Coil spring with an elastomer having a hollow coil cross section.

摘要

A spring assembly (10) includes a plurality of coils (12) interconnected with one another in a spaced-apart relationship for causing the spring assembly to exert a force in a loading direction approximately normal to a tangent to a centerline (16) of the plurality of coils in response to deflection of the spring assembly along the loading direction. An elastic material (18) is provided which is disposed around and between the plurality of coils (12) and has a hollow cross section (20) for modifying the force exerted by the sping assembly in response to the deflection of the sping assembly along the loading direction. <IMAGE>