Patent · US Expired

Circular plate spring

US5915677A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 29, 1997
Grant dateJun 29, 1999
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Expiry dateMay 29, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF01N2490/20
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A circular plate spring for use in a flexible pipe unit comprises an annular base portion constructed of a spring metal plate and a plurality of equally spaced resilient support portions integral with the annular base portion. The resilient support portions are raised from the annular base portion so that each support portion is inclined relative to an imaginary plane on which the annular base portion lies.

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