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US 7,402,929 B1Granted
Magnetic motor with magnet assemblies
OwnerMonte Dillinerinventor
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Abstract
A magnetic motor that includes a plurality of rotor magnet assemblies, a plurality of drive magnet assemblies that are laterally moveable with respect to the rotor magnet assemblies, a timing assembly for generating power pulses selectively supplied to the drive magnet assemblies and electromagnetic coils associated with the drive magnet assemblies to receive the power pulses from the timing assembly to momentarily disrupt the magnetic field of such assemblies at selected times.
Claims13
A magnetic motor comprising:
- (a) plurality of rotor magnet assemblies positioned on a rotor attached to a main shaft;
- (b) a plurality of drive magnet assemblies positioned on a drive magnet hub located generally proximate to said rotor;
- (c) said drive magnet hub being laterally movable to vary the distance between the rotor magnet assemblies and the drive magnet assemblies to increase and decrease the magnetic drive forces applied to the rotor magnet assemblies by the drive magnet assemblies and thereby control the torque and speed of the main shaft;
- (d) a timing assembly for generating power pulses selectively supplied to said drive magnet assemblies;
- (e) each of said drive magnet assemblies and rotor magnet assemblies is formed of at least two stacked permanent magnets separated by a non-magnetic material to provide a magnetic field and
- (f) each of said drive magnet assemblies has an associated electromagnetic coil that receives the power pulses from said timing assembly to momentarily disrupt the magnetic field of said associated assembly at selected times.
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A magnetic motor comprising:
- (a) a plurality of rotor magnet assemblies positioned in a spaced apart circular pattern on a rotor attached to a main shaft;
- (b) a plurality of drive magnet assemblies positioned in a spaced apart circular pattern on a drive magnet hub located generally proximate to said rotor;
- (e) said drive magnet hub being laterally movable to vary the distance between the rotor magnet assemblies and the drive magnet assemblies to increase and decrease the magnetic drive forces applied to the rotor magnet assemblies by the drive magnet assemblies and thereby control the torque and speed of the main shaft;
- (d) a timing assembly for generating power pulses selectively supplied to said drive magnet assemblies and formed of a first plate attached to said main shaft and having a plurality of magnetic particles arranged in a circular pattern, a second plate fixed in position with respect to said first plate and having a plurality of magnetic sensors for detecting the magnetic particles on said first plate and providing timing signals in response thereto, and a timing circuit for receiving said timing signals and providing said power pulses;
- (e) each of said drive magnet assemblies and rotor magnet assemblies is formed of at least two stacked permanent magnets separated by a non-magnetic material to provide a magnetic field;
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- (f) each of said drive magnet assemblies has an associated electromagnetic coil that receives the power pulses from said timing assembly to momentarily disrupt the magnetic field of said associated assembly at selected times.
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A magnetic motor comprising:
- (a) a plurality of spaced apart rotor magnet assemblies positioned on a rotor attached to a main shaft;
- (b) a plurality of spaced apart drive magnet assemblies positioned on a drive magnet hub located generally proximate to said rotor;
- (c) said drive magnet hub being laterally movable to vary the distance between the rotor magnet assemblies and the drive magnet assemblies to increase and decrease the magnetic drive forces applied to the rotor magnet assemblies by the drive magnet assemblies and thereby control the torque and speed of the main shaft;
- (d) a timing assembly for generating power pulses selectively supplied to said drive magnet assemblies and having a magnetic sensing means that is correlated to the rotation of said main shaft and includes circuit means for producing said power pulses in response to such rotation;
- (e) each of said drive magnet assemblies and rotor magnet assemblies is formed of at least two stacked permanent magnets separated by a non-magnetic material to provide a magnetic field;
- (f) each of said drive magnet assemblies has an associated electromagnetic coil that receives the power pulses from said timing assembly to momentarily disrupt the magnetic field of said associated assembly at selected times;
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- (g) a starter motor for initiating the operation of said magnetic motor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.