Fluid actuated cylinder

A fluid actuated cylinder comprising:

• a cylinder wall structure in the form of a tubular casing having a nose end and a tail end, each having an opening formed therein;
• a piston and piston rod disposed within said cylinder wall structure, said piston being disposed on said rod and spaced from the inner end of said rod;
• an end wall disposed in the nose end opening of said casing wall having a bearing assembled therein through which the outer end of said piston rod extends;
• a unitary member having a tang extending outwardly from the tail end opening of said casing and a surface disposed in engagement with said cylinder tail end wall structure, said member further comprising a barrel portion having one end extending into said cylinder and in spaced relation with said tubular casing;
• a cylinder bore extending through said barrel portion and into said member to a point adjacent said tang;
• a bearing mounted in said one end of said barrel portion for supporting said piston rod inner end during piston travel between said tail end and said end wall;
• a pair of openings formed in said cylinder, one at each end thereof for flow of fluid into and from said cylinder to move said piston and rod therein, one of said openings being formed in said unitary member and comprising a pair of passages, one passage communicating with said bore at a location spaced from said barrel bearing and the other passage extending from said bore into said casing interior between said unitary barrel member portion and said casing interior wall structure.