Disc Springs: the Advantages

• The spring characteristic (linear, positive or negative) can be engineered to a large extent by means of changing the disc spring properties (dimensions, adding slots on inside or outside, stacking, etc.)
• Very slight spring deflections can be achieved by use of single springs.
• Using disc springs in series, spring deflection increases, without materially affecting the forces involved.
• They can be combined into groups of serial and parallel order in the same stack for special applications.
• Disc springs show a symmetrical build-up of forces around the rotating axis, with this symmetry being maintained throughout the lines of the spring equally.
• They show a circular, symmetrical transmission of forces in the exact direction of the spring axis - this being directly in contrast to actions of coil springs.
• They permit the use of the smallest possibleworking area - this being notably in contrast to the space required to accommodate the "dead windings" of a coil spring.
• Disc springs are characterized by high forces resulting from moderate spring deflections - in direct contrast to other