Abstract: A cryogenic refrigerating device comprising includes an adiabatic vacuum tank, a refrigerator having at least a low temperature generating portion of the refrigerator accommodated in the adiabatic vacuum tank, an adsorption panel attached to the low temperature generating portion of the refrigerator at a location for adsorbing molecules floating in a vacuum in the adiabatic vacuum tank, and a selective sorbing device provided in the adiabatic vacuum tank at a location for sorbing selected molecules floating in the adiabatic vacuum tank. The molecules in the adiabatic vacuum tank are adsorbed by either the panel or by the adsorbing device for keeping the vacuum pressure level in the tank constant for a long period of time.

Abstract: A linear actuator comprises a shaft made of non-magnetic material for being reciprocatingly moved in an axial direction of the shaft, a plurality of ring-shaped moving cores which are located on the shaft and arranged in the axial direction thereof, and each of which is made of magnetic material, a first spacer made of non-magnetic material and interposed between two adjacent moving cores, a plurality of ring-shaped permanent magnets each of which is disposed on one of the respective ring-shaped moving cores and each of which includes a plurality of magnets arranged in the circumferential direction in such a manner that adjacent magnets are different in polarity, and a stationary core located around each of the permanent magnets with a clearance. The stationary core is formed with an outer ring portion formed, magnetic poles which face the permanent magnets, and legs which connect the outer ring portion and the magnetic poles. Coils are wound around the legs.

Abstract: A free piston Stirling engine includes a displacer fitted in a cylinder so as to be able to reciprocate and defining an expansion chamber and a compression chamber in the cylinder, an operational sealing area leading from the expansion chamber to the compression chamber and interposed a heater, a regenerator and a cooler in order, a free piston disposed so as to be able to reciprocate toward a direction which crosses a direction of the reciprocation of the displacer and defining an operational chamber which is communicated with the compression chamber and a buffer chamber at its both ends and a linear generator disposed around the free piston and connected with a storage battery at its output terminal via an AC/DC converter having one or more transformation ratios. According to this constitution, even though the load is larger than the output of the linear generator transitionary, it is possible to supply stable electric power by use of the storage battery.

Abstract: A linear generator according to the present invention is adapted to generate a voltage proportional to the speed of a movable member or rotor and enable the movable member to be smoothly moved. The linear generator includes a first part having permanent magnets fixed to a yoke which are magnetized to the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of a shaft, and a second part having a coil wound around the bobbins and a housing enclosing the coil. A plurality of magnetic poles are provided between the magnets and coils.