Hitachi Metals, Ltd.

Tokyo Electron Limited

Proterial, Ltd.

Akihiro Kimoto

Junnosuke Taguchi

Keita Hayashi

Satoshi Yoshimoto

Norihiko Kishimoto

A magnetic coupling device includes a driving magnet array having multiple annular sector-shaped, circumferentially arranged first permanent magnets, and a driven magnet array having multiple circular sector-shaped, circumferentially arranged second permanent magnets with pole surfaces facing pole surfaces of the first permanent magnets. The driven magnet array is rotated by the driving magnet array being rotated. A repulsion zone where a repulsive force acts is designed to have an area that is 5% to 15% of that of an attraction zone where an attractive force acts between a specific first permanent magnet and a specific second permanent magnet, with a radial first centerline of the specific first permanent magnet overlapping a radial second centerline of the specific second permanent magnet so that opposite poles face each other, including between first and second permanent magnets respectively adjacent the specific first and second permanent magnets with overlapping the centerlines.

Magnetic coupling device

A magnetic transmission is provided with: an inner rotor; an outer rotor; and a magnetic-field-modulating stator disposed coaxially between the inner rotor and the outer rotor. The inner rotor is provided with a first magnet array and a second magnet array arranged in the direction of the central axis and disposed at different pitches along the circumferential direction. The outer rotor is provided with a magnet array disposed along the circumferential direction. The magnetic-field-modulating stator is provided with a first magnetic body array and a second magnetic body array opposing the first magnet array and the second magnet array, respectively. Further, by moving the inner rotor and the magnetic-field-modulating stator in the direction of the central axis while holding the opposing relationship between the first magnetic body array and the second magnetic body array, and the first magnet array and the second magnet array, the position where the outer rotor, and the first magnet array and the second magnet array oppose each other is changed continuously.

Magnetic transmission

A magnetic circuit for a Faraday rotator capable of suppressing generation of irreversible demagnetization is provided. This magnetic circuit () for a Faraday rotator includes a first magnet (), a second magnet () and a third magnet (), and a first high coercive force region () is provided in the vicinity of at least the inner peripheral surface of a third through-hole () of the third magnet.

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Suita, Japan

Akihiro Kimoto