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US 2006/0185947 A1Published application
Gas spring
AssigneeStabilus GmbH
InventorRolf Mintgen
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Abstract
A gas spring includes a pressure tube having a first pressure chamber and a second pressure chamber, the pressure tube being filled with a pressure fluid. An actuating device that can move relative to the pressure tube is acted on by the pressure fluid. A flow channel connects the first pressure chamber to the second pressure chamber, and a heater is arranged within the flow channel and/or immediately adjacent to the flow channel.
Claims15
A gas spring comprising:
- a pressure tube having a first pressure chamber and a second pressure chamber, said pressure tube being filled with a pressure fluid;
- an actuating device that can move relative to the pressure tube and is acted on by the pressure fluid;
- a first flow channel connecting the first pressure chamber to the second pressure chamber;
- and
- a heater arranged within the flow channel and/or immediately adjacent to the flow channel.
2 more elements
The gas spring of claim 7 wherein the heater is installed in the piston ring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.