Protective tube for a piston-cylinder assembly

Abstract

Protective tube for a piston-cylinder assembly of the type including a piston rod located with freedom of axial movement in a cylinder, the rod also having a section which extends outside the cylinder. A retaining element for the protective tube is attached to the piston rod, which retaining element includes a multi-part connecting ring, the parts of which are installed in the radial direction toward the piston rod and are operatively connected to it. The protective tube is connected to the connecting ring parts so that these parts come together to form a connecting ring which is braced at least in the radial direction.

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