Patent ID: 8610318

Claim:
A magnet carrier for a moving magnet motor, comprising: a single longitudinal beam extending in the direction of predetermined motion of the magnet carrier; two pairs of transverse ribs, extending from opposite sides of the longitudinal beam, wherein the longitudinal beam and the two pairs of transverse ribs are arranged to engage a pair of substantially planar magnets, wherein the longitudinal beam and the two pairs of transverse ribs each comprise a lip for engaging a chamfered edge of the pair of substantially planar magnets so that the lip opposes motion of the pair of substantially planar magnets in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the pair of substantially planar magnets; and an adhesive, bonding the two pairs of transverse ribs and the pair of substantially planar magnets and bonding the longitudinal beam to the pair of substantially planar magnets, the adhesive having an elastic modulus of less than 5 MPa.