Cylinder device
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Jun 12, 2018
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Apr 2, 2015
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Abstract
A cylinder device includes a piston rod that is inserted into a cylinder so as to be movable back and forth. The piston rod has a rod portion that extends outside the cylinder, and a piston connected to an end portion of the rod portion, the piston moving in the cylinder in a slidable manner. The rod portion has a rod inner space formed in the rod portion, the rod inner space communicating with the piston-side chamber of the cylinder, a first communicating passage that connects the rod inner space and the rod-side chamber of the cylinder, and an orifice plug provided in the first communicating passage in a changeable manner. The piston is connected to the rod portion so as to cover a part of the orifice plug.
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Patent Owner | Address | |
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KYB CORPORATION | 4-1 HAMAMATSU-CHO 2-CHOME MINATO-KU TOKYO 1055128 ?1055128 |
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Funato, Hiroshi | Gifu, JP | 8 | 15 |
# of filed Patents : 8 Total Citations : 15 |
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