Apparatus for construction of annular segmented permanent magnet
AssigneeOdin Technologies Ltd.
InventorsAvinoam Livni, Yoav Katz
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided for constructing a segmented annular permanent magnet from a predetermined number of previously magnetized segments of predetermined shape and size comprising a rotateable carrousel, at least two of a plurality of removable ferromagnetic segments, an introducing means and a removing means.
Claims29
An apparatus for constructing a segmented annular permanent magnet from a predetermined number of previously magnetized segments of predetermined shape and size, said apparatus comprising:
- a rotatable carrousel comprising an upper platform and a lower platform, said platforms being placed substantially parallel to one another and adapted to receive between themselves, in an annular arrangement, said previously magnetized segments,
- at least two of a plurality of removable ferromagnetic segments designated to shorten a magnetic flux of the previously magnetized segments when mounted on the carrousel;
- an introducing means for introducing said previously magnetized segments onto said carrousel, between the first and second platforms;
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- a removing means to facilitate removal of said removable ferromagnetic segments.
An apparatus for constructing a segmented annular permanent magnet comprising a plurality of previously magnetized segments, the apparatus comprising:
- a rotatable carrousel comprising spaced apart first and second platforms that are parallel to one another and define an annular space therebetween, the annular space being of sufficient size to accommodate said plurality of previously magnetized segments;
- a first plurality of removable ferromagnetic segments connected to the first platform and a second plurality of removable ferromagnetic segments connected to the second platform, said first and second pluralities of removable ferromagnetic segments shortening a magnetic flux of at least one of said plurality of previously magnetized segments, when said at least one of said plurality of previously magnetized segments is positioned between the first and second carrousels;
- an introduction device configured to insert a previously magnetized segment into said annular space, said introduction device comprising a clamp and a first movable arm operatively connected to the clamp, the first movable arm configured to urge a previously magnetized segment retained in the clamp, in a direction towards said annular space;
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- a removal device configured to retain and remove at least one of said first and second pluralities of previously magnetized segments from a corresponding platform, the removal device comprising a second movable arm configured to withdraw said at least one of said first and second pluralities of previously magnetized segments, in a direction away from said carrousel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.