Kinetic Energy Management System
First Claim
1. A vehicular kinetic energy management system comprising:
- a first main body having a passive magnetic component movable therewith;
a second main body movably attached to the first main body for reciprocal movement there between, the second main body having an active magnetic component movable therewith and positioned such as to magnetically communicate with the passive magnetic component;
one of the first and second main bodies being adapted for engagement with a vehicular component that experiences irregularities of a surface on which a vehicle travels; and
the other of said first and second main bodies being adapted for engagement with a load bearing portion of the vehicle for which isolation from vibrations due to irregularities of the surface on which the vehicle travels is desired, such that interaction of the active and passive magnetic component in response to relative movement of the first and second main bodies translates between reciprocating kinetic energy associated with motion of the vehicle over the irregularities of the surface and electrical energy associated with the active magnetic component.
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Abstract
A vehicle kinetic energy management system includes a first main body having a passive magnetic component movable therewith and a second main body movably attached to the first main body for reciprocal movement there between. The second main body includes an active magnetic component movable therewith and magnetically communicating with the passive magnetic component. One of the first and second main bodies being adapted for engagement with a vehicular component that experiences irregularities of a surface on which the vehicle travels, and the other main body engaging a load-bearing portion of the vehicle for which isolation from vibrations is desired. Interaction of the active and passive magnetic components in response to relative movement of the first and second main bodies translates between reciprocating kinetic energy associated with the vehicle motion over the surface irregularities and electrical energy associated with the active magnetic component.
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17 Claims
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1. A vehicular kinetic energy management system comprising:
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a first main body having a passive magnetic component movable therewith; a second main body movably attached to the first main body for reciprocal movement there between, the second main body having an active magnetic component movable therewith and positioned such as to magnetically communicate with the passive magnetic component; one of the first and second main bodies being adapted for engagement with a vehicular component that experiences irregularities of a surface on which a vehicle travels; and the other of said first and second main bodies being adapted for engagement with a load bearing portion of the vehicle for which isolation from vibrations due to irregularities of the surface on which the vehicle travels is desired, such that interaction of the active and passive magnetic component in response to relative movement of the first and second main bodies translates between reciprocating kinetic energy associated with motion of the vehicle over the irregularities of the surface and electrical energy associated with the active magnetic component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A vehicular kinetic energy management system comprising:
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a generally cylindrical housing defining a longitudinal axis; a first main body fixedly secured to the housing; a second main body movably secured to the housing for reciprocal movement relative to the housing along said longitudinal axis; a magnetic piston movably disposed within said housing and attached to said second main body such as to be movable along the longitudinal axis; a winding disposed within the housing about the longitudinal axis and communicating magnetically with the magnetic piston; and a shock-absorbing component disposed between the first and second main bodies. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A vehicular kinetic energy management system comprising:
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a first main body; a second main body movably secured to the first main body for reciprocal movement relative thereto along a longitudinal axis; a magnetic piston attacked to said second main body such as to be movable along the longitudinal axis; an active magnetic component disposed about the longitudinal axis and communicating magnetically with the magnetic piston; and a flotation component attached to one of the first and second main bodies, the other of the first and second main bodies that is not attached to the flotation component being adapted for engagement with a boat. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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