Patent ID: 11867247
Assignee: ROTOR CLIP COMPANY, INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A wave spring having multiple variable turns, the wave spring comprising:
a total height defined by a first end portion and a second opposite end portion;
an intermediate portion disposed between the first and second end portions and comprising:
active turns comprising waved or non-planar turns; and
a plurality of non-active turns comprising planar or non-waved turns; and

a first alignment disposed between the first and second end portions, wherein first alignment comprises at least two waved or non-planar turns being aligned with each other,
wherein
at least one first non-active turn of the plurality of non-active turns is disposed between two active turns,
the first end portion terminates at a floating end having a cut off position adjacent to a wave trough of an adjacent active turn that is disposed between two wave crests of the adjacent active turn such that the first end portion is free of contact from the intermediate portion,
a second non-active turn of the plurality of non-active turns comprises the first end portion that terminates at the floating end, and
the first end portion is axially bent with respect to the second non-active turn such that the floating end is axially bent towards the wave trough of the adjacent active turn.