Permanent magnet propulsion system
First Claim
1. A propulsion system wherein an ordered arrangement of permanent magnets provides the propulsion force comprising:
- a base structure;
a pair of tracks mounted on top of said base structure, said tracks being in spaced parallel relationship to each other;
a first row of permanent magnets mounted on top of said base structure, directly outboard from and adjacent to one of said tracks, with all of the north seeking poles of said row of magnets pointed towards said tracks and all of the south seeking poles pointed away from said track;
a second row of permanent magnets mounted on top of said base structure, directly outboard from and adjacent to the other of said tracks, with all of the south seeking poles of said second row of magnets pointed towards said other track and all of the north seeking poles pointed away from the other said track;
at least one ball positioned between and supported by said tracks, said ball being constructed from a ferro-magnetic material whereby the magnetic field of said first and second row of magnets propels said ball along said tracks; and
a clamping means for positioning and retaining each of the magnets of said first and second rows onto said base structure.
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Abstract
A permanent magnet propulsion system wherein a steel ball is propelled up an inclined plane between two rows of permanent bar magnets, said magnets being in spaced relationship with all north seeking poles of one of the said rows facing in substantially the same direction and with all south seeking poles in the other row facing in substantially the same but opposite direction to the first of said rows. The magnetic axes of each of the magnets of the first said row are in staggered relationship to the axes of opposing magnets of the second said row. The magnetic field acting on the ball is configured whereby the ball after reaching the top of the inclined plane is able to drop from the said plane out of the field. A pair of parallel tracks positioned between the spaced rows of magnets guide the ball and a clamping means orient and retain the magnets.
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15 Claims
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1. A propulsion system wherein an ordered arrangement of permanent magnets provides the propulsion force comprising:
- a base structure;
a pair of tracks mounted on top of said base structure, said tracks being in spaced parallel relationship to each other;
a first row of permanent magnets mounted on top of said base structure, directly outboard from and adjacent to one of said tracks, with all of the north seeking poles of said row of magnets pointed towards said tracks and all of the south seeking poles pointed away from said track;
a second row of permanent magnets mounted on top of said base structure, directly outboard from and adjacent to the other of said tracks, with all of the south seeking poles of said second row of magnets pointed towards said other track and all of the north seeking poles pointed away from the other said track;
at least one ball positioned between and supported by said tracks, said ball being constructed from a ferro-magnetic material whereby the magnetic field of said first and second row of magnets propels said ball along said tracks; and
a clamping means for positioning and retaining each of the magnets of said first and second rows onto said base structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- a base structure;
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12. In a permanent magnet propulsion system the combination of:
- a pair of spaced parallel tracks; and
a row of permanent magnets mounted directly outboard from each of said tracks with all north seeking poles of the magnets of one of said rows being adjacent to one of said tracks and all south seeking poles of the magnets of the other of said tracks being adjacent to the other of said tracks. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
- a pair of spaced parallel tracks; and
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15. A propulsion system wherein an ordered arrangement of permanent magnets provides the propulsion force comprising:
- a base structure having a top surface, said surface having a plurality of pairs of an upward sloping surface followed by a downward sloping surface;
a pair of tracks mounted on top of said base structure, said tracks being in spaced parallel relationship to each other in alignment with each upward sloping surface and each downward sloping surface;
a first row of permanent magnets mounted on each upward sloping surface of said base structure, directly outboard from and adjacent to one of said tracks, with all north seeking poles of the magnets of said row pointed towards said track and all of the south seeking poles pointed away from said track, said magnets being arranged such that their magnetic axes are substantially perpendicular to said track, the spacing between said axes decreases in the direction of propulsion and the distance from some of said magnets to said adjacent track increases in the direction of propulsion;
a second row of permanent magnets mounted on each upward sloping surface of said base structure, directly outboard from and adjacent to the other of said tracks, with all south seeking poles of said second row pointed towards said other track and all of the north seeking poles pointed away from said other track, the magnets of said second row arranged such that their magnetic axes are substantially perpendicular to said other track in staggered relationship to the magnetic axes of said first row with the spacing between said axes decreasing in the direction of propulsion and the distance of some magnets to the adjacent track increasing in the direction of propulsion at least one ball positioned between and supported by said tracks, said ball being constructed from a ferro-magnetic material whereby the magnetic fields of said magnets propels said ball along each of said upward sloping surfaces whereupon said ball descends along the following downward sloping surface; and
a clamping means for positioning and retaining said magnets onto said base structure.
- a base structure having a top surface, said surface having a plurality of pairs of an upward sloping surface followed by a downward sloping surface;
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