GAS INJECTOR COMPRISING A HYDRAULIC DAMPING DEVICE HAVING A FREE PATH

A gas injector for injecting a gaseous medium. The gas injector includes: a closing element which opens and closes a passage opening at a sealing seat; a resetting element which resets the closing element to a closed initial position; an actuator which actuates the closing element; a hydraulic damping device for damping a movement of the closing element, wherein the hydraulic damping device is designed to use a liquid to provide a damping effect in a closed hydraulic chamber; and a free-path arrangement which is located between the closing element and the hydraulic damping device and is designed so that the movement of the closing element is damped only after a predefined free path has been traveled.