Drive apparatus

Apparatus for inducing drive including a primary drive shaft and one or more secondary drive shafts, the primary shaft and secondary shaft(s) each fitted with magnetic means oriented such that, when the primary shaft is rotated, the or each secondary shaft is caused to rotate due to magnetic forces, with the secondary shaft(s) each being fitted with an additional mass to increase its rotational inertia.

Apparatus for inducing drive including a primary drive shaft and a plurality of secondary drive shafts arranged around the primary drive shaft, the primary shaft and the secondary shafts each fitted with magnetic means oriented such that when the primary shaft is rotated the secondary shafts are caused to rotate due to magnetic forces, and wherein each secondary shaft is fitted with an additional mass to increase its rotational inertia.

Apparatus for inducing drive including a primary drive shaft and one or more secondary drive shafts, the primary shaft and secondary shaft(s) each fitted with magnetic means oriented such that when the primary shaft is rotated, the or each secondary shaft is caused to rotate due to magnetic forces, wherein the primary shaft and the secondary shaft each have a peripheral ring of magnets arranged at one end respectively thereof, with one of the peripheral rings being positionable within or adjacent to the other peripheral ring to transfer rotation from the primary shaft to the secondary shaft, and one of the shafts additionally having a central magnet at the end thereof which is located centrally within the ring.

Apparatus for inducing drive including a primary drive shaft and a plurality of secondary drive shafts arranged around the primary drive shaft, the primary shaft and the secondary shafts each fitted with magnetic means oriented such that when the primary shaft is rotated the secondary shafts are caused to rotate due to magnetic forces, wherein the primary shaft and the secondary shaft each have a peripheral ring of magnets arranged at one end respectively thereof, with one of the peripheral rings being positionable within or adjacent to the other peripheral ring to transfer rotation from the primary shaft to the secondary shaft, and one of the shafts additionally having a central magnet at the end thereof which is located centrally within the ring.

Apparatus for inducing drive including a primary drive shaft and one or more secondary drive shafts, the primary shaft and secondary shaft(s) each fitted with magnetic means oriented such that, when the primary shaft is rotated, the or each secondary shaft is caused to rotate due to magnetic forces, and wherein one of the primary or secondary shafts has a screw mechanism associated therewith for transferring a motive force to or receiving a motive force from a fluid that can engage with the screw mechanism to be driven thereby or to drive the same.

Apparatus for inducing drive including a primary drive shaft and a plurality of secondary drive shafts arranged around the primary drive shaft, the primary shaft and the secondary shafts each fitted with magnetic means oriented such that when the primary shaft is rotated, the secondary shafts are caused to rotate due to magnetic forces, and wherein one of the primary or secondary shafts has a screw mechanism associated therewith for transferring a motive force to or receiving a motive force from a fluid that can engage with the screw mechanism to be driven thereby or to drive the same.

Apparatus for inducing drive including a primary drive shaft and two or more secondary drive shafts to define a combination, the primary shaft and secondary shafts each fitted with magnetic means oriented such that when the primary shaft is rotated, each secondary shaft is caused to rotate in the same direction due to magnetic forces, wherein the primary shaft is elongate having a longitudinal axis, with the secondary shafts in the combination also being elongate and each having a longitudinal axis parallel or inclined to the primary shaft axis and to each other secondary shaft axis, a plurality of such combinations being arranged in series so that the secondary shafts of each combination are in series, and axes of all the secondary shafts in all of the combinations are parallel or inclined.

Apparatus for inducing drive including a primary drive shaft and a plurality of secondary drive shafts arranged around the primary drive shaft to define a combination, the primary shaft and the secondary shafts each fitted with magnetic means oriented such that when the primary shaft is rotated, each secondary shaft is caused to rotate in the same direction due to magnetic forces, wherein the primary shaft is elongate having a longitudinal axis, with the secondary shafts in the combination also being elongate and each having a longitudinal axis parallel or inclined to the primary shaft axis and to each other secondary shaft axis, a plurality of such combinations being arranged in series so that the secondary shafts of each combination are in series, and axes of all the secondary shafts in all of the combinations are parallel or inclined.

Apparatus for inducing drive including a central primary drive shaft and a plurality of secondary drive shafts spaced evenly therearound, the primary shaft and secondary shaft(s) each fitted with a permanent magnet or electromagnet positioned on each of one or more arms which extend radially out from each of the primary and secondary drive shafts and oriented such that, when the primary shaft is rotated, the or each secondary shaft is caused to rotate due to magnetic forces, wherein the or each arm and associated magnet positioned on each respective secondary shaft cannot come into direct contact with the arm/magnets of any other secondary shaft or those arm/magnets of the primary shaft.

Apparatus for inducing drive including a primary drive shaft and a plurality of secondary drive shafts arranged around the primary drive shaft, the primary shaft and secondary shaft(s) each fitted with a permanent magnet or electromagnet positioned on each of one or more arms which extend radially out from each of the primary and secondary drive shafts and oriented such that, when the primary shaft is rotated, the or each secondary shaft is caused to rotate due to magnetic forces, wherein the or each arm and associated magnet positioned on each respective secondary shaft cannot come into direct contact with the arm/magnets of any other secondary shaft or those arm/magnets of the primary shaft.