Leaf spring device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11927233-B2
Application number	US-202017779660-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 27, 2020
Priority date	Nov 27, 2019
Publication date	Mar 12, 2024
Grant date	Mar 12, 2024

Abstract

A leaf spring device includes a plurality of leaf springs, in which a restricting protrusion is provided on one leaf spring, a recessed part is formed on the other leaf spring, a first side surface of the restricting protrusion and a third side surface of the recessed part face each other in a plate width direction, a second side surface of the restricting protrusion and a fourth side surface of the recessed part face each other in the plate width direction, a first inclined surface is formed on one of the first and third side surfaces to be further away from the other thereof from a central portion toward a first direction, and a second inclined surface is formed on one of the second and fourth side surfaces to be further away from the other thereof from the central portion toward a second direction.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A leaf spring device comprising a plurality of leaf springs provided to be stacked in a vertical direction, wherein
a restricting protrusion is provided on a surface of one of two leaf springs adjacent to each other in the vertical direction, a recessed part is formed on a surface of the other thereof, and the restricting protrusion is inserted into the recessed part,
a longitudinal direction of each of the restricting protrusion and the recessed part coincides with a longitudinal direction of the leaf springs when viewed from the vertical direction,
central portions of the leaf springs, the restricting protrusion, and the recessed part coincide with each other when viewed from the vertical direction,
the restricting protrusion includes a first side surface and a second side surface facing a plate width direction perpendicular to the vertical direction and the longitudinal direction, extending in the longitudinal direction, and positioned on both sides sandwiching the central portions of the leaf springs, the restricting protrusion, and the recessed part in the plate width direction when viewed from the vertical direction,
the recessed part includes a third side surface and a fourth side surface facing the plate width direction, extending in the longitudinal direction, and facing each other with the restricting protrusion sandwiched therebetween in the plate width direction,
the first side surface and the third side surface face each other in the plate width direction,
the second side surface and the fourth side surface face each other in the plate width direction,
in a plan view from the vertical direction, an edge of a first inclined surface is formed on an edge of one side surface of the first side surface and the third side surface to become further away from an edge of the other side surface thereof in the plate width direction from a central axis passing a center of the leaf spring device toward a first direction in the longitudinal direction, and
in the plan view, an edge of a second inclined surface is formed on an edge of one side surface of the second side surface and the fourth side surface to become further away from the other side surface thereof in the plate width direction from the central axis toward a second direction opposite to the first direction in the longitudinal direction.

2. The leaf spring device according to claim 1 , wherein in the plan view, an inclination angle of the edge of the first inclined surface with respect to the longitudinal direction and an inclination angle of the edge of the second inclined surface with respect to the longitudinal direction when viewed from the vertical direction are the same as each other.

3. The leaf spring device according to claim 1 , wherein
in the plan view, an edge of a third inclined surface is formed on an edge of one side surface of the first side surface and the third side surface to be further away from an edge of the other side surface thereof in the plate width direction from the central axis toward the second direction in the longitudinal direction, and
in the plan view, an edge of a fourth inclined surface is formed on one side surface of the second side surface and the fourth side surface to be further away from an edge of the other side surface thereof in the plate width direction from the central axis toward the first direction in the longitudinal direction.

4. The leaf spring device according to claim 3 , wherein in the plan view, an inclination angle of the edge of the third inclined surface with respect to the longitudinal direction and an inclination angle of the edge of the fourth inclined surface with respect to the longitudinal direction when viewed from the vertical direction are the same as each other.

5. The leaf spring device according to claim 3 , wherein in the plan view, the inclination angle of the edge of the first inclined surface with respect to the longitudinal direction, the inclination angle of the edge of the second inclined surface with respect to the longitudinal direction, the inclination angle of the edge of the third inclined surface with respect to the longitudinal direction, and the inclination angle of the edge of the fourth inclined surface with respect to the longitudinal direction when viewed from the vertical direction are the same as each other.

6. The leaf spring device according to claim 1 , wherein
a width of the restricting protrusion in the plate width direction becomes smaller with distance away from the surface of the leaf spring, on which the restricting protrusion is formed, in the vertical direction, and
a width of the recessed part in the plate width direction becomes smaller with distance away from the surface of the leaf spring, on which the recessed part is formed, in the vertical direction.

Assignees

• Nhk Spring Co Ltd

Inventors

• Eguchi Takashi
• Tanaka Yusuke

Classifications

• F16F1/182 Primary

  with inter-engaging portions between leaves or between leaves and mountings, e.g. ridges, notches, ripples · CPC title

• F16F3/023

  composed only of leaf springs · CPC title

• F16F2230/0005

  Attachment, e.g. to facilitate mounting onto confer adjustability · CPC title

• F16F2238/022

  leaf-like, e.g. of thin, planar-like metal · CPC title

• F16F1/18 Primary

  Leaf springs {(planar springs in general F16F1/027; "Belleville"-type springs with generally radial arms F16F1/324)} · CPC title