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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2000
J. Kirston Henderson, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Boyd B. Bushman, Lewisville, TX (US);
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
The present invention encompasses an angled magnetic drive that includes a motor for generating rotary motion about a first axis. This angled magnetic drive also includes a driving member coupled to the motor and rotated by it. The driving member includes a plurality of magnets coupled to one of its faces. This magnetic drive additionally includes a driven member that is mounted to rotate about a second axis, which is oriented at an angle to the first axis. At least part of a face of the driven member is located in proximity to the face of the driving member such that the driven member is magnetically coupled to the driving member when the motor rotates the driving member thereby causing the driving member to rotate, the rotation of the driving member producing rotation of the driven member.