Axial canted coil springs in sinusoidal form
US5139243A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 30, 1990 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16J15/027
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A length of canted coil spring is disclosed which is suitable for forming a stable, when unsupported, circular axially loadable spring. The length of spring includes a plurality of elliptical coils canted along a coil centerline with the coil centerline following a helical path about a helix centerline. The length of canted coil springs is approximately equal to a distance, or pitch, along the helix centerline necessary for one complete revolution of the helical path thereabout.
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