Torsion springs have parallel bars on the end that stop something turning (or bring it back to its original position if it does). Sometimes you want a spring that will expand and contract by a greater distance without losing its shape; volute springs are ideal for this job. They're stiff...
Some torsion beams have a sway (anti-roll) bar bolted within the open section of the beam. This bar can be unbolted and a new, thicker replacement made by a spring manufacturer. (Give them the old one to use as a template). The stiffness of sway bars goes up by the 4th power of ...
Areaction torsion meter(not LVDT displacement sensors)has two mounting flanges (flange-to-flange sensor). One face is fixed to the ground or a rigid structural member and the other to the rotating shaft or rotary element. Rotation generates shear forces between the flanges, which is captured ...
It is a torsion bar crossing the car through two pivots on opposite sides of the frame. Outside the pivots the bar bends back and one end is attached to each wheel, usually through one or two flexible rubber bushes. When one wheel moves up it pulls up one end of the bar and the ot...
Caution:If a roll-up door has only one torsion spring, at the center of the door, do not try to repair it. The tension is so great that the spring could injure you. For doors with this type of spring, call a professional repair service. ...
Torsion bars use the twisting properties of a steel bar to provide coil-spring-like performance. This is how they work: One end of a bar is anchored to the vehicle frame. The other end is attached to a wishbone, which acts like a lever that moves perpendicular to the torsion bar. When...
Torsion bars use the twisting properties of a steel bar to provide coil-spring-like performance. This is how they work: One end of a bar is anchored to the vehicle frame. The other end is attached to a wishbone, which acts like a lever that moves perpendicular to the torsion bar. When...
The following schematic outlines how this works when the objective is to keep the angle of the pull force perpendicular to the sample. The result is a 90 degree peel test. Angled peels Less common are angled peels. The movement shown in the X is not equal to the upward movement. Backward...
Data coming from this model was then fed to a detailed subsystem model in Mechanical, where displacement or acceleration could then be applied — depending on inertial effects — as boundary conditions to an FEA of the full suspension system (arms, steering, and ARB or torsion-spring modeled...
On torsion-bar suspension, the anti-roll bar runs from one arm to the other, the central part again being clamped to the floor pan. Fitting end pins or eye bolts Some anti-roll bars have end-pin or eye bolt fittings. The rubber bushes take the shocks, and should be renewed if the...