Howa Machinery, Ltd.

Kanji Miyata

Mitsuo Noda

Tsuyoshi Yonezawa

A clamping cylinder actuator has a front end cover ( ). A back surface ( ) of the front end cover ( ) has a joining surface ( ) joined to a fixed member ( ). A thin, flat gasket ( ) formed from elastic rubber materials and such is interposed between the front end cover ( ) and a front end surface of a cylinder ( ) facing the front end cover ( ). The gasket ( ) is fitted on a boss ( ) formed on the front end cover ( ) and extends over the entire back surface of the front end cover ( ) having a sealing surface ( ) surrounded by the joining surface ( ). When the front end cover ( ) is fastened to the fixed member ( ) with bolts ( ), the gasket is held between the front end cover ( ) and the fixed member ( ). The gasket ( ) prevents the loosening of the bolts ( ).

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Hashima, Japan

Kanji Miyata