FR2868390A1 - Anti-dive device for motorcycle front fork, has damper with separated reservoir comprising electro-valve permitting to instantaneously limit stroke of piston of main cylinder while braking by blocking return of oil in reservoir - Google Patents
Anti-dive device for motorcycle front fork, has damper with separated reservoir comprising electro-valve permitting to instantaneously limit stroke of piston of main cylinder while braking by blocking return of oil in reservoir Download PDFInfo
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
- B62K—CYCLES; CYCLE FRAMES; CYCLE STEERING DEVICES; RIDER-OPERATED TERMINAL CONTROLS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CYCLES; CYCLE AXLE SUSPENSIONS; CYCLE SIDE-CARS, FORECARS, OR THE LIKE
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- B62K25/04—Axle suspensions for mounting axles resiliently on cycle frame or fork
- B62K25/06—Axle suspensions for mounting axles resiliently on cycle frame or fork with telescopic fork, e.g. including auxiliary rocking arms
- B62K25/08—Axle suspensions for mounting axles resiliently on cycle frame or fork with telescopic fork, e.g. including auxiliary rocking arms for front wheel
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- 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
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- 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
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La présente invention concerne un dispositif antiplongée pour fourcheThe present invention relates to an anti-dive device for fork
avant de moto constitué d'un amortisseur particulier comportant un électro-clapet destiné à bloquer le retour de l'huile dans le réservoir séparé !ors des freinages. motorcycle front consisting of a special damper comprising an electro-valve for blocking the return of the oil in the separate tank! Ors braking.
Pour éviter les désagréments provoqués par le fait que les motos plongent sur l'avant dès que l'on freine, les constructeurs ont investi des moyens importants afin de trouver une solution satisfaisante. Plusieurs systèmes furent proposés et même installés en série avec plus ou moins d'efficacité. En fait le phénomène de l'écrasement sur l'avant de la moto lors des freinages est simplement dû à l'inertie donc inévitable. Toutefois on peut essayer dans réduire les effets dans le but d'améliorer le confort de conduite et de limiter cet aspect désagréable voire même dangereux. To avoid the inconvenience caused by the fact that the motorcycles plunge on the front as soon as one brakes, the manufacturers invested important means in order to find a satisfactory solution. Several systems were proposed and even installed in series with more or less efficiency. In fact the phenomenon of crushing on the front of the bike during braking is simply due to inertia so inevitable. However we can try to reduce the effects in order to improve driving comfort and limit this unpleasant or even dangerous.
1 0 Le dispositif selon l'invention permet de remédier à cet inconvénient en agissant directement sur la suspension de la fourche avant en limitant sa course lors des freinages. Pour ce faire, il est nécessaire d'utiliser des amortisseurs particuliers, conçus sur la base du concept des amortisseurs à réservoir séparé auxquels on apporte un complément de technologie. The device according to the invention overcomes this disadvantage by acting directly on the suspension of the front fork limiting its stroke during braking. To do this, it is necessary to use special dampers, designed on the basis of the concept of separate tank dampers which is provided with additional technology.
Ces amortisseurs sont généralement constitués d'un ressort(6) entourant un cylindre(11) dans lequel coulisse un piston noyé(4) dans de l'huile(9). Les efforts exercés sur la fourche sont reportés sur la tige solidaire du piston. Le déplacement de celui-ci dans l'huile absorbe une partie de l'énergie et limite le débattement de la fourche tout en évitant les réactions d'oscillation qu'engendrerait un simple ressort. Le déplacement rapide du piston comprime l'huile ce qui s'oppose à son déplacement. Ce piston(4) n'est pas une barrière hermétique qui bloquerait complètement ses déplacements. En effet il laisse passer un débit contrôlé d'huile tant dans un sens que dans l'autre. C'est pourquoi un effort prolongé sur la fourche provoque un transfert d'huile sous le piston lequel remonte de façon importante dans le cylindre. Dès que l'effort se relâche, le ressort alors comprimé permet à l'amortisseur de retrouver ses dimensions c'est à dire au piston de reprendre sa position basse. L'huile est maintenue sous pression par un gaz sous pression(5) qui contribue à la souplesse et à la vitesse de réactivité de l'amortisseur. Souvent un piston flottant(2) sépare l'huile du gaz.. Pour les amortisseurs dits à réservoir séparé le gaz sous pression, le piston flottant et une partie de l'huile se trouve dans un réservoir contigu(3) servant de vase d'expansion. C'est ce type d'amortisseur que se propose d'aménager l'invention en plaçant un électro-clapet ou simplement une électrovanne doublée en parallèle d'un clapet anti-retour destiné à bloquer le retour de l'huile dans le réservoir limitant ainsi la course du piston et donc en empêchant l'enfoncement de la fourche avant. Ce seul aménagement ne suffit pas. En effet le piston(4) doit dès lors, être un piston complet, sans fuite. C'est pourquoi un conduit extérieur(8) permet la libre circulation de l'huile contenue sous le piston avec le réservoir(3) et donc la partie supérieur du cylindre. Il relie donc la base du cylindre au canal de liaison(10) reliant le cylindre(11) à son réservoir(3) et ce en amont de l'électro-clapet(l) côté réservoir. Le clapet de ce dispositif permet à tout moment le passage de l'huile du réservoir vers le cylindre ce qui permet au piston de reprendre sa position basse à chaque relâchement de l'effort de compression et donc de maintenir une suspension active de la roue avant. Pendant cette phase de blocage du retour de l'huile dans le réservoir séparé, la suspension bien que durcie, doit garder une relative souplesse. C'est pourquoi dans le haut du cylindre principal une deuxième bulle de gaz sous pression(5) se trouve sollicitée. Elle est isolée de!'huile(9) par un piston flottant(2) dont la course est d'ailleurs limitée par un étranglement(12) juste au-dessus du canal de liaison(10). These dampers generally consist of a spring (6) surrounding a cylinder (11) in which slides an embedded piston (4) in oil (9). The forces exerted on the fork are reported on the rod secured to the piston. The displacement of this one in the oil absorbs a part of the energy and limits the deflection of the fork while avoiding the reactions of oscillation that would generate a simple spring. The rapid displacement of the piston compresses the oil which is opposed to its displacement. This piston (4) is not a hermetic barrier that would completely block his movements. In fact, it allows a controlled flow of oil to flow in one direction and the other. This is why a prolonged effort on the fork causes an oil transfer under the piston which goes up significantly in the cylinder. As soon as the force is released, the spring then compressed allows the damper to regain its dimensions, that is to say the piston to resume its low position. The oil is maintained under pressure by a pressurized gas (5) which contributes to the flexibility and speed of reactivity of the damper. Often a floating piston (2) separates the oil from the gas. For the so-called separate tank dampers the pressurized gas, the floating piston and a part of the oil is in an adjoining tank (3) serving as a storage vessel. 'expansion. It is this type of damper that proposes to develop the invention by placing an electro-valve or simply a solenoid valve doubled in parallel with a non-return valve for blocking the return of the oil in the limiting tank thus the stroke of the piston and thus preventing the depression of the front fork. This development alone is not enough. Indeed the piston (4) must therefore be a complete piston, without leakage. This is why an outer conduit (8) allows the free flow of the oil contained under the piston with the reservoir (3) and therefore the upper part of the cylinder. It connects the base of the cylinder to the connecting channel (10) connecting the cylinder (11) to its reservoir (3) and upstream of the electro-valve (l) tank side. The valve of this device allows at any time the passage of the oil from the reservoir to the cylinder which allows the piston to resume its lower position with each release of the compression force and thus to maintain an active suspension of the front wheel . During this phase of blocking the return of the oil in the separate tank, the suspension although hardened, must keep a relative flexibility. This is why in the top of the main cylinder a second pressurized gas bubble (5) is solicited. It is isolated from the oil (9) by a floating piston (2) whose stroke is further limited by a constriction (12) just above the connecting channel (10).
Le fonctionnement est très simple: à chaque action sur!es freins avant ou arrière, un capteur situé sur le maître-cylindre de la pédale de frein et sur celui du levier de frein au guidon commande l'électrovanne ou l'électro-clapet(l) qui instantanément bloque le retour d'huile donc durcit la suspension avant en limitant la course de retrait de l'amortisseur. The operation is very simple: with each action on the front or rear brakes, a sensor located on the master cylinder of the brake pedal and on that of the handlebar brake lever controls the solenoid valve or the electro-valve ( l) which instantly blocks the return of oil so hardens the front suspension by limiting the withdrawal stroke of the damper.
Les dessins illustrent l'invention.The drawings illustrate the invention.
La figure 1 montre une coupe schématique d'un amortisseur à réservoir séparé adapté selon l'invention. La figure 2 montre ce que pourrait être un électro-clapet qui sur commande, bloque la circulation d'huile, 10 mais que dans un sens. Figure 1 shows a schematic section of a separate reservoir damper adapted according to the invention. Figure 2 shows what could be an electro-valve that on command, blocks the flow of oil, but only in one direction.
En référence à ces dessins le dispositif est constitué d'un amortisseur à réservoir séparé comportant un certain nombre d'aménagements originaux et indispensables lui permettant de limiter instantanément la course du piston(4) du cylindre principa!(11) lors des freinages sur ordre des capteurs situés sur le maître-cylindre du levier de frein du guidon et sur celui de la pédale de frein. Ces aménagements concernent: 1 5 - Un électro-clapet(1) ou simplement d'un clapet classique doublée en parallèle d'une électrovanne standard, automatiquement commandé par toute action de freinage, qui sur ordre de l'un ou l'autre capteur bloque le retour de I'huile(9) du cylindre dans le réservoir(3) mais pas l'inverse; - Un conduit extérieur(8)au cylindre qui permet!a libre circulation de l'huile entre le réservoir séparé(3) et la capacité située sous le piston noyé(4) dont le volume ne cesse de varier en fonction des mouvements du 2 0 piston. Ce conduit(8) relie la base du cylindre principal(11) au canal de liaison(10) situé entre le cylindre et son réservoir, en amont de l'élelectro-clapet(1). Referring to these drawings the device consists of a separate reservoir damper comprising a number of original and essential arrangements allowing it to instantly limit the stroke of the piston (4) of the main cylinder (11) during braking on order sensors located on the master cylinder of the brake lever of the handlebar and on that of the brake pedal. These arrangements concern: 1 5 - An electro-valve (1) or simply a conventional valve doubled in parallel with a standard solenoid valve, automatically controlled by any braking action, which by order of one or the other sensor blocks the return of the oil (9) of the cylinder into the tank (3) but not vice versa; - An outer conduit (8) to the cylinder which allows! Free flow of oil between the separate tank (3) and the capacity located under the drowned piston (4) whose volume continues to vary depending on the movements of the 2 0 piston. This duct (8) connects the base of the main cylinder (11) to the connecting channel (10) between the cylinder and its reservoir, upstream of the electro-valve (1).
- Une deuxième bulle de gaz sous pression(5) située dans le haut du cylindre principal(11)et isolée de l'huile par un deuxième piston flottant(2) limité dans sa course par une bague inteme(12) située dans le cylindre, juste au-dessus du canal(10)le reliant au réservoir(3). - A second pressurized gas bubble (5) located in the top of the main cylinder (11) and isolated from the oil by a second floating piston (2) limited in its race by an inner ring (12) located in the cylinder just above the channel (10) connecting it to the tank (3).
2 5 - Un capteur de type indifférent au principe, à contact simple à titre d'exemple, commande l'électrovanne ou électro-clapet. Cet électroclapet(1) de modèle indifférent lui aussi, pourrait être constitué d'un obturateur souple se rétractant sous l'action d'un ressort(6), laissant ainsi libre circulation à l'huile(9) en temps normal et bloquant son passage lors des freinages, dans un seul sens sous l'action répulsive de l'électroaimant(7) qui vient loger cet obturateur contre une butée. Sa souplesse lui permettrait de s'écarter et de laisser passer l'huile 3 0 dans l'autre sens; ceci à titre d'exemple du principe de fonctionnement. 5 - A type sensor indifferent to the principle, single contact by way of example, controls the solenoid valve or electro-valve. This electroclaplet (1) of indifferent model too, could consist of a flexible shutter retracting under the action of a spring (6), leaving free circulation to the oil (9) in normal time and blocking its passage during braking, in one direction under the repulsive action of the electromagnet (7) which accommodates this shutter against a stop. Its flexibility would allow it to deviate and let the oil 30 in the other direction; this as an example of the operating principle.
- Le piston noyé(4) est hermétique et non plus à débit de fuite contrôlée de manière à ne plus continuer à s 'enfoncer!ors des freinages, lorsque l'électro-clapet est fermé ; cette modification impose la création du conduit de liaison(8) entre la base du cylindre et le réservoir(3). - The embedded piston (4) is hermetic and no longer controlled leakage rate so as not to continue to sinking! Or braking when the electro-valve is closed; this modification imposes the creation of the connecting pipe (8) between the base of the cylinder and the reservoir (3).
Le dispositif selon l'invention est particulièrement destiné à équiper les suspensions des fourches avant 3 5 des motos et ainsi réduire, voire éviter le phénomène de plongée c'est à dire l'enfoncement de l'avant de la moto qui est aussi désagréable que potentiellement dangereux. The device according to the invention is particularly intended to equip the suspensions of the forks before 35 motorcycles and thus reduce or even avoid the phenomenon of diving that is to say the depression of the front of the bike which is as unpleasant as potentially dangerous.
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