Machine Drawings, Continued
General terms
HELICAL SPRINGS: Helical springs are mechanical devices designed to
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store energy by compression, extension, or torsion and return an equivalent
amount of energy when released. Drawings seldom show a true
representation of the helical shape. Draw helical springs on machine
drawings with detailed or schematic (single-line) representation.
Figure 4-39 shows detailed and single-line representations of helical springs.
Figure 4-39.—Single-line and detailed representations of helical springs.
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