Magnetic attachment system
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1. A magnetic attachment system, comprising:
- a first magnetic structure comprising more than three first polarity regions, where the number of first polarity regions equals “
N”
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a second magnetic structure comprising more than three second polarity regions, where the number of second polarity regions equals “
N”
, said second polarity regions of said second magnetic structure being complementary to said first polarity regions of said first magnetic structure;
wherein a first peak aligned magnetic attract force is generated when said first and second magnetic structures are aligned and a first plurality of misaligned magnetic attract forces are generated when said first and second magnetic structures are in a corresponding plurality of misalignment positions, wherein the ratio of said first peak aligned magnetic attract force to a first maximum misaligned magnetic attract force substantially equals N/1.
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Abstract
An improved magnetic attachment system is provided that involves field emission structures having electric or magnetic field sources. The magnitudes, polarities, and positions of the magnetic or electric field sources are configured to have desirable correlation properties, which may be in accordance with a code. The correlation properties correspond to a desired spatial force function where spatial forces between field emission structures correspond to relative alignment, separation distance, and the spatial force function.
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20 Claims
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1. A magnetic attachment system, comprising:
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a first magnetic structure comprising more than three first polarity regions, where the number of first polarity regions equals “
N”
; anda second magnetic structure comprising more than three second polarity regions, where the number of second polarity regions equals “
N”
, said second polarity regions of said second magnetic structure being complementary to said first polarity regions of said first magnetic structure;wherein a first peak aligned magnetic attract force is generated when said first and second magnetic structures are aligned and a first plurality of misaligned magnetic attract forces are generated when said first and second magnetic structures are in a corresponding plurality of misalignment positions, wherein the ratio of said first peak aligned magnetic attract force to a first maximum misaligned magnetic attract force substantially equals N/1. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A magnetic attachment system, comprising:
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a first magnetic structure comprising a first polarity pattern;
said first polarity pattern being divisible into area units, wherein each area unit is of approximately equal size, and wherein each area unit has a single polarity, and wherein said first magnetic structure comprises “
N”
area units, wherein “
N”
is greater than 2; anda second magnetic structure comprising a second polarity pattern, said second magnetic structure being complementary to said first magnetic structure; wherein a first peak aligned magnetic attract force is generated when said first and second magnetic structures are aligned and a first plurality of misaligned magnetic forces are generated when said first and second magnetic structures are misaligned in a corresponding first plurality of misalignment positions, and wherein the ratio of said first peak aligned magnetic attract force to a maximum misaligned magnetic force of said first plurality of misaligned magnetic forces substantially equals - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A magnetic attachment system, comprising:
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a first magnetic structure comprising more than two polarity regions, where the number of polarity regions equals “
N”
; anda second magnetic structure, said second magnetic structure being complementary to said first magnetic structure; wherein a peak aligned magnetic attract force is generated when said first and second magnetic structures are aligned and a plurality of misaligned magnetic attract forces are generated when said first and second magnetic structures are misaligned in a plurality of misalignment positions, and the ratio of the peak aligned magnetic attract force to a maximum misaligned magnetic attract force is greater than N/1. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A magnetic attachment system, comprising:
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a first magnetic structure comprising a polarity pattern;
said polarity pattern being divisible into a first plurality of magnetic field emission sources, wherein each magnetic field emission source of said first plurality of magnetic field emission sources has a single polarity, and wherein each magnetic field emission source of said first plurality of magnetic field emission sources has approximately the same magnetic strength;
wherein said first magnetic structure comprises “
N”
magnetic field emission sources, and wherein “
N”
is greater than 3, said first magnetic structure having an autocorrelation function having a single peak autocorrelation position and a plurality of off-peak autocorrelation positions, wherein a greatest peak autocorrelation magnitude of said peak autocorrelation position equals approximately N, and a greatest off-peak autocorrelation magnitude of said plurality of off-peak autocorrelation positions substantially equals N/1; anda second magnetic structure, said second magnetic structure being complementary to said first magnetic structure, said second magnetic structure being movable in at least two degrees of freedom relative to said first magnetic structure. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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