Methods of manufacturing coils and apparatus for same
DCFirst Claim
1. A spring assembly comprising:
- a coil having first and second ends, a length there between, an interior and a first reduced diameter portion located a spaced distance from the first end; and
a core having a length less than the length of the coil and inserted in the coil interior between the second end of the coil and the first reduced diameter portion of the coil, whereby the coil is axially compressible without axially compressing the core.
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Abstract
A spring assembly having a coil containing a core and methods and apparatus for manufacturing same are disclosed. The coil includes a core between reduced portions of the coil. One device for manufacturing the coil includes a coiling machine having an insert device operable with a coiler. The coiler is programmed to form coils of appropriate diameter along the length of the coil, including a diameter sufficiently large to contain the core and two diameters sufficiently small to retain the core in the coil. The insert device transfers the core to the coil after the first small diameter is formed and before the second small diameter is formed. The coil with the core contained between the two small diameters is thereby manufactured in a unified automated process.
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1. A spring assembly comprising:
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a coil having first and second ends, a length there between, an interior and a first reduced diameter portion located a spaced distance from the first end; and
a core having a length less than the length of the coil and inserted in the coil interior between the second end of the coil and the first reduced diameter portion of the coil, whereby the coil is axially compressible without axially compressing the core. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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