Patent ID: 8674526
Filing Date: 2014-03-18
Classification: H02K

Abstract:
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.