公开(公告)号：US09979259B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-22

申请号：US14837924

申请日：2015-08-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Paul Puskarich ,  Clark D. Della Silva ,  Charles A. Schwalbach ,  David Samuel Kumka ,  Andy Weidner ,  Paulina Mustafa ,  Jean-Marc Gery

IPC: H02K7/09 ,  H02K11/215 ,  F16C32/04

CPC classification number: H02K7/09 ,  F16C32/0444 ,  F16C32/0446 ,  F16C32/0453 ,  F16C32/0457 ,  H02K11/215

Abstract: A levitator is disclosed. The levitator may include a repulsion wire coil having a vertical coil axis, a position control wire coil having a vertical coil axis, a rotation control wire coil having a horizontal coil axis, and a controller coupled to each of the repulsion wire coil, position wire coil, and rotation wire coil, where the controller is configured to independently control currents provided to each of the repulsion wire coil, position wire coil, and rotation wire coil to levitate an item.