Assembly and method for damping switching movements in high-voltage circuit breakers

An assembly for damping switching movements, the assembly comprising:

• at least one piston;
• at least one rod being formed with a hollow tubular end;
• a housing spatially encasing said at least one piston and at least partially encasing said at least one rod, wherein said rod is mounted to be movable relative to said housing;
• said at least one piston delimiting a first fluid volume that is fluidically connected via at least one throughflow opening to at least one second fluid volume;
• said at least one rod spatially surrounding the first fluid volume and said at least one piston being guided in said hollow tubular end of said at least one rod;
• and
• a hollow sleeve disposed between said housing and said at least one rod, and wherein said hollow tubular end of said at least one rod is guided within said hollow sleeve, and said hollow sleeve is formed with throughflow openings.