Optimal catalogue selection and custom design of belleville spring arrangements

A Belleville spring is usually used in mechanical systems to obtain large loads for small distances of travel. Such a spring has a non-linear load-length curve. Moreover, Belleville springs are commonly stacked together in series or in parallel or both. Thus, defining a design that uses Belleville s...

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Published in:International journal on interactive design and manufacturing 2010-02, Vol.4 (1), p.51-59
Main Authors: Paredes, Manuel, Daidié, Alain
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
CAE) and Design
Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD
Customization
Design optimization
Electronics and Microelectronics
Engineering
Engineering Design
Engineering Sciences
Exact sciences and technology
Industrial Design
Instrumentation
Materials and structures in mechanics
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical engineering. Machine design
Mechanical systems
Mechanics
Original Paper
Structural mechanics
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Summary:A Belleville spring is usually used in mechanical systems to obtain large loads for small distances of travel. Such a spring has a non-linear load-length curve. Moreover, Belleville springs are commonly stacked together in series or in parallel or both. Thus, defining a design that uses Belleville springs is not an easy matter. The existing assistance tool only checks whether a proposed design is acceptable or not. To improve design assistance, we show how optimization processes can be used in order to build a tool that interactively proposes an optimal design directly from the designer’s requirements. The tool presents both an optimal design using a Belleville spring taken from a catalogue and an optimal custom design. An illustrative example is presented to highlight the benefits of using such an assistance tool.
ISSN:1955-2513
1955-2505
DOI:10.1007/s12008-009-0086-4