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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2023
Filed:
May. 27, 2021
Applicant:
Eddy Current Limited Partnership, Wellington, NZ;
Inventors:
Andrew Karl Diehl, Wellington, NZ;
Kevin A. Wright, Wellington, NZ;
Weston Hill, Wellington, NZ;
Dave Walters, Wellington, NZ;
Assignee:
Eddy Current Limited Partnership, Wellington, NZ;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 49/04 (2006.01); H02K 7/104 (2006.01); H02K 49/00 (2006.01); A62B 1/08 (2006.01); F16D 63/00 (2006.01); A62B 35/00 (2006.01); A62B 1/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 49/04 (2013.01); H02K 7/104 (2013.01); H02K 49/00 (2013.01); H02K 49/046 (2013.01); A62B 1/08 (2013.01); A62B 1/14 (2013.01); A62B 35/0093 (2013.01); F16D 63/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described herein are braking mechanisms and related methods of using eddy current interactions to resist relative movement between members, the magnetic flux about an eddy current region being modified beyond an inherent drag effect resulting from a simple magnetic pole arrangement.