Patent ID: 8863645

Claim:
A rodless cylinder ( 100 ) comprising a piston assembly ( 140 ) and a piston support portion ( 146 ), with the piston support portion ( 146 ) being a single component of unitary construction characterized by: a support body ( 147 ) substantially matching a shape of the piston assembly ( 140 ) and configured to be positioned between a piston center portion ( 126 ) and a piston end portion ( 160 ); a plurality of guidance portions ( 152 ) extending from a circumference of the support body ( 147 ), with the plurality of guidance portions ( 152 ) being configured to contact a piston bore ( 107 ) of the rodless cylinder ( 100 ) and guide the piston assembly ( 140 ) as it reciprocates in the piston bore ( 107 ); and a sealing strip divider ( 148 ) extending from the support body ( 147 ) and adapted to extend through a slot ( 121 ) and through a sealing strip ( 110 ) of the rodless cylinder ( 100 ), with the sealing strip divider ( 148 ) being configured to separate a first seal portion and a second seal portion of the sealing strip ( 110 ).