Patent ID: 6338294
Filing Date: 2002-01-15
Classification: F15B

Abstract:
A linear drive comprising an elongated housing, whose interior space contains a drive part adapted to move in the longitudinal direction and furthermore has a longitudinal slot, which is provided with a sealing tape extending in the interior space, said tape being lifted clear of the longitudinal slot locally at the drive part in accordance with longitudinal movement of same by at least one guide face arrangement, said face arrangement facing away from said longitudinal slot, a longitudinal guide which is arranged outside the interior space and extend in parallelism to the same, a slide guided on the longitudinal guide for movement in the longitudinal direction, and an entraining member, which is secured to the slide, extends through the longitudinal slot to fit into a receiving socket open toward the longitudinal side of the drive part where it bears on axially aligned force transmitting faces, wherein the guide face arrangement is provided on the drive part and furthermore the part of the entraining member fitting into the receiving socket is in the form of an entraining finger having a free end thereof directed toward the sealing tape, such finger terminating short of the sealing tape section moved clear of the longitudinal slot.