Mar 9, 2009 06:29
15 yrs ago
Japanese term
波状のスプリング
Japanese to English
Tech/Engineering
Automotive / Cars & Trucks
These are some wavy-looking(?) springs that can be found in the cushion of a car seat. Does anybody know the official term for this part? Thanks.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | seat spring |
Derek Newpor (X)
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| 5 +1 | sinuous spring/zig zag spring/snake spring |
patent_pending
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| 4 | wave-shaped spring |
peter arnout
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| 1 | wave spring |
cinefil
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Proposed translations
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seat spring
Although the character usually means "wave-like", I think in this case the meaning of "undulating" is more appropriate, as would be the case for normal coil springs, which are often used in seats.
Shogakukan dictionary: "rise and fall ~ undulate"
Shogakukan dictionary: "rise and fall ~ undulate"
1 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I'm just gonna go with something generic like "car seat spring" as that will probably be specific enough for this text. (It's not a patent, anyway.) Wish I could give points to Krzysztof Łesyk for actually finding the right picture of the springs!"
27 mins
wave spring
Note from asker:
| I saw this at a site about springs, but this shape is different from what I'm talking about. (See the example provided by Krzysztof Łesyk in the clarification request.) |
59 mins
peter arnout
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wave-shaped spring
see link
Note from asker:
| Like Cinefil's answer, this is not the spring I am talking about. |
+1
19 hrs
sinuous spring/zig zag spring/snake spring
Technical English designations (just for your reference):
"sinuous spring" seat の検索結果 約 21,300 件
"zig zag spring" seat の検索結果 約 3,050 件
"snake spring" seat の検索結果 約 1,500 件
"snake-shaped spring" seat の検索結果 約 9 件
"snaky spring" seat の検索結果 約 6 件
"sinuous spring" car seat の検索結果 約 607 件
"zig zag spring" car seat の検索結果 約 411 件
"snake spring" car seat の検索結果 約 110 件
"snake-shaped spring" car seat の検索結果 約 4 件
"snaky spring" car seat の検索結果 約 4 件
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Note added at 21時間 (2009-03-10 04:17:08 GMT) Post-grading
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Also called:
no-sag spring
S coil
zig zag wire (zigzag wire)
serpentine spring
zig zag sinuous spring (zigzag sinuous spring)
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Sinuous springs are made from two-dimensional S-shaped wires and are also known as "No-Sag springs," "S coils," "Zigzag (zig zag) wire" or "zigzag (zig zag) springs".
http://www.perfectproductsonline.com/sinuoussprings.html
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"sinuous spring" seat の検索結果 約 21,300 件
"zig zag spring" seat の検索結果 約 3,050 件
"snake spring" seat の検索結果 約 1,500 件
"snake-shaped spring" seat の検索結果 約 9 件
"snaky spring" seat の検索結果 約 6 件
"sinuous spring" car seat の検索結果 約 607 件
"zig zag spring" car seat の検索結果 約 411 件
"snake spring" car seat の検索結果 約 110 件
"snake-shaped spring" car seat の検索結果 約 4 件
"snaky spring" car seat の検索結果 約 4 件
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Note added at 21時間 (2009-03-10 04:17:08 GMT) Post-grading
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Also called:
no-sag spring
S coil
zig zag wire (zigzag wire)
serpentine spring
zig zag sinuous spring (zigzag sinuous spring)
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Sinuous springs are made from two-dimensional S-shaped wires and are also known as "No-Sag springs," "S coils," "Zigzag (zig zag) wire" or "zigzag (zig zag) springs".
http://www.perfectproductsonline.com/sinuoussprings.html
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