Gas spring.

摘要

A gas spring with a piston (34) reciprocable in a chamber (14) of a casing (16), a sealing assembly (18) at the front end of the casing through which the piston rod (20) extends, and an end cap (22) closing the rear end of the casing. The sealing assembly (18) has a reinforcing ring (44) having a sealing ring (46) on one side and a wiper (48) on the other side. The sealing ring (46) and wiper (48) are portions of a single body of elastomeric material molded to the reinforcing ring (44) and integrally connected through one or more openings (54) in the reinforcing ring (44). The casing wall is rolled radially inwardly over the sealing assembly (18) into pressure contact with the reinforcing ring (44) so that the sealing assembly becomes in effect an end cap for the front end of the casing. The rear end of the casing is rolled over the rear end cap (22) by swaging into pressure contact with the end cap. A filler valve (96) is disposed in the end cap. In use, the piston (34) is normally retained on the rod (20) by an enlargement (32, 126) having a diameter larger than the bore of the rod bearing (36) so that in the unlikely event the piston separates from the rod the enlargement (32, 126) will be embedded in the bearing (36) to retain the rod in the casing. If the piston separates from the rod a port (130) in the rod vents to the atomosphere the compressed gas in the chamber. <IMAGE>