Patent ID: 7162947

Claim:
A cylinder assembly comprising: a cylinder body having a longitudinal cylinder chamber therein, a gland opening at an end of the cylinder body, and a first mounting portion disposed on the cylinder body; a gland member having a rod opening therein, the gland member being disposed within the gland opening of the cylinder body; a sensor mount having a rod opening therein, the sensor mount being disposed proximate the end of the cylinder body and adjacent the gland member and having a second mounting portion disposed on the sensor mount; a rod member slidably arranged within the rod openings of the sensor mount and the gland member and extending into the longitudinal cylinder chamber of the cylinder body; and a position sensor attached to the sensor mount; wherein the sensor mount is attached to the cylinder body, wherein the second mounting portion of the sensor mount engages the first mounting portion of the cylinder body, and wherein the first and second mounting portions are coupled together in a substantially predetermined orientation with respect to each other.