A coaxial double-rotor variable-speed electromagnetic drive includes an external rotor, an end cover, a load shaft, a stator, and an internal rotor, the external rotor, the load shaft, the stator, and the internal rotor being coaxially arranged. The end cover includes a first end cover and a second end cover that are respectively disposed at two ends of the drive, the external rotor is slidably connected to the two end covers separately by bearings, the load shaft is slidably connected to the first end cover and the inner side of the external rotor separately by bearings, the stator is fixed on the inner side of the first end cover and disposed inside the external rotor, air gaps are kept separately between the stator and the internal rotor and between the stator and the external rotor, the internal rotor is sleeved on the load shaft and is disposed inside the stator.

A rotor for a cardiac support system is disclosed. The rotor is assembled or can be assembled from at least four shell elements to form a hollow cylinder and/or on a shaft, wherein the shell elements are magnetized or can be magnetized alternately in magnetization direction which are oppositely directed or are orthogonal, so as to form a magnetized body having at least four magnetic poles.

The invention relates to a permanent-magnetic radial rotary coupling (100) comprising a first cylindrical permanent magnet (102) and a second hollow-cylindrical permanent magnet (104), wherein the inner diameter of the second permanent magnet (104) is larger than the outer diameter of the first permanent magnet (102). The first permanent magnet (102) and the second permanent magnet (104) are arranged coaxially and mounted such that they can rotate about the common axis (106). Both the first permanent magnet (102) and the second permanent magnet (104) comprise at least one pole pair. The first permanent magnet (102) comprises the same number of pole pairs as the second permanent magnet (104). The first permanent magnet (102) has a radial or a parallel magnetization and the second permanent magnet (104) comprises a Halbach array, the strong side of which is the inner side of the second permanent magnet (104).

A retarder-equipped rotating electrical machine includes a rotor, a stator, and a retarder rotor. The stator has teeth at regular intervals in a circumferential direction. One ends of the teeth are disposed to face the rotor. The retarder rotor has a magnetic member continuously in the circumferential direction. The retarder rotor is disposed to face the other ends of the teeth of the stator and configured to rotate integrally with the rotor. A rotor-to-stator pole piece portion having pole pieces at regular intervals in the circumferential direction is disposed between the rotor and the stator. A stator-to-retarder rotor pole piece portion having pole pieces at regular intervals in the circumferential direction is disposed between the stator and the retarder rotor. Both pole piece portions are moved in the circumferential direction to switch between an operation as a motor or generator and an operation as a retarder.

The present disclosure provides a magnetic coupling that can be manufactured to meet various specification requirements by employing magnets which can be shared between the magnetic couplings. Magnet insertion recesses are formed in a two-dimensional arrays having a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns in an area where the magnets are to be is installed, the magnets are inserted selectively into the magnet insertion recesses according to the specification requirements.

Described herein is a system, method of use and Self Retracting Lifeline (SRL) apparatus using a system that governs a dynamic response between members causing a halt in relative motion between the members. Magnetic interactions, eddy current drag forces and centrifugal and/or inertial forces may provide various mechanisms of governing movement.

The invention relates to a magnetically-driven pump (1) with a pump housing (3), a housing cover (4) which closes the pump housing (3), and a containment can (5) which has a metal inner shell (6) and a ceramic outer shell (7) on which a flange (8) is formed. The object of the invention is to devise a pump which is improved in comparison with the prior art, which offers a simple and safe structure and makes uncomplicated and rapid manufacture, assembly and maintenance possible. In particular, a safe and energy-efficient pump is to be devised. To this end, the invention proposes that the inner shell (6) be welded to the housing cover (4) and the outer shell (7) be braced against the housing cover (4) by way of a clamping ring (9) on the flange (8).

Magnetic transmissions and related methods are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a magnetic screw comprising an elongate body, a nut selectively magnetically coupled to the magnetic screw, and a potential energy storage system and/or a resistive force component. The nut is configured to be displaced relative to the elongate body in a first direction in response to manipulation of a magnetic field between the magnetic screw and the nut when the nut is magnetically coupled to the magnetic screw. In embodiments including a potential energy storage system, the potential energy storage system may store potential energy when the nut is displaced in the first direction. In embodiments including a resistive force component, the resistive force component may resist motion of the nut in the first direction by applying a resistive force to the nut at least partially in an opposing second direction.

Described herein are appliances such as a vacuum cleaners having an air flow passage and a fan assembly provided in the air flow passage. The fan assembly includes (a) a first motor comprising a first rotor, a first stator, and a first rotatable output shaft drivingly connected to the first rotor; and (b) a second motor comprising a second rotor, a second stator, and a second rotatable output shaft drivingly connected to the second rotor. The first rotatable output shaft is driving connected to the second stator; and a fan blade drivingly connected to the second rotatable output shaft. Also described herein are methods of energizing a fan assembly of a portable appliance.

Systems and methods are described for preventing the release of metal particles from an autosampler that could otherwise be detected within a sample during sample analysis. In an example implementation, an autosampler systems includes, but is not limited to, a sample probe support structure; a z-axis support; an outer shuttle coupled with an outer surface of the z-axis support; and an inner shuttle linearly moveable within an interior volume of the z-axis support, the inner shuttle magnetically coupled with the outer shuttle to translate linear motion of the inner shuttle to the outer shuttle.