Constant hanger operating principle
A three-spring constant hanger moves through 100 millimetres of travel while synchronized graphs show main spring force plus auxiliary spring resultant remaining equal to a constant 50 kilonewton support force.
PIPEANCHOR SUPPLY
CONSTANT HANGER · OPERATING PRINCIPLE
MAIN SPRING + AUXILIARY RESULTANT = CONSTANT SUPPORT FORCE
CAM–ROLLER LINKAGE · PRIMARY MOTION
MOVING YOKE
50 kN
0255075100
TRAVEL mm
UPPER
CAM +4.0°
FORCE SUPERPOSITION
MAIN + AUXILIARY = CONSTANT
0255075100
mm
MAIN SPRING
0
100 kN
AUXILIARY
+50
0
−50 kN
CONSTANT LOAD
50 kN
MAIN000 kN
AUX+50 kN
TOTAL50 kN
0 + (+50) = 50 kN
SUPPORT FORCE REMAINS CONSTANT ACROSS FULL TRAVEL
ILLUSTRATIVE FORCE RELATIONSHIP — NOT SELECTION DATA
TRAVEL 0–100 mm · WORKING LOAD 50 kN