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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2006
Applicant:
Norbert Giesen, Geldern, DE;
Inventor:
Norbert Giesen, Geldern, DE;
Assignee:
Norgren GmbH, Alpen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F15B 11/032 (2006.01); B25B 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A pneumatic actuator () is provided according to the invention. The actuator () comprises an actuator body () and a piston rod () extending from the actuator body (). The piston rod () moves over an actuation span. The actuation span comprises a first stroke span that is traversed by the piston rod () at a first actuation speed and a second stroke span that is traversed at a second actuation speed that is substantially slower than the first actuation speed.