US4513953A
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Gas spring with extension force controlled as a function of temperature
Assignee: Stabilus Inc
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Filing: 1983-04-14
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Granted: 1985-04-30
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Expires: 2003-04-14
Abstract
Abstract In the illustrative embodiments of the invention disclosed, the extension rce of a gas spring is controlled as a function of temperature by varying the volume of the working chamber entered by the piston rod, and thus the gas pressure within the working chamber, as a function of temperature.
Inventors
- 👤 Werner Molders
- 👤 Rolf Langanke
- 👤 Egon Sentinger
- 👤 Hermann Reuschenbach
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 15:55
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16F; F16F9/00; F16F9/32; F16F9/50; F16F9/52; F16F13/00; F16F13/002; F16F9/02; F16F9/0209; F16F9/06; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S248/00; Y10S248/901
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
146 words
A gas spring comprising a vessel the interior of which contains a volume of gas under pressure and forms a working chamber entered by a piston rod guided within the vessel and sealed off against the outside, the extension force acting on the piston rod being equal to the product of the pressure in the working chamber and the cross-sectional area of the piston rod, wherein the improvement comprises: a sliding parting piston defining an axially movable wall of the working chamber and sealed against the vessel; and means for moving said parting piston as a function of change in ambient temperature so as to vary the volume of the working chamber in a manner to maintain the extension force within desired limits, said parting-piston moving means comprising a chamber containing an expansion medium and means operatively coupling said sliding parting piston to said expansion chamber.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
146 words
A gas spring comprising a vessel the interior of which contains a volume of gas under pressure and forms a working chamber entered by a piston rod guided within the vessel and sealed off against the outside, the extension force acting on the piston rod being equal to the product of the pressure in the working chamber and the cross-sectional area of the piston rod, wherein the improvement comprises: a sliding parting piston defining an axially movable wall of the working chamber and sealed against the vessel; and means for moving said parting piston as a function of change in ambient temperature so as to vary the volume of the working chamber in a manner to maintain the extension force within desired limits, said parting-piston moving means comprising a chamber containing an expansion medium and means operatively coupling said sliding parting piston to said expansion chamber.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
50 words
The gas spring according to claim 1, wherein said operatively-coupling means includes a concentric connecting rod coupled at one end to the parting piston and extending at the other end into the chamber containing the expansion medium, said connecting rod being sealed at said other end against said expansion-medium chamber.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
The gas spring according to claim 2 wherein said parting piston-moving means includes spring means acting upon said parting piston in a direction to counteract the force exerted on said parting piston by the gas pressure in the working chamber.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
62 words
The gas spring according to claim 3, wherein: said parting piston is arranged between said working chamber and a gas chamber forming said spring means, said gas chamber containing a volume of gas under pressure and being divided from said expansion-medium chamber by a partition fixed in the vessel, the connecting rod being guided and sealed axially movably in said fixed partition.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
73 words
The gas spring according to claim 4, wherein: said fixed partition is provided with passages for the volume of gas under pressure in said working chamber and supports said expansion-medium chamber, the said connecting rod entering said expansion-medium chamber through the face thereof opposed to the fixed partition, said parting piston being acted upon by the pressure in said working chamber on one side and by said spring means on the other side.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
The gas spring according to claim 5, wherein said spring means comprises one or more cup springs.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
73 words
The gas spring according to claim 3, wherein: said parting piston is connected with a pot-shaped part enclosing the vessel, the vessel including a jacket at the end where the piston rod emerges, said parting piston being sealingly guided along the outer surface of the vessel and the inner surface of the jacket and bounding the expansion-member chamber on one side, said spring means acting upon said parting piston on the other side.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
38 words
The gas spring according to claim 2, wherein: the connecting rod coupled to said parting piston carries a disc piston at said other end, which disc piston forms a movable and sealed boundary wall for said expansion-medium chamber.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
65 words
The gas spring according to claim 3, wherein: said parting piston is arranged between said working chamber and a vented gas chamber, said gas chamber being bounded by a fixed partition from said expansion-medium chamber, the disc piston being connected by the connecting rod to said parting piston and being acted upon by said spring means on the face thereof away from the expansion medium.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
37 words
The gas spring according to claim 8, wherein: the vessel is arranged inside a surrounding jacket, said jacket having a greater axial length than the vessel and with it forming an annular chamber comprising said expansion-medium chamber.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
46 words
The gas spring according to claim 10, wherein: the disc piston is sealingly guided along the inside wall of the jacket and the parting piston slides on the inside wall of the vessel, the expansion-medium chamber being bounded by said parting piston and said disc piston.
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