Abstract: A pneumatic cylinder system has a pneumatic supply at a first predetermined pneumatic pressure. A double acting cylinder is operably connected to the pneumatic supply and with a piston reciprocatingly mounted inside for retraction and extension of a piston arm connected to the piston. A high pressure pneumatic reserve chamber stores pneumatic reserve at a second predetermined pneumatic pressure that is higher than the first predetermined pressure. The high pressure pneumatic reserve chamber is operably connected to the double acting cylinder through a valve device such that when the pneumatic supply falls below a third predetermined pressure below the first predetermined pressure, the valve device opens communication between the high pressure pneumatic reserve chamber to a selected side of the double acting cylinder to selectively retract or extend the piston and the attached piston arm.

Abstract: A fluid actuated piston and cylinder assembly with a cylinder housing having a head end and a cap end with a piston slidably reclined within the cylinder. A piston rod is attached to the piston for sliding movement with respect to the cylinder housing between an extended position and a retracted position with the piston rod extending out of the head end of the cylinder housing. A linear bearing assembly is interposed between the cylinder housing and piston rod for slidably engaging the piston rod along the axial direction with respect to the cylinder head. The linear bearing assembly frictionally engages the rod to prevent relative rotation motion between the piston rod and the cylinder.