# US 2019/0376574 A1 · Spring assembly

> Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt

- Number: US 2019/0376574 A1
- Document ID: US20190376574A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/478,812
- Filed: 2018-01-26
- Published: 2019-12-12
- Earliest claimed: 2017-01-31
- Assignees: Piolax, Inc.
- Applicants: Piolax, Inc.
- Inventors: Yasutaka UEMATSU
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190376574A1

## CPC

- F16F 3/04: composed only of wound springs
- F16F 1/128: {with motion-limiting means, e.g. with a full-length guide element or ball joint connections; with protective outer cover (F16F1/121 takes precedence)}
- F16D 13/71: in which the clutching pressure is produced by springs only
- F16F 1/125: {where the end coils of the spring engage an axial insert (F16F1/126, F16F1/128 take precedence)}
- F16F: SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION
- F16D: COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; CLUTCHES; BRAKES

## Abstract

A spring assembly includes coil springs supported on a spring support member. The coil springs include plural first coil springs and a second coil spring. The spring support member includes a first support member and a second support member facing the first support member. One ends of the first coil springs are supported on a front surface of the first support member. One end of the second coil spring is supported on the front surface of the first support member or a front surface of the second support member, and in this state, another end of the second coil spring protrudes further than other ends of the first coil springs. A sum of elastic repulsive forces of the first coil springs is larger than an elastic repulsive force of the second coil spring in a state where the first coil springs and the second coil spring are compressed.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A spring assembly comprising coil springs supported on a spring support member,
wherein the coil springs include at least a plurality of first coil springs and a second coil spring,
wherein the spring support member includes a first support member and a second support member disposed to face the first support member,
wherein one ends of the plurality of first coil springs are supported on a front surface of the first support member,
wherein one end of the second coil spring is supported on the front surface of the first support member or a front surface of the second support member, and in this state, another end of the second coil spring protrudes further than other ends of the plurality of first coil springs,
wherein a sum of elastic repulsive forces of the plurality of first coil springs is larger than an elastic repulsive force of the second coil spring in a state where the plurality of first coil springs and the second coil spring are compressed,
wherein the other ends of the plurality of first coil springs are supported on a back surface of the second support member,
wherein a holding mechanism that holds the plurality of first coil springs in a compressed state is provided between the first support member and the second support member,
wherein when the second coil spring is pressed, after the other end of the second coil spring is compressed to a length of not protruding from the front surface of the second support member, the first coil springs held in the compressed state by the holding mechanism are further compressed from the compressed state.

### Claim 2

(canceled)

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The spring assembly according to claim 1,
wherein the second support member includes a recess recessed toward the first support member, and the one end of the second coil spring is supported on a front surface of the recess.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The spring assembly according to claim 3,
wherein the holding mechanism is provided between the first support member and the recess of the second support member.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The spring assembly according to claim 4,
wherein the holding mechanism includes a holding wall provided on the first support member and a holding protrusion provided on a bottom wall of the recess, and
wherein the holding wall is formed with a slide hole into which the holding protrusion is slidably inserted.