Cylinder

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A pneumatic cylinder is a pneumatics part that uses converts air pressure into linear force.

Contents 1 Connections 1.1 Air 1.2 Load 2 Terms 3 Current Product Info 3.1 Suppliers 3.2 Models

Connections

Air

Air pressure connectors are at either end of the cylinder and are threaded for either a 1/4" or 1/8" NPT connector.

Load

The static end of the cylinder has a mounting hole at the end which can be used with a supplied bracket. The rod end of the cylinder is a threaded end, where a clevis can be added.

Terms

• Stroke - Refers to the difference between the extended and retracted pin-to-pin distances.
• Bore - The diameter of the internal chamber of the cylinder.
• Clevis - A connect that can be attached to the end of a rod to mount it to a surface or other object.

Current Product Info

Suppliers

• Parker
• Bimba Manufacturing

Models

• Parker: 1.5DPSR8.00 (1.5" x 8" cylinder) with L071310300 (Pivot bracket) and L071300400 (Clevis)
• Bimba: # Custom cylinder

Pneumatics Parts: Cylinder | Solenoid | Compressor | Storage tank | Rotary actuator | Pressure regulator | Pressure switch