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Granted Patent B2
US 12687185 · App. 19/114,796 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

Hydraulic actuator

Inventors: Shingo Oono (Tokyo, JP); Kazuaki Nomura (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
F15B15/24F15B15/103
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Patent No.
US 12687185
App. No.
19/114,796
Granted
Jul 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A hydraulic actuator includes a cylindrical tube, a sleeve, a restricting member, first and second sealing members, and a positioning member. The tube expands and contracts with pressure of a fluid. The sleeve covers an outer circumferential surface of the tube, and is widened in radial directions by expansion of the tube while limiting elongation of the tube in an axial direction S. The restricting member is provided radially inward of the sleeve, from one side to the other side in the axial direction S, and resists compression along the axial direction but is deformable in an intersecting direction X intersecting the axial direction. The sealing members seal respective ends of the tube at the one side and other side in the axial direction S. The positioning member is provided at a circumferential direction portion of at least one of the sealing members. The positioning member positions the restricting member to follow the axial direction.

Claims (13)

1 . A hydraulic actuator, comprising:

a cylindrical tube that expands and contracts in accordance with pressure of a fluid;

a sleeve that covers an outer circumferential surface of the tube and that is widened in a radial direction by expansion of the tube while limiting elongation of the tube in an axial direction;

a restricting member that is provided radially inward of the sleeve from one side to another side in the axial direction, the restricting member resisting compression along the axial direction and being deformable in an intersecting direction that intersects the axial direction;

a pair of sealing members that seal respective ends of the tube at the one side and the other side in the axial direction; and

a positioning member that is provided at a portion in a circumferential direction of at least one of the pair of sealing members, the positioning member positioning the restricting member such that the restricting member follows the axial direction.

2 . The hydraulic actuator according to claim 1 , wherein the positioning member is at the one side in the axial direction relative to the end of the tube.

3 . The hydraulic actuator according to claim 1 , wherein the positioning member includes a pair of projections between which the restricting member is disposed, the pair of projections limiting movement of the restricting member in the circumferential direction.

4 . The hydraulic actuator according to claim 1 , wherein the positioning member includes a second projection that limits movement of the restricting member in the axial direction at the sealing member.

5 . The hydraulic actuator according to claim 1 , wherein the sealing member includes:

an insertion portion that is inserted into the end of the tube, and

a crimping member in a range of the insertion portion from the positioning member, the crimping member crimping the tube, the sleeve, and the restricting member to the sealing member from radially outward.

6 . The hydraulic actuator according to claim 1 , wherein the positioning member is provided at both of the pair of sealing members.