CA2281786C - Pressure accumulator - Google Patents

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CA2281786C
CA2281786C CA002281786A CA2281786A CA2281786C CA 2281786 C CA2281786 C CA 2281786C CA 002281786 A CA002281786 A CA 002281786A CA 2281786 A CA2281786 A CA 2281786A CA 2281786 C CA2281786 C CA 2281786C
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Pekka Makynen
Raimo Makynen
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F15FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
    • F15BSYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F15B1/00Installations or systems with accumulators; Supply reservoir or sump assemblies
    • F15B1/02Installations or systems with accumulators
    • F15B1/04Accumulators
    • F15B1/08Accumulators using a gas cushion; Gas charging devices; Indicators or floats therefor
    • F15B1/24Accumulators using a gas cushion; Gas charging devices; Indicators or floats therefor with rigid separating means, e.g. pistons
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F15FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
    • F15BSYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F15B2201/00Accumulators
    • F15B2201/20Accumulator cushioning means
    • F15B2201/205Accumulator cushioning means using gas
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F15FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
    • F15BSYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F15B2201/00Accumulators
    • F15B2201/30Accumulator separating means
    • F15B2201/31Accumulator separating means having rigid separating means, e.g. pistons
    • F15B2201/312Sealings therefor, e.g. piston rings
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F15FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
    • F15BSYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F15B2201/00Accumulators
    • F15B2201/30Accumulator separating means
    • F15B2201/315Accumulator separating means having flexible separating means
    • F15B2201/3151Accumulator separating means having flexible separating means the flexible separating means being diaphragms or membranes
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F15FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
    • F15BSYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F15B2201/00Accumulators
    • F15B2201/30Accumulator separating means
    • F15B2201/32Accumulator separating means having multiple separating means, e.g. with an auxiliary piston sliding within a main piston, multiple membranes or combinations thereof
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F15FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
    • F15BSYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F15B2201/00Accumulators
    • F15B2201/40Constructional details of accumulators not otherwise provided for
    • F15B2201/415Gas ports
    • F15B2201/4155Gas ports having valve means

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  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Supply Devices, Intensifiers, Converters, And Telemotors (AREA)
  • Braking Systems And Boosters (AREA)
  • Vehicle Body Suspensions (AREA)
  • Reduction Or Emphasis Of Bandwidth Of Signals (AREA)
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Abstract

A multifunction pressure accumulator (21) comprised of a pressure-proof reservoir having at least two pressure connections (4, 10) and at least two leak-proof partition walls (2, 5) moving or flexing due to pressures conveyed to the reservoir and a pressure chamber formed by means of said partition walls and filled with gas. For filling of pressure chamber (13) the gas filling channel (14) is taken to the pressure chamber side at least through one partition wall.

Description

VVO 98/:'6174 PCT/FI98100140 PRESSURE ACCUMULATOR
The invention relates to a hydraulic accumulator f or hydraulic systems.
In hydraulic systems used in vehicles, forest machines, sawing equipment and in a number of other mechanical devices, pres-sure shocks apperar, due to which components, structures and pipeworks in the system are subjected to hard stress. Mainly, these pressure schocks are caused by stroke-like impacts on hydraulic-driven mechanisms. Since the compression ratio of hydraulic oils is quite small and neither are there any other elasticities in the other system, it is advantageous to use a hydraulic accumulator in the pressure system which, properly dimensioned, takes all pressure peaks and, functioning this way, does not allow the pressure to rise too high in the system, and even the mechnical stress is smaller, so that the hydraulic systems themselves as well as mechanisms needing a hydraulic system can be made lighter in using a pressure accumulator in the hydraulic system.
The major disadvantage in present pressure accumulators is that several accumulators are needed in the hydraulic system, whereat the price of the system tends to become too high.
Especially, on using double-acting cylinders and hydraulic turning gears two accumulators are needed, one for each direction of motion. The development of double-acting pressure accumulators has been obstructed by technical problems by filling the pressure chamber. Especially, the use of mass-produced ready-machined tubes has been problematic, since in order to get overpressure gas into place, needed between the pistons of a double-acting pressure accumulator, it has been a must to machine and weld the cylinder mantle in spite of the risk of deformation and, accordingly, problems of tightness.

1a According to the present invention there is a provided a multifunction pressure accumulator comprising a pressure-proof reservoir having pressure connections at opposite ends thereof and at least two leak-proof partition walls movable along the reservoir in response to pressures conveyed to the reservoir. A pressure chamber between the partition walls is filled with a gas and one of the partition walls has a gas filling channel for refilling of the pressure chamber, the gas filling channel being provided with a valve. The reservoir body is provided with an access hole for servicing of the accumulator.
It can be considered the most important advantage of this invention that on using an accumulator as per this invention for a double-acting working cylinder and turning gears only one instead of two accumulators is needed. Due to this fact t the system can be purchased at a lower price than before and less space is needed for one accumulator only, the size of space it takes is only a half of the previous volume . There are also less service spots in the system. Further, the weight of the system is smaller, which is of great importance especially for the hydraulic systems of lumber trucks thanks to saved weight and increased load capacity. An advantage of special significance is that in a pressure accumulator as per this invention a favourable ready-machined factory-made cylin-der tube can be used that meets the highest demands and whose mantle must neither be machined nor welded, whereat the risk of tube deformation by machining or welding is avoided as well as the risk of leaks in the pressure accumulator.
In the following the invention is disclosed with reference to the enclosed drawing.
Fig. 1 is a schematic representation of a double-acting hydraulic cylinder 20 combined with pressure accumulator 21.
Fig. 2 is pressure accumulator 21 in resting position.
Fig. 3 is pressure accumulator 21 opened for gas fill.
Fig. 4 is pressure accumulator 21 in operating position so that from the left side of the accumulator illustrated in the figure working pressure is directed towards the accumulator.
Fig. 5 is pressure accumulator 21 in operating position so that from the right side of the accumulator illustrated in the figure working pressure is directed towards the accumu-lator.
Fig. 6 is pressure accumulator 21 in operating position so that from both sides of the accumulator illustrated in the figure working pressure is directed towards the accumulator.
Fig. 7 is a pressure accumulator in the end of which there is a combination of a service and pressure connection.
Fig. 8 is a pressure accumulator in the end of which the service connection and the pressure connection are separated.
Figure 1 shows a double-acting hydraulic cylinder 20 the pressure connections 22 and 23 corresponding to its working motions in two directions. Accordingly, to these connections the pressure connections 4 and 10 of the double-acting pres-sure accumulator 21 are connected. When working pressure enters either of the hydraulic cylinder 20 pressure connect-ions 22 or 23, the same pressure is directected towards pressure connections 4 or 10 in the pressure accumulator and further to pressure chamber 11 or 12 in the pressure accu-mulator. When there are pressure shocks on either side of the hydraulic cylinder, the pressure accumulator 21 will take the shocks absorbing them by yielding due to the spring effect of the accumulator. The spring effect of the accumulator is produced in filling the pressure chamber 13 with pressurized gas.
Figure 2 shows schematically the pressure accumulator 21, where it has two separate end chambers 11 and 12. The pressure of the hydraulic system is conveyed to these end chambers from two different spots in the system. Pressure chamber 13 contains high-pressure gas. Pressure chamber 13 is separated from end chambers 11 and 12 by pistons 2 and 5 which are fitted with pressure packings 3 and 6. Piston 5 has a hole 14 running throuhg the piston and joining pressure chamber 13 and pressure chamber 12 together. Into hole 14 the gas filling tube 9 and valve 8 are fitted, through which pressure chamber 13 is filled with pressure gas. End part 7 of pressure accumulator 21 is detachable for filling.
Figure 3 shows schematically the pressure accumulator 21, where the end part, illustrated in figure 2, has been detached for refill of pressure chamber 13 with pressurized gas. For gas refill the gas hose of the filling equipment is connected to filling tube 9. Valve 8 is then opened and a proper quantity of gas is let in into chamber 13 and then valve 8 is closed and the end part 7 as per fig. 2 reassembled.
Figure 4 shows schematically the pressure accumulator 21 so that in a hydraulic system furnished with pressure accumulator 21, pressure prevails in that part of the system which is connected to end chamber 12 of pressure accumulator 21. Due to pressure piston 5 has moved towards pressure chamber 13 making the gas in the pressure chamber to compress and the pressure to rise further. Due to the spring effect of compressed gas in pressure chamber 13 the hydraulic fluid pressure variations will be received in a favourable way so that the impacts of the shocks get effectively softened and absorbed.
Figure 5 shows schematically the pressure accumulator 21 so that in a hydraulic system furnished with pressure accumulator 21, pressure prevails in that part of the system which is connected to the end chamber 11 of pressure accumulator 21.
Due to pressure the piston 2 has moved towards pressure chamber 13 making the gas in the pressure chamber to compress and the pressure to rise further. Due to the spring effect of compressed gas in pressure chamber 13 the hydraulic fluid pressure variations will be received in a favourable way so that the impacts of the shocks get effectively softened and absorbed.
Figure 6 shows schematically the pressure accumulator 21 so that in any hydraulic system furnished with pressure accumulator 21, pressure prevails in both the system parts whhich are connected to end chamber 11, and 12 of pressure accumulator 21. Due to the pressure piston 2 and piston 5 have moved towarda pressure chamber 13 making the gas in the pressure chamber to compress and the pressure to rise further.
Due to the spring effect of compressed gas in pressure chamber 13 the hydraulic fluid pressure variations will be received in a favourable way so that the impacts of the shocks get effectively softened and absorbed.

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In figure 7 the end part 7 of the illustrated pressure accu-mulator 21 is furnished with a closing, leak-proof acces hole 16, through which service of the accumulator can be carried out, its function checked and pressure chamber 13 refilled without detaching end part 7 and the pressure pipes. End part 7 is fixed to the end of a tubular pressure connection 10 and the real pressure joint 17 arranged in the side face of this pressure connection 10.
In figure 8 the closing access hole 16 and the pressure connection are fixed separately from each other in the end part 7 of the illustrated pressure accumulator 21.
Especially, it is worth noting that a pressure accumulator according to this invention can be accomplished as a piston accumulator as well as a membran accumulator. Instead of the double-acting accumulator presented in the introductory chapter, the accumulator can be a multifunction unit. Anyhow, it is worth noting that the above presentetation of the invention is made with reference to only one of its advantageous embodiments. It is by no means meant to confine the invention to this design only but several modifications are possible within the inventional concept determined in the following patent claims.

Claims (3)

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1. A multifunction pressure accumulator (21) comprising: a pressure-proof reservoir having pressure connections (4,10) at opposite ends thereof; at least two leak-proof partition walls (2,5) movable along the reservoir in response to pressures conveyed to the reservoir; a pressure chamber (13) between said partition walls for receiving a gas; and a gas filling channel (14) extending through one of the partition walls (2,5) for filling of the pressure chamber (13); the gas filling channel (14) being equipped with a valve, and the reservoir body being provided with a access hole (16) for servicing of the accumulator.
2. An accumulator according to claim 1 characterized in that the reservoir has an end part (7) which includes separately the access hole (16) and a pressure hole (17).
3. An accumulator according to claim 1 and 2 characterized in that the reservoir includes a reservoir body (15) and an end part (7) which is detachable from the reservoir body (15).
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