The application advocates the preceence that the U.S. Provisional Application of application on September 20th, 2006 number is 60/846004, name is called the application of the automobile hydraulic system with reducing valve according to united states patent law 35U.S.C.119 (e), and the disclosed content of this application is herein in conjunction with as a reference.
The utility model content
The utility model provides a kind of hydraulic braking and steering assist system, and this system has guide valve and the reducing valve that allows the steering gear device and have lower pressure relief value with respect to the brake auxiliary device of the setting of connect with brake auxiliary device.
The utility model comprises, wherein also has other form, automobile hydraulic system, this system comprises according to series connected and be arranged on along the hydraulic circuit of main fluid passage according to consecutive order, this loop comprises Hydraulic Pump, first hydraulic load, reducing valve and second hydraulic load, and wherein the hydraulic fluid pressure of the main fluid passage between the Hydraulic Pump and first hydraulic load can rise to first threshold value.To second threshold value, wherein first threshold value is higher than second threshold value from the top pressure of the hydraulic fluid of reducing valve discharging for reducing valve restriction.
Wherein a kind of form of the utility model comprises, automobile hydraulic system, this system comprises that this loop comprises Hydraulic Pump, flow divider valve, first hydraulic load, reducing valve and second hydraulic load according to series connected and be arranged on along the hydraulic circuit of main fluid passage according to consecutive order.Under first operating mode, all pass flow divider valve fully from the Hydraulic Pump fluid discharged and arrive first hydraulic load along the main thoroughfare, pass reducing valve and arrive second hydraulic load and turn back to Hydraulic Pump.When the hydraulic fluid pressure of the main thoroughfare between the Hydraulic Pump and first hydraulic load is thus lifted to first threshold value, the fluid of first fluid stream and second fluid stream is injected in the flow divider valve shunting by Hydraulic Pump, this first fluid stream is got in touch with the main flow channel of the first hydraulic load upstream, a bit getting in touch in the main fluid passage of this second fluid stream and the first hydraulic load downstream and reducing valve upstream.To second threshold value, wherein first threshold value is greater than second threshold value from the maximum pressure of the hydraulic fluid of reducing valve discharging for reducing valve restriction.
In embodiment more of the present utility model, first hydraulic load can adopt the hydraulic braking booster device, and second hydraulic load can adopt the fluid-link steering wheel word, therefore provide having the brake servo unit that series connection is provided with and the automobile hydraulic system of steering gear, wherein steering gear has lower pressure relief value with respect to brake servo unit.
An advantage of the present utility model is, provides that a kind of effectively and the relative simply automobile-used hydraulic efficiency pressure system of hydraulic pressure this system comprises first hydraulic load, and this load has bigger decompression with respect to second hydraulic load that is connected in series with first load.
Other advantage of the present utility model is the combination that allows steering gear auxiliary device and brake auxiliary device, wherein the steering gear auxiliary device has lower hydraulic pressure pressure relief value, therefore and saved cost with respect to automobile hydraulic system with steering gear auxiliary device, this steering gear auxiliary device has than at least with the cooresponding required pressure relief value of the decompression of brake auxiliary device and the value of Yan Gengda.
The specific embodiment
Accompanying drawing 1 shows the hydraulic efficiency pressure system 10 of vehicle 12, is used for service vehicle and turns to and brake.Hydraulic efficiency pressure system comprises Hydraulic Pump 14 and liquid vessel 16.Liquid vessel can be built in the pump 14 as shown in the figure, perhaps arranges away from pump 14.
Pump 14 is sent to the flow divider valve 20 that also is known as priority valve with high pressure hydraulic fluid by downstream line 18.The priority valve 20 predetermined operation modes according to system 10 as described below are selected to communicate with first hydraulic load 22 and second hydraulic load 24 and liquid vessel 16 in turn.
First and second hydraulic load 22,24 adopt the form of hydraulic efficiency gear or the form of hydraulic pressure branch road.In the embodiment that shows, first load 22 is hydraulic braking ancillary system or booster device, and second load 24 is fluid-link steering gear ancillary system or device.
Drg 28 UNICOMs of hydraulic braking booster device 22 and master brake cylinder 26 and brake system.Hydraulic braking booster device 22 belongs to existing type in the prior art, can coordinate between the master cylinder of Hydraulic Pump and hydraulic vehicle brake system to arrange that this system can be used for strengthening or amplify the power for brake system in order to compare the application force that reduces brake pedal and pedal stroke with hand brake.Such system is for example open in U.S. patent documents No.4620750 and 4967643, and these disclosed contents are herein in conjunction with as a reference, and the example of suitable booster device 22 is provided.Concise and to the point, from charge pump 14 and the hydraulic fluid that comes passes through servo-unit intake section UNICOM with servo-unit 22, and be guided through the central opening guiding valve that in servo-unit cavity (not shown), can slide.Power piston slides in an adjacent cylinder body, is subjected to fluid pressure and is connected with take-off lever in relative one side at an input face of piston.Stretch into brake pedal bonded assembly input reaction bar and to lead in the housing and by the input lever or import chain and be connected with guiding valve.The mobile guiding valve of mobile meeting of input bar causes for the restriction of fluid and is applied to the corresponding increase of the pressure of power piston.The steering pressure that is produced by steering gear ancillary system 24 is not completely cut off out from advance the space by guiding valve braking is worked, and turns to auxiliary feedback pressure but given birth to for 14 one-tenth for pump.Operated pilot valve 20 is managed hydraulic fluid from pump 14 to each braking auxiliary 22 with turn to flowing of auxiliary 24 systems by such mode, promptly reduces to turn to brake system interdepending operational.
With reference to accompanying drawing 2 and 3, priority valve 20 comprises the valve body 30 with the valve opening that forms chamber 32,, slidably control valve for fluids parts 34 are mounted in chamber.In valve body 30, have a lot of ports, be identified as A, B, C, D port in the accompanying drawings.Fluid is directed into the valve body 30 by the A port from pump 14, and wherein fluid enters into chamber 32 and derived valve body 30 by one or more outlet port B, C, D according to the operating mode that will describe,
Accompanying drawing 2 has shown at the feedback pressure from brake auxiliary device 22 and has been lower than under the operating mode of predefined threshold value or control presssure the normal running of priority valve 20.All fluids that enter the A port flow through by the main thoroughfare 35 in the hole 32 of diverter 20, and arrive hydraulic braking servo-unit 22 by the B port.Certainly, for the device of all reality, because the tolerance between each parts can produce some inevitable flow losses.
Under the operating mode shown in the accompanying drawing 2, braking auxiliary 22 is under predetermined threshold value or operate under pressure relief value, and fluid can flow freely into the A port and flow out the B port by pipeline 35.As shown in the figure, valve body 30 can be equipped with piecing devices 36, and this device extends into valve opening 32, and the direct UNICOM between trunk line formation and the valve opening 32.Line pressure within the trunk line 35 feeds back to control valve for fluids 34 by P hole cutoff port 38 in decompression or the piecing devices 36 and the communication passage 40 in the valve body 30.This pressure, the bias current control cock parts 34 that apply together with the fluid controlling spring withstand piecing devices 36.In this position, valve member 34 covers C, D port fully to turning to auxiliary 24 and the passage of reservoir 16, and respectively, such fluid neither enters and also do not leave this two passages.Valve member 34 has reservoir pressure UNICOM groove 44, and this groove is arranged at the D port usually, and therefore no matter how the position of valve member 34 all is exposed to reservoir pressure.This reservoir pressure is by the inside UNICOM of opening 46 with valve.Little poppet valve 50 with the fluid under the reservoir pressure of the fluid under the line pressure after the valve member 34 within the valve member 34 separately.
With reference now to accompanying drawing 3,, shown such situation, wherein braking aux. pressure that is formed in the B port by brake auxiliary device 22 and main thoroughfare 35 have surpassed 22 predetermined threshold force value of brake auxiliary device, and this value is preferably selected under the pressure relief value of pump 14.Along with the feedback pressure in the main thoroughfare 35 near predetermined control pressure, to leave the lifting ball 52 of poppet valve 50 with the fluid pressure of control valve for fluids dorsal part conducting, this will cause that hydraulic oil flows out and flows to reservoir 16 by opening the valve member 34 46 and D port after the piston 54 of valve member 34.Because P hole cutoff port 38 is very little, if poppet valve 50 be open and emit hydraulic oil from primary piston 54, communication passage pressure 40 will be lower than the line pressure in the main thoroughfare 35.This difference of pressure will cause that piston 54 overcomes spring 42 and gets back to the position shown in the accompanying drawing 3 from the slip of the position shown in the accompanying drawing 2, therefore, the C port is exposed to the main fluid that is pumped by pump 14 of passing the A port and coming flow.Therefore the fluid that comes from pump 14 that passes the A port will offer B partial sum C port, and clearly, the major part of fluid will flow out and be transferred to steering gear device 24 by hydraulic channel 25 from the C port by brake auxiliary device 22.When the feedback pressure that braking force control system 22 produces was elevated to predetermined control pressure, control valve for fluids 34 therefore operation came self-measuring to pass through the fluid of the surplus oil of C port, and the control presssure of mentioning here preferably is chosen under the decompression pressure of pump 14.
Priority valve with different structure can be applied in the utility model, and such mechanism shifts hydraulic fluid, and the fluid that is transferred is by brake auxiliary device 22 and be sent to and turn to auxiliary device 24.The priority valve that for example has simplified structure has been No.11/901821 by people such as Wong in Application No., " automobile hydraulic system " by name with priority valve and reducing valve, Agt's application case numbering DP-315726's, advocate in the utility patent file of preceence of U. S. application No.60/845911 provisional application of on September 20th, 2006 application, and people such as Wong is No.11/901822 in Application No., " automobile hydraulic system " by name with priority valve, Agt's application case numbering DP-315727's, advocate to be described in the utility patent file of preceence of U. S. application No60/845892 provisional application of on September 20th, 2006 application, these utility patent application all have the identical applying date with the application, therefore, two utility patents and two provisional application are all sold to the application's cessionary, therefore, each in four utility patents and the provisional application is all herein in conjunction with as a reference.
Reducing valve 60 is arranged in hydraulic tubing 25, and this pipeline is sent to steering gear auxiliary device 24 with hydraulic fluid from brake auxiliary device 22 and C port.The guiding valve that graphic reducing valve 60 is pilot operationps also was arranged in the pipeline 25 before steering gear device 24.Valve 60 comprises the valve body 62 of the G (guiding port) that limits valve chamber 62 and port E (ingress port), F (outlet port) and open to chamber interior.Thread plug or parts 78 have hole 80, extend on this Kong Zaiqi length and have set H port (low-pressure port).As shown in Figure 1, converge and enter into valve chamber 62 from the port C of priority valve 20 fluid that comes out and the fluid that from brake auxiliary device 22, flows out by the E port.Fluid flows out through the F port from valve chamber 62.When the fluid pressure of guiding pipeline 58 conducting hydraulic tubings 56 time the G port, the fluid of hydraulic tubing 56 conductings from the F port to steering gear device 24.Hydraulic tubing 82 provides the fluid communication between H port and reservoir 16.
Valve 60 generally includes the double end spool member 64 that is positioned at valve chamber 62.Spool member 64 comprises the first piston head 66 and second piston head 68.The first piston head 66 and second piston head 68 are sealed and matched with the sidewall of valve chamber 62, and valve chamber 62 are divided into middle body 70, leader 72 and low-pressure section 74 hermetically.By when shown in the figure being helical spring bias component 76 joints, first piston head 66 is in the face of the G port at second piston head 68.Thread plug 78 is positioned at the open end of valve chamber 62 and engages with the opposite ends of spring 76.
Under the low pressure situation, as shown in Figure 4, first piston head 66 stops a part or the part of F port also not to stop.Under this low pressure situation, the fluid that enters by the E port enters into the middle body 70 of valve chamber 62, bar 67 round the spool member 64 that connects the first piston head 66 and second piston head 68 flows, and causes having only when flowing through valve 60 minimum pressure to reduce by F is partly mobile.When with the pipeline 56 of the inlet conducting that turns to auxiliary device 24 in pressure when increasing with respect to the fluid pressure in the low-pressure section 74, because load is placed on the device 24 or because other, the increase of this pressure is partly conducted to the G as first piston head 66 by pipeline 58.Fluid pressure in the leader 72 of valve chamber 62 with spool member 64 under spring 76 and low pressure fluid or spring members 74 is that apply and the opposite sense upper offset of the bias force that the pressure of reservoir 16 size is approximate.Along with the increase of the pressure in guide member 72, spool member 64 is as shown in Figure 5 to stopper 78 biasings.Along with spool member 64 is slided to stopper 78, first piston head 66 is further blocked the E part, therefore limit fluid is by valve 60, and caused sharply reducing of fluid pressure by valve 60, and is used for limiting the maximum pressure to the hydraulic tubing 56 that turns to auxiliary device 24 feed streams.As mentioned above, therefore valve 60 limits the pressure that flows through fluid therebetween and sets the maximum pressure that passes through the fluid of F port outflow from valve 60.Therefore, valve 60 can be selected, and the fluid maximum pressure in the hydraulic tubing 56 is less than the permission maximum pressure of the hydraulic fluid that enters into brake auxiliary device 22 like this.Thus, hydraulic efficiency pressure system 10 can be used the steering gear device 24 with pressure limit value littler than the force value of brake auxiliary device 22.
As top disclosed content was illustrated, hydraulic circuit 10 comprised, series connection be provided with consecutive order, Hydraulic Pump 14, flow divider valve 20, brake booster device 22, reducing valve 60, steering gear device 24 and reservoir 16.When like that the part of fluid being shunted with bypass brake servo unit 22 by the C port that diverter 20 does not take place when brake servo unit 22 produces higher relatively feedback pressure, will be from most fluids that pump 14 discharges along the main fluid channel flow, this passage extends from the outlet of pump 14, through discharge conduit 18, through valve 20 from the A port to the B port, to brake servo unit 22, E port to valve 60, by valve from the E port to the F port, arrive steering gear 24 by pipeline 56, arrive reservoir 16, then arrive the inlet of pump 14, circulating in pump 14 is repeated.As mentioned above, when the boost in pressure of brake servo unit 22 upstreams time first threshold value, flow divider valve 20 shunting fluid, a part by with the main fluid passage of brake servo unit 22 upstreams in the conducting of B port, another part of fluid be delivered to by the C port in the main fluid passage of brake servo unit 22 downstreams and valve 60 upstreams a bit.
Should be noted in the discussion above that the reducing valve shown in accompanying drawing 4,5 is an adjustable valve, comprise stopper 78 with the screw thread that connects valve 60 and circuit 82 upper-parts.The characteristic threads of stopper 78 allows the outside adjustment of valve 60 and the situation that valve 60 further limits the F ports.The rotation of stopper 78 causes the longitudinal travel of stopper 78 and axially relocating of spring 42, so regulating spring 42 is applied to the bias force on the spool member 64, therefore regulates the fluid maximum pressure value that discharges from valve 60.Can in the utility model, be used in combination non-adjusting reducing valve and the various reducing valve that can replace.
Though come as a reference the utility model is illustrated, can also combine with other hydraulic efficiency gear and system in conjunction with having the two hydraulic efficiency pressure system of axial gears auxiliary device and brake auxiliary device.For example, the independent hydraulic fluid pump of known employing comes to provide power to second fluid motor that turns to the auxiliary device HM Hydraulic Motor and have a radiator cooling fan.U.S. Patent No. 5802848 for example, discloses and has brake auxiliary device and be equipped with the system of radiator cooling fan that the fluid motor of power is provided by independent hydraulic pressure, at this in conjunction with as a reference.In alternative embodiment of the present utility model, being provided with of priority valve disclosed herein and reducing valve can be used for independent hydraulic fluid pump easy to use provides power to the fluid motor that turns to auxiliary device and radiator cooling fan.
Further, being provided with of the priority valve of native system and reducing valve (for example can be used for control and two hydraulic efficiency gear, BAS (Brake Assist System), steering assist system, radiator fan or other hydraulic efficiency gear with fluid motor) or two fluid streams that hydraulic circuit is relevant, the wherein setting of priority valve and reducing valve and two related hydraulic efficiency gear or loop, the part of a large complicated hydraulic circuit of formation.
In an other embodiment, reducing valve can be used to not have the relief circuit of priority valve to limit the fluid pressure that offers steering gear auxiliary device or other hydraulic efficiency gear.For example, reducing valve can be used for, and has brake auxiliary device and turns to the equipment gear device still not have the whole hydraulic efficiency gear of priority valve, makes to use to have the auxiliary device that turns to that has low decompression with respect to brake auxiliary device.Perhaps, reducing valve can be used for the steering gear auxiliary device as described herein in traditional hydraulic circuit, and this steering gear auxiliary device does not comprise that any other hydraulic efficiency gear is limited to the pressure of the hydraulic fluid of steering gear auxiliary device inlet.
, the utility model illustrates that the utility model can further change not breaking away from the scope of disclosure though having concrete example here.Therefore the application can comprise modification, use or the application of any use general principles of the present utility model.