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Method of making a garter-type axially resilient coiled spring
Assignee: Bal Seal Engineering LLC
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Filing: 1988-11-07
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Granted: 1989-10-31
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Expires: 2008-11-07
Abstract
Abstract A garter-type axially resilient coil spring includes a plurality of coils canted along a centerline thereof with each coil having a trailing portion and leading portion. The disposition of the trailing portion is defined by a back angle between the trailing portion and a line normal to the centerline and the disposition of the leading portion is defined by a front angle between the leading portion and the normal line. Specific resilient performance, or load-deflection characteristics, of the spring is obtained by controlling the back angle. At selected back angles, the leading portion may be disposed at front angles beyond the range heretofore thought possible.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter J. Balsells
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 07:58
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16F; F16F1/00; F16F1/02; F16F1/04; F16F1/045; F16J; F16J15/00; F16J15/02; F16J15/021; F16J15/022; F16J15/024; F16J15/025; F16J15/06; F16J15/08; F16J15/0887; F16J15/0893; F16J15/16; F16J15/32; F16J15/3204; F16J15/3208; F16J15/3212; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49609; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/49863
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
170 words
A method for making a garter-type axially resilient coiled spring comprising the steps of: fabricating by winding a metallic wire to produce coils canted with respect to a centerline of the garter-type axially resilient coiled spring, each coil having a leading portion and a trailing portion, said leading portion being disposed at a front angle in a range from 0 to 35 degrees with respect to a line normal to a centerline of the garter-type axially resilient coiled spring and said trailing portion being disposed at a back angle to the normal line; during fabricating of the wire-adjusting the magnitude of the back angle in order to achieve a preselected resiliency of the garter-type axially resilient coiled spring; and attaching two ends of the wound wire by welding in a manner that form forming a garter-type axially resilient coiled spring having the trailing portion along the inside diameter of the garter-type axially resilient coiled spring and the leading portion along the outside diameter of the garter-type axially resilient coiled spring.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
170 words
A method for making a garter-type axially resilient coiled spring comprising the steps of: fabricating by winding a metallic wire to produce coils canted with respect to a centerline of the garter-type axially resilient coiled spring, each coil having a leading portion and a trailing portion, said leading portion being disposed at a front angle in a range from 0 to 35 degrees with respect to a line normal to a centerline of the garter-type axially resilient coiled spring and said trailing portion being disposed at a back angle to the normal line; during fabricating of the wire-adjusting the magnitude of the back angle in order to achieve a preselected resiliency of the garter-type axially resilient coiled spring; and attaching two ends of the wound wire by welding in a manner that form forming a garter-type axially resilient coiled spring having the trailing portion along the inside diameter of the garter-type axially resilient coiled spring and the leading portion along the outside diameter of the garter-type axially resilient coiled spring.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein the wire is fabricated in a clockwise direction and the coils are canted in a clockwise direction with respect to the centerline.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein the back angle is adjusted to determine the maximum load and the total deflection maximum load point of the garter-type axially resilient coiled spring.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method according to claim 1 the front angle is held constant while adjusting the back angle.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein the back angle is made greater than one degree and less than 35 degrees.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein the back angle is made to less than about 11 degrees.
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