CN108952885A - A kind of fluid transmission pipe - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a kind of for removing the fluid delivery system of fluid from multiple fluid storage tanks in an equipment, the system comprises: pump；Control valve.The present invention can save the time of maintenance technician by improving the flow rate of fluid removal or replacement, to improve efficiency；Safer environment is formd by providing from the controllable fluid evacuation of remote location and replacement, so that leakage reaches minimum；And position is replaced so that engine room may include more fixed noise isolating covers, to help to reduce noise by providing long-range fluid.

Description

A kind of fluid transmission pipe

Technical field

The present invention relates to fluid transmission pipe, the pipeline has flow control apparatus and fits for what is connect with fluid source Orchestration device, the present invention is more particularly directed to a kind of light fluid transmission pipe, the pipeline can be used for being arranged not from outlet port Just fluid is removed in equipment.

The invention further relates to for from the liquid storage container on vehicle or with one or more containers for storing fluids The device and method of fluid are discharged and replaced in other equipment or device.

Background technique

Many industrial machines and equipment require replacement fluid.Such example includes the oil replaced in motor and engine Or the hydraulic fluid in replacement press machine and lifting equipment.There are also countless other embodiments, but these machines or equipment Common ground is that outlet port setting is inconvenient.Therefore, it is often necessary to from be located at machine bottom with using gravity flowing storage tank or Fluid is removed at drainage point.

The operation for removing fluid is not so difficult, but is usually to compare to expend the time since inconvenience is arranged in the position of accessory.So And in many more new and improved machines, provide the fluid circulation pump for being external in machine or engine.In addition, some Newer equipment is equipped with external pre-lubrication device, and the external pre-lubrication device is in assembled capital equipment or machine Before device starting oil or fluid are started the cycle over.Pre-lubrication device shown in United States Patent (USP) US4,502,431 is to fill in this way The example set, United States Patent (USP) US4,502,431 are incorporated by reference herein document, shown in pre-lubrication device usually quilt It is mounted on for the diesel engine in power-equipment, truck or heavy equipment.In addition, the circulator for heating hydraulic fluid It is also suitable the present invention.

In addition, the container for containing its fluid may accommodate tens of gallons of fluid in the heavy equipment in certain fields, It the emptying of fluid and refills and can expend long time.For example, engine oil slot or oil vessel can in some equipment Contain up to 150 gallons of oil；Transmission storage tank can accommodate up to 100 gallons of transmission fluid；For driving the only of hydraulic function Vertical hydraulic fluid storage container can accommodate up to 500 gallons of hydraulic fluid.Millions of dollar is arrived in each value 100,000 Equipment in, inactivity cost is huge.If it is possible to which the downtime used in the maintenance in this equipment is dropped to most It is low, sizable economic benefit will be obtained.

In addition there are many inaccessible fluid discharge outlet or the smaller of fluid therein must be removed using auxiliary device Device and motor.Such example includes marine engine etc..In some small devices, it is necessary to overturn engine to go oil removing Or other fluids.Equally see United States Patent (USP) US5,526,782,5,527,678 and US4,977,978.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide the portable fluid transmission for assisting in removing the fluid far from outlet Pipeline.It is a further object to provide a kind of pipeline for fluid transmission, the pipeline is suitable for one row of assembly It exports and remotely controls from engine or the flowing of the fluid of equipment.It is a further object to provide a kind of light Formula fluid transmission pipe, the fluid transmission pipe include the fluid pump device for the withdrawn fluid from machine or engine. It is a further object to provide a kind of adapter apparatus, are used for this fluid fluid transmission pipe to be connected to In outlet.It is a further object to provide a kind of adapter couplers, to connect exhaust apparatus, in order to cleaning or Remove the segment fluid flow in the groove of machine and filter.Being to provide to another mesh of the invention facilitates from one or more The device and method for removing fluid in fluid storage tank to accelerate fluid to remove and replace.It is with what these purposes were closely related Following additional advantage: the flow rate by improving fluid removal or replacement can save the time of maintenance technician, to improve Efficiency；Safer environment is formd by providing from the controllable fluid evacuation of remote location and replacement, so that Leakage reaches minimum；And replace position by providing long-range fluid so that engine room may include it is more it is fixed every It makes an uproar cover, to help to reduce noise.

Summary of the invention

Generally, the present invention includes a portable fluid transmission pipe, and the fluid transmission pipe has at least one A flexible fluid pipeline.The pipeline is usually made of rubber or polymeric material, stainless steel braid etc..It is answered in most conventional In, the fluid transmission pipe includes polyethylene or PA tube.The pipeline includes an entrance and one outlet.It is described Entrance is suitable for connecting with the outlet of fluid source, the storage tank of the fluid source such as engine, hydraulic storage tank, transmission storage tank or Pregreasing pump.In a preferred embodiment of the invention, provide a connector in inlet, so as to make the pipeline with The outlet of fluid source is connected.Quick connection-disconnection accessory is preferably anchored on the entrance of the pipeline and in exit One can on the quick connection-mutually matched accessory of disconnection accessory.

One flow control apparatus is arranged on the near exit of pipeline, to control the institute from such as engine sump State fluid source and the fluid stream via the pipeline.In a preferred embodiment, the flow control apparatus includes and is used for The actuator of the device electrical connection of fluid is pumped from the fluid source, the fluid source is such as in diesel engine or internal combustion engine Pregreasing pump.In this embodiment, flowing control actuator includes the arrangements of electric connection disconnected for controlling pump installation.

In second preferred embodiment, the flow control apparatus includes for being pumped by the pipeline from fluid source The pump of fluid.The actuator includes the electronic device of such as battery pack or the external power supply of such as wall outlet connection dress Set or vehicle or equipment on battery pack.The arrangements of electric connection with electric connector phase can be disconnected used in first embodiment Seemingly.Using battery pack or portable power supply, preferred pump is light-weight direct-current electric motor or exchange electric notor Transfer tube, wherein being equipped with the small lightweight battery group of a part as flow control apparatus.The pump can be portable Or hand-held.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the pipeline with Femula connectors or male type connector is for connecting Air cannon or air pressure supply source.The pipeline includes the accessory in the pipeline between pregreasing pump and system filters.Most Fortunately from oil removing is gone in system to clean oil groove and make before removing at least some oily removals oily with simplification in filter With the pipeline, keep worker safer.

In another embodiment of the present invention, a kind of flow governor includes that can select from multiple fluid storage tanks Property pump the pump of fluid, the multiple fluid storage tank such as engine, hydraulic and/or transmission fluid storage tank.Example Such as three fluid storage tanks, the control valve of three positions is pumped and is selectively connected with three pipelines, described three Pipeline is in fluid communication with engine, hydraulic and transmission storage tank respectively.The pump can be mounted on engine or vehicle, Huo Zhesuo It can be portable or even portable for stating pump.

Other embodiments include with engine oil vessel be in fluid communication first pump and with it is multiple such as hydraulic and transmission The second pump that other fluid storage tanks of fluid storage tank fluidly connect.Each pump can be mounted on engine or vehicle On or the pump can also be portable or portable.

In addition to the pump being mounted on engine or vehicle, external pump can also be used as to one of fluid maintenance integrated system Point.External pump for example can be the drain pump on lubricant van or " lubricating oil vehicle ", or be located on lubricating oil vehicle or independent Portable pipeline on for example more to change oil to engine supply is new, and be equipped with other external pumps of pressure-regulating valve.

Although the present invention helps to remove fluid from machine, engine, hydraulic system etc., from reference to the accompanying drawing To in the detailed description of the preferred embodiment of the present invention it is apparent that other advantages of the invention.

Detailed description of the invention

Fig. 1 is the side view of one embodiment of single container pipe-line system of the invention；

Fig. 2 is the plan view of embodiment shown in Fig. 1, and a connector is shown；

Fig. 3 is the plan view of another embodiment of the invention, wherein having one is contained entirely in flow control apparatus In pump；

Specific embodiment

With reference to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, the portable fluid transmission pipe with entrance and exit is shown.Flexible pipe is entering Flexure ground extends between mouth and outlet.Pipe is preferably by natural or synthetic rubber material, the stainless steel of braiding or polymerization squeeze wood Material (such as polyethylene or styrene) is made.

Connector is connect with entrance.As illustrated in the drawing, connector is the convex type cooperative end part for quickly disconnecting device, Connector can be the accessory of any pattern, the connector of such as screw-in or bayonet type.However accessory preferably with fluid source go out Mouth matches.Such as with United States Patent (USP) US4, on the device of similar prelubrication pump shown in 502,431, it is easy to By current divider or electrical connector be inserted in the pump on the pressure side on so that the oily turn of tidal stream from engine is passed to light fluid In defeated pipeline.

Control valve is preferably the directional valve of four mouthfuls of three position, and the controllable pump of the valve holds with reservoirs are respectively led to Device is connected with pipeline.Control valve has a default position, which is preferably the position of engine sump.Using example As the electric displacer being connected respectively with connector and trigger-type selector switch is switched from long-range bracket operation control valve and pump.

In operation, selector switch controls the position of the control valve to determine which fluid storage tank will be arranged It is empty.When the switch being connected with connector is energized, pump is also energized, to provide negative pressure in pipeline and control valve.With control Fluid in the fluid storage tank of valve fluid connection processed will be pumped in pipeline, be flowed through pump, pipeline and be flowed to connector with quilt It is discharged into container or fluid line appropriate.

It can also be from central location (such as maintenance panel) operation control valve.One reality of the long-range single maintenance panel singly pumped Apply example, the maintenance panel in addition to include for igniting switch and for engine, transmission and hydraulic fluid sampling port with Outside, further include switch for transfer tube and control valve.By the selector switch on maintenance panel be changed to connect with control valve with The fluid storage tank for making operator may be selected to be drained.It can further be provided with switch for controlling emptying, urgent on maintenance panel Empty shutdown switch and the emptying connector (such as being connected to pipeline) for connecting/disconnecting pump.In addition, on maintenance panel also It can be equipped with transmission oil sample tap, engine oil sample tap and the liquid for being respectively used to transmission, engine and hydraulic fluid storage container Pressure oil sample tap.Maintenance panel may also include oil strainer with oil-in pipeline, transmission oil strainer, fuel oil filter, Fuel separator, hydraulic oil filter, remote ignition selector and ignition switch.It should be understood, however, that maintenance panel without It need to be complete maintenance panel, it can only include emptying system switch.In this way, may actually be all vehicle or engine stream Body maintenance requirement provides maintenance position, such as control panel.

It should be understood that the quantity for the pipeline that the first and second pumps are connected need not be confined to a total of three.For example, first Pump can be connect with N1 fluid storage tank, and the second pump can be connect with N2 fluid storage tank, therefore reservoirs hold Device sum is N=N1+N2.N1 is still equal to 1 but N2 is a number greater than 2.In second example, control valve with N2 fluid storage tank pipeline connection.Second pump is connect by pump line road with control valve, and is gone out by outlet conduit with second Mouth connection.

Claims (8)

1. a kind of for removing the fluid delivery system of fluid, the system packet from multiple fluid storage tanks in an equipment It includes: pump；Control valve.

2. the system as claimed in claim 1, which is characterized in that the control valve selectively control from fluid storage tank to The fluid stream and piping network of pump.

3. system as claimed in claim 2, which is characterized in that the piping network is able to carry out following connection: making each stream Body storage container is connect with control valve；Connect control valve and pump；And make pump with outlet connection to discharge from a fluid reservoir Put the fluid removed in container.

4. the system as claimed in claim 1, which is characterized in that the pump installation is on said device.

5. the system as claimed in claim 1, which is characterized in that the fluid storage tank includes that engine reservoir holds Device, transmission container and hydraulic fluid storage container；It further include the flexible conduit with outlet connection.System as described in claim 1 System, which is characterized in that the pump is mounted on an autonomous device.

6. the system as claimed in claim 1, which is characterized in that the equipment has for the battery for the pump supply electric power Group.

7. the system as claimed in claim 1, which is characterized in that the alternating current by remote source of AC supply is that the pump supplies Electricity；The electronic switch is mounted adjacent on the bracket of outlet.

8. system as claimed in claim 7, which is characterized in that the electronic switch to be mounted on maintenance panel.