SPRING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD

A method of assembling a spring inside of a tube includes providing a coil spring (34) and a tube having a first retaining structure at a first end of the tube. The method includes positioning a rod in the tube. The spring is positioned in the tube, and a second retaining structure is attached to th...

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Hauptverfasser:	ANDRES, TODD T, KARSTEN, GARY L, BATTEY, ROBERT J, BODNAR, DAVID A
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	PERFORMING OPERATIONS SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES TRANSPORTING VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Zusammenfassung:	A method of assembling a spring inside of a tube includes providing a coil spring (34) and a tube having a first retaining structure at a first end of the tube. The method includes positioning a rod in the tube. The spring is positioned in the tube, and a second retaining structure is attached to the rod with the spring positioned between the first and second retaining structures. A force is applied to the spring, and the second retaining structure is fixed at a position wherein the spring provides a desired preload.