variable-rate coil spring
- A coil spring operating with a variable number of active coils
- Under load, some of the coils will come in contact with one another, thereby becoming inactive– Process is controlled by the wire diameter of each coil, which is continuously variable for approximately one-third the total number of coils– Increases the stiffness of the spring in proportion to the load.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Automotive
- Category: Automobile
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