1. Provides elasticity: It can generate resistance to compressive forces and play a role in pushing, supporting, and buffering in many mechanical devices.
2. Energy storage: It can store mechanical energy and release it when the external force disappears, allowing related components to reset or continue operation.
3. Shock absorption and cushioning: It absorbs and reduces impact forces, protecting equipment and components from severe vibration damage.
4. Motion control: It can precisely control the range and speed of certain components through elastic force.
5. Maintains contact: It ensures a certain pressure and contact between two components, such as in some electrical switches. It also helps balance forces in different directions, maintaining system stability.
