Patent ID: 8344560

Claim:
A magnetically actuated reciprocating motor, comprising: a frame; a magnetic actuator fixedly supported by said frame, said magnetic actuator having an elongated shaft with a first end and a second end, a first permanent magnet at said first end of said shaft and a second permanent magnet at said second end of said shaft, said first permanent magnet having an end disposed toward said first end of a solenoid that is magnetically charged with an actuator polarity that is one of a first polarity and a second polarity, said second permanent magnet having and end disposed toward said second end of said solenoid that is magnetically charged with said actuator polarity, said shaft having a tubular chamber in said shaft, said first permanent magnet having a first extension member with an inward end extending into said tubular chamber from said first end of said shaft, said second permanent magnet having a second extension member with an inward end extending into said tubular chamber from said second end of said shaft, said inward end of said first extension member in spaced apart relation with said inward end of said second extension member to define a gap between said first extension member and said second extension member in said tubular chamber of said shaft; a solenoid assembly reciprocatively disposed over said shaft of said magnetic actuator, said solenoid assembly having the solenoid with a first end and an opposite directed second end, said solenoid configured to have said first polarity at said first end and said second polarity at said second end in a first energized state and said second polarity at said first end and said first polarity at said second end in a second energized state; a source of power connected to said solenoid to electromagnetically energize said solenoid; switching means electrically interconnecting said source of power and said solenoid for alternatively switching said solenoid between said first energized state and said second energized state; and means operatively connected to said solenoid assembly for converting reciprocating movement of said solenoid assembly to rotate a work object, said converting means comprising at least a first output shaft.