US4363525A
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Magnetically suspended rotating bodies
Assignee: Airbus Group SAS
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Filing: 1981-01-28
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Granted: 1982-12-14
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Expires: 2001-01-28
Abstract
Abstract Rotary bodies possessing, in common, radially passive and axially active magnetic centering devices, eddy current dampers, emergency support systems, a drive motor and a motor switching sensor, and an axial velocity sensor to send correction signals to the axially active magnetic centering device with all of these members positioned at the maximum permitted axial limits, either inside or outside the rotor wall, whether the rotor is of an internal or external configuration.
Inventors
- 👤 Pierre Poubeau
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 05:23
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16C; F16C32/00; F16C32/04; F16C32/0406; F16C32/044; F16C32/0444; B; B04; B04B; B04B9/00; B04B9/02; B04B9/04; B04B9/12; F16C32/0474; F16C32/0476; F16C32/0478; G; G01; G01C; G01C19/00; G01C19/02; G01C19/04; F16C2361/00; F16C2361/55
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
242 words
A magnetically suspended rotary body having momentum wheel configuration comprising a stator; a rotor having a rotation shaft mounted for support relative to said stator; emergency support systems located at the axial ends of said rotation shaft; a velocity sensor having a magnetic core and an adjacent winding for sensing the axial velocity of said rotor in relation to said stator, said core and said winding adjacently mounted with one of them mounted on said rotor and the other mounted on said stator; passive radial magnetic centering means formed by coaxial magnet cores with alternating axial magnetic fields mounted on the axial ends of said rotor and coaxial magnetic cores rigidly connected to said stator adjacent said cores on said rotor; an active axial magnetic centering means having a magnetic core mounted on said rotor disposed opposite a coil fast to said stator receiving correction signals from said axial velocity sensor, said last-mentioned magnetic core and coil positioned at an axial end of said rotor in the immediate vicinity of said passive radial magnetic centering means; a drive motor mounted on the axial ends of said rotor and said stator; a motor switching detector connected to said motor and positioned near said motor at the axial ends of said rotation shaft; and said rotor having an inertial element formed with a peripheral mass in an axial central zone between axial ends of said rotor and external to a periphery of said rotor.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
242 words
A magnetically suspended rotary body having momentum wheel configuration comprising a stator; a rotor having a rotation shaft mounted for support relative to said stator; emergency support systems located at the axial ends of said rotation shaft; a velocity sensor having a magnetic core and an adjacent winding for sensing the axial velocity of said rotor in relation to said stator, said core and said winding adjacently mounted with one of them mounted on said rotor and the other mounted on said stator; passive radial magnetic centering means formed by coaxial magnet cores with alternating axial magnetic fields mounted on the axial ends of said rotor and coaxial magnetic cores rigidly connected to said stator adjacent said cores on said rotor; an active axial magnetic centering means having a magnetic core mounted on said rotor disposed opposite a coil fast to said stator receiving correction signals from said axial velocity sensor, said last-mentioned magnetic core and coil positioned at an axial end of said rotor in the immediate vicinity of said passive radial magnetic centering means; a drive motor mounted on the axial ends of said rotor and said stator; a motor switching detector connected to said motor and positioned near said motor at the axial ends of said rotation shaft; and said rotor having an inertial element formed with a peripheral mass in an axial central zone between axial ends of said rotor and external to a periphery of said rotor.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
50 words
A magnetically suspended rotary body according to claim 1, further characterized by two eddy current dampers positioned at the axial ends and connecting said rotor and said stator through a magnetic field by mounting on one and passing the magnetic field through the other of said stator and said rotor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
242 words
A magnetically suspended rotary body having momentum wheel configuration comprising a stator; a rotor having a rotation shaft mounted for support relative to said stator; emergency support systems located at the axial ends of said rotation shaft; a velocity sensor having a magnetic core and an adjacent winding for sensing the axial velocity of said rotor in relation to said stator, said core and said winding adjacently mounted with one of them mounted on said rotor and the other mounted on said stator; passive radial magnetic centering means formed by coaxial magnet cores with alternating axial magnetic fields mounted on the axial ends of said rotor and coaxial magnetic cores rigidly connected to said stator adjacent said cores on said rotor; an active axial magnetic centering means having a magnetic core mounted on said rotor disposed opposite a coil fast to said stator receiving correction signals from said axial velocity sensor, said last-mentioned magnetic core and coil positioned at an axial end of said rotor in the immediate vicinity of said passive radial magnetic center means; a drive motor mounted on the axial ends of said rotor and said stator; a motor switching detector connected to said motor and positioned near said motor at the axial ends of said rotation shaft; and said rotor having an inertial element formed with a peripheral mass in an axial central zone between axial ends of said rotor and internal to a periphery of said rotor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
242 words
A magnetically suspended rotary body having momentum wheel configuration comprising a stator; a rotor having a rotation shaft mounted for support relative to said stator; emergency support systems located at the axial ends of said rotation shaft; a velocity sensor having a magnetic core and an adjacent winding for sensing the axial velocity of said rotor in relation to said stator, said core and said winding adjacently mounted with one of them mounted on said rotor and the other mounted on said stator; passive radial magnetic centering means formed by coaxial magnet cores with alternating axial magnetic fields mounted on the axial ends of said rotor and coaxial magnetic cores rigidly connected to said stator adjacent said cores on said rotor; an active axial magnetic centering means having a magnetic core mounted on said rotor disposed opposite a coil fast to said stator receiving correction signals from said axial velocity sensor, said last-mentioned magnetic core and coil positioned at an axial end of said rotor in the immediate vicinity of said passive radial magnetic center means; a drive motor mounted on the axial ends of said rotor and said stator; a motor switching detector connected to said motor and positioned near said motor at the axial ends of said rotation shaft; and said rotor having an inertial element formed with a peripheral mass in an axial central zone between axial ends of said rotor and internal to a periphery of said rotor.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
50 words
A magnetically suspended rotary body according to claim 3, further characterized by two eddy current dampers positioned at the axial ends and connecting said rotor and said stator through a magnetic field by mounting on one and passing the magnetic field through the other of said stator and said rotor.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
252 words
A magnetically suspended rotary body having momentum wheel configuration comprising a stator; a rotor having a rotation shaft mounted for support relative to said stator; emergency support systems located at the axial ends of said rotation shaft; a velocity sensor having a magnetic core and an adjacent winding for sensing the axial velocity of said rotor in relation to said stator, said core and said winding adjacently mounted with one of them mounted on said rotor and the other mounted on said stator; passive radial magnetic centering means formed by coaxial magnetic cores with alternating axial magnetic fields mounted on the axial ends of said rotor and coaxial magnetic cores rigidly connected to said stator adjacent said cores on said rotor; an active axial magnetic centering means having a magnetic core mounted on said rotor disposed opposite a coil fast to said stator receiving correction signals from said axial velocity sensor, said last-mentioned magnetic core and coil positioned at an axial end of said rotor in the immediate vicinity of said passive radial magnetic centering means; a drive motor mounted on the axial ends of said rotor and said stator; a motor switching detector connected to said motor and positioned near said motor at the axial ends of said rotation shaft; said rotor having an inertial element formed with a peripheral mass in an axial central zone between axial ends of said rotor; said rotor having radial webs upon which said peripheral mass is supported in internally in relation to said stator.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
252 words
A magnetically suspended rotary body having momentum wheel configuration comprising a stator; a rotor having a rotation shaft mounted for support relative to said stator; emergency support systems located at the axial ends of said rotation shaft; a velocity sensor having a magnetic core and an adjacent winding for sensing the axial velocity of said rotor in relation to said stator, said core and said winding adjacently mounted with one of them mounted on said rotor and the other mounted on said stator; passive radial magnetic centering means formed by coaxial magnetic cores with alternating axial magnetic fields mounted on the axial ends of said rotor and coaxial magnetic cores rigidly connected to said stator adjacent said cores on said rotor; an active axial magnetic centering means having a magnetic core mounted on said rotor disposed opposite a coil fast to said stator receiving correction signals from said axial velocity sensor, said last-mentioned magnetic core and coil positioned at an axial end of said rotor in the immediate vicinity of said passive radial magnetic centering means; a drive motor mounted on the axial ends of said rotor and said stator; a motor switching detector connected to said motor and positioned near said motor at the axial ends of said rotation shaft; said rotor having an inertial element formed with a peripheral mass in an axial central zone between axial ends of said rotor; said rotor having radial webs upon which said peripheral mass is supported in internally in relation to said stator.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
50 words
A magnetically suspended rotary body according to claim 5, further characterized by two eddy current dampers positioned at the axial ends and connecting said rotor and said stator through a magnetic field by mounting on one and passing the magnetic field through the other of said stator and said rotor.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
249 words
A magnetically suspended rotary body having a configuration comprising a stator; a rotor having a rotation shaft mounted for support relative to said stator; emergency support systems located at the axial ends of said rotation shaft; a velocity sensor having a magnetic core and an adjacent winding for sensing the axial velocity of said rotor in relation to said stator, said core and said winding adjacently mounted with one of them mounted on said rotor and the other mounted on said stator; passive radial magnetic centering means formed by coaxial magnet cores with alternating axial magnetic fields mounted on the axial ends of said rotor and coaxial magnetic cores rigidly connected to said stator adjacent said cores on said rotor; an active axial magnetic centering means having a magnetic core mounted on said rotor disposed opposite a coil fast to said stator receiving correction signals from said axial velocity sensor, said last-mentioned magnetic core and coil positioned at an axial end of said rotor in the immediate vicinity of said passive radial magnetic centering means; a drive motor mounted on the axial ends of said rotor and said stator; a motor switching detector connected to said motor and positioned near said motor at the axial ends of said rotation shaft; a fluid-tight fixed part of the rotary body fixed in relation to said stator; and said rotary enclosure in an axial central zone between axial ends of said rotor and within a fluid-tight fixed part of the rotary body.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
249 words
A magnetically suspended rotary body having a configuration comprising a stator; a rotor having a rotation shaft mounted for support relative to said stator; emergency support systems located at the axial ends of said rotation shaft; a velocity sensor having a magnetic core and an adjacent winding for sensing the axial velocity of said rotor in relation to said stator, said core and said winding adjacently mounted with one of them mounted on said rotor and the other mounted on said stator; passive radial magnetic centering means formed by coaxial magnet cores with alternating axial magnetic fields mounted on the axial ends of said rotor and coaxial magnetic cores rigidly connected to said stator adjacent said cores on said rotor; an active axial magnetic centering means having a magnetic core mounted on said rotor disposed opposite a coil fast to said stator receiving correction signals from said axial velocity sensor, said last-mentioned magnetic core and coil positioned at an axial end of said rotor in the immediate vicinity of said passive radial magnetic centering means; a drive motor mounted on the axial ends of said rotor and said stator; a motor switching detector connected to said motor and positioned near said motor at the axial ends of said rotation shaft; a fluid-tight fixed part of the rotary body fixed in relation to said stator; and said rotary enclosure in an axial central zone between axial ends of said rotor and within a fluid-tight fixed part of the rotary body.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
50 words
A magnetically suspended rotary body according to claim 7, further characterized by two eddy current dampers positioned at the axial ends and connecting said rotor and said stator through a magnetic field by mounting on one and passing the magnetic field through the other of said stator and said rotor.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
248 words
A magnetically suspended rotary body having a configuration comprising a stator; a rotor having a rotation shaft mounted for support relative to said stator; emergency support systems located at the axial ends of said rotation shaft; a velocity sensor having a magnetic core and an adjacent winding for sensing the axial velocity of said rotor in relation to said stator, said core and said winding adjacently mounted with one of them mounted on said rotor and the other mounted on said stator; passive radial magnetic centering means formed by coaxial magnet cores with alternating axial magnetic fields mounted on the axial ends of said rotor and coaxial magnetic cores rigidly connected to said stator adjacent said cores on said rotor; an active axial magnetic centering means having a magnetic core mounted on said rotor disposed opposite a coil fast to said stator receiving correction signals from said axial velocity sensor, said last-mentioned magnetic core and coil positioned at an axial end of said rotor in the immediate vicinity of said passive radial magnetic centering means; a drive motor mounted on the axial ends of said rotor and said stator; a motor switching detector connected to said motor and positioned near said motor at the axial ends of said rotation shaft; a fixed part of the rotary body fixed in relation to said stator; and a rotary enclosure in an axial central zone between axial ends of said rotor and external to said fixed part of the rotary body.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
248 words
A magnetically suspended rotary body having a configuration comprising a stator; a rotor having a rotation shaft mounted for support relative to said stator; emergency support systems located at the axial ends of said rotation shaft; a velocity sensor having a magnetic core and an adjacent winding for sensing the axial velocity of said rotor in relation to said stator, said core and said winding adjacently mounted with one of them mounted on said rotor and the other mounted on said stator; passive radial magnetic centering means formed by coaxial magnet cores with alternating axial magnetic fields mounted on the axial ends of said rotor and coaxial magnetic cores rigidly connected to said stator adjacent said cores on said rotor; an active axial magnetic centering means having a magnetic core mounted on said rotor disposed opposite a coil fast to said stator receiving correction signals from said axial velocity sensor, said last-mentioned magnetic core and coil positioned at an axial end of said rotor in the immediate vicinity of said passive radial magnetic centering means; a drive motor mounted on the axial ends of said rotor and said stator; a motor switching detector connected to said motor and positioned near said motor at the axial ends of said rotation shaft; a fixed part of the rotary body fixed in relation to said stator; and a rotary enclosure in an axial central zone between axial ends of said rotor and external to said fixed part of the rotary body.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
49 words
A magnetically suspended rotary body according to claim 9, further characterized by eddy current dampers positioned at the axial ends and connecting said rotor and said stator through a magnetic field by mounting on one and passing the magnetic field through the other of said stator and said rotor.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1985-12-13 | 1986-06-14 | 1986-12-14 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1989-12-13 | 1990-06-14 | 1990-12-14 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1993-12-13 | 1994-06-14 | 1994-12-14 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |