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US Patent 7,501,922: Permanent magnetic male and female levitation supports
(2009)
Abstract
A permanent magnetic male and female levitation support has a first part with a cavity and a plurality of retainment mechanisms incorporated therein, and a plurality of first permanent magnets evenly distributed around the perimeter of the cavity and held in place by the retainment mechanisms, wherein the first permanent magnets produce a first rotationally invariant magnetic field around a first axis. A second part is rigidly connected to a base and produces a second rotationally invariant magnetic field around a second axis. When the
first axis is aligned with the second axis, the first magnetic field and the second magnetic field simultaneously produce a repulsive force and a restorative force to levitate the first part relative to the second part.
Keywords
- magnetic levitation,
- permanent magnet
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Publication Date
March 10, 2009
Citation Information
Sanza Kazadi. "US Patent 7,501,922: Permanent magnetic male and female levitation supports" (2009) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/sanza-kazadi/34/