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Magnetically harnessed gearless transmission for wheeled machines

[Category : - Automotive Accessories - Motors]
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An apparatus for achieving magnetically harnessed locomotion may include (1) a housing that at least partially houses a wheeled machine, (2) a plurality of wheels attached to a plurality of independently rotatable axles that are oriented substantially opposite one another along a plane of the wheeled machine, (3) a plurality of motors having shafts oriented substantially perpendicular to the independently rotatable axles, (4) at least one magnet positioned between the independently rotatable axles within the housing such that a magnetic force of the magnet (A) pulls the independently rotatable axles toward an inward point of the wheeled machine and (B) causes the wheels attached to the independently rotatable axles to press against the shafts of the motors. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed.

Embodiments of the patented subject matter may facilitate designing smaller, lighter, and/or cheaper wheeled machines by eliminating the need for a traditional geared transmission that gears down motors to rotate at slower speeds and/or increase torque. For example, embodiments of the patented subject matter may facilitate positioning a magnet within a housing that at least partially houses a wheeled machine and inserting independently rotatable axles that each include a wheel into axle-supporting guides located on substantially opposite sides of the magnet within the wheeled machine. By so positioning the magnet and inserting the independently rotatable axles in this way, these embodiments may enable the independently rotatable axles to be pulled toward an inward point of the wheeled machine by the magnet such that the wheels attached to the independently rotatable axles press against the shafts of the wheeled machine's motors.

In such embodiments, by pulling the independently rotatable axles inward in this way, the magnetic force of the magnet may cause the wheels attached to the independently rotatable axles to abut the shafts of the motors such that the wheels rotate as the shafts of the motors rotate. In other words, these embodiments may enable the wheels themselves to each simultaneously function and/or serve as both a gear and a wheel. Accordingly, the wheels themselves may effectively gear down the motors to rotate at slower speeds with increased torque.

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Gearless transmission for electric motors.

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US 9616711

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