So what do you call a spiralled torsion spring like clock mainspring? A spiralled spring? Is there a more common, clearer name?
Spring Name?
Jul 28, 2005
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"Clock spring" is the term I've seen most often. David
"Tim Wescott" wrote: (clip) Is there a more common, clearer name? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I've always heard them called "helical springs."
An old text I have "Mechanical Design of Machines" (Siegel, Maleev, Hartman) calls them "spiral springs". They are a special case of the helical spring with the angle of the helix zero.
Best regards, Spehro Pefhany
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