Conical geometry can lower solid height, support stability or create a progressive load curve. Nesting and end orientation require sample confirmation.
Conical geometry can lower solid height, support stability or create a progressive load curve. Nesting and end orientation require sample confirmation.
Use these values for early selection. Final dimensions, tolerances and loads are confirmed by engineering review and approved samples.
Conical tapered springs with stability, suitable for damping and battery contacts
Low solid height in limited axial space.
Progressive rate or stable support components.
Conical battery contacts in electronics.
Telescoping requires adjacent diameters to clear wire, forming tolerance and finish thickness.
As coils contact, active count changes and the load curve may become nonlinear. Use multiple points to define the range.
Design BasicsA compression spring cannot be selected by envelope dimensions alone. Working heights, loads, travel and solid-height margin belong in one specification.
Design BasicsTheoretical solid height is only a starting point. Ends, pitch variation and impact determine the practical minimum operating height.
Failure & LifeA slender compression spring can deflect laterally under axial load, adding friction, noise and local stress.
No. Support, eccentricity, pitch and travel also control stability and must be assessed in the mechanism.
Some designs can, but adjacent diameter, wire and tolerance must be checked and the sequence validated on samples.