to the conveyor element (204).
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A reaction propulsion motor, comprising:
- a taut armature reciprocating impulse transducer having a motional mass which generates an excitation force in response to an excitation signal;
- a conveyor element, for translating the excitation force into locomotion;
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- a transmission medium, coupled between said taut armature reciprocating impulse transducer and said conveyor element, for coupling the excitation force generated to said conveyor element.
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A conveyor system for transporting a component between two locations, comprising:
- a sequence of reaction propulsion motors, each having a conveyor element, to provide a sequence of platforms spanning between the two locations,
- said reaction propulsion motors being responsive to an excitation signal for effecting a movement of the component across said sequence of platforms;
- a transmission medium for individually coupling said sequence of reaction propulsion motors to a frame spanning between the two locations;
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- an excitation source for generating the excitation signal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.