Ball Detent Spring System
Ball Detent Spring System
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Ex: Ball detent spring torque wrench (click type)
Question: How would you calculate how much force is applied to the spring for a desired torque?
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Ball Detent Spring System
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RE: Ball Detent Spring System
Ted
RE: Ball Detent Spring System
1. there is force being applied to the end of the handle
2. the detent has a spring force pushing along the axis of the wrench towards the head and a torque
3. the head of the wrench has a torque
What am I missing?
RE: Ball Detent Spring System
RE: Ball Detent Spring System
RE: Ball Detent Spring System
I'm having trouble trying to figure out how to calculate if the detent is sitting on a radius rather than on a countersink angle.
RE: Ball Detent Spring System
Ted
RE: Ball Detent Spring System
The only thing you need to consider with a simple static force analysis of this detent mechanism where the ball bears against a radiused groove surface rather than an angular groove surface, is the variation of the contact pressure angle as the ball rolls over the radiused groove surface.