Common Type and Wide Application of Wave Spring
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With its unique structure and performance, the wave spring is widely used in automotive, electronics, aerospace, medical equipment and other fields, providing key elastic support to help the development of modern industry and technology. For details, visit the official website of Rayley Elastic Technology Company.
As an important elastic element, the waveform spring plays a key role in many fields with its unique structure and performance advantages. The common types of waveform springs and their wide applications are described below.
1. The kind of the wave spring
Single-layer open waveform spring (Figure 2)
A single-layer open spring is a spring with only one layer and a certain distance between the two ends. The position of the opening is usually at the peak or trough, and the wavenumber is not less than 3 waves.
Single-layer socket waveform spring (Figure 3)
A single-layer opening spring is a spring with only one layer and partially overlapping at both ends. The overlapping position is usually at the peak or trough, and the wavenumber is not less than 3 waves.
Single-layer closed-mouth waveform spring (Figure 4)
A single layer closed spring is a spring with only one layer and no port, with a wave number greater than or equal to 3 waves.
Closed end to top waveform spring (Figure 5)
The effective number of the rings is the total number of rings, and the number of the total number of layers is not less than 2 layers is n.5, n 2; the contact between the two layers is at the peak and the trough.
Flat-to-top waveform spring (Figure 6)
The flat end to the top spring is the peak to the trough and a flat circle, the effective number of rings is 2 laps less than the total number, the number of layers is not less than 2 layers, the effective number is n.5, n 2; the two layers are contact between the peak and the trough.
Laminated waveform spring (Figure 7)
The layered spring has two or more layers of spring, the effective ring number is not less than 3 laps, and the lower surface of the upper ring and the upper surface of the lower ring contact with each other.
2. Application of the Wave Springs
Automotive Industry
In the transmission system of the car, the WAVE SPRING is used to adjust the pressure of the clutch. It can accurately control the combination force between the clutch plates, achieve a smooth shift, improve driving comfort, and reduce the damage of the shift impact to the transmission system.
The valve mechanism of the automobile engine also has the wave spring, which provides the closing force for the valve to ensure that the valve can be closed timely and accurately under the high-speed reciprocating motion, to prevent gas leakage and maintain the efficient operation of the engine.
Electronic devices
In the camera module of electronic products such as mobile phones and tablets, the wave spring is used for the stabilization and focus adjustment of the lens. The tiny waveform spring can provide just the right elasticity, allowing the lens to quickly and accurately adjust the focal length during the shooting process, offset the impact of hand shaking, and improve the shooting quality
In the reading and writing head loading mechanism of the computer hard disk drive, the wave spring plays the role of stabilizing the reading and writing head position, ensuring the accurate contact between the reading and writing head and the disk, and improving the accuracy and reliability of data reading and writing.
Aerospace field
In the aircraft's landing gear system, the wave spring serves as a buffer element to absorb the huge impact energy of the aircraft when landing and protect the landing gear structure and fuselage. Its high intensity and high reliability characteristics ensure that it can still work normally under extreme working conditions and ensure flight safety.
In the deployment mechanism of the solar panel of the satellite, the wave spring facilitates the smooth deployment and locking of the panel. In the micro-gravity environment of space, the friction resistance of the mechanism is overcome, and the action is completed according to the predetermined procedures to ensure the power supply of the satellite.
Medical apparatus and instruments
Some small hand-held medical devices, such as miniature drills in dental devices, are used to provide axial support during the rotation of the drill at high speeds, while buffer the reaction force during the drilling process and reducing hand fatigue during operation.
In the gradient coil support structure of large medical devices such as nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) devices, the waveform spring can compensate for the displacement caused by temperature changes and operating vibration of the equipment, ensure the precise position of the gradient coil, and improve the imaging quality.
In short, the wave spring, with its variety and excellent performance, has widely penetrated into various industries and fields, providing an indispensable elastic support for the development of modern industry and science and technology, with the continuous progress of technology, its application prospects will be broader.
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