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VALVE SYSTEM
Abstract A fluid power control system having an improved control valve providing reduced regulated pressure fluid selectively from a high pressure pump supply (P) or the fluid motor under conditions wherein the pump supply has failed to supply the desired pressurized fluid. The system utilizes a control valve having a spool provided with first transfer passage and second transfer passage.
The first transfer passage is adjustably throttled as a result of movement of the spool relative to an adjacent inlet port and the second transfer passage is adjustably throttled by movement of the spool relative to an adjacent inlet port. Inlet port is connected to the high pressure fluid supply P and inlet port is connected to the head end of the cylinder of the fluid motor through a check valve.
Valve provides selective pressure regulated fluid through an outlet port thereof either from the pressurized fluid supply P when that apparatus is functioning or from the fluid motor in the event of a failure of the fluid supply. In each case, the valve provides the fluid at a desired operating pressure. The pressure regulated fluid may be used to operate a pilot valve controlling a main valve for adjustably positioning the piston of the fluid motor.
Abstract A fluid power control system having an improved control valve providing reduced regulated pressure fluid selectively from a high pressure pump supply (P) or the fluid motor under conditions wherein the pump supply has failed to supply the desired pressurized fluid. The system utilizes a control valve having a spool provided with first transfer passage and second transfer passage.
The first transfer passage is adjustably throttled as a result of movement of the spool relative to an adjacent inlet port and the second transfer passage is adjustably throttled by movement of the spool relative to an adjacent inlet port. Inlet port is connected to the high pressure fluid supply P and inlet port is connected to the head end of the cylinder of the fluid motor through a check valve.
Valve provides selective pressure regulated fluid through an outlet port thereof either from the pressurized fluid supply P when that apparatus is functioning or from the fluid motor in the event of a failure of the fluid supply. In each case, the valve provides the fluid at a desired operating pressure. The pressure regulated fluid may be used to operate a pilot valve controlling a main valve for adjustably positioning the piston of the fluid motor.
Description
Descriptlon Valve System Technical Field This invention relates to valve systems, and in particular to pressure regulatiny valves for use ln load controls.
Background Art In one conventional system for controlling a fluid motor, such as used in lifting a load in a vehicle such as an earthworking machine, fluid pressure is delivered to a piston cylinder through a main control valve which is conventionally controlled by a pilot valve. The pressurized fluid is provided from a suit-able high pressure pump which is driven when the appa-ratus is in operation. It is desirable to provide a pressure regulating means for regulating the pressure of the fluid delivered to the pilot valve, and for this purpose, pressure regulating valves have conventionally been employed.
The regulated pressure fluid is delivered to the pilot valve for modulation thereby in effecting the shifting of the main valve to provide the desired control of the fluid motor.
At times, it is necessary to operate the fluid motor in the absence of fluid pressure from thepump. Thus, at times, it may be desirable to lower the load at the time of an engine failure and the pressure source is de-energized such that the normal control of the piston cylinder is no longer avaiiable~ To permit the controlled lowering of the load under such condi-tions, it has been conventinal to provide a selector and a second valve which is arranged to provide con-trolled fluid pressure to the pilot valve by suitably controlllng the fluid relieved from the piston cylinder.
'~' 11~6124 A number OL fluid systems have '~een developed for use in controlling such loads. Illustratively, in U. S. Letters Patent 3,703,850, of l~on R. Honeycutt, a hydraulic control system is disclosed utilizing dump valves controlled by the hydraulic fluid of the system for removing from the system returning hydraulic fluid so as to eliminate the need for delivering the returning fluid back through a substantial length of the system and thereby providing a faster response time.
In U. S. Letters Patent 3,766,944, Josef Distler shows a pilot controlled fluid flow regulating valve wherein the pressure reducing signal is developed by a pilot valve. The flow regulating valve has a chamber receiving pressurized fluid from the pump through a pilot valve for moving the spool of the regulating valve from a neutral position to an inter-mediate position and thereupon to any one of several operative positions. A control piston is displaced by a manually operated handle in effecting the desired control of the fluid system.
In U. S. Letters Patent 3,840,04~, of Jesse L. Field, Jr., which patent is owned by the assignee hereof, a fluid motor control system is provided having a float position. The control valve includes a spool and means for selectively shifting the spool in response to fluid pressure signals from a manually operated pilot valve. The valve has make-up valve means which automatically opens a bypass passage between the fluid motor ports and fluid return passage when necessary to prevent cavitation of the motor such as during an overrunning condition from the external load force. In the Field, Jr. patent, the spool of the pilot valve has four positions, including a float position inter-connecting the two motor ports and the fluid return passage so that the motor may move in either direction, 11~6124 as determined by external load forces. The pilot valve is manually actuated and utilizes a smaller poo] than that of the directiona] valve.
In a second U. S. Letters Patent owned by the assignee hereof, Eugene E. Latimer discloses, in U. S.
Patent 3,987,703, a hydraulic control system wherein the ]oad 1lfting hydraulic motor is controlled from a source of pressurized fluid through a pilot-operated directional control valve having a combined restrictor and shuttle valve assemhly. This assembly is operative to direct pressurized fluid from the pump for pilot operation of the main control valve when the pump is in operation.
However, upon failure of the pump system to provide the desired pressure, the assembly provides an emergency source of hydraulic fluid for operation of the main control valve in the form of the load-generated pressure in the head ends of the implement jacks. This pressure is utilized to supply pressurized fluid to the pilot valve and is accomplished by automatic shifting of the shuttle valve by the spring biasing thereof as a result of an absence of pressure from the pump.
The present invention is directed to overcoming one or more of the problems discussed above.
Disclosure of Invention In one aspect of the present invention, a pressure regulating valve provides the selective regulation of fluid pressure delivered from a pump pressure source or from a load during a down condition of the pump.
An associated valve system can be arranged to provide alternate control of the regulated fluid automatically in the event of failure of the pump or failure of provision of the normal pressurized fluid for any reason.
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In one embodiment of the pressure regulating valve, it has a body, a chamber in the body, an inlet port and an outlet port communicating with the chamber, a valve member slidably positioned within the chamber and movable between a first position at which the inlet port is in unrestricted communication with the outlet port and a second position at which the inlet port is in communication with the outlet port for reducing and regulating the pressure of the fluid passing from the inlet port to the outlet port, and means for resiliently biasing the valve member to the first position. The valve member is moved to the second position in response to the fluid passing through the inlet port to the outlet port. The body has a second inlet port in communication with the chamber and is in communication with the outlet port at the first position of the valve member. The valve member is movable to an intermediate position at which the second inlet port is in communication with the outlet port for reducing and regulating the pressure of the fluid passing from the second inlet port to the outlet port~
The valve member is moved to the intermediate position in response to fluid passing through the second inlet port and in the absence of fluid passing through the first inlet port to the outlet port.
As an example, a fluid power control system with the pressure regulating valve can provide suitable regulated fluid from a plurality of sources. The selection of control is automatic as a result of failure of one source to provide the desired fluid pressure. The valve is advantageously adapted for use in a system wherein a load is lifted as it provides means for permitting controlled, lowering of the load notwithstanding a failure of the high pressure pump at a time when the load is in a raised condition.
From the following description it wil] be seen that the present invention is simple and economical of construction while providing the desirable features discussed ahove.
Brief Description of Drawing Figure 1 is a schematic illustration of a fluid power control system having an ;mproved control valve emhodying the invention;
Figure 2 is a fragmentary section of the control valve illustrating the arrangement thereof in the normal control ~ode; and Figure 3 is a fragmentary section illustrating the arrangement of the spool in effecting pressure regulation in controlling the fluid delivery from the fluid motor in the alternate mode of operation of the control valve.
Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention In the illustrative embodiment of the invention as disclosed in the drawings, a load is positioned by a fluid motor 10 illustratively comprising a cylinder 11 having a movable piston 12 therein and defining a head end 13 to which pressurized fluid is introduced to move the piston 12 in lifting the load. The pressurized fluid is delivered to the cylinder from a main valve 14 through a high pressure supply line 15 and a return ]ine 16.
The fluid power control system generally designated 17 normally utilizes pressurized fluid delivered from a source, such as pump P. The pump receives fluid from a return tank T and provides the fluid under a high pressure to a first supply line 18 connected to the main valve 14 and through a second supply line 19 to a control valve 20 embodying the invention.
1 156 l 24 The control valve, in turn, provides a reduced regulated pressure fluid supply through a transfer l;ne 21 to a pilot valve 22. The pi]ot valve includes a manually operable control hand]e 23 so as to provide suitable pressurized fluid through lines 24 and 25 for operating the main valve suitably to move the piston 12 upwardly or downwardly to correspondingly raise or lower the load, as desired. As shown in Figure 1, the main valve is also connected to the tank to complete the fluid circuit.
As shown in Figure 1, the pump may be provided with an associated relief valve 26 for limiting the maximum pressure. As further shown, pilot va]ve 22 may be connected also to tank T.
In the illustrated embodiment, control va]ve 20 is provided with a wall means such as a body 27 defining a valve chamber 28 in which is received a movable valve member 29 which, in the illustrated embodiment, compr;ses a spool.
The spool is biased on one direction, i.e., to the right, as seen in Figure 1, by a spring 30 which extends between a removable plug 31 threaded to the wall means 27, and end 32 of the spool. The opposite end 33 of the spool is urged by spring 30 into abutment with a shoulder 34 on a plug 35 threaded into the wall means at the outer end of the valve chamber 28 and defining an outlet port 36 at the outer end of the valve chamber. As illustrated in Figure 1, the outlet port 3~ is connected through the transfer line 21 to the pilot valve 22.
The wall means 27 further defines a first inlet port 37 and a second inlet port 38 opening to the valve chamber 28 in axially spaced relationship. As shown in Figure 1, first inlet port 37 opens through an annular recess 39 to chamber 28 and second inlet port 38 opens through an annular recess ~0 to the valve chamher.
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The movable valve spool 29 is providecl with a first transfer passage 41 af'j?cent recess 39 and a second transfer passage 42 adjacent recess 40. In the illustrated embodiment, the transfer passages 41 and 42 are defined hy an array of radially opening, angularly spaced bores so as to provide a balanced fluid flow about the va].ve spool. As shown in Figure 1, the spool is provided with an axial outlet passage 43 opening through the end 33 so as to be in communication at all times with the outletport 36 and with the transfer passages 41 and 42.
A check valve 44 is provided between the inlet port 38 and supply line 15 to prevent f1uid ~low outwardly through the inlet port 38 when high pressure fluid is being delivered from pump P to control valve 20.
In normal operation, the high pressure fluid from pump P is delivered through inlet ?ort 37 and transfer passage 41 to the outlet port 43. The pressure of the fluid acts to urge the spool 29 to the left, as seen in Figure 2, so as to cause the transfer passaqe 41 to be controlledly throttled at the lefthand end of the recess 39. Illustratively, as the pressure of the fluid increases, the spool 29 moves further to the left against the biasing action of spring 30, thereby further throttling the fluid flow and reducing the pressure thereof. Alternatively, when the pressure drops, spring 30 urges the spool to the right so as to align the transfer passage 41 more fully w;th the inlet port recess 39 so as to decrease the throttling effect. The reciprocal movement of the valve spool thusly acts as a pressure regulating means in providing to outlet port 36 fluid for delivery to the pilot valve 22 and main valve 14 at a reduced preselected regulated pressure, permitting the pilot valve to be operated by means of handle 23 so as to provide the desired operation of main 612~
va].ve 14 in controlling the disposition of the fluid motor piston 12, as discussed above.
As shown in Figure 2, when the pu~p is providinq the high pressure fluicl through the inlet recess 39 to the transfer passage 41, the spool 29 is moved sufficiently ~.o the left to clisalign the second transfer passage 42 relative to the second inlet port recess 40. Thus, the valve 20 functions simply as a pressure regulating valve under these conditions.
However, in the event that a failure of pump P
occurs wherein the pressurized fluid is not deliverecl through the inlet port 37 to overcome the biasincJ action of spring 30, the spring urges spool 29 to the right, such as to the maxin,um position illustrated in Figure 1 wherein the end 33 of the spool abuts shoulder 34 of the va]ve bocly plug 35. In this arrangement, the second transfer passage 42 is aligned with the recess 40 and, thus, fluid communication is permitted between the outlet port 43 ancl the inlet port 3~, which, as indicatecl above, is connected to the llead portion 13 of the cylinder 11 by supply line 15 and check valve 44. Thus, if the load is raised at the time the failure of pump P occurs, the fluicd pressure within head end 13 causes the fluid to pass therefrom through supply line 15, check valve 44, inlet port 38, recess 40 and transfer passage 42 into the outlet port ~3 of spool 29.
As illustrated in Figure 3, the pressure of the fluid so delivered from head end of cylinder 11 will tend to react against the biasing action of spring 30 so as to move the spool 29 back to the left anc1 cause part;al dis-alignment of the transfer passage 42 with the recess 40 so as to provide a pressure regulating function substantially in the same manner as discussed above relative to the movement of transfer passage 41 with respect to the 1 ~56~24 g recess 39. Thus, the delivery of f]uid from the outlet passaqe 43 through outlet port 3~ and transfer line 21 to the pilot valve 22 is maintained at a reduced regulated pressure and permits operation of the pi]ot valve and main valve in the same manner as when the pump P was providing the high pressure fluid to the control valve, thereby permitting operation of handle 23 to effect a contro]led lowering of the load.
Industrial Applicability The fluid power control system 17 is applicable to a wide range of fluid motor applications wherein it is desired to return a load to a rest position by controlled movement thereof notwithstanding a failure of the normal high pressure fluid supply. In the illustrated emhodiment, the system is shown in connection with a fluid motor which raises and lowers 2 load, such as the bucket of an earthworking vehicle. As will be obvious to those skilled in the art, the control system is advantageously adapted for use with a wide range of different fluid motor-mode applications.
While specific pump and regulated pressures may be as desired, in the illustrated application, the regulated pressure may be approximately 2413 kPa (350 psi), with the pump pressure being approximately 13790 kPa (2000 psi). Where the load is a raised load, such as that of a bucket, the pressure in head end 13 of cylinder 11 may be substantially equal to the 13790 kPa normal pressure from pump P, while yet the control valve 20 automatically reduces and regulates the pressure delivered to the pilot valve from the head end 13 of cylinder 11 under such conditions to approximately the desirable regulated 2413 kPa pressur~.
ll5S124 Thus, control valve 20 effectively defines a selector-pressure regulating and reducing valve, permitting a single valve member to serve both functions of providing pressure regulated fluid from the normal pump high pressure supply, or from the fluid rnotor during conditions where a failure of the pump supply occurs. As indicated above, the valve 20 is arranged to automatically effect the alternative functioning under these different conditions.
The irnproved funct;oning is provided in a single control vlve 20, eliminating the need for separate valves and other system components, thereby substantially reducing the cost and minimizing space requirements so as to be advantageously adaptable for use in vehicles and the like.
Other aspects, objects and advantages of this invention can be obtained from a study of the drawings, the disclosure and the appended claims. The foregoing disclosure of specific embodiments is illustrative of the broad inventive concepts comprehended by the invention.
Background Art In one conventional system for controlling a fluid motor, such as used in lifting a load in a vehicle such as an earthworking machine, fluid pressure is delivered to a piston cylinder through a main control valve which is conventionally controlled by a pilot valve. The pressurized fluid is provided from a suit-able high pressure pump which is driven when the appa-ratus is in operation. It is desirable to provide a pressure regulating means for regulating the pressure of the fluid delivered to the pilot valve, and for this purpose, pressure regulating valves have conventionally been employed.
The regulated pressure fluid is delivered to the pilot valve for modulation thereby in effecting the shifting of the main valve to provide the desired control of the fluid motor.
At times, it is necessary to operate the fluid motor in the absence of fluid pressure from thepump. Thus, at times, it may be desirable to lower the load at the time of an engine failure and the pressure source is de-energized such that the normal control of the piston cylinder is no longer avaiiable~ To permit the controlled lowering of the load under such condi-tions, it has been conventinal to provide a selector and a second valve which is arranged to provide con-trolled fluid pressure to the pilot valve by suitably controlllng the fluid relieved from the piston cylinder.
'~' 11~6124 A number OL fluid systems have '~een developed for use in controlling such loads. Illustratively, in U. S. Letters Patent 3,703,850, of l~on R. Honeycutt, a hydraulic control system is disclosed utilizing dump valves controlled by the hydraulic fluid of the system for removing from the system returning hydraulic fluid so as to eliminate the need for delivering the returning fluid back through a substantial length of the system and thereby providing a faster response time.
In U. S. Letters Patent 3,766,944, Josef Distler shows a pilot controlled fluid flow regulating valve wherein the pressure reducing signal is developed by a pilot valve. The flow regulating valve has a chamber receiving pressurized fluid from the pump through a pilot valve for moving the spool of the regulating valve from a neutral position to an inter-mediate position and thereupon to any one of several operative positions. A control piston is displaced by a manually operated handle in effecting the desired control of the fluid system.
In U. S. Letters Patent 3,840,04~, of Jesse L. Field, Jr., which patent is owned by the assignee hereof, a fluid motor control system is provided having a float position. The control valve includes a spool and means for selectively shifting the spool in response to fluid pressure signals from a manually operated pilot valve. The valve has make-up valve means which automatically opens a bypass passage between the fluid motor ports and fluid return passage when necessary to prevent cavitation of the motor such as during an overrunning condition from the external load force. In the Field, Jr. patent, the spool of the pilot valve has four positions, including a float position inter-connecting the two motor ports and the fluid return passage so that the motor may move in either direction, 11~6124 as determined by external load forces. The pilot valve is manually actuated and utilizes a smaller poo] than that of the directiona] valve.
In a second U. S. Letters Patent owned by the assignee hereof, Eugene E. Latimer discloses, in U. S.
Patent 3,987,703, a hydraulic control system wherein the ]oad 1lfting hydraulic motor is controlled from a source of pressurized fluid through a pilot-operated directional control valve having a combined restrictor and shuttle valve assemhly. This assembly is operative to direct pressurized fluid from the pump for pilot operation of the main control valve when the pump is in operation.
However, upon failure of the pump system to provide the desired pressure, the assembly provides an emergency source of hydraulic fluid for operation of the main control valve in the form of the load-generated pressure in the head ends of the implement jacks. This pressure is utilized to supply pressurized fluid to the pilot valve and is accomplished by automatic shifting of the shuttle valve by the spring biasing thereof as a result of an absence of pressure from the pump.
The present invention is directed to overcoming one or more of the problems discussed above.
Disclosure of Invention In one aspect of the present invention, a pressure regulating valve provides the selective regulation of fluid pressure delivered from a pump pressure source or from a load during a down condition of the pump.
An associated valve system can be arranged to provide alternate control of the regulated fluid automatically in the event of failure of the pump or failure of provision of the normal pressurized fluid for any reason.
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In one embodiment of the pressure regulating valve, it has a body, a chamber in the body, an inlet port and an outlet port communicating with the chamber, a valve member slidably positioned within the chamber and movable between a first position at which the inlet port is in unrestricted communication with the outlet port and a second position at which the inlet port is in communication with the outlet port for reducing and regulating the pressure of the fluid passing from the inlet port to the outlet port, and means for resiliently biasing the valve member to the first position. The valve member is moved to the second position in response to the fluid passing through the inlet port to the outlet port. The body has a second inlet port in communication with the chamber and is in communication with the outlet port at the first position of the valve member. The valve member is movable to an intermediate position at which the second inlet port is in communication with the outlet port for reducing and regulating the pressure of the fluid passing from the second inlet port to the outlet port~
The valve member is moved to the intermediate position in response to fluid passing through the second inlet port and in the absence of fluid passing through the first inlet port to the outlet port.
As an example, a fluid power control system with the pressure regulating valve can provide suitable regulated fluid from a plurality of sources. The selection of control is automatic as a result of failure of one source to provide the desired fluid pressure. The valve is advantageously adapted for use in a system wherein a load is lifted as it provides means for permitting controlled, lowering of the load notwithstanding a failure of the high pressure pump at a time when the load is in a raised condition.
From the following description it wil] be seen that the present invention is simple and economical of construction while providing the desirable features discussed ahove.
Brief Description of Drawing Figure 1 is a schematic illustration of a fluid power control system having an ;mproved control valve emhodying the invention;
Figure 2 is a fragmentary section of the control valve illustrating the arrangement thereof in the normal control ~ode; and Figure 3 is a fragmentary section illustrating the arrangement of the spool in effecting pressure regulation in controlling the fluid delivery from the fluid motor in the alternate mode of operation of the control valve.
Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention In the illustrative embodiment of the invention as disclosed in the drawings, a load is positioned by a fluid motor 10 illustratively comprising a cylinder 11 having a movable piston 12 therein and defining a head end 13 to which pressurized fluid is introduced to move the piston 12 in lifting the load. The pressurized fluid is delivered to the cylinder from a main valve 14 through a high pressure supply line 15 and a return ]ine 16.
The fluid power control system generally designated 17 normally utilizes pressurized fluid delivered from a source, such as pump P. The pump receives fluid from a return tank T and provides the fluid under a high pressure to a first supply line 18 connected to the main valve 14 and through a second supply line 19 to a control valve 20 embodying the invention.
1 156 l 24 The control valve, in turn, provides a reduced regulated pressure fluid supply through a transfer l;ne 21 to a pilot valve 22. The pi]ot valve includes a manually operable control hand]e 23 so as to provide suitable pressurized fluid through lines 24 and 25 for operating the main valve suitably to move the piston 12 upwardly or downwardly to correspondingly raise or lower the load, as desired. As shown in Figure 1, the main valve is also connected to the tank to complete the fluid circuit.
As shown in Figure 1, the pump may be provided with an associated relief valve 26 for limiting the maximum pressure. As further shown, pilot va]ve 22 may be connected also to tank T.
In the illustrated embodiment, control va]ve 20 is provided with a wall means such as a body 27 defining a valve chamber 28 in which is received a movable valve member 29 which, in the illustrated embodiment, compr;ses a spool.
The spool is biased on one direction, i.e., to the right, as seen in Figure 1, by a spring 30 which extends between a removable plug 31 threaded to the wall means 27, and end 32 of the spool. The opposite end 33 of the spool is urged by spring 30 into abutment with a shoulder 34 on a plug 35 threaded into the wall means at the outer end of the valve chamber 28 and defining an outlet port 36 at the outer end of the valve chamber. As illustrated in Figure 1, the outlet port 3~ is connected through the transfer line 21 to the pilot valve 22.
The wall means 27 further defines a first inlet port 37 and a second inlet port 38 opening to the valve chamber 28 in axially spaced relationship. As shown in Figure 1, first inlet port 37 opens through an annular recess 39 to chamber 28 and second inlet port 38 opens through an annular recess ~0 to the valve chamher.
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The movable valve spool 29 is providecl with a first transfer passage 41 af'j?cent recess 39 and a second transfer passage 42 adjacent recess 40. In the illustrated embodiment, the transfer passages 41 and 42 are defined hy an array of radially opening, angularly spaced bores so as to provide a balanced fluid flow about the va].ve spool. As shown in Figure 1, the spool is provided with an axial outlet passage 43 opening through the end 33 so as to be in communication at all times with the outletport 36 and with the transfer passages 41 and 42.
A check valve 44 is provided between the inlet port 38 and supply line 15 to prevent f1uid ~low outwardly through the inlet port 38 when high pressure fluid is being delivered from pump P to control valve 20.
In normal operation, the high pressure fluid from pump P is delivered through inlet ?ort 37 and transfer passage 41 to the outlet port 43. The pressure of the fluid acts to urge the spool 29 to the left, as seen in Figure 2, so as to cause the transfer passaqe 41 to be controlledly throttled at the lefthand end of the recess 39. Illustratively, as the pressure of the fluid increases, the spool 29 moves further to the left against the biasing action of spring 30, thereby further throttling the fluid flow and reducing the pressure thereof. Alternatively, when the pressure drops, spring 30 urges the spool to the right so as to align the transfer passage 41 more fully w;th the inlet port recess 39 so as to decrease the throttling effect. The reciprocal movement of the valve spool thusly acts as a pressure regulating means in providing to outlet port 36 fluid for delivery to the pilot valve 22 and main valve 14 at a reduced preselected regulated pressure, permitting the pilot valve to be operated by means of handle 23 so as to provide the desired operation of main 612~
va].ve 14 in controlling the disposition of the fluid motor piston 12, as discussed above.
As shown in Figure 2, when the pu~p is providinq the high pressure fluicl through the inlet recess 39 to the transfer passage 41, the spool 29 is moved sufficiently ~.o the left to clisalign the second transfer passage 42 relative to the second inlet port recess 40. Thus, the valve 20 functions simply as a pressure regulating valve under these conditions.
However, in the event that a failure of pump P
occurs wherein the pressurized fluid is not deliverecl through the inlet port 37 to overcome the biasincJ action of spring 30, the spring urges spool 29 to the right, such as to the maxin,um position illustrated in Figure 1 wherein the end 33 of the spool abuts shoulder 34 of the va]ve bocly plug 35. In this arrangement, the second transfer passage 42 is aligned with the recess 40 and, thus, fluid communication is permitted between the outlet port 43 ancl the inlet port 3~, which, as indicatecl above, is connected to the llead portion 13 of the cylinder 11 by supply line 15 and check valve 44. Thus, if the load is raised at the time the failure of pump P occurs, the fluicd pressure within head end 13 causes the fluid to pass therefrom through supply line 15, check valve 44, inlet port 38, recess 40 and transfer passage 42 into the outlet port ~3 of spool 29.
As illustrated in Figure 3, the pressure of the fluid so delivered from head end of cylinder 11 will tend to react against the biasing action of spring 30 so as to move the spool 29 back to the left anc1 cause part;al dis-alignment of the transfer passage 42 with the recess 40 so as to provide a pressure regulating function substantially in the same manner as discussed above relative to the movement of transfer passage 41 with respect to the 1 ~56~24 g recess 39. Thus, the delivery of f]uid from the outlet passaqe 43 through outlet port 3~ and transfer line 21 to the pilot valve 22 is maintained at a reduced regulated pressure and permits operation of the pi]ot valve and main valve in the same manner as when the pump P was providing the high pressure fluid to the control valve, thereby permitting operation of handle 23 to effect a contro]led lowering of the load.
Industrial Applicability The fluid power control system 17 is applicable to a wide range of fluid motor applications wherein it is desired to return a load to a rest position by controlled movement thereof notwithstanding a failure of the normal high pressure fluid supply. In the illustrated emhodiment, the system is shown in connection with a fluid motor which raises and lowers 2 load, such as the bucket of an earthworking vehicle. As will be obvious to those skilled in the art, the control system is advantageously adapted for use with a wide range of different fluid motor-mode applications.
While specific pump and regulated pressures may be as desired, in the illustrated application, the regulated pressure may be approximately 2413 kPa (350 psi), with the pump pressure being approximately 13790 kPa (2000 psi). Where the load is a raised load, such as that of a bucket, the pressure in head end 13 of cylinder 11 may be substantially equal to the 13790 kPa normal pressure from pump P, while yet the control valve 20 automatically reduces and regulates the pressure delivered to the pilot valve from the head end 13 of cylinder 11 under such conditions to approximately the desirable regulated 2413 kPa pressur~.
ll5S124 Thus, control valve 20 effectively defines a selector-pressure regulating and reducing valve, permitting a single valve member to serve both functions of providing pressure regulated fluid from the normal pump high pressure supply, or from the fluid rnotor during conditions where a failure of the pump supply occurs. As indicated above, the valve 20 is arranged to automatically effect the alternative functioning under these different conditions.
The irnproved funct;oning is provided in a single control vlve 20, eliminating the need for separate valves and other system components, thereby substantially reducing the cost and minimizing space requirements so as to be advantageously adaptable for use in vehicles and the like.
Other aspects, objects and advantages of this invention can be obtained from a study of the drawings, the disclosure and the appended claims. The foregoing disclosure of specific embodiments is illustrative of the broad inventive concepts comprehended by the invention.
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OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. In a pressure regulating valve having a body, a chamber in the body, an inlet port and an outlet port communicating with the chamber, a valve member slidably positioned within the chamber and movable between a first position at which the inlet port is in unrestricted communication with the outlet port and a second position at which the inlet port is in communication with the outlet port for reducing and regulating the pressure of the fluid passing from the inlet port to the outlet port, and means for resiliently biasing the valve member to the first position, said valve member being moved to the second position in response to the fluid passing through the inlet port to the outlet port, the improvement comprising:
said body has a second inlet port in communication with said chamber and being in communication with said outlet port at the first position of the valve member and:
said valve member is movable to an intermediate position at which the second inlet port is in communication with the outlet port for reducing and regulating the pressure of the fluid passing from the second inlet port to the outlet port, said valve member being moved to the intermediate position in response to fluid passing through the second inlet port to the outlet port and in the absence of fluid passing through the first inlet port to the outlet port.
said body has a second inlet port in communication with said chamber and being in communication with said outlet port at the first position of the valve member and:
said valve member is movable to an intermediate position at which the second inlet port is in communication with the outlet port for reducing and regulating the pressure of the fluid passing from the second inlet port to the outlet port, said valve member being moved to the intermediate position in response to fluid passing through the second inlet port to the outlet port and in the absence of fluid passing through the first inlet port to the outlet port.
2. The pressure regulating valve as set forth in claim 1, including a check valve connected to the second inlet port for blocking fluid flow from said second inlet port.
3. The pressure regulating valve as set forth in claim 1, wherein said second inlet port is blocked from communication with the outlet port at the second position of the valve member.
4. The pressure regulating valve as set forth in claim 1, wherein said valve member has a first transfer passage, a second transfer passage, and an outlet passage communicating at all times with the first and second transfer passages and the outlet port, said first transfer passage being in fluid communication with the first inlet port at the first and second positions of the valve member, said second transfer passage being in fluid communication with the second inlet port at the first and intermediate positions of the valve member.
5. The pressure regulating valve as set forth in claim 4, wherein the second transfer passage is blocked from communication with the second inlet port at the second position of the valve member.
6. The pressure regulating valve as set forth in claim 1 for use in a fluid power control system having a load supporting fluid motor, a pump, a pilot operated directional control valve for controlling fluid flow between the pump and the fluid motor, and a pilot circuit for controlling operation of the directional control valve, wherein the first inlet is connected to the pump, the outlet port is connected to the pilot circuit, and the second inlet is connected to the fluid motor.
7. The pressure regulating valve as set forth in claim 6, including a check valve positioned between the second inlet and the fluid motor.
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| US06/245,228 US4362089A (en) | 1980-06-16 | 1980-06-16 | Valve system |
| US80/00766 | 1980-06-16 | ||
| PCT/US1980/000766 WO1981003689A1 (en) | 1980-06-16 | 1980-06-16 | Valve system |
| US245,228 | 1980-06-16 |
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| CA1156124A true CA1156124A (en) | 1983-11-01 |
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| CA000369602A Expired CA1156124A (en) | 1980-06-16 | 1981-01-29 | Valve system |
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| CA (1) | CA1156124A (en) |
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