Zf Friedrichshafen Ag

Klaus Peter Klein

Klaus Schmitz

Gerhard Boll

Piston-cylinder unit including a working cylinder; a piston attached to a piston rod and installed with freedom of axial displacement in the working cylinder; and fastening elements, at least one of which is screwed into a threaded bore in the piston rod, where the interior pressure in the working cylinder holds a valve in the bore of the piston rod against an end surface of the fastening element. A vent groove leading to the atmosphere is provided between the end surface and the valve to create a pressure gradient to the working space, the groove being provided between the inner surface of the piston rod and the fastening element.

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Klaus Peter Klein