Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
250 words
An improved magnetic transmission having an output shaft, a free-rotating armature carried by the output shaft, a plurality of permanent magnets carried by said armature, said permanent magnets carried by said armature being magnetically oriented with each adjacent magnet having opposite magnetic polarities, a plurality of drive rotor permanent magnets rotatably mounted on an axis, each drive rotor axis having a fixed radial position with respect to the output shaft and disposed in magnetic proximity with said permanent magnets carried by the armature, and an input drive means coupled to said rotor permanent magnets for rotating said drive rotor permanent magnets in a synchronous relationship, said drive rotor permanent magnets being magnetically oriented for rotating the armature at a speed proportional to the rotating speed of said drive rotor permanent magnets, said permanent magnets carried by the armature and said drive rotor permanent magnets being disposed in discrete sectors in 360°, said permanent magnets carried by the armature having an odd number in each sector and the drive rotor magnets have one less than the odd number in each sector, said improvement comprising, diamagnetic material positioned between each of said drive rotor permanent magnets and said armature and closely related thereto for diminishing at least a portion of the magnetic forces between said rotor permanent magnets and said permanent magnets carried by said armature, said diamagnetic material is positioned so that only the magnetic force between each of said permanent magnets opposing the rotational direction of said armature is effected.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
250 words
An improved magnetic transmission having an output shaft, a free-rotating armature carried by the output shaft, a plurality of permanent magnets carried by said armature, said permanent magnets carried by said armature being magnetically oriented with each adjacent magnet having opposite magnetic polarities, a plurality of drive rotor permanent magnets rotatably mounted on an axis, each drive rotor axis having a fixed radial position with respect to the output shaft and disposed in magnetic proximity with said permanent magnets carried by the armature, and an input drive means coupled to said rotor permanent magnets for rotating said drive rotor permanent magnets in a synchronous relationship, said drive rotor permanent magnets being magnetically oriented for rotating the armature at a speed proportional to the rotating speed of said drive rotor permanent magnets, said permanent magnets carried by the armature and said drive rotor permanent magnets being disposed in discrete sectors in 360°, said permanent magnets carried by the armature having an odd number in each sector and the drive rotor magnets have one less than the odd number in each sector, said improvement comprising, diamagnetic material positioned between each of said drive rotor permanent magnets and said armature and closely related thereto for diminishing at least a portion of the magnetic forces between said rotor permanent magnets and said permanent magnets carried by said armature, said diamagnetic material is positioned so that only the magnetic force between each of said permanent magnets opposing the rotational direction of said armature is effected.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
The invention as defined in claim 1, wherein said diamagnetic material is bismuth.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The invention as defined in claim 1, wherein said diamagnetic means extends to a position substantially adjacent a plane passing through the center of its associated drive rotor magnet and said free rotating armature.