Patent ID: 10828690

Abstract:
A coil spring end forming apparatus is provided that includes a pair of horizontally disposed parallel rollers; a mandrel; a stopper that is provided adjacent to the circumferential surface of the mandrel and is moved up or down and rotated integrally with the mandrel; a clamp jig that is provided so as to be movable toward or away from the mandrel and that holds a semi-formed spring in cooperation with the mandrel, and a pusher for pushing the semi-formed spring toward the stopper, wherein in a state in which the axis of the mandrel is positioned between the axes of the parallel rollers and the semi-formed spring, a clamp portion holds the semi-formed spring at the inner side of a triangle formed by the axes of the parallel rollers and the semi-formed spring and rotates around the axis along the winding direction of the semi-formed spring to form a pigtail portion at one end of the semi-formed spring, and a coil spring end forming method is further provided.