IP Library Granted Patent US 12,320,401
Granted Patent B2
US 12,320,401 · App. 17/777,941 · Granted Jun 3, 2025

Reinforced coil spring of a hose reel

Inventor: Yujun Shao (Zhejiang, CN)
Assignee: YONGKANG HAILI INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
F16F1/12B65H75/48F16F2238/022
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Patent No.
US 12,320,401
App. No.
17/777,941
Granted
Jun 3, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The reinforced coil spring of a hose reel includes a steel leaf spring being arranged on an inside surface of the outermost spring-coil. An outer end tip of the steel leaf spring and the outermost spring-coil are fixedly connected, and an inner end tip of the steel leaf spring is located between the outermost spring-coil and a second-outer spring-coil. The steel leaf spring added in the reinforced coil spring of a hose reel can not only enhance the tightening force of the outermost spring-coil of the coil spring, but avoid increasing the maximum pullout force of the coil spring, while achieving low production cost. The ear hook in the reinforced coil spring of a hose reel has better overall strength, and an opening of the ear hook is less prone to expanding during use.

Claims (19)

1. A reinforced coil spring of a hose reel, comprising: a coil spring formed by coiling a coil spring leaf,

an outer end tip of the coil spring being bent to form an ear hook, and

an opening of the ear hook being located on an outer side of an outermost spring-coil,

wherein a steel leaf spring is arranged on an inside surface of the outermost spring-coil, an outer end tip of the steel leaf spring and the outermost spring-coil are fixedly connected, and

wherein an inner end tip of the steel leaf spring is located between the outermost spring-coil and a second-outer spring-coil;

wherein the steel leaf spring is provided with a plurality of first riveting holes, wherein the back surface of the steel leaf spring is provided with a positioning protrusion, wherein the positioning protrusion is located among the plurality of first riveting holes, wherein the outermost spring-coil is provided with a plurality of second riveting holes, wherein the outermost spring-coil is provided with a positioning hole matched with the positioning protrusion, and wherein the positioning hole is located among the plurality of second riveting holes.

2. The reinforced coil spring, as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the outer end tip of the steel leaf spring is riveted to the outermost spring-coil through a rivet, and wherein a thickness and a width of the steel leaf spring match a thickness and a width of the outermost spring-coil.

3. The reinforced coil spring, as claimed in claim 2 , wherein a steel leaf spring extension section with a certain length is reserved between a riveted position of the rivet and an outer end surface of the steel leaf spring, wherein the ear hook is comprised of an arc-shaped plate section and two flat plate sections, wherein the arc-shaped plate section is located between the two flat plate sections, and wherein the steel leaf spring extension section closely fits a back surface of one of the flat plate sections.

4. The reinforced coil spring, as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the arc-shaped plate section of the ear hook is provided with two stamped ribs, wherein the stamped ribs are arranged along a width direction of the arc-shaped plate section, and wherein the stamped ribs each have a W-shaped cross section.

5. The reinforced coil spring, as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the arc-shaped plate section of the ear hook is provided with two stamped ribs, and wherein the stamped ribs are arranged along a width direction of the arc-shaped plate section.

6. The reinforced coil spring, as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the outer end tip of the steel leaf spring is bent to form an ear hook reinforced portion, wherein an inner surface of the ear hook reinforced portion closely fits an outer surface of the ear hook, and wherein an end tip of the ear hook reinforced portion is an inwardly rolled end tip that clasps a head of the ear hook.

7. The reinforced coil spring, as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the steel leaf spring and the outermost spring-coil are fixedly connected through one or a plurality of rivets,

wherein the positioning hole is a square hole, and wherein the positioning protrusion is square.

8. The reinforced coil spring, as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an inner end tip of the coil spring is bent to form a book head.

9. The reinforced coil spring, as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an outer end tip of the steel leaf spring is bent to form an ear hook reinforced portion, and wherein an inner surface of the ear hook reinforced portion closely fits an outer surface of the ear book.

10. The reinforced coil spring, as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a round fixed end tip used to be in insertion fit with a fixed shaft is formed at an inner end of the coil spring, wherein an inner end tip of the coil spring is bent to form a hook head, wherein the hook head comprises a flat plate, wherein the flat plate is located on a diameter line of the round fixed end tip, wherein a gap is reserved between an outer end surface of the flat plate and the center of a circle of the round fixed end tip, the flat plate and a groove of the fixed shaft being in concave, andconvex fit after the fixed shaft is in insertion fit and the round fixed end tip.

11. The reinforced coil spring, as claimed in 1 , wherein an outer end tip of the steel leaf spring and the outermost spring-coil are fixedly connected through a fastener; and wherein a steel leaf spring extension section with a certain length is reserved between a fixed position of the fastener and the outer end surface of the steel leaf spring.

12. The reinforced coil spring, as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the ear hook is comprised of an arc-shaped plate section and two flat plate sections, wherein the arc-shaped plate section is located between the two flat plate sections, and wherein the steel leaf spring extension section closely fits a back surface of one of the two flat plate sections.

13. The reinforced coil spring, as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the steel leaf spring is provided with a plurality of first fixed points, wherein the back surface of the steel leaf spring is provided with a positioning protrusion, wherein the positioning protrusion is located among the plurality of first fixed points, wherein the outermost spring-coil is provided with a plurality of second fixed points, wherein the outermost spring-coil is provided with a positioning hole matched with the positioning protrusion, and wherein the positioning hole is located among the plurality of second fixed points.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 5, 2026
From: YONGKANG HAILI INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
To: ZHEJIANG HAILI XINHONG TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 074202/0188 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202110777416.4 · Jul 9, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240167528A1 · May 23, 2024
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