Piston and cylinder device with fixed conductive guide on periphery of cylinder

A piston and cylinder device, comprising:

• an elongated hollow enclosed cylinder having an exposed outer surface;
• a piston positioned within said cylinder and capable of reciprocating movement along the elongation direction thereof based on fluid medium input into said cylinder;
• an elongated guide element provided on the outer surface of said cylinder and extending parallel to the elongation direction thereof, said elongated guide element including at least one fixedly positioned electrical track conductor thereon extending in the elongation direction;
• sensor means and adjustment means for facilitating an adjustable and fixed positioning of said sensor means on said guide element and along the elongation direction thereof, said sensor means including at least one slide contact means for engaging said electrical track conductor in every adjusted position thereof on said guide element, said sensor means including means being activated in response to movements of said piston to a position adjacent the adjusted position thereof;
• a detachably connected terminal part mounted on said cylinder adjacent an axial end of said cylinder, said terminal part comprising fluid pressure ducts therein which, in the condition in which said terminal part is connected with said cylinder, are in direct fluid communication with fluid ducts in said cylinder, said terminal part additionally comprising at least one fluid valve device connected in fluid communication with said fluid ducts in said cylinder, said terminal part additionally comprising at least one actuating device for said at least one fluid valve device, said actuating device, in the condition in which said terminal part is connected with said cylinder, being electrically connected to said at least one electrical track connector by means of mating plug connector means provided on said cylinder and on said terminal part, said plug connector means of said cylinder being electrically connected to said at least one electrical track connector, and said plug connector means of said terminal part being electrically connected by way of electrical conductor means to said at least one actuating device, at least one of said at least one actuating device and said at least one fluid valve device being housing in recesses, respectively, of said terminal part.