GB2445410A

GB2445410A - Magnetic power unit

Info

Publication number: GB2445410A
Application number: GB0700038A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Frederick Charles Coles; Gwendoline Violet Coles; Glenn Lawrence Coles; Howard Frederick Coles
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2007-01-03
Filing date: 2007-01-03
Publication date: 2008-07-09
Also published as: GB0700038D0

Abstract

The unit may include at least one drive component slide chamber 4 wherein at each end of the drive chamber an electromagnet 5 of alternating poles is located. The electromagnet has alternating poles by way of a polarity changing mechanism 14. Within the drive chamber there is a drive component 2 with a fixed magnet 3. In use, the electromagnet alternates N and S magnetic poles to cause an alternating mode of attraction and repulsion with the fixed magnet which causes the drive component to reciprocate along the drive chamber so that at the end of each reciprocating stroke the drive component arrives at the end of its stroke without touching the magnet. A drive arm may be pivotally mounted at one end thereof to the drive component and at its other end to a rotating main drive gear 7 via a cam wheel 9. The power unit may be used to drive an electricity generator or a means of propulsion in a motor car.

Description

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Magnetic Power unit

This invention relates to a magnetic power unit Description

According to the invention, there is provided a magnetic power unit comprising of a plurality of electro magnets alternately presenting North and South pole faces towards reciprocating drive components within individual slide chambers, said drive components includes magnetic means, which, due to synchronism of the reciprocating motion of the drive component with the alternating electro magnetic poles are alternately displaced along their slide chambers by an electro magnet at one end into repulsion by the like for like position of the poles on the opposing magnet on the drive component, and attracted towards the other end by another electro magnet which is displaying the opposite pole to the magnet on the other end of the drive component by means of an electro polarity changing mechanism to change the polarity of the electro magnets as the drive component reaches the end of each movement.

This arrangement comprises of a drive arm pivotally mounted to the drive component at one end, and at the other end pivotally to the outer face of the rotating main drive gear.The main drive gear is attached to a drive shaft to enable the spur gears to be located along the drive shaft to enable power to be taken off the magnetic power unit.

The invention is further discribed with referance to the accompanying drawing which shows a magnetic power unit used to drive an electricity generator.

Figure 1 is a top view of the magnetic power unit with two drive components incorporating two pistons and four electro magnets.

Referring to the drawing, of the illustrated power unit Fig 1 by way of example only, comprises of elongated slide chambers 4 within which are positioned a number of electro magnets 5 which alternatly present North and South pole faces at both ends of the interior of the slide chambers 4.

Within the slide chamber 4 there is a drive component 2 which reciprocates along their individual slide chambers thereof. The drive component 2 incorporates a strong magnet 3 aligned with the direction of

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reciprocation so that in operation at the end each reciprocating stroke, the drive component 2 arrives at the end of its stroke without touching the electro magnet 5 as the electro magnet 5 changes to like for like poles with the opposing magnet on the drive component 2 thereby causing the mode of repulsion at the same time that one electro magnet 5 changes to repulsion the electro magnet 5 at the other end of the drive component chamber 4 will change to attract. Therefore the drive component 2 will be repelled by a like for like pole face on the electro magnets 5 at one end and attracted by the opposite pole face of the electro magnet 5 at the other end.

The synchronisation required to achieve this is provided by polarity changing inechanisins 14 in such synchronism with the reciprocation of the drive component 2 and the changing magnetic poles on electro 5 so that an appropriate pole face is positioned to repel or attract the drive component 2 at the end of each stroke of reciprocation of the drive component 2.

In the arrangement shown, the Magnetic Power units made up of four electro 5 magnets and two drive components 2, each drive component 2 has a drive component magnet 3 presenting North and South poles at its ends, which are repelled by a like pole face of the electro magnets 5 at one end and attracted by an opposite pole face on the other end electro magnet 5 of each stroke of reciprocation the individual drive component 2. Clearly, however, variations are possible in the number of electro magnets 5 and drive components 2 used to make up any Magnetic Power Unit.

One example of a possible use for a Magnet Power Unit is for the generation of electricity or as a means of propulsion for motor cars etc.

It is also to be noted that, especially if a large number of Magnetic Power Units are employed to make up a high powered magnetic power source the cam wheel 9 could be replaced by a cam shaft.

When a number of magnetic power units are placed side by side and coupled together they will provide for an increase in power.

The flywheel 12 may be incorporated to provide for evenflow.

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Claims

Claims

Claim 1

A magnetic power unit comprising a plurality of electro magnets alternately presenting North and South pole faces towards reciprocating drive components within . individual slide chambers, said drive components includes magnet means, which due to synchronism of the reciprocating motion of the drive component with the alternating polarity of the electro magnets, are alternately displaced along their slide chambers by an electro magnet at one end into repulsion by the like for like position of the poles on the opposing magnet on the drive component,and attracted towards the other end by another electro magnet which is dusplaying the opposite pole to the magnet on the other end od the drive component.

Claim 1

Synchronisation between the changing polarity of the electro magnets and the drive component magnet is provided by one or more polarity changing mechanisims changing the poles on the electro magnets.

Claim 3

A magnetic power unit according to claim 1 wherein the main drive gear is attached to a drive shaft to enable a spur gear to be located along the drive shaft to enable power to be taken out of the magnetic power unit.

Claim 4

A magnetic power unit according to the afore mentioned claims wherein by increasing the rate of polarity changes on the electro magnets at both ends of an individual slide chamber, thereby alternating the poles in relation to the magnet at each end of the drive component which will cause a powerful reciprocation by the drive component with each alternation of the poles, the power from each reciprocation will be greatly amplified in relation to the power needed to change the polarity on the electro magnet at each end of the drive component chamber, this increase in power will be transferred via the drive arm and the drive gear to other machinery such as electricity generating equipment.

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Claim 5

A magnet power unit according to the aforementioned claims, wherein the faster that the poles alternate on the electro magnets the faster the drive component will reciprocate along its slide chamber, thereby generating an increase in power.

Claims 6

A magnet power unit according to the aforementioned claims, wherein apart from the magnets all other material used to construct a magnetic power unit should be of a non-magnetic type when situated within the range of influence of any magnet within the magnet within the magnetic power unit.