Magnetic suspension for a vehicle

    公开(公告)号:US11167647B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-09

    申请号:US16307532

    申请日:2017-05-04

    Applicant: IRONBOX S.R.L.

    Inventor: Adriano Girotto

    Abstract: A magnetic suspension system (MC1; MC2; MC3) for a vehicle (20) is described comprising: a rail (30) made of material reactive to a magnetic field and comprising two opposite side surfaces (R1, R2); a skid (50) which slides on the rail and, being substantially U-shaped, comprises two parallel arms (54) whose facing surfaces (P1, P2) delimit an empty space (G) partially occupied by the rail, each of the two opposed side surfaces of the rail, respectively facing one of the surfaces facing the two parallel arms, said skid being able to generate a magnetic field with a polar axis (Q) orthogonal to those facing surfaces.

    Magnetic levitation rotary bearing

    公开(公告)号:US11428263B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-30

    申请号:US16761251

    申请日:2018-11-04

    Applicant: IRONBOX S.R.L.

    Abstract: A magnetic suspension bearing (10; 30; 40; 50) is described comprising a part rotatable about a rotation axis and a fixed part, and two elements made of ferromagnetic material, one integral with the rotatable part and one with the fixed part. The two elements are closely placed, separated by an air gap, and have axial symmetry with respect to said axis. There is a magnetic flux generator for generating a magnetic flux inside the two elements. The two elements have such a shape that the magnetic flux, flowing inside the two elements, describes in space a torus and passes from one element to the other through the air gap along a direction orthogonal to the direction of a load applied to the bearing.
    This configuration ensures high support strength for the bearing while being a simple structure to be built.

    MAGNETIC SUSPENSION FOR A VEHICLE
    3.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190143840A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-16

    申请号:US16307532

    申请日:2017-05-04

    Applicant: IRONBOX S.R.L.

    Inventor: Adriano GIROTTO

    Abstract: A magnetic suspension system (MC1; MC2; MC3) for a vehicle (20) is described comprising:a rail (30) made of material reactive to a magnetic field and comprising two opposite side surfaces (R1, R2);a skid (50) which slides on the rail and, being substantially U-shaped, comprises two parallel arms (54) whose facing surfaces (P1, P2) delimit an empty space (G) partially occupied by the rail,each of the two opposed side surfaces of the rail, respectively facing one of the surfaces facing the two parallel arms,said skid being able to generate a magnetic field with a polar axis (Q) orthogonal to those facing surfaces.

    SLIDING SUPPORT DEVICE
    4.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220381075A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-01

    申请号:US17781096

    申请日:2020-12-04

    Applicant: IRONBOX S.R.L.

    Abstract: A support device for slidingly supporting, and linearly moving along a longitudinal axis, an object such as e.g. a leaf.
    On the object a magnetic return force develops generated by the cooperation of a magnetic flux generator (54, 56) and an element reactive to the magnetic field. The element can slide parallel to the axis during the displacement of the object and correspondingly exhibits a section which, seen in a plane orthogonal to the axis, has a width that varies along the length of the first element parallel to said axis.

    DEVICE FOR SLIDING SUPPORT
    5.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210332626A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-28

    申请号:US17272434

    申请日:2019-08-26

    Applicant: IRONBOX S.R.L.

    Abstract: A supporting device (MC) is described to slidingly support, and linearly move along an axis (X), an object such as e.g. a leaf.
    A magnetic return force generated by the cooperation of a magnetic flux generator (54, 56) and an element (10) reactive to the magnetic field, develops.
    The element is able to slide relative to the axis (X) during the movement of the object, and has a cross-section (62) which, seen in a plane orthogonal to the axis (X), has a width that varies along the length of the first element (10) parallelly to said axis (X).

    A TRANSPORT SYSTEM FOR AN ELEVATOR OR LIFT
    6.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240124267A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-18

    申请号:US18278673

    申请日:2022-02-20

    Applicant: IRONBOX S.R.L.

    CPC classification number: B66B7/044 B66B7/047

    Abstract: A translation and/or transportation system, such as an elevator, is described comprising a movable structure for transportation, e.g. a passenger cabin or a load-carrying platform, a guide and a skid integral with the movable structure and slidingly coupled to the guide along a sliding axis.
    The skid is configured to stably and slidingly couple the movable structure to the guide, and comprises a centering member in contact with the guide.
    To attenuate the sliding friction, the skid comprises means—or a device—for generating without contact with the guide a force counteracting an external load impressed on the centering member, the load-counteracting force being repulsive or attractive on the guide, and directed in the opposite direction to the force impressed by the external load on the centering member.

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