Bent shaft motor
Abstract
A nonelectromagnetic motor comprising a base, a bent shaft which is rotable relative to the base wherein the bent shaft comprises a straight portion aligned with a main axis and an offset portion that is offset with respect to the main axis; and a drive means for driving the offset portion of the bent shaft along a generally circular path in a plane perpendicular to the main axis to rotate the bent shaft. The bent shaft and drive means for driving the bent shaft can be selected from piezoelectric, magnetostrictive, rheological and shape memory alloys. The drive means of the nonelectromagnetic motor can additionally comprise a shell which shell surrounds and houses the bent shaft and precesses or gyrates which in turn causes the bent drive shaft to rotate. The nonelectromagnetic motor does not rely on friction for the application of torque upon a rotor.
- Inventors:
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- Albuquerque, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- AT&T
- OSTI Identifier:
- 871527
- Patent Number(s):
- 5747915
- Assignee:
- Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02N - ELECTRIC MACHINES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- bent; shaft; motor; nonelectromagnetic; comprising; base; rotable; relative; comprises; straight; portion; aligned; main; axis; offset; respect; drive; means; driving; circular; path; plane; perpendicular; rotate; selected; piezoelectric; magnetostrictive; rheological; shape; memory; alloys; additionally; comprise; shell; surrounds; houses; precesses; gyrates; causes; rely; friction; application; torque; rotor; memory alloy; plane perpendicular; drive shaft; shape memory; main axis; bent shaft; drive means; shell surrounds; offset portion; circular path; shaft comprises; motor comprising; electromagnetic motor; /310/
Citation Formats
Benavides, Gilbert L. Bent shaft motor. United States: N. p., 1998.
Web.
Benavides, Gilbert L. Bent shaft motor. United States.
Benavides, Gilbert L. Thu .
"Bent shaft motor". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/871527.
@article{osti_871527,
title = {Bent shaft motor},
author = {Benavides, Gilbert L},
abstractNote = {A nonelectromagnetic motor comprising a base, a bent shaft which is rotable relative to the base wherein the bent shaft comprises a straight portion aligned with a main axis and an offset portion that is offset with respect to the main axis; and a drive means for driving the offset portion of the bent shaft along a generally circular path in a plane perpendicular to the main axis to rotate the bent shaft. The bent shaft and drive means for driving the bent shaft can be selected from piezoelectric, magnetostrictive, rheological and shape memory alloys. The drive means of the nonelectromagnetic motor can additionally comprise a shell which shell surrounds and houses the bent shaft and precesses or gyrates which in turn causes the bent drive shaft to rotate. The nonelectromagnetic motor does not rely on friction for the application of torque upon a rotor.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1998},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1998}
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