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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2021
Nhk Spring Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Motoyuki Otsuka, Yokohama, JP;
Takafumi Hirata, Yokohama, JP;
Shimpei Kurokawa, Yokohama, JP;
Yuki Hotoda, Yokohama, JP;
Abstract
Provided are a bending structure and a joint function part, capable of stabilizing bending operation and simplifying a structure. An inner coiled part is located into an outer coiled part. The outer coiled part and the inner coiled part have a plurality of gaps distancing adjacent coils in an axial direction, and the coils of the inner coiled part fit between the adjacent coils of the outer coiled part while being in contact with the adjacent coils. A dimension (P) is set in a range meeting π(R)/4(N)≤P<(d)−π(R)/4(N) in which (P) is the dimension of a gap of the outer coiled part in the axial direction in a free state, (N) is the number of turns of the outer coiled part, (R) is a diameter of the outer coiled part, and (d) is a wire diameter of the wire of the inner coiled part.