摘要 |
Apparatus for inducing drive (10) is shown in Figure 1 including a primary drive shaft (12) and four secondary drive shafts (14), the primary shaft (12) and secondary shafts (14) each fitted with magnetic means typically in the form of permanent magnets (16) which are oriented such that when the primary shaft (12) is rotated the secondary shafts (14) are caused to rotate due to attractive or repulsive magnetic forces. The primary shaft (12) is connected to and rotated by a rotational energy source such as a motor (8) powered by electricity or a battery, although any source of energy to cause rotation of the primary shaft is within the scope of the invention. Each secondary shaft (14) can be fitted with a second magnetic means typically in the form of two annular magnetic discs (26, 28) oriented so as to vertically support the weight of the shaft (14) (and any attachments/fittings thereto) above the alternating or generating device (22). The discs can be arranged to provide either an attractive or repulsive magnetic force between them. |