8. Spring design
Introduction
1 Springs give a relatively lange elastic
deflection
+ Application of springs
= Contol of motion in machines
1 Reduction of taxetted forces as azerult of
Impact or shock loading
= Storge of enagy
1 Meacuzement of force
Fig 8.1 Common Types of Springs Fig 8.1 Common Types of Springs
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Helical Compression springs
f Made fon sound wie aed wrapped in
cylndiaeal maith a fixed pitch
= Phainend
+ Leas epensie
1 Tends to bow sernys under oad
= Phainand gud ext
+ Bearing cons beget
1 Link gtoumgedin singe
= Squared end
= Squazed and ground end
Fig, 8.2 Types of compression springs
Pianond —Squaredend, Plain nd, Squarod on,
7 not ground. (ground ground‘)
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Helical Extension springs
+ Similar to compression springs
+ Manufactured with each winding touching the
adjacent winding with a preset residual load
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‘Helical Extension springs Types of end hooks
Torsion springs
+ To sesist tuning motion
= Leftoright hand motion
Helical Compression Spring Design
1 Ovtide diameter, OD
Inside diameter, ID
= Mem diameter, D,,
Wit diameter, Dy,
=Fig 8.6 Helical Compression Spring Design
= Fee length, Lf
= Solid length Ly
= Deflection, 5
Spring Rate
1 Spuing rate (0) is ato of change in fone to the
change in length wF
-= 81
x.
Force (F) exented by the pang =
KGL) sa
ss Appendix 12 Standand spring selection
Spring index
Spring » Ratio of mean diameter of a spring to the wie fiom
animation hich he spring i constructed
E : «= Spring index, C
crn B mys
WA eae
WY
Spring index Number of coils (Tab 8.1)
+ Low indices result in difficulty with spring
manufacture and in stress concentrations
induced by cuvatue.
Springs inthe range 5