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Breaking cylinder

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Construction The cylinder consists of: piston (1), piston seal and piston guide (2), piston
rod (3), piston rod bearing (4), piston rod seal (5), scrape
ring (6), cylinder cap (7), connections (8, 13), cylinder
barrel (9), piston rod area (10), piston area (11), cylinder
base (12)

Function The piston area (11) is put under pressure via connection (13). A force is produced
from the pressure and the piston surface which leads to movement of the piston. At
the same time oil is released from the piston rod area which drains off at the
connection (8). To retract the piston again, pressure is admitted to the piston rod
area (10) at connection (8). The oil discharged then drains off at connection (13).
The piston seal (2) seals both chambers against each other and the piston guide
supports the piston. The piston rod seal (5) seals the outward piston rod area (10).
The scrape ring (6) protects the piston rod seal (5) from soiling. The piston rod
bearing (4) guides and supports the piston rod.

Load cylinder If the cylinder is used as a load cylinder for the linear unit (Order No. 167089), two
cylinders will be placed in opposing positions.

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Breaking cylinder

Different options are available to load working cylinders:

1. The oil displaced in the load cylinder is restricted (passive load)
2. The oil displaced in the load cylinder is directed to the tank via a pressure relief
valve (passive load)
3. A chamber is connected to a hydraulic accumulator (increasing passive load)
4. A chamber of the load cylinder is pressurised (active load)

p 1.1 p 1.2 p 2.1 p 2.2

Further circuitry options:

1. The two full piston surfaces or the two annular surfaces serve as working
cylinders (tandem cylinder).
2. The "load cylinder" is connected in addition to support the working cylinder,
whereby the full piston surface of the working cylinder operates jointly with the
annular surface of the load cylinders at pressures p1.1 and p2.1 respectively,
against the annular surface of the working cylinder and the full piston surface of
the load cylinder.

Note Assembly of cylinder on linear unit (Order No. 167089):

 The cylinder housing is screwed to the yoke of the linear unit via the front sur-
face.
 The piston rod is screwed into the slide and locked with a nut.

Technical data Hydraulic

Medium Mineral oil, recommended viscosity 22 cSt (mm²/s)

Piston diameter 16 mm

Piston rod diameter 10 mm, mit M 8

Stroke 200 mm

Operating pressure p 6 MPa (60 bar)

Max. permissible high pressure pmax 12 MPa (120 bar)

Connections For two coupling socket

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