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Canted coiled spring and seal
Assignee: Bal Seal Engineering LLC
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Filing: 1985-01-07
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Granted: 1987-04-07
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Expires: 2005-01-07
Abstract
Abstract A coiled spring includes a plurality of coils with each of the coils being interconnected with one another in a spaced-apart relationship and disposed in a preselected acute angle with the centerline of the coil spring for causing the coil spring to exert a constant force in a loading direction approximately normal to the centerline of the coiled spring in response to a deflection of the coil spring along the loading direction. When placed in an operative relationship with a sealing material, the resulting coil spring seal enables positive sealing between cooperating parts to prevent passage of fluid therepast, despite small changes in the spacing between the parts which may change due to eccentricity and part dimension, wear, temperature, or pressure effects.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter J. Balsells
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 12:09
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16J; F16J15/00; F16J15/16; F16J15/32; F16J15/3204; F16J15/3208; F16J15/3212; F16F; F16F1/00; F16F1/02; F16F1/04; F16F1/045
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 27
Claim 1
Independent Claim
90 words
A continuous, garter-type coiled spring comprising: a plurality of coil means, each said coil means being interconnected with one another in a spaced-apart relationship and disposed at a preselected acute angle with a centerline of the coiled spring for causing the coiled spring to exert a force in a loading direction approximately normal to a tangent to the centerline in response to deflection of the coiled spring along said loading direction, said force being generally constant over a preselected range of deflection of the coiled spring along the loading direction.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
90 words
A continuous, garter-type coiled spring comprising: a plurality of coil means, each said coil means being interconnected with one another in a spaced-apart relationship and disposed at a preselected acute angle with a centerline of the coiled spring for causing the coiled spring to exert a force in a loading direction approximately normal to a tangent to the centerline in response to deflection of the coiled spring along said loading direction, said force being generally constant over a preselected range of deflection of the coiled spring along the loading direction.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
99 words
A continuous, garter-type coiled spring comprising: a plurality of coil means, each said coil means being interconnected with one another in a spaced-apart relationship and disposed at a preselected acute angle with a centerline of the coiled spring for causing the coil spring to exert a force in a loading direction approximately normal to a tangent to centerline in response to deflection of the coiled spring along said loading direction, said force increasing at most about 30% as deflection of the coiled spring increases from about 10% to about 30% of the coiled spring height along the loading direction.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
99 words
A continuous, garter-type coiled spring comprising: a plurality of coil means, each said coil means being interconnected with one another in a spaced-apart relationship and disposed at a preselected acute angle with a centerline of the coiled spring for causing the coil spring to exert a force in a loading direction approximately normal to a tangent to centerline in response to deflection of the coiled spring along said loading direction, said force increasing at most about 30% as deflection of the coiled spring increases from about 10% to about 30% of the coiled spring height along the loading direction.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
46 words
The continuous, garter-type coiled spring according to claims 1 or 2 wherein the continuous garter-type coiled spring has a generally elliptical shape and a ratio of an inside diameter of the continuous garter-type coiled spring to a coil height has a value greater than about 15.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The coiled spring according to claim 3 wherein the preselected range of deflection is from about 10% to about 30% of the coiled spring height.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
65 words
The coiled spring according to claim 1 wherein the coil means are canted with respect to a centerline thereof, with each coil means having a back portion and a forward portion, said back portion being disposed at a back angle with the centerline and said forward portion being disposed at a front angle with the centerline, said front angle being greater than said back angle.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The coiled spring according to claim 5 wherein the back angle is greater than about 1 degree and less than about 25 degrees.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
The coiled spring according to claim 6 wherein the front angle is less than about 30 degrees.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
The coiled spring according to claim 5 wherein the coil means comprise a winding of wire having circular cross-section.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
The coiled spring according to claim 5 wherein the coil means comprise a winding of wire having an elliptical cross section.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
The coiled spring according to claim 8 or 9 wherein the coil means has a circular cross-section centered about the coiled spring centerline.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
The coiled spring according to claim 8 or 9 wherein the coil means has an elliptical cross-section centered about the coiled spring centerline.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
112 words
A continuous, garter-type coiled spring seal comprising: a resilient material; and, a plurality of coil means disposed in an operative relationship with said resilient material for causing the coiled spring to exert a force against said resilient material in a loading direction approximately normal to a tangent to a centerline of the coil means in response to deflection of the coiled spring along said loading direction, each said coil means being interconnected with one another in a spaced-apart relationship and disposed at a preselected acute angle with a centerline of the coiled spring, said force being generally constant over a preselected range of deflection of the coiled spring along the loading direction.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
112 words
A continuous, garter-type coiled spring seal comprising: a resilient material; and, a plurality of coil means disposed in an operative relationship with said resilient material for causing the coiled spring to exert a force against said resilient material in a loading direction approximately normal to a tangent to a centerline of the coil means in response to deflection of the coiled spring along said loading direction, each said coil means being interconnected with one another in a spaced-apart relationship and disposed at a preselected acute angle with a centerline of the coiled spring, said force being generally constant over a preselected range of deflection of the coiled spring along the loading direction.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
121 words
A continuous, garter-type coiled spring seal comprising: a resilient material; and, a plurality of coil means in an operative relationship with said resilient material for causing the coiled spring to exert a force against said resilient material in a loading direction approximately normal to a tangent to a centerline of the coil means in response to deflection of the coiled spring along said loading direction, each said coil means being interconnected with one another in a spaced-apart relationship and disposed at a preselected acute angle with a centerline of the coiled spring, said force increasing at most about 30% as deflection of the coiled spring increases from about 10% to about 30% of the coiled spring height along the loading direction.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
121 words
A continuous, garter-type coiled spring seal comprising: a resilient material; and, a plurality of coil means in an operative relationship with said resilient material for causing the coiled spring to exert a force against said resilient material in a loading direction approximately normal to a tangent to a centerline of the coil means in response to deflection of the coiled spring along said loading direction, each said coil means being interconnected with one another in a spaced-apart relationship and disposed at a preselected acute angle with a centerline of the coiled spring, said force increasing at most about 30% as deflection of the coiled spring increases from about 10% to about 30% of the coiled spring height along the loading direction.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
28 words
The continuous, garter-type coiled spring seal according to claim 12 wherein the preselected range of deflection is from about 10% to about 30% of the coiled spring height.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
22 words
The continuous, garter-type coiled spring seal according to claim 12 or 13 wherein the coil means is disposed within said resilient material.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
45 words
The continuous garter-type coiled spring seal according to claim 15 wherein the continuous garter-type coiled spring has a generally circular shape and a ratio of an inside diameter of the continuous garter-type coiled spring to a coil height has a value greater than about 15.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
68 words
The continuous, garter-type coiled spring seal according to claim 12 wherein the coil means are canted with respect to the centerline thereof, with each coil means having a back portion and a forward portion, said back portion being disposed at a back angle with the centerline and said forward portion being disposed at a front angle with the centerline, said front angle being greater than said back angle.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
26 words
The continuous, garter-type coiled spring seal according to claim 17 wherein the back angle is greater than about 1 degree and less than about 25 degrees.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
20 words
The continuous, garter-type coiled spring seal according to claim 18 wherein the front angle is less than about 30 degrees.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
22 words
The continuous, garter-type coiled spring seal according to claim 12 wherein the coil means comprise a winding of wire having circular cross-section.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
23 words
The continuous, garter-type coiled spring seal according to claim 15 wherein the coil means comprise a winding of wire having an elliptical cross-section.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
25 words
The continuous, garter-type coiled spring seal according to claim 20 wherein the coil means has an approximately circular cross-section centered about the coiled spring centerline.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
24 words
The continuous, garter-type coiled spring seal according to claim 20 wherein the coil means has an elliptical cross-section centered about the coiled spring centerline.
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