Canted-coil spring with major axis radial loading
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1. 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; and
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.
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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.
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1. Canted coil spring apparatus comprising:
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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; and 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. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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2. Canted coil spring apparatus comprising:
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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; and 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.
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9. Canted coil spring apparatus comprising:
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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; and means for orienting said garter-type resilient canted coil spring and enabling loading thereof along the major axis thereof. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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