Electromagnetic rotor drive assembly
AssigneeRK Transportation Solutions LLC
InventorsRandall Jay Moore, Kevin Paul Moore
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Abstract
An electromagnetic rotor drive assembly for use with an internal combustion engine, the electromagnetic rotor drive assembly including a conductive coil capable of generating a magnetic field upon energization; a rotor rotatably mounted proximate the conductive coil; and a magnet coupled to the rotor, the magnet responsive to the magnetic field to angularly displace the rotor; whereby the rotor fixedly couples to a crankshaft rotated by at least one piston reciprocally disposed within a cylinder; and whereby the conductive coil is energized at a predetermined time point associated with a position of the piston within the cylinder.
Claims21
An electromagnetic rotor drive assembly for use with an internal combustion engine, comprising:
- a conductive coil coupled to a stator, said conductive coil capable of generating a magnetic field upon energization;
- a rotor rotatably mounted proximate said conductive coil;
- a magnet coupled to said rotor, said magnet responsive to said magnetic field to angularly displace said rotor;
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- a timing circuit operably coupled to said conductive coil;
- wherein said timing circuit is configured to alternately pass said electric current through said conductive coil, said electric current alternating between electric current flow first and second directions and correspondingly, alternately generating magnetic pole first and second directions;
- wherein said rotor fixedly couples to a crankshaft rotated by at least one piston reciprocally disposed within a cylinder;
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- wherein said conductive coil is energized at a predetermined time point associated with a position of said piston within said cylinder.
An electromagnetic rotor drive assembly for use with an internal combustion engine, comprising:
- a conductive coil capable of generating a magnetic field upon energization;
- a rotor rotatably mounted proximate said conductive coil;
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- a magnet coupled to said rotor, said magnet responsive to said magnetic field to angularly displace said rotor;
- wherein said rotor fixedly couples to a crankshaft rotated by at least one piston reciprocally disposed within a cylinder;
- wherein said conductive coil is energized at a predetermined time point associated with a position of said piston within said cylinder;
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- wherein said predetermined time point is associated with a bottom dead center position of said piston within said cylinder.
An electromagnetic rotor drive assembly for use with an internal combustion engine, comprising:
- a conductive coil capable of generating a magnetic field upon energization;
- a rotor rotatably mounted proximate said conductive coil;
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- a magnet coupled to said rotor, said magnet responsive to said magnetic field to angularly displace said rotor;
- wherein said rotor fixedly couples to a crankshaft rotated by at least one piston reciprocally disposed within a cylinder;
- wherein said conductive coil is energized at a predetermined time point associated with a position of said piston within said cylinder;
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- wherein said predetermined time point is associated with a top dead center position of said piston within said cylinder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.