Canted-coil spring with major axis radial loading
AssigneesPeter J. Balsells, Joan C. Balsells
InventorPeter J. Balsells
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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.
Claims23
Canted coil spring apparatus comprising:
- 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, said coils being interconnected in a manner forming a garter-type axially resilient canted coil spring;
- back angle means for both defining the disposition of a trailing portion of each coil with respect to a line normal to the centerline and for determining the load-deflection characteristics of the canted coil spring;
- front angle means for defining the disposition of a leading portion of each coil with respect to the normal line, said front angle means being greater than said back angle means;
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- means for non-invasively supporting the garter-type axially resilient coiled spring in a preselected orientation for controlling the resilient characteristics of the garter-type axially resilient canted coil spring, said last recited means including means defining a cavity for enabling said garter-type axially resilient coil spring to be loaded along the major axis thereof and cant along the major axis thereof.
Canted coil spring apparatus comprising:
- 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, said coils being interconnected in a manner forming a garter-type axially resilient canted coil spring;
- back angle means for both defining the disposition of a trailing portion of each coil with respect to a line normal to the centerline and for determining the load-deflection characteristics of the canted coil spring;
- front angle means for defining the disposition of a leading portion of each coil with respect to the normal line, said front angle means being greater than said back angle means;
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- means for non-invasively supporting the garter-type axially resilient coiled spring in a preselected orientation for controlling the resilient characteristics of the garter-type axially resilient canted coil spring, said last recited means including means defining a cavity to enable said garter-type axially resilient coil spring to be loaded along both the major and the minor axis thereof.
Canted coil spring apparatus comprising:
- 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, said coils being interconnected in a manner forming a garter-type axially resilient canted coil spring;
- back angle means for both defining the disposition of a trailing portion of each coil with respect to a line normal to the centerline and for determining the load-deflection characteristics of the canted coil spring;
- front angle means for defining the disposition of a leading portion of each coil with respect to the normal line, said front angle means being greater than said back angle means;
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- means for orienting said garter-type resilient canted coil spring and enabling loading thereof along the major axis thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.