ELECTRIC MOTOR
    2.
    发明公开
    ELECTRIC MOTOR 审中-公开
    电动马达

    公开(公告)号:EP1129518A4

    公开(公告)日:2006-08-16

    申请号:EP99957728

    申请日:1999-11-12

    CPC分类号: H02K33/18 H01F27/24 H01F30/12

    摘要: Electric motor (10) includes a magnet (12) in the form of a cockcroft ring provided with a circumferential air gap (18) through which lines of magnetic flux extend. A planar disc (14) is provided that is capable of two dimensional motion relative to the magnet (12). Disc (14) is provided with a number of electrically conductive paths (C) each of which has a segment (16) that cuts across the lines of magnetic flux in the air gap (18). A multi-phase transformer (40) having a number of windows (42) is arranged so that each path (C) is linked with at least one of the windows (42). The multi-phase transformer (40) induces currents to flow in the respective conductive paths (C) and thus through respective segments (16) of each path (C). The current passing through the segments (16) interact with the lines of magnetic flux passing through the gap (18) to produce a thrust force that acts on the disc (14) in a direction as dictated by the "right hand rule". The magnitude and direction of the respective thrust forces and thus the motion of the disc (14) is controlled by varying the magnitude and/or phase relationship of the currents flowing through the segments (16). In this way the disc (14) can be controlled to move in any desired path in two dimensions.

    VIBRATORY TRANSDUCER FOR MEDICAL IMAGING AND TREATMENT
    4.
    发明公开
    VIBRATORY TRANSDUCER FOR MEDICAL IMAGING AND TREATMENT 审中-公开
    振动转换器,用于医疗成像和治疗

    公开(公告)号:EP1635706A4

    公开(公告)日:2008-07-09

    申请号:EP04734188

    申请日:2004-05-21

    摘要: A vibratory transducer (10) for medical application is disclosed. The vibratory transducer (10) has an armature (14) suspended in a magnetic field. The armature (14) has a plurality of electrical conductive paths (24) to provide electrical current flow in said armature to react with said magnetic field and cause movement in the armature controlled by variation in the electrical current flow. A contact surface (26) is secured to the armature, with a surface area for frictionally coupling to a corresponding surface area of a patient for example. Movement of the vibratory transducer induces movement in the patient, and the transducer can produce movement in the contact surface in at least two dimensions simultaneously. In one embodiment the contact surface (26) is flat, while in alternative embodiments the contact surface is incorporated in a toroidal structure so as to surround part of the patient. Medical application can include treatment of bone fractures, oedema, and in elastography, amongst other applications.