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US 8,274,184 B2Granted
Torus geometry motor system
AssigneeSullair Corporation
InventorRichard W. Caddell
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Abstract
A torus motor system includes a hollow stator and a rotor which is driven along a rotor path formed within the hollow stator by a magnet system. The rotor operates as a piston within the rotor path to intake and discharge fluid therefrom. The forces on the rotor all tend to center the rotor within the rotor path. The rotor is accelerated away from the inlet port on the magnet system and decelerated as the rotor approaches the discharge port.
Claims23
A rotary machine comprising:
- a hollow stator which defines an elliptical rotor path;
- a longitudinal rotor mounted within said elliptical rotor path, said longitudinal rotor extending arcuately along said elliptical rotor path;
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- a magnet system mounted about said stator to drive said longitudinal rotor along said elliptical rotor path.
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A rotary machine comprising:
- a hollow stator which defines an elliptical rotor path;
- an intake in communication with said elliptical rotor path;
- a discharge in communication with said elliptical rotor path;
- a multiple of longitudinal rotors separately mounted within said elliptical rotor path, each of said multiple of longitudinal rotors including an at least partially arcuate non-metallic rod and a multiple of lobes mounted to said non-metallic rod;
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- a magnet system mounted about said stator to drive said multiple of longitudinal rotors along said elliptical rotor path to communicate a fluid from said intake to said discharge.
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A rotary machine comprising:
- a hollow stator which defines an elliptical rotor path;
- at least two longitudinal rotors separately mounted within said elliptical rotor path, said at least two longitudinal rotors extending in a first direction aligned with said elliptical rotor path;
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- a magnet system mounted about said stator to drive said at least two longitudinal rotors along said elliptical rotor path.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.