The belleville name comes from the inventor julien belleville who in dunkerque france in 1867 patented a spring design which already contained the principle of the disc spring.
Belleville washer design guide.
A belleville spring is a conical shaped disc that will deflect flatten at a given rate.
Belleville washers provide a very high spring force for short movement and have a high energy storage capacity.
Whether the belleville washer needs to fit tightly under the head of the bolt or provide a wide.
The most common is the insertion of a locking device between the rotating part nut and the parts being fastened i e bus bars.
It is the frusto conical shape that gives the washer its characteristic spring.
Enter the belleville washer the belleville is a disk spring that applies.
In a belleville washer the ratio of material thickness to rim width is held to about one in five.
T represents the washer material thickness as well as the washer solid flat height.
A belleville washer is a type of spring shaped like a washer.
Because belleville washers can bear a much larger load relative to its deflection rate than a coiled spring they are ideal for cushioning heavy loads with short motion.
Principles of belleville.
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Forces are decreased as m ore washers are used in series since some of the contact surfaces will roll rather than slide 2.
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The belleville washer has been widely known because of properties that make it stand out among others.
A belleville washer or disc spring is a conical shaped spring with an open center.
Belleville washers additional design information.
These include the following.
Such a device does not meet all locking device requirements however.
It is shaped much like a washer and is typically smaller than a coiled spring.
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Offering a design that allows for very high load capacity relative to deflection and available space within the application american belleville washers can be specified using limitless dimensional configurations and load deflection ratings.
Belleville spring disc spring and conical compression washer are all names for the same type of spring.
This spring rate is usually very high allowing the spring to produce very large loads in a very small space.
Gasket material and design.
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A belleville spring is a conical shaped disc that will deflect flatten at a given spring rat e.
Other washers have limitations.
Uses of belleville washers.
That locking device often is a split ring lockwasher.
