Gas spring
US4045008A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 13, 1976 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 13, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16F9/36
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A gas spring, particularly adapted as a lifting means for hatch backs or trunk lids of motor vehicles, comprises a piston rod acting as a displacement piston, a housing cylinder containing a compressed gas, a guide piston near one end of the piston rod and in slidable relationship with the interior of the cylinder housing, characterized in that the piston rod is provided with an extension projecting beyond the guide piston, the closed end of the cylinder housing having a complementary receptacle for the piston rod extension, whereby when the piston rod is fully retracted into the cylinder housing, the extension enters the complementary space in the housing in a sealing manner, a valve being provided to permit the escape of fluid from the space as the extension passes thereinto, whereby the force acting to extend the piston rod is reduced to zero or nearly zero in the vicinity of the fully retracted position of the piston rod.
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