Canted-coil spring with major axis radial loading
US4974821A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 8, 1989 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16J15/344
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A canted-coil spring includes a plurality of coils having a major and a minor axis and canted along a centerline defined by an intersection of the major and minor axis. The coils are interconnected in a manner forming a garter-type resilient canted-coil spring and a back angle of each coil, both defines the disposition of a trailing portion of each coil and determines the load-deflection characteristics of the canted-coil spring. A front angle defines the disposition of a leading portion of each coil and the garter-type resilient canted-coil spring is oriented for enabling the loading thereof to be generally radial in direction and along the major axis thereof.
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