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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2008
Johannes Tredoux, Ludvika, SE;
Staffan Jacobsson, Grangarde, SE;
Johannes Tredoux, Ludvika, SE;
Staffan Jacobsson, Grangarde, SE;
ABB Technology AG, , CH;
Abstract
The invention describes a spring arrangement for spring drive unit, which spring arrangement comprises a spring, a pullrod connected at a first pullrod end to a first spring end of the spring and connected at an opposite second pullrod end to a rotary shaft of the spring drive unit, a frame plate against which a second spring end of the spring is mounted and the frame plate being provided with an opening through which the pullrod extends to be connected to the shaft. Further, the first spring end of the spring, to which the pullrod is connected, is unguided, and the parameters of the spring are chosen in response to the operating conditions of the spring drive unit such that the spring is stable during operation.