Cylinder with a position detector
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FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a first embodiment of a cylinder with a position detector embodying the new design, a portion of a cable conduit being broken away for ease of illustration;
FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view of the first embodiment, a portion of a cable conduit being broken away for ease of illustration;
FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view of the first embodiment;
FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view of the first embodiment;
FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the first embodiment, a portion of a cable conduit being broken away for ease of illustration;
FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the first embodiment, a portion of a cable conduit being broken away for ease of illustration;
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the first embodiment, a portion of a cable conduit being broken away for ease of illustration;
FIG. 8 is a front elevational view of a second embodiment of a cylinder with a position detector embodying the new design, a portion of a cable conduit being broken away for ease of illustration;
FIG. 9 is a rear elevational view of the second embodiment, a portion of a cable conduit being broken away for ease of illustration;
FIG. 10 is a right side elevational view of the second embodiment;
FIG. 11 is a left side elevational view of the second embodiment;
FIG. 12 is a top plan view of the second embodiment, a portion of a cable conduit being broken away for ease of illustration;
FIG. 13 is a bottom plan view of the second embodiment, a portion of a cable conduit being broken away for ease of illustration; and,
FIG. 14 is a perspective veiw of the second embodiment, a portion of a cable conduit being broken away for ease of illustration.
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 30, 1997
Date of Patent: Jan 12, 1999
Assignee: SMC Corporation
Inventors: Hitoshi Yamamoto (Yawara-mura), Masayuki Orihara (Yawara-mura), Kenji Fukushima (Yawara-mura)
Primary Examiner: Ted Shooman
Assistant Examiner: Nanda Bondade
Law Firm: Baker & Botts, L.L.P.
Application Number: 0/77,313