A cantilever U spring energizer is a U-shaped spring component used inside spring-energized seals to provide medium-load sealing force for general industrial, hydraulic, and pneumatic applications. The U-shaped geometry delivers balanced load across a wide deflection range, making it suitable for reciprocating and static sealing systems.
Installed inside PTFE, PEEK, and other polymer sealing jackets, the U spring applies radial loading to the sealing lips. The cantilever design provides responsive elastic recovery while delivering higher load than V spring designs.
Compared with helical and V spring designs, U-shaped spring energizers offer a balance of load capability and friction performance, making them widely used in industrial valves, hydraulic cylinders, pneumatic systems, and fluid power equipment.