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Method for the production of an internal slide surface on a guide sleeve consisting of plastic material for a length-adjustable chair column
Assignee: Suspa Holding GmbH
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Filing: 1991-07-19
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Granted: 1992-10-06
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Expires: 2011-07-19
Abstract
Abstract A method for the production of an internal slide surface on a guide sleeve of plastic material for a length-adjustable chair column consists in that the internal surface of the guide sleeve is provided with surfaces, which are undersize in proportion to a to-be-guided housing of a gas spring. Recesses are located between the individual surfaces and are oversize in proportion to the housing of the gas spring to be guided. Partial cylinder surfaces are broached in the surfaces between the recesses by broaching and in common they represent a slide surface. These measures ensure impeccable broaching with high surface quality and dimensional precision of the slide surface. Moreover, the remaining recesses, which may have the form of grooves of arbitrary cross-section, can be used as storage chambers for a lubricant.
Inventors
- 👤 Hans Jurgen Bauer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 10:03
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16C; F16C33/00; F16C33/02; F16C33/04; F16C33/20; F16C33/208; B; B29; B29D; B29D33/00; B29L; B29L2031/00; B29L2031/04; B29L2031/045; F16C2208/00; F16C2208/20; F16C2208/66; F16C2220/00; F16C2220/02; F16C2220/04; F16C2361/00; F16C2361/53; F16C29/00; F16C29/02; F16C33/201; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T409/00; Y10T409/40; Y10T409/400175
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
172 words
A method for the production of an internal slide surface on a guide sleeve (1) consisting of plastic material of a length-adjustable chair column, which has a guide tube (2) with the guide sleeve (1) and a gas spring (10) with an annular cylindrical housing (9) guided in said slide surface (13), by chip removing processing of an internal surface (8) of the guide sleeve (1), of which the distance (R11) from a common central longitudinal axis (4), prior to the processing, is smaller than the radius (R9) of the housing (9) and of which the distance (R13) from the central longitudinal axis (4), after the processing, equals the radius (R9) of the housing (9) or is slightly greater, wherein the internal surface (8) is provided with recesses (12) prior to the chip removing processing, of which the distance (R12) from the central longitudinal axis (4) is greater than the distance of the slide surface (13) from the central longitudinal axis (4) and wherein the chip removing processing takes place by broaching.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
172 words
A method for the production of an internal slide surface on a guide sleeve (1) consisting of plastic material of a length-adjustable chair column, which has a guide tube (2) with the guide sleeve (1) and a gas spring (10) with an annular cylindrical housing (9) guided in said slide surface (13), by chip removing processing of an internal surface (8) of the guide sleeve (1), of which the distance (R11) from a common central longitudinal axis (4), prior to the processing, is smaller than the radius (R9) of the housing (9) and of which the distance (R13) from the central longitudinal axis (4), after the processing, equals the radius (R9) of the housing (9) or is slightly greater, wherein the internal surface (8) is provided with recesses (12) prior to the chip removing processing, of which the distance (R12) from the central longitudinal axis (4) is greater than the distance of the slide surface (13) from the central longitudinal axis (4) and wherein the chip removing processing takes place by broaching.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the internal surface (8) corresponds in cross-section to a polygon prior to the chip removing processing.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method according to claim 2, wherein the internal surface (8) has the cross-section of a regular polygon symmetric to the central longitudinal axis (4) prior to the chip removing processing.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein partial cylinder surfaces (13) are broached between the recesses (12), which partial cylinder surfaces (13) are arranged in circular symmetry relative to the central longitudinal axis (4).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the recesses (12) are sealed off at least at one end of the slide surface (13) to form storage chambers for a lubricant (14).
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