Aosite, kuba 1993
Imithombo yegesi yenkxaso ingasetyenziswa kwiikhabhinethi, iibhedi zodonga, iifreyimu zebhedi kunye nezinye iifenitshala ezifuna inkxaso kunye ne-cushioning, oko kukuthi imithombo yegesi yekhabhinethi.
Kukho iintlobo ezininzi zemithombo yegesi. Iindidi ezahlukeneyo zemithombo yegesi zisetyenziswe kwiinkalo ezahlukeneyo: Uhlobo lwamahhala lwe-gas spring (uhlobo lwamahhala lwe-gas spring lukwindawo ede kakhulu kwi-free state, i.e. ihamba ukusuka kwindawo ede kakhulu ukuya kwindawo emfutshane emva kokufumana amandla angaphandle) Misa i-gas spring ngokuthanda (yima kuyo nayiphi na indawo kwi-stroke ngaphandle kwesakhiwo sangaphandle)
Imithombo yegesi isetyenziswa kwezinye iintonga zepiston. Kukho nezakhono zokusebenzisa imithombo yegesi. Zeziphi izakhono zokusebenzisa imithombo yegesi?
Ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthembeka kwesitywina, i-gas spring ayiyi kulimaza umphezulu wentonga yepiston, kwaye inqatshelwe ngokungqongqo ukusebenzisa ipeyinti kunye neekhemikhali kwi-piston rod. Kananjalo akuvumelekanga ukutshiza okanye ukupenda i-gas spring emva kokuba ifakwe kwindawo efunekayo.
Ubungakanani bomthombo wegesi kufuneka bube nengqiqo, amandla omthombo wegesi kufuneka afaneleke, kwaye ubungakanani be-stroke yentonga ye-piston kufuneka ihlukaniswe ukuze ingakwazi ukutshixa, ngoko ke ukugcinwa kuyingxaki kakhulu kwixesha elizayo.