The invention discloses a gas bearing device for a free piston type refrigerating machine. The gas bearing device comprises a cylinder, a piston body, an inflation cavity, a flow limiting mechanism and a one-way air inlet mechanism, wherein the air inflation cavity is formed inside the piston body, and a flow limiting mechanism embedded on the outer surface of the piston body communicates with theair inflation cavity; the side, close to the top of the piston body, of the inflatable cavity communicates with a compression cavity formed by the piston body and the air cylinder through the one-wayair inlet mechanism, and the one-way air inlet mechanism comprises a valve seat provided with an air inlet hole, a lift-range self-control reed capable of covering the air inlet hole and a filter element arranged in the air inlet hole; and the two ends of the lift-range self-control reed are fixedly connected to the two sides of the air outlet end of the air inlet hole correspondingly, and the filter element is arranged in the air inlet hole. According to the gas bearing device for the free piston type refrigerating machine, the lift-range self-control reed is arranged, the two ends of the the lift-range self-control reed are fixed, the one-way opening and closing degree of the filter element is limited, the lift-range limiter does not need to be additionally arranged, the filter elementis arranged to promote the operation due to blockage, the device is simple in structure, easy to machine and convenient to maintain, and the service life of the gas bearing device can be prolonged.