EP1507988A1 - Vorrichtung zur stossdämpfung mittels piezoaktoren - Google Patents
Vorrichtung zur stossdämpfung mittels piezoaktorenInfo
- Publication number
- EP1507988A1 EP1507988A1 EP03740013A EP03740013A EP1507988A1 EP 1507988 A1 EP1507988 A1 EP 1507988A1 EP 03740013 A EP03740013 A EP 03740013A EP 03740013 A EP03740013 A EP 03740013A EP 1507988 A1 EP1507988 A1 EP 1507988A1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- piezo stack
- housing
- double cone
- passage
- piston
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Withdrawn
Links
Classifications
-
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16F—SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION
- F16F9/00—Springs, vibration-dampers, shock-absorbers, or similarly-constructed movement-dampers using a fluid or the equivalent as damping medium
- F16F9/32—Details
- F16F9/44—Means on or in the damper for manual or non-automatic adjustment; such means combined with temperature correction
- F16F9/46—Means on or in the damper for manual or non-automatic adjustment; such means combined with temperature correction allowing control from a distance, i.e. location of means for control input being remote from site of valves, e.g. on damper external wall
-
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16F—SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION
- F16F9/00—Springs, vibration-dampers, shock-absorbers, or similarly-constructed movement-dampers using a fluid or the equivalent as damping medium
- F16F9/32—Details
- F16F9/3207—Constructional features
- F16F9/3214—Constructional features of pistons
-
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16F—SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION
- F16F9/00—Springs, vibration-dampers, shock-absorbers, or similarly-constructed movement-dampers using a fluid or the equivalent as damping medium
- F16F9/32—Details
- F16F9/44—Means on or in the damper for manual or non-automatic adjustment; such means combined with temperature correction
- F16F9/46—Means on or in the damper for manual or non-automatic adjustment; such means combined with temperature correction allowing control from a distance, i.e. location of means for control input being remote from site of valves, e.g. on damper external wall
- F16F9/466—Throttling control, i.e. regulation of flow passage geometry
-
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16F—SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION
- F16F2224/00—Materials; Material properties
- F16F2224/02—Materials; Material properties solids
- F16F2224/0283—Materials; Material properties solids piezoelectric; electro- or magnetostrictive
Definitions
- the invention relates to a damping mechanism that is adaptive to varying shocks.
- damping mechanisms are used where varying pressure exerted on an object places a heavy burden on the integrity of the material of the object.
- the protection of a sensitive load can basically be ensured with a damping mechanism in that the damping mechanism absorbs the force that would otherwise load the load.
- a shock absorber usually consists of a cylinder housing which is filled with a fluid, e.g. is filled with a liquid or with a gas which is set in motion or under pressure by a piston.
- the piston moves up and down along the main axis of the cylinder in such a way that the liquid contained in the cylinder housing passes through an adjustable passage space, e.g. the space between the inner wall of the cylinder housing and the outer, peripheral edge of the piston can flow.
- the damping properties can first be changed by regulating the viscosity of the fluid or the width of a passage space. A combination of these methods can be carried out. It can thus be determined in which time the damper gives in which way in the cylinder.
- Adaptive damping properties are an extremely important extension of the above principle. The damping in a sporty exploitation of a motor vehicle would, for example, generally have to be tuned harder than the softer damping in the event of normal use of a vehicle.
- the profile of a road to be driven over can be detected, for example, by sensors, this information first being used to control the damping of the vehicle.
- the damper should be able to change the damping within a very short time (e.g. in the range from a few ms down to a few 10 ⁇ s).
- a first method consists of the variation of the passage space for the damping fluid with the help of an electromagnetic damper creation, a kind of "solenoid valve” which opens to different degrees to enlarge the flow cross section.
- a disadvantage of this method and of this device is that for some damping tasks an excessively long response and response time, which is further restricted by the magnetization of the coil, is required.
- Another, second method is that the change in the viscosity of the damper fluid, in contrast to conventional hydraulic fluids such as oil, is realized with so-called electro- or magnetorheological fluids.
- the change in viscosity is achieved by the properties of suspended, fine magnetic particles which are exposed to a magnetic or electrical field.
- the field at the passage space of the piston is guided in such a way that dipoles form along the field lines and increase the viscosity of the liquid by about an order of magnitude. This process is reversible, with response times in the millisecond range.
- the flow of the fluid through the passage space can be controlled in the order of magnitude.
- a disadvantage of this method is, in particular, the temperature dependence of the fluid viscosity, the high price of the fluid, the abrasion of the discharge opening by the particles and the risk of the particles settling out when the system is idle for a long time.
- the invention is therefore based on the object of specifying a shock absorbing mechanism in which an extremely fast response time and optimal damping is achieved with different impacts.
- the invention essentially consists in the fact that a connection between a piezo stack / actuator and a movable object is designed in a damping mechanism in such a way that a cross section of the object expands through electrical actuation of the piezo stack or the opening width is varied by passage openings in the object and thus the width of a passage space is determined for the fluid contained in the damping housing.
- the passage of a fluid between a piston and the inside of the damping housing is regulated in that the extent of the cross section of the piston or the extent of a part of the object is applied by applying an electrical voltage to a piezo actuator is determined.
- the piezo actuator is in direct, mechanical connection with the piston.
- the piezo actuator can be accommodated in the spaces of a piston in which cross-sectional regulation takes place.
- the piezo actuator can be outside the area of a cross-sectional control, e.g. in the piston skirt.
- the object in the liquid's cross for example an extension of a piston, is a hollow double cone.
- the maximum cross-section of the hollow double cone is between the upper and lower half of the hollow double cone.
- the object standing in the way of the liquid can alternatively also be cylindrical, the object having at least one variable passage opening.
- a piezo stack is expanded by means of an electrical activation.
- the piezo stack is connected to the object in such a way that the passage openings for the liquid can be varied.
- the cross section of the object or one or more opening widths of passage openings in the object itself can be varied.
- the piezo stack is held under a pretension and is therefore protected from external impacts and harmful tensile stresses.
- the preload can be achieved in that the piezo stack is accommodated in a preloaded hollow double cone or a preloaded tubular spring.
- FIG. 1 shows a basic embodiment of an adaptive damper, in which the cross section of a double-cone piston is variable
- Figure 2 shows a shock absorber according to Figure 1 with built-in piezo stack and electrical connection
- Figure 3 shows a shock absorber according to Figure 2, in which the piezo actuator is housed in the piston skirt and the Cross section of the double-cone piston can be varied by means of a circular cone, the maximum expansion of the cross section being achieved by means of minimum stress, and
- Figure 4 shows a shock absorber according to Figure 3, in which the maximum expansion of the cross section is achieved by maximum tension, and
- FIG. 5 shows a shock absorber according to FIG. 4 with a cylindrical piston with two passage openings controllable by piezo actuators, and
- FIG. 6 shows a device for the passage regulation according to FIG. 5.
- FIG. 1 a basic embodiment of a shock absorber is shown.
- the wall thickness of the piston housing is specified with A, the piston itself with B, the oil in the housing with C and a double-cone piston or the variation of its cross-section with D.
- the direction of movement of the piston is shown with the arrows E.
- FIG. 2 shows an adaptive damper based on a principle of the cross-sectional variation of a through-flow opening, in which this variation is however not achieved with an electromagnetic valve, but rather by means of deformation of the piezo stack that is particularly suitable for this purpose.
- the piezostack consists of several piezo-ceramic layers. When an electrical voltage is applied to the piezo stack or to a piezo-ceramic layer, the height of a piezo-ceramic layer expands. This expansion spreads through the remaining layers and thus leads to an expansion of the entire piezo stack. A change in the flow opening is possible by means of a connection between the piezo stack and a cross-sectional regulator.
- the piston 2 is designed and expanded as a hollow double cone 1, that is to say two superposed cones 3 and 3 ', the surface lines of which are connected to one another on the respective base areas of the individual cones.
- the cones 3 and 3 ' can be welded together at points 4 or 8.
- a piezo stack 5 is installed in the double cone 1 in the double cone axis such that its end points are connected to the cone tips 6 and 6 'in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the housing.
- the piezo stack 5 is lengthened by applying an electrical voltage or current through the supply lines 7, the cone tips 6 move away from each other on the double axis in such a way that the largest diameter of the double cone, which represents the sealing surface of the damper piston, becomes smaller and more fluid 9 can flow past the piston 2, so that the damping becomes less.
- the piezo stack basically only expands in one direction when electrically activated. Tension that is generated, for example, while a vehicle is traveling, especially over uneven terrain, can have a detrimental effect on the piezo stack. In order to protect the piezo stack from such damaging impacts, it is preferred that the piezo stack is installed in a tubular spring (not shown) and is held by this spring under permanent compressive stress. In the event that the double cone 6 is prestressed by welding, the function of the Bourdon tube to protect the piezo actuator can alternatively be bypassed and the protective function taken over by the double cone.
- the wall thickness of the cone is made as thin as possible. This measure enables a maximum expansion of the piston cross section, which also depends on the diameter of the piston housing.
- the conical surface between the tip 6 'and the sealing surface ie the position of the largest cross-sectional variation 4 or 8 is advantageously reinforced on one or both sides of the double cone 6 by embossed ribs or beads, welded-out rods or other material reinforcements, such as, for example, the rods of an umbrella.
- the material of the double cone can be selected depending on the rigidity, cost, strength and / or weight.
- the double cone could consist, for example, of metal or a fiber-reinforced plastic.
- the circumference of the maximum cross section of the double cone 6 is preferably circular, since in particular a circular cross section of the double cone 6 can be optimally changed, which would not be the case with other geometries.
- the choice of the ratio between the height of the double-cone piston and its diameter determines the ratio of the damping when the piezo stack / actuator is de-energized to the damping when the piezo stack / actuator is activated.
- the variation ratio can also be controlled by the choice of the absolute diameter of the piston housing and the difference between the inside diameter of the cylinder and the outside diameter of the piston.
- FIG. 3 shows a device which uses the principle according to FIG. 2, but in which the piezo stack 5a is accommodated outside the hollow double cone 6a, preferably in the housing of the shock absorber 2a.
- the maximum expansion of the double-cone cross section is achieved by the piezo actuator 5a via a rod 5a 'connected to the piezo stack in a rest position, ie without electrical activation. Maximum damping is thus achieved.
- FIG. 4a in the opposite sense of FIG. 3, the maximum damping by deflecting the piezo stack 5b and the minimum damping by the rest position of the piezo stack is achieved.
- the rest position, ie in the absence of electrical activation, of the piezo stack can be seen in such a way that the lower tip of the double cone 13 is pulled away from the piezo stack or is pushed away from the piezo stack. This ensures a smaller cross-section of the double-cone piston.
- the piezo stack When the piezo stack is deflected by electrical activation via the feed lines 7, the piezo stack is pulled up in the direction of the piston skirt 2 by means of strips 11a and 11b from FIG. 4b located behind it.
- the force of the piezo stack can be introduced via a circular cone 12. An expansion of the double-cone cross section, whereby an increased damping is achieved, is therefore possible.
- a circular cylinder is used instead of a double cone, in which the outermost dimension d extends to the inner wall of the damping housing, but the cylinder has through openings la and lb perpendicular to the piston axis, which are provided by a slide frame 2a and thus by slides 2b, which can be controlled by piezo actuators, unlocked and locked.
- the supply to the piezo actuator takes place via the connection 3, which can be accommodated in the piston 4, for example.
- FIG. 6 shows the sliding mechanism which is used in the embodiment according to FIG. 5.
- the piezo actuator 1 is perpendicular to the piston axis and, due to its electrical activation and subsequent expansion, causes the slide frame 3 to be displaced, which by means of the slides 2 vary the cross section of the passage openings according to FIG. 5.
- the slide frame is preferably designed in the form of a parallelogram or rhombus, whereby movable connections 4 between the edges of the slide frame 3 enable the slide 2 to move to and from one another.
- the control of the passage openings can in principle be achieved by means of a connection with sensors which send suitable electrical signals to the piezostacks of the damping mechanism according to the invention.
- the signals would be processed by an evaluation unit for the first time.
- This evaluation unit can typically have a processor, a memory and a stored program product.
- the area in front of a vehicle could be scanned using the sensors and correlated with the speed of the vehicle in such a way that the piezo stacks are activated at a point in time when the vehicle is currently driving over an obstacle. Further training of this type is also interesting for aircraft during a turbulent flight phase.
- a further embodiment of the invention would allow manual activation of the damping properties. This option would be interesting for longer off-road or motorway routes.
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Fluid-Damping Devices (AREA)
- Vehicle Body Suspensions (AREA)
Abstract
Description
Claims
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE10223216A DE10223216B4 (de) | 2002-05-24 | 2002-05-24 | Vorrichtung zur Stoßdämpfung mittels eines Piezoaktoren |
| DE10223216 | 2002-05-24 | ||
| PCT/DE2003/001657 WO2003100290A1 (de) | 2002-05-24 | 2003-05-22 | Vorrichtung zur stossdämpfung mittels piezoaktoren |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| EP1507988A1 true EP1507988A1 (de) | 2005-02-23 |
Family
ID=29557292
Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EP03740013A Withdrawn EP1507988A1 (de) | 2002-05-24 | 2003-05-22 | Vorrichtung zur stossdämpfung mittels piezoaktoren |
Country Status (7)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| US (1) | US20060086580A1 (de) |
| EP (1) | EP1507988A1 (de) |
| JP (1) | JP2005530964A (de) |
| KR (1) | KR100676549B1 (de) |
| AU (1) | AU2003273145A1 (de) |
| DE (1) | DE10223216B4 (de) |
| WO (1) | WO2003100290A1 (de) |
Families Citing this family (8)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE10324479A1 (de) * | 2003-05-30 | 2004-12-16 | Contitech Vibration Control Gmbh | Schwingungsdämpfer mit einstellbarer Dämpfungswirkung |
| DE102006019307B4 (de) * | 2006-04-26 | 2016-06-09 | Robert Bosch Gmbh | Dämpfer |
| DE102008007566B4 (de) * | 2008-02-05 | 2014-10-23 | Technische Universität Darmstadt | Schwingungsfluiddämpfung- und/oder -federung |
| US9371883B2 (en) * | 2011-07-28 | 2016-06-21 | Robert H. Wehr | Inertial terrain transit event manager apparatus |
| CN104632982B (zh) * | 2015-01-23 | 2016-08-24 | 北京交通大学 | 一种带弹性垫的内锥角磁性液体阻尼减振器 |
| CN107345551B (zh) * | 2017-08-17 | 2023-01-31 | 浙江师范大学 | 一种自供电阻尼器 |
| CN109236931B (zh) * | 2018-09-28 | 2020-04-28 | 常州大学 | 一种基于扰动悬浊液湍流式阻尼器 |
| DE102020209109A1 (de) * | 2020-07-21 | 2022-01-27 | Zf Friedrichshafen Ag | Drosselstelle |
Family Cites Families (13)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE3037078C2 (de) * | 1980-10-01 | 1982-08-12 | Daimler-Benz Ag, 7000 Stuttgart | Elektrisch angesteuertes Stellglied |
| AT377584B (de) * | 1981-06-25 | 1985-04-10 | Klima & Kaelte Gmbh | Eck-verbindung an metallrahmen |
| DE3627831C2 (de) * | 1986-08-16 | 1997-04-03 | Bosch Gmbh Robert | Vorrichtung zur Beeinflussung des Fließverhaltens von Fluiden |
| JPH03272342A (ja) * | 1990-03-21 | 1991-12-04 | Aisin Seiki Co Ltd | 減衰力可変シヨツクアブソーバ |
| JPH04175533A (ja) * | 1990-11-05 | 1992-06-23 | Nissan Motor Co Ltd | 圧電アクチュエータの変位拡大機構 |
| US5154263A (en) * | 1990-12-11 | 1992-10-13 | Monroe Auto Equipment Company | Method and apparatus for controlling the flow of damping fluid through a piston |
| US5483842A (en) * | 1994-11-30 | 1996-01-16 | Honeywell Inc. | Force sensor using a piezoceramic device |
| DE19849221B4 (de) * | 1998-10-26 | 2005-11-10 | Zf Sachs Ag | Schwingungsdämpfer mit veränderbarer Dämpfkraft |
| US6170526B1 (en) * | 1999-05-18 | 2001-01-09 | Caterpillar Inc. | Piezoelectric actuated poppet valve to modulate pilot pressures and control main valve activation |
| DE19938212C1 (de) * | 1999-08-12 | 2001-02-15 | Schunk Gmbh & Co Kg | Hydraulischer Stoßdämpfer |
| GB9920311D0 (en) * | 1999-08-28 | 1999-11-03 | Stangroom James E | Improvements in or relating to linear dampers controlled by electro-rheological fluids |
| DE19946003A1 (de) * | 1999-09-25 | 2000-05-25 | Meonic Sys Eng Gmbh | Piezoelektrisch betätigtes Mikroventil |
| DE10025749C1 (de) * | 2000-05-24 | 2001-10-31 | Continental Ag | Ventil für eine Kraftfahrzeug-Luftfeder mit Zusatzvolumen |
-
2002
- 2002-05-24 DE DE10223216A patent/DE10223216B4/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
-
2003
- 2003-05-22 WO PCT/DE2003/001657 patent/WO2003100290A1/de not_active Ceased
- 2003-05-22 JP JP2004507712A patent/JP2005530964A/ja not_active Ceased
- 2003-05-22 KR KR1020047018932A patent/KR100676549B1/ko not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2003-05-22 EP EP03740013A patent/EP1507988A1/de not_active Withdrawn
- 2003-05-22 US US10/515,323 patent/US20060086580A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2003-05-22 AU AU2003273145A patent/AU2003273145A1/en not_active Abandoned
Non-Patent Citations (1)
| Title |
|---|
| See references of WO03100290A1 * |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| KR100676549B1 (ko) | 2007-01-30 |
| DE10223216B4 (de) | 2005-10-27 |
| JP2005530964A (ja) | 2005-10-13 |
| US20060086580A1 (en) | 2006-04-27 |
| AU2003273145A1 (en) | 2003-12-12 |
| DE10223216A1 (de) | 2003-12-24 |
| KR20040111689A (ko) | 2004-12-31 |
| WO2003100290A1 (de) | 2003-12-04 |
Similar Documents
| Publication | Publication Date | Title |
|---|---|---|
| DE10234906B4 (de) | Einstellung der Kompressionsdämpfung eines Stossdämpfers | |
| DE102006014833B4 (de) | Steuereinrichtung und -verfahren für die Einstellung der Dämpfungskraft | |
| DE4409252C2 (de) | Luftfederungsanlage | |
| EP3746676B1 (de) | Schwingungsdämpfer für ein fahrzeug | |
| EP3314145B1 (de) | Frequenzabhängige dämpfventilanordnung | |
| DE102013203396B4 (de) | Rollbalg-Luftfeder | |
| EP0300204A2 (de) | Dämpfungsvorrichtung | |
| DE3712349A1 (de) | Vorrichtung zur daempfung von bewegungsablaeufen | |
| DE102014210705A1 (de) | Frequenzabhängige Dämpfventilanordnung | |
| EP0534075A1 (de) | Hydraulischer regelbarer Schwingungsdämpfer | |
| DE3503152A1 (de) | Schwingungsdaempfer fuer fahrzeuge | |
| DE102007026378A1 (de) | Schwingungsdämpfer | |
| DE102014111799B4 (de) | Fahrzeugaufhängungssystem und Fahrzeug mit einem solchen | |
| DE10065184B4 (de) | Regelbarer Schwingungsdämpfer | |
| DE8529250U1 (de) | Pneumatischer oder hydraulischer Stoßdämpfer | |
| EP1500845B1 (de) | Stossdämpfer mit veränderbarer Dämpfungscharakteristik | |
| WO2003100290A1 (de) | Vorrichtung zur stossdämpfung mittels piezoaktoren | |
| EP3368775B1 (de) | Fluidsteuereinrichtung und verfahren zum betreiben einer fluidsteuereinrichtung | |
| DE112014002689B4 (de) | Ventilierter, druckbeaufschlagter gasbetriebener aktor,gehäuse und fahrzeug | |
| EP3774454B1 (de) | Airbagmodul und airbagsystem | |
| EP0341597B1 (de) | Stossdämpfer mit veränderbarer Dämpfungscharakteristik | |
| EP3426944B1 (de) | Dämpfungsverstellsystem mit senkrechtem dichtring | |
| DE102017203718A1 (de) | Hydraulische Dämpfereinrichtung für ein Fahrzeug | |
| EP3436294B1 (de) | Druckluftversorgungsanlage | |
| DE102017220273B4 (de) | Dämpfervorrichtung für ein Kraftfahrzeug sowie Kraftfahrzeug mit Dämpfervorrichtung |
Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUAI | Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012 |
|
| 17P | Request for examination filed |
Effective date: 20041118 |
|
| AK | Designated contracting states |
Kind code of ref document: A1 Designated state(s): AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR |
|
| AX | Request for extension of the european patent |
Extension state: AL LT LV MK |
|
| DAX | Request for extension of the european patent (deleted) | ||
| RBV | Designated contracting states (corrected) |
Designated state(s): DE ES FR GB IT |
|
| 17Q | First examination report despatched |
Effective date: 20061219 |
|
| RAP1 | Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred) |
Owner name: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH |
|
| STAA | Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent |
Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN |
|
| 18D | Application deemed to be withdrawn |
Effective date: 20141202 |