Patent ID: 7446440
Filing Date: 2008-11-04
Classification: H02K

Abstract:
1. A permanent magnet reciprocating engine, comprising: a first magnetic field plate including a first surface from which at least first and second field plate magnetic fields emanate, said first and second field plate magnetic fields being of different polarity from each other; a magnetic piston plate including a first surface from which at least a first piston plate magnetic field emanates, said first surface of said magnetic piston plate being disposed towards said first surface of said first magnetic field plate; a first magnetic field plate orientation mechanism to move said first magnetic field plate at specific intervals, to alternately align said first field plate magnetic field and said second field plate magnetic field with said at least a first piston plate magnetic field, in order to alternately attract said magnetic piston plate to said first magnetic field plate and repel said magnetic piston plate from said first magnetic field plate; a piston rod in communication with said magnetic piston plate; a translation mechanism in communication with said piston rod, said translation mechanism spaced apart on said piston rod from said magnetic piston plate; said piston rod moving along an axis in a first direction when said first magnetic field plate attracts said magnetic piston plate, said piston rod moving along the axis in a second direction when said first magnetic field plate repels said magnetic piston plate; and said translation mechanism translating linear motion of said piston rod along said axis into rotary motion.