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Abstract

The invention relates to a degressive gas spring. This has two cylinder-piston units (1, 2), one of which is selected as a working spring (1) and the other as a slave spring (2), the cylinders (1a; 2b) and the ends of the piston rods (1b; 2b) of which are mutually operatively connected so that compression of the working spring (1) also brings about simultaneous compression of the slave spring (2). The piston rod (1b; 2b) of each spring unit (1; 2) is mounted in an end wall (1c; 2c) in such a way as to be capable of sliding and supports a piston (1h; 2h). The axial position of this in the cylinder (1a; 2a) determines the volume of an enclosed, gas-filled space (1i; 2i) inside the unit. The piston (1h; 2h) in each spring unit (1; 2) is sealed against the cylinder wall (1a; 2a). The piston (1h; 2h) and/or the end wall (1c; 2c) has a recess which forms an annual chamber (1j; 2j). The piston rod (2b) in the slave spring unit (2) has a smaller diameter than that in the working spring unit (1). The annular chamber (2j) of the slave spring unit (2) communicates with the enclosed space (1i) of the working spring unit (1), and the annular chamber (1j) of the working spring unit (1) communicates with the enclosed space (2i) in the slave spring unit (2). The connections (1l; 2l), which discharge into said enclosed spaces (1i; 2i), are position in such a way that communication remains unobstructed by the movement of the piston in the respective unit (1, 2).

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First Claim