Patent attributes
There is provided with a cylinder apparatus comprising: a cylinder; a piston; a piston rod, one end of which is connected to the piston and the other end of which is extended outside; an external cylinder provided at an outer periphery of the cylinder so as to form a reservoir in which to seal the hydraulic liquid and gas therebetween; a base valve dividing the second chamber and the reservoir; a first check valve provided with the piston so as to allow flow of the hydraulic liquid only from the second chamber side to the first chamber side; a second check valve provided with the base valve so as to allow flow of the hydraulic liquid only from the reservoir side to the second chamber side; a flow passage connecting the first chamber with the reservoir; and an opening and closing valve opening and closing the flow passage.