Patent ID: 8056332

Claim:
A method of controlling an actuating device ( 1 ), which includes a piston ( 3 ) and a cylinder ( 4 ), the piston ( 3 ): delimits a pressure chamber ( 7 ) filled with a medium, is axially slidable within the cylinder ( 4 ), and is connected to a piston rod ( 5 ), a position of moving parts of the actuating device ( 1 ) being detected by a path measurement system ( 8 ) and the actuating device ( 1 ) being controllable by a pressure regulation device ( 2 ), the method comprising the steps of: by appropriate actuation of the pressure regulation device ( 2 ), moving the piston ( 3 ) of the actuating device ( 1 ), before its movement in an intended direction begins, in a direction opposite to the intended movement direction, and when this movement direction is registered, changing the direction of movement to the intended movement direction.