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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2021
Applicant:
Goodrich Actuation Systems Limited, Solihull, GB;
Inventor:
Jeremy Kracke, Staffordshire, GB;
Assignee:
GOODRICH ACTUATION SYSTEMS LIMITED, Solihull, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 1/32 (2006.01); F16F 1/02 (2006.01); F16F 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 1/028 (2013.01); F16F 1/06 (2013.01); F16F 1/328 (2013.01);
Abstract
A spring assembly comprises an edge wound wave spring and a shim. The spring comprises a plurality of axially spaced, axially compressible wave-like turns extending between a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion comprises a plurality of closely arranged parallel turns. The shim comprises a shim body and at least one mounting lug projecting radially from the shim body. The mounting lug is received between adjacent turns of the first end portion of the edge wound wave spring for retaining the shim to the edge wound wave spring.