Electrical energy generator
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1. An electrical energy generator comprising:
- a housing having a longitudinal axis and first and second opposing ends;
an electromagnetically active mass positioned within the housing reciprocally movable along at least a portion of the longitudinal axis;
an electrically conductive material within the housing;
a body positioned within the housing reciprocally movable along at least a portion of the longitudinal axis, wherein the body and the electromagnetically active mass move relative to each other, the body comprising a shaft portion and first and second spring stop portions, the shaft portion being engaged with and between the first and second spring stop portions;
a first spring positioned between the first spring stop portion and the electrically conductive material;
a second spring positioned between the second spring stop portion and the electrically conductive material;
a third spring engaged with the first spring stop portion and the electromagnetically active mass; and
a fourth spring engaged with the second spring stop portion and the electromagnetically active mass.
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Abstract
An electrical energy generator including a housing, an electromagnetically active mass positioned within the housing, an electrically conductive material within the housing, a body positioned within the housing wherein the body and the electromagnetically active mass move relative to each other, and at least one spring for imparting restorative forces to the electromagnetically active mass and the body.
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1. An electrical energy generator comprising:
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a housing having a longitudinal axis and first and second opposing ends; an electromagnetically active mass positioned within the housing reciprocally movable along at least a portion of the longitudinal axis; an electrically conductive material within the housing; a body positioned within the housing reciprocally movable along at least a portion of the longitudinal axis, wherein the body and the electromagnetically active mass move relative to each other, the body comprising a shaft portion and first and second spring stop portions, the shaft portion being engaged with and between the first and second spring stop portions; a first spring positioned between the first spring stop portion and the electrically conductive material; a second spring positioned between the second spring stop portion and the electrically conductive material; a third spring engaged with the first spring stop portion and the electromagnetically active mass; and a fourth spring engaged with the second spring stop portion and the electromagnetically active mass. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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