Permanent magnet flux module reciprocating engine and method
First Claim
1. A permanent magnet reciprocating engine, comprising:
- a first magnetic field plate including a first surface from which at least first and second field plate magnetic fields emanate, said first and second field plate magnetic fields being of different polarity from each other;
a magnetic piston plate including a first surface from which at least a first piston plate magnetic field emanates, said first surface of said magnetic piston plate being disposed towards said first surface of said first magnetic field plate;
a first magnetic field plate orientation mechanism to move said first magnetic field plate at specific intervals, to alternately align said first field plate magnetic field and said second field plate magnetic field with said at least a first piston plate magnetic field, in order to alternately attract said magnetic piston plate to said first magnetic field plate and repel said magnetic piston plate from said first magnetic field plate;
a piston rod in communication with said magnetic piston plate;
a translation mechanism in communication with said piston rod, said translation mechanism spaced apart on said piston rod from said magnetic piston plate;
said piston rod moving along an axis in a first direction when said first magnetic field plate attracts said magnetic piston plate, said piston rod moving along the axis in a second direction when said first magnetic field plate repels said magnetic piston plate; and
said translation mechanism translating linear motion of said piston rod along said axis into rotary motion.
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Abstract
A permanent magnet reciprocating engine and method are provided wherein a first field plate having magnetic fields of two polarities interact with the magnetic field of a magnet located on a piston plate. The first field plate is moved to alternately bring the magnetic field of a first polarity and the magnetic field of a second polarity into alignment with the magnetic field of the piston plate, thus alternately attracting and repelling the piston plate to the field plate. The piston plate is connected to a piston rod, which reciprocates along an axis as a result of the alternately attractive and repulsive forces exerted on the piston plate by the field plate. A translation mechanism, such as a crankshaft, translates the linear motion of the piston rod along the axis into rotary motion that can be harnessed as power.
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35 Claims
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1. A permanent magnet reciprocating engine, comprising:
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a first magnetic field plate including a first surface from which at least first and second field plate magnetic fields emanate, said first and second field plate magnetic fields being of different polarity from each other;
a magnetic piston plate including a first surface from which at least a first piston plate magnetic field emanates, said first surface of said magnetic piston plate being disposed towards said first surface of said first magnetic field plate;
a first magnetic field plate orientation mechanism to move said first magnetic field plate at specific intervals, to alternately align said first field plate magnetic field and said second field plate magnetic field with said at least a first piston plate magnetic field, in order to alternately attract said magnetic piston plate to said first magnetic field plate and repel said magnetic piston plate from said first magnetic field plate;
a piston rod in communication with said magnetic piston plate;
a translation mechanism in communication with said piston rod, said translation mechanism spaced apart on said piston rod from said magnetic piston plate;
said piston rod moving along an axis in a first direction when said first magnetic field plate attracts said magnetic piston plate, said piston rod moving along the axis in a second direction when said first magnetic field plate repels said magnetic piston plate; and
said translation mechanism translating linear motion of said piston rod along said axis into rotary motion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 35)
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18. A reciprocating engine, comprising:
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a first field plate including at least a first magnet of a first polarity and at least a second magnet of a second polarity at a first surface thereof;
a piston plate including at least a third magnet having a fixed polarity at a first surface thereof, said first surface of said piston plate being disposed towards said first surface of said first field plate;
a first field plate orientation mechanism to move said first field plate at specific intervals, to alternately align said at least a first magnet and said at least a second magnet with said at least a third magnet, in order to alternately attract said piston plate to said first field plate and repel said piston plate from said first field plate;
a piston rod in communication with said piston plate;
a translation mechanism in communication with said piston rod, distal from said piston plate;
said piston rod moving along an axis in a first direction when said first field plate attracts said piston plate, said piston rod moving along the axis in a second direction when said first field plate repels said piston plate; and
said translation mechanism translating linear motion of said piston rod along said axis into rotary motion. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A reciprocating engine module, comprising:
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a first field plate including at least a first magnet of a first polarity and at least a second magnet of a second polarity different from said first polarity at a first surface thereof;
a second field plate including at least a third magnet of a first polarity and at least a fourth magnet of a second polarity different from said first polarity at a first surface thereof;
a piston plate including at least a fifth magnet having a fixed polarity at a first surface thereof, said first surface of said piston plate being disposed towards said first surface of said first field plate, and a sixth magnet at a second surface of the piston plate, said second surface of said piston plate being disposed towards said first surface of said second field plate;
a first field plate orientation mechanism to move said first field plate at specific intervals, to alternately align said at least a first magnet and said at least a second magnet with said at least a fifth magnet, in order to alternately attract said piston plate to said first field plate and repel said piston plate from said first field plate; and
a second field plate orientation mechanism to move said second field plate at specific intervals, to alternately align said at least a third magnet and said at least a fourth magnet with said at least a sixth magnet. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of converting linear motion to rotary motion in a reciprocating magnet engine, comprising the steps of:
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providing a reciprocating engine, including;
a first magnetic field plate including at a first surface thereof at least a first magnetic field of a first polarity and at least a second magnetic field of a second polarity different from the first polarity;
a piston plate including at a first surface thereof at least a third magnet field of a fixed polarity, the first surface of the piston plate being disposed towards the first surface of the first field plate;
alternately aligning the at least a first magnetic field and the at least a second magnetic field with the at least a third magnetic field, in order to alternately attract the piston plate to the first field plate and repel the piston plate from the first field plate, in order to alternately move the piston plate forward and back along an axis; and
translating linear motion of the piston plate along the axis into rotary motion. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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