An oscillating motor has a rotor rotation of about .+-.15.degree. from a rest position. The rotor has two salient poles which face a respective permanent magnet across a small air gap. The stator has a laminated stator core supporting the magnets and also two salient poles each supporting a stator coil. The stator poles confront the rotor across a small air gap between the rotor poles. When no current is flowing through the coils, the rotor rests in a rest position with the poles aligned between...

A low speed moving magnet motor (1) has a moving magnet (10) and a stationary coil (20) for carrying an electric current and disposed in relation to the moving magnet (10) such that a magnetic field generated when a current flows through the coil (20) causes the moving magnet (10) to move relative to the coil. A magnetic return path member (15) is fixed in relation to the coil (20) to provide a return path for a magnetic field generated by the coil (20) and the moving magnet (10). In an example,...

A 2-pole limited angle torque motor including a rotor assembly having one or more permanent magnets which are magnetized in the diametrical direction and a stator assembly having a pair of stator magnetic pole blades surrounded by a high density layer wound stator coil, with stator pole flanges at opposite ends of the stator magnetic pole blades which create a cross flux through the stator and rotor assemblies that produces a limited angle turning torque in the motor. The permanent rotor magnets...

A micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) power generator employing a plurality of magnetic masses disposed to oscillate on spring elements in a manner that produces an unusually steep flux gradient at one or more conductive coils, thereby harvesting a substantial portion of the available mechanical energy. The energy from ambient mechanical vibration is harvested to produce electrical power sufficient to power individual electronic elements for a variety of low-cost and high-performance distribu...

A reciprocating linear actuator capable of reciprocatingly driving a plurality of movable elements (2 and 2) by a single stator (1). The movable elements (2 and 2) are connected to each other through a connection body (3) having a spring characteristic to be capable of displacement in the reciprocating direction of the movable element. The connection body (3) has such a shape that can be drawn with a single stroke on a two dimensional plane, and at least both ends thereof are connected to the mo...

Linear electric generators include stationary windings and armature magnets arranged to reciprocate axially relative to the windings, or stationary magnet structures and movable windings arranged to reciprocate relative to the stationary magnet structures. The armature magnets or stationary magnet structures are in the form of multiple pole magnets made up of a plurality of individual pole structures, each pole structure including a pair of magnets joined to each other with facing poles of like ...

This invention relates to a monophase electromagnetic rotary actuator of angular travel between 70/N and 110/N degrees exhibiting a high torque/mass ratio and a torque that is approximately independent of the angular position of the rotor. A relation between the magnetized width Y.sub.a measured on the mean diameter of the magnets, the width of the angular arc C through which the rotor passes on the mean diameter of the magnets, the width S measured on the mean diameter of the magnets between tw...

Disclosed herein is a swing-arm type linear d.c. brushless motor, wherein at least one coreless type armature coil such as an air-core armature coil is arranged on the inner wall of a linear motor body and a field magnet is formed by magnetizing a magnet member with a single pair of N/S poles so as to permit the generation of thrust in a predetermined direction face to face with only one active conductor of said at least one armature coil and which does not contribute to the generation of revers...

A vibrator (2) comprising: a massive, magnetic member (16) arranged for movement about a reference position; and electromagnetic actuator means (12) for causing said member to move; and magnetic suspension means (8, 10) arranged on either side of said member for suspending said member therebetween.

A sting oscillator that produces sonic oscillations from a steady state fluid flow. A rigid sting is mounted concentrically within a resonant cavity in either a three-dimensional conical form or a two-dimensional wedge flow form. Fluid vortices shed from the sting cause the cavity to trigger into oscillation, creating alternating pressure waves that are dispersed in all directions. The oscillatory pressure waves can be transduced into useful electrical or mechanical power to drive any desired ex...