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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 22, 1996
Ivan H Peterson, Hamilton, OH (US);
James S Hoelle, Hamilton, OH (US);
Dale E Hampshire, Mason, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A washer faced spring assembly is disclosed for a motion absorbing and motion damping application which includes a first washer having a circular or polygonal hole therethrough centered about a central axis, a second washer disposed opposite to the first washer also having a circular or polygonal hole therethrough centered about a central axis disposed generally coincident with the hole of the first washer, and a spring connected between the first washer and the second washer, the spring including a plurality of fingers providing planar or full surface contact between the first and second washers. The washer faced spring assembly may also include a base portion utilized in conjunction with the plurality of fingers, where the base portion has one of several alternative shapes, such as circular or polygonal.