3 Reasons Compression Springs are Essential to the Automotive Industry

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Compression springs are used to keep two components apart through the absorption of energy obtained by the compression, which is then released once the spring expands. These springs are used in a multitude of industries, have many uses, and are vital to the effective use of many products.

However, they are especially essential to the automotive industry. Vehicles must be built with quality, safety, and efficiency in mind. Though many components make up the manufacturing of a vehicle, compression springs are used for different reasons in diverse areas to allow for safe and effective operations. Here are three reasons why this type of spring is so important to the automotive industry.

1. Valves

A vehicle’s engine relies on compression springs to operate effectively. In particular, the engine’s cylinder and exhaust valves all require at least once spring in order to exert enough pressure to keep them shut after they’ve been opened by the valvetrain. If the compression spring cannot keep up with the engine’s speed, valve float occurs. This happens when the springs cannot fully shut the valves in time, which can lead to misfire and power loss in the engine. What’s more, a valve that cannot close quickly enough can cause it to hit pistons and severely damage the engine, shatter the piston, and bend the valve. Weak engine valves can also cause overheating, which can burn the valve and cause it to leak compression and misfire.

2. Seating and Door Hardware

Drivers want to be comfortable when they get into their vehicles. Similarly to a mattress, the comfort of your car seat will depend on the quality of the springs used to design it. The springs must be able to withstand the pressure of the drivers’ and passengers’ weight. What’s more, your door hinges also include heavy-duty springs. These springs allow your doors to open and close easily and without any hassle.

3. Suspension

Having quality shock absorption in a vehicle’s suspension improves the quality of the drive and vehicle handling over rough roads, and this is done partly through the use of compression springs or torsion bars – torsion bars are in themselves another kind of spring. They limit excessive movement and dampen wheel bounce to allow for optimum road contact. Springs cushion the effect that uneven roads can have on the car body by connecting the vehicle’s unsprung and sprung masses. When the car hits a bump, the spring is compressed, and once you’re on even ground again, it extends back to its normal shape.

Quality Springs Mean Quality Vehicles

Compression springs are vital for a product’s peak performance, long lifespan, and reliability in the automotive industry. They’re used in several different systems and areas of vehicles. For total customer satisfaction, auto manufacturers need to make sure their springs are high in quality, durable, and strong, so they can resist any pressure put on them without malfunctioning. The vehicle’s driving capacity depends on it—in seating and door hardware, in the engine’s valves, and in the suspension system. Weak springs can cause damage to the engine and the car body.

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