GB2139302A - Brake system incorporating a stepping motor - Google Patents
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- GB2139302A GB2139302A GB08411283A GB8411283A GB2139302A GB 2139302 A GB2139302 A GB 2139302A GB 08411283 A GB08411283 A GB 08411283A GB 8411283 A GB8411283 A GB 8411283A GB 2139302 A GB2139302 A GB 2139302A
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60T—VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL; ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL; PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES; VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES
- B60T8/00—Arrangements for adjusting wheel-braking force to meet varying vehicular or ground-surface conditions, e.g. limiting or varying distribution of braking force
- B60T8/18—Arrangements for adjusting wheel-braking force to meet varying vehicular or ground-surface conditions, e.g. limiting or varying distribution of braking force responsive to vehicle weight or load, e.g. load distribution
- B60T8/1893—Arrangements for adjusting wheel-braking force to meet varying vehicular or ground-surface conditions, e.g. limiting or varying distribution of braking force responsive to vehicle weight or load, e.g. load distribution especially adapted for railway vehicles
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60T—VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL; ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL; PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES; VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES
- B60T13/00—Transmitting braking action from initiating means to ultimate brake actuator with power assistance or drive; Brake systems incorporating such transmitting means, e.g. air-pressure brake systems
- B60T13/10—Transmitting braking action from initiating means to ultimate brake actuator with power assistance or drive; Brake systems incorporating such transmitting means, e.g. air-pressure brake systems with fluid assistance, drive, or release
- B60T13/66—Electrical control in fluid-pressure brake systems
- B60T13/68—Electrical control in fluid-pressure brake systems by electrically-controlled valves
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60T—VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL; ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL; PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES; VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES
- B60T8/00—Arrangements for adjusting wheel-braking force to meet varying vehicular or ground-surface conditions, e.g. limiting or varying distribution of braking force
- B60T8/26—Arrangements for adjusting wheel-braking force to meet varying vehicular or ground-surface conditions, e.g. limiting or varying distribution of braking force characterised by producing differential braking between front and rear wheels
- B60T8/266—Arrangements for adjusting wheel-braking force to meet varying vehicular or ground-surface conditions, e.g. limiting or varying distribution of braking force characterised by producing differential braking between front and rear wheels using valves or actuators with external control means
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60T—VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL; ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL; PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES; VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES
- B60T8/00—Arrangements for adjusting wheel-braking force to meet varying vehicular or ground-surface conditions, e.g. limiting or varying distribution of braking force
- B60T8/32—Arrangements for adjusting wheel-braking force to meet varying vehicular or ground-surface conditions, e.g. limiting or varying distribution of braking force responsive to a speed condition, e.g. acceleration or deceleration
- B60T8/34—Arrangements for adjusting wheel-braking force to meet varying vehicular or ground-surface conditions, e.g. limiting or varying distribution of braking force responsive to a speed condition, e.g. acceleration or deceleration having a fluid pressure regulator responsive to a speed condition
- B60T8/36—Arrangements for adjusting wheel-braking force to meet varying vehicular or ground-surface conditions, e.g. limiting or varying distribution of braking force responsive to a speed condition, e.g. acceleration or deceleration having a fluid pressure regulator responsive to a speed condition including a pilot valve responding to an electromagnetic force
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Abstract
An electro-pneumatic brake system in which an electric brake demand signal controls the energisation of a stepping motor B. The shaft of the motor is threadedly engaged with a captive nut which bears against an abutment carried by a brake controlling valve, the opening of which determines brake actuating pressure downstream of the valve. Rotation of the motor therefore directly controls the brake pressure by movement of the valve. <IMAGE>
Description
SPECIFICATION
Brake system incorporating a stepping motor
This invention relates to an electro-pneumatic
brake system.
Our earlier published U.K. patent specification number 919519 shows an electrically controlled pneumatic brake system employing a magnet which uses an armature to clock round a ratchet wheel. The ratchet wheel drives a captive nut so as to move a valve actuator in the required direction to open or close the valve.
The problem with such a simple device is that the speed of response is limited. It is only capable of responding at speeds corresponding to telephone dialling speeds. While this may be satisfactory for freight car braking it is not good enough for a transit system using electric traction such as an underground train system or overground tram system where much more flexibility and control, and faster action, is needed.
According to the invention there is provided an electro-pneumatic brake system in which an output pneumatic pressure is determined by the opening of a pneumatic valve, subject to a source of pneumatic pressure, in accordance with an electrical signal connected to energise a stepping motor having an output shaft, stepwise rotatable to control the opening of the pneumatic valve.
The invention also comprises a method of converting electric signals to pneumatic signals in an electric magnetic brake system, including applying the electric signals to a stepping electric motor, employing the stepped rotational output of the electric motor to open a valve in a pneumatic circuit whereby the pneumatic pressure downstream of the valve is proportional to the number of steps effected by the stepping motor.
A stepping motor, which uses a rotor positioned by magnetic alignment of iron teeth on the stationary and rotating parts of the motor is fast, flexible, and very reiiable because it has no brushes and therefore a long life. A variable reluctance stepping motor or a hybrid stepping motor may be used for example.
Such a stepping motor is capable of actuating at very high rates e.g. 10,000 steps per second.
It is ideal to be operated by a microprocessor which can be so designed and programmed as to blend all the different braking arrangement and to take account of all the variables such as load. It can blend the normal braking with emergency braking and with a load sensitive braking etc.
Preferably the stepping motor either rotates a shaft on which there is a nut which cannot rotate but moves axially along the shaft so as to initiate operation of the pneumatic device.
The nut may, for example, move an inlet valve seat of the pneumatic device so as to allow flow of air producing an output proportional to the movement of the seat and therefore proportional to the number of steps made by the stepping motor. Alternatively the nut may move an inlet valve relatively to a fixed seat so as to achieve the same effect.
In one arrangement the nut abuts one end of a valve cage of a pilot valve so that the cage moves axially with the nut, the cage being preferably held against the nut by supply pressure acting on an annular area on the cage. The pilot valve may in turn operate a relay valve.
In addition into the same pneumatic valve that operates the main braking system, there may be incorporated:
a) the emergency braking control, and
b) the load cut-off
These two items a and b could be used with a standard motor with feed back or an ordinary DC motor such as a synchronous motor with an optical decoder. It is not essential that they should be used with a stepping motor.
The invention will now be described, by way of example, with reference to the embodiment illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:
Figure 1 is a block diagram illustrating the use of a stepping motor in an electro-pneumatic braking system in accordance with the present invention; and
Figure 2 is a section through a stepping motor controlled pneumatic valve.
In Fig. 1 is shown a blending unit A which receives and blends electrical signals representing brake demand, train load and dynamic braking. In this unit an output is produced representing brake demand less available dynamic braking but modified in accordance with train loading. The signal therefore indicates the required degree of pneumatic braking. This signal is fed in the form of a series of pulses or digital signals, to a stepping motor drive unit B which produces a rotational output proportional to the number of steps and therefore to the required pneumatic braking.
A stepping motor B (Fig. 1) drives a nut 2 in the stepping motor E.P. unit shown in detail in Fig. 2. The nut 2 cannot rotate and, therefore, moves axially when the motor shaft rotates. The threaded part of the shaft may be formed integrally with the output shaft of the stepping motor.
The nut 2 abuts the lower end of the valve cage 3 of a pilot valve so that the cage moves axially with the nut. The cage is always held against the nut by supply pressure acting downwardly on the annular area 3A on the cage 3.
When rotation of the motor B causes the nut 2 and cage 3 to move upwards the pilot inlet valve 4 is opened to connect supply air to the control chamber 5 of the relay valve and also to the chamber 6 below the pilot valve diaphragm, via a registration choke 7.
Pressure builds up on the pilot valve diaphragm until it overcomes the downward force of the control spring 8 where-upon the diaphragm and the exhaust valve 9 move up permitting the inlet valve 4 to close. Thus the pressure built up in the control chamber of the relay is proportional to the movement of the valve cage and hence the degree of rotation of the stepping motor.
The relay valve is of conventional type of large capacity so that the effective way through should have a diameter 3/4 inch (approx 2 centimetres).
The application can be increased by increasing the degree of rotation of the motor and released by reversing the rotation which causes the pilot valve cage to move down, thus permitting the spring 10 to open the exhaust valve 9 and release air from the relay valve control chamber and also the pilot valve diaphragm chamber until the pressure balances the spring load, where-upon the exhaust valve will reclose.
Normally magnet valve 1 2 is energised to connect supply pressure to the upper side of piston 1 3 which moves it down against spring 14 rendering the spring ineffective. If the magnet valve is de-energised, the chamber above the piston 1 3 is vented and spring becomes effective to move up the emergency piston 1 3 the top end of which engages a ring 1 3A in a groove in the wall of the valve cage 3 thus moving valve cage 3 upwards and causing the brakes to be applied. This would occur for emergency.
However, the amount the spring can move up the valve cage is determined by the position of load cut off stop member 1 5 the position of which in the taper slot 1 SA in the valve cage, is determined by the load dependent pressure P acting on the annulus 1 6A on piston 16 against spring 1 7. This stop prevents overbraking should there be any electric cal failure. The stop member 1 5 is tapered towards its distal end and is carried by piston 1 6 for transverse movement relative to the slot 1 SA in the cage 3. Thus, the position of the piston 16, and hence the member 15, as determined by the load pressure signal P will limit the movement of the axially movable cage 3.
For slide control the stepping motor rapidly moves the cage to the release position under the control of slide control circuitry (not shown).
If jerk limit is required the feed to the relay control chamber can be choked - this choke being by-passed by a spool valve on the emergency piston 1 3.
By incorporating a magnet valve at point X (Fig. 2) between the pilot valve output and the registration on the diaphragm 18 of the brake cylinder valve 20, it also incorporates slide control. When this occurs the magnet valve is energised to disconnect the pilot valve output from the relay valve registration which is connected to atmosphere. Brake cylinder pressure causes the diaphragm to move up fully, causing the exhaust valve to vent the brake cylinder. If adaptive slide is required the stepping motor, at the same time, sets the pilot valve to give the required adaptive pressure when the slide magnet is de-energised.
Claims (9)
1. An electro-pneumatic brake system in which an output pneumatic pressure is determined by the opening of a pneumatic valve, subject to a source of pneumatic pressure, in accordance with an electrical signal connected to energise a stepping motor having an output shaft, stepwise rotatable to control the opening of the pneumatic valve.
2. A brake system as claimed in Claim 1 wherein there are two relatively movable members, a first member movable in an axial direction upon rotation of the second member, and the first member is connected to the valve and the second member is connected to the motor.
3. A brake system as claimed in Claim 2 wherein the two relatively movable members comprise a threadedly engaged nut and shaft.
4. A brake system as claimed in Claim 3 wherein the threaded shaft is integral with the output shaft of the motor and the nut is constrained for relative axial movement.
5. A brake systen as claimed in any preceding claim wherein the value has an abutment against which the axially movable member is urged to effect valve movement.
6. A brake system as claimed in any claim including a stop arranged to iimit movement of the axially movable member and the position of the stop is determined by a load dependent signal.
7. A brake system as claimed in Claim 6 wherein the stop comprises a further member engaged with and movable in a transverse direction with respect to a slot in the axially movable member.
8. A brake system as claimed in Claim 7 wherein the further member comprises a tapered member carried by a piston movable said transverse direction, the piston of which is determined by a load dependent signal.
9. An electro-pneumatic brake system substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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GB08411283A GB2139302B (en) | 1983-05-03 | 1984-05-02 | Brake system incorporating a stepping motor |
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GB838312025A GB8312025D0 (en) | 1983-05-03 | 1983-05-03 | Brake system |
GB08411283A GB2139302B (en) | 1983-05-03 | 1984-05-02 | Brake system incorporating a stepping motor |
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GB8411283D0 GB8411283D0 (en) | 1984-06-06 |
GB2139302A true GB2139302A (en) | 1984-11-07 |
GB2139302B GB2139302B (en) | 1986-11-12 |
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GB2215416A (en) * | 1988-01-07 | 1989-09-20 | Honda Motor Co Ltd | Method and apparatus for controlling braking hydraulic pressure for a vehicle |
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GB2215416A (en) * | 1988-01-07 | 1989-09-20 | Honda Motor Co Ltd | Method and apparatus for controlling braking hydraulic pressure for a vehicle |
US4940291A (en) * | 1988-01-07 | 1990-07-10 | Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha | Method and apparatus for controlling hydraulic braking pressure for a vehicle |
US5042886A (en) * | 1988-01-07 | 1991-08-27 | Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha | Method for controlling hydraulic braking pressure for a vehicle |
GB2215416B (en) * | 1988-01-07 | 1992-07-29 | Honda Motor Co Ltd | Method of controlling hydraulic braking pressure for a vehicle |
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