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ELEMENTS IN PNEUMATIC WORKING

SYSTEM
CHAPTER 2
Single acting cylinder
Double acting cylinder
Twin rod
Lead rod
Multi-position rod
Locked rod
rotated actuator
Rod without cylinder
Slide unit
Hollowed rod cylinder
Air chuck (grasping)


ACTUATOR
SINGLE ACTING CYLINDER
DOUBLE ACTING CYLINDER
Linear cylinders have the following standard diameters as recommended in
ISO:
8, 10,12,16,20,25,32,40,50,63,80,100,125,140,160,200,250,320mm
CYLINDER SIZE
Force (N) = Piston area (m
2
) X air pressure (N /m
2
)
Or
Force (lbf) = Piston area (in
2
) X air pressure (lbf/in
2
)

DETERMINE CYLINDER SIZE
Extending stroke: F
E
=

2

D = piston diameter, g = working pressure
Retracting stroke: F
R
=

4

2

2

D = piston diameter, d = rod diameter, g = working pressure

DOUBLE ACTING CYLINDER
g e
P
D
F
|
|
.
|

\
|
=
4
2
t
Extending stroke: F
E
=


D = piston diameter, g = working pressure, Fs = spring force

SINGLE ACTING CYLINDER
to prevent sudden damaging impacts
Rubber for small cylinder
Air cushion for larger cylinder
CUSHIONING
CYLINDER MOUNTING
Twin rod
Lead rod
Multi-position rod
Locked rod
Cylinder without Rod
Slide unit
Hollowed rod cylinder
Air chuck (grasping)


SPECIAL CYLINDER
High lateral load resistance
High non-rotating accuracy
High precision and ideal for pick and place operations
TWIN ROD
MULTI-POSITION ROD
LOCKED ROD








For limited space
CYLINDER WITHOUT ROD
High precision

SLIDE UNIT





For direct connect to vacuum tool
For pick and place work
HOLLOWED ROD CYLINDER
For gripping in robot application
AIR CHUCK (GRASPING)
Types of rack and pinion
Types of ram
Air motor

ROTATED ACTUATOR








90 or 180
RACK AND PINION










RAM
90 or 180 or 270
AIR MOTOR

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