Questions tagged [springs]
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How do the springs really work in my design?
I'm designing a machine to test a static object (I'll refer to it as A)'s resistance to deflection due to impact force.
This design uses a pneumatic(probably wont be using hydraulic) cylinder to ...
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How does non-electrical ATEX apply to springs?
This question relates to the ATEX directive, which is the European regulation governing the design of products to be used in explosive atmospheres. In particular, I am asking about the part relating ...
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What is the Technical Term for this kind of slot?
I am looking for the technical term which describes the kind of slot one finds commonly in modern phones to hold SIM cards. More specifically, what does one call a slot that one pushes the SIM card ...
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Metal spring thermal expansion
I am attempting to figure out why a laser layout tool I have is drifting over time. It was designed with a small adjustment mechanism that relies on a spring to apply pressure to a fulcrum that ...
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What is the [PVC] tube or foam in metal springs for?
There are plenty of springs out there which have either a little PVC tube or a foam inside, when I first saw the tube I thought it was probably to prevent the metal spring from bending, but that ...
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Rotary energy storage mechanism
With a normal spring, you compress it using a linear force to store energy and then it decompresses and releases the energy, again in a form of linear force. Is there a mechanical mechanism that ...
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Spring - Piston with different extension and compression rate
I am in need of a device that extends freely without much resistance but compresses slowly.
I can provide a door closer analogy.The door should open fast but close slowly....
Do you think this can be ...
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What is the simplest spring system that could produce recoil absorption comparable to that exhibited by the AA-12 assault shotgun?
In this video, the video emphasises the very low recoil level of the AA-12 fully automatic shotgun. In particular, at this point in the video the presenter uses one hand to relatively lightly grip the ...
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Dominant parameters in the dynamical response of a linear oscillator
I am working with a very simple 3-DOF damped LTI spring-mass system. As an exercise I am altering two parameters simultaneously (stiffness and damping coefficients connecting mass 1 to mass 2) to see ...
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How much force does a lock's pin have due to the spring?
I found this gif, and I was wondering how much force is applied on the pin due to the spring from the top? Also, is there an industry standard for the amount of force exerted?
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How is the long-term creep of a spring determined?
Spring Design
In spring design, there a a variety of parameters to consider. Some of the parameters are solely physical (wire diameter, coil diameter, length, etc.) and some are determined from the ...
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What kind of spring exerts a constant force but is also adjustable?
I'm trying to make a lifting mechanism that will support variable weights, similar to this product: http://www.humanscale.com/products/product.cfm?group=quickstand
On the quickstand there is a screw ...
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What are the lightest springs?
I am wondering if there is a spring strong enough and light enough to inflate an airtight membrane so that it floats at Standard Temp & Pressure.
As an example, a 10cm cylinder would displace ...
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