Device and method for forming end of coiled spring

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PATENT NO 8915112
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12302488

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A coil spring end forming apparatus is provided that includes a pair of horizontally disposed parallel rollers 8; a mandrel 22; a stopper 20 that is provided adjacent to the circumferential surface of the mandrel 22 and is moved up or down and rotated integrally with the mandrel 22; a clamp jig 24 that is provided so as to be movable toward or away from the mandrel 22 and that holds a semi-formed spring 30 in cooperation with the mandrel 22, and a pusher 12 for pushing the semi-formed spring 30 toward the stopper 20, wherein in a state in which the axis of the mandrel 22 is positioned between the axes of the parallel rollers 8 and the semi-formed spring 30, a clamp portion 2 holds the semi-formed spring 30 at the inner side of a triangle formed by the axes of the parallel rollers 8 and the semi-formed spring 30 and rotates around the axis along the winding direction of the semi-formed spring 30 to form a pigtail portion at one end of the semi-formed spring 30, and a coil spring end forming method is further provided.

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MITSUBISHI STEEL MFG CO LTD2-22 HARUMI 3-CHOME CHUO-KU TOKYO 104-8550

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Eto, Takashi Chiba, JP 5 12

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