JP2011174521A - Pressure flow rate control valve - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pressure flow rate control vale which can reduce a processing cost and a management cost. <P>SOLUTION: The pressure flow rate control valve 1 comprises a housing 2 having a valve hole 3 having an annular valve seat 4, a valve body 5 which is movably accommodated in the valve hole 3 and seats on and leaves from the annular valve seat 4, a spring seat 10 which is accommodated in the valve hole 5 and has a through-hole 11 which permits the passage of fluid, a spring 14 which is interposed between the valve body 5 and the spring seat 10, and energizes the valve body 5 toward the annular valve seat 4, and an annular nut 15 which is screwed to the internal periphery of the valve hole 3 and regulates the retreat of the spring seat 10 from the annular valve seat 4. The pressure flow rate control valve 1 makes a pressure in the valve hole 3 act on the valve body 5 in the valve closing direction by imparting a resistance to the fluid which passes the through-hole at the opening of the valve, and also is characterized in that a plate 16 interposed between the spring seat 10 and the nut 15 is arranged at the valve, and a hole 17 which can change a wrap area facing the through-hole 11 of the spring seat 10 by relatively rotating the plate 16 with respect to the spring seat 10 in the circumferential direction is formed at the plate 16. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an improvement in a pressure flow control valve.

  Conventionally, this type of pressure flow control valve is embodied in, for example, a piston portion of a shock absorber that generates a particularly high damping force, and a housing having a valve hole with an annular valve seat, A valve body that can be freely attached to and detached from the valve seat and accommodated in the valve hole, a spring seat that is screwed to the inner periphery of the valve hole, and a valve body that is interposed between the valve body and the spring seat There is known one that includes a coil spring that is biased toward an annular valve seat (for example, see Patent Document 1).

  In this pressure flow control valve, when the force that pushes the valve body into the valve hole due to the fluid pressure overcomes the biasing force of the coil spring that biases the valve body, the valve body separates from the annular valve seat. The valve is opened to allow fluid to flow through the valve hole. In the case of this pressure flow control valve, the spring seat is provided with a through hole penetrating along the axial direction, and the fluid flowing into the valve hole flows out of the housing through the through hole. ing.

  Further, when the fluid passes between the annular valve seat and the valve body, not only resistance is given to the flow of the fluid, but also the passage is throttled by the through hole when passing through the through hole. Therefore, when the pressure flow control valve is opened, the pressure in the valve hole rises, and the pressure in the valve hole is applied to the valve body as a secondary pressure to urge the valve body in the valve closing direction. It has become.

  Therefore, the pressure flow characteristics in the conventional pressure flow control valve can be characterized not only by the spring constant of the coil spring but also by the diameter of the through hole. A spring seat provided with a through hole having a suitable diameter according to the required pressure flow characteristics is selected and incorporated in the housing.

JP 2007-71232 A

  However, in the pressure flow control valve as described above, it may be pointed out that there are the following problems.

  As described above, in the conventional pressure flow control valve, in order to meet the required pressure flow characteristics, it is necessary to prepare a plurality of spring seats with different bore diameters in advance. Not only is this disadvantageous, but there is a problem that the management of inventory becomes complicated and the management cost increases.

  Therefore, the present invention has been developed to improve the above-described problems, and its object is to provide a pressure flow control valve capable of reducing processing costs and management costs. .

  In order to solve the above-described object, the problem-solving means in the present invention includes a housing having a valve hole provided with an annular valve seat, and a valve body that is movably accommodated in the valve hole and seats on and off the annular valve seat. A spring seat that is housed in the valve hole and has a through hole that allows passage of fluid; and a spring that is interposed between the valve body and the spring seat and biases the valve body toward the annular valve seat; An annular nut that is screwed onto the inner periphery of the valve hole to restrict the spring seat from retreating from the annular valve seat, and provides resistance to the fluid that passes through the through-hole when the valve is opened, thereby reducing the pressure in the valve hole. A pressure flow control valve that acts on the valve body in the valve closing direction is provided with a plate interposed between the spring seat and the nut, and the passage of the spring seat is achieved by rotating the plate relative to the spring seat in the circumferential direction. The plate is provided with a hole capable of changing a lap area facing the hole.

  In the pressure flow control valve of the present invention, the pressure flow characteristic can be adjusted by changing the circumferential relative position of the spring seat and the plate. Therefore, unlike the conventional pressure flow control valve, it is not necessary to prepare a plurality of spring seats having through holes with different diameters in advance, and the circumferential relative positions of the same shape spring seat and the same shape plate are appropriately set. The desired pressure flow characteristic can be realized simply by positioning the position.

  Thus, since it is sufficient to prepare the same shape of the spring seat and the same shape of the plate, the processing cost of the pressure flow control valve can be reduced, the inventory can be easily managed, and the management cost can be reduced.

It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the pressure flow control valve in one embodiment. It is a figure explaining the state which laminated | stacked the spring seat and plate of the pressure flow control valve of one Embodiment. It is a disassembled perspective view of the spring seat and plate of the pressure flow control valve of one embodiment.

  Hereinafter, the pressure flow control valve 1 of this invention is demonstrated based on figures. As shown in FIG. 1, a pressure flow control valve 1 according to an embodiment includes a housing 2 having a valve hole 3 having an annular valve seat 4, and a valve valve 3 that is movably accommodated in the valve hole 3. A valve body 5 that is attached to and detached from the valve body, a spring seat 10 that is accommodated in the valve hole 3 and that allows passage of fluid, and a valve that is interposed between the valve body 5 and the spring seat 10. A coil spring 14 as a spring that biases the body 5 toward the annular valve seat 4 and an annular nut 15 that is screwed onto the inner periphery of the valve hole 3 to restrict the spring seat 10 from retreating from the annular valve seat 4. And a plate 16 interposed between the spring seat 10 and the nut 15.

  Hereinafter, each part of the pressure flow control valve 1 will be described in detail. The housing 2 has a cylindrical shape and is provided with a valve hole 3 in which the valve body 5 is accommodated. The circumference is reduced to form a reduced diameter portion 3a, and an annular valve seat 4 is formed by a step portion provided by forming the reduced diameter portion 3a. Further, a screw portion 3b is provided on the inner periphery of the upper end in FIG. 1 of the valve hole 3, and an annular nut 15 is screwed to the screw portion 3b.

  The valve body 5 is accommodated in the valve hole 3 so as to be movable in the axial direction, and a disc-shaped valve body 6 which is attached to and detached from the annular valve seat 4 and a columnar shape formed at the lower end of the valve body 6 in FIG. A valve head 7 and a spring fitting portion 8 that protrudes toward the valve head side of the valve body 6 are provided. Further, the valve head 7 is slidably inserted into the reduced diameter portion 3a in the valve hole 3, and the valve body 5 moves in the axial direction without being shaken by the valve hole 3 with the valve head 7 as a guide. Can be done. The movement of the valve body 5 may be guided by sliding the outer periphery of the valve body 6 against the inner peripheral surface of the valve hole 3, and in that case, the hole or the outer periphery of the valve body 6 extends in the axial direction. A cutout or the like may be provided so as to allow passage of fluid.

  When the lower end of the valve body 6 in FIG. 1 is brought into contact with the upper surface of the annular valve seat 4 in FIG. 1 and is seated, the pressure flow control valve 1 is closed and the flow of fluid into the valve hole 3 is blocked. Can be done. Further, a U-shaped groove 7a is formed in the valve head 7 from the distal end to the proximal end, and the lower end of the valve body 6 in FIG. 1 is from the upper surface in FIG. When retreating to the inside of the valve hole 3, the groove 7 a opens from the reduced diameter portion 3 a to the inside of the valve hole 3 according to the retraction amount, and fluid flows into the valve hole 3 through the groove 7 a. In this way, resistance is given to the flow of the fluid passing through the groove 7a to cause a predetermined pressure loss. And according to the retraction amount of the valve body 6 in this valve body 5, the area which the groove | channel 7a faces in the valve hole 3 becomes large, and the valve opening area increases. Note that the shape of the valve head 7 is not limited to the above, and in particular, the valve head 7 may not function as a guide for the movement of the valve body 5.

  In addition to the valve body 5, a spring seat 10 is accommodated in the valve hole 3 described above. The spring seat 10 includes a cylindrical spring fitting portion 12 and a spring fitting portion 12 in FIG. A flange-shaped spring receiving portion 13 provided at the middle upper end and a through hole 11 communicating from the upper end to the lower end of the spring fitting portion 12 are configured.

  The spring seat 10 is prevented from slipping out of the valve hole 3 by an annular nut 15 screwed into the screw portion 3b of the valve hole 3, and movement in a direction away from the annular valve seat 4 is restricted. ing.

  A coil spring 14 is interposed between the spring seat 10 and the valve body 5 in a compressed state, and the movement of the spring seat 10 in the direction away from the annular valve seat 4 is restricted by the nut 15 described above. Therefore, the urging force of the compressed coil spring 14 acts on the valve body 5 toward the annular valve seat 4. Therefore, in this pressure flow control valve 1, the force that pushes the valve body 5 upward in FIG. 1 by the pressure acting on the valve head 7 of the valve body 5 from the outside of the housing 2 causes the valve body 5 of the coil spring 14 to move in FIG. The valve is kept closed until the urging force that pushes downward is overcome, and when the force overcomes the urging force of the coil spring 14, the valve body 5 pushes and retracts the coil spring 14 so that the valve body 5 moves backward from the annular valve body 4 and opens. It has become. That is, in the pressure flow control valve 1, the valve opening pressure is set by the urging force generated by the coil spring 14 in the valve closing state.

  A spring fitting portion 8 of the valve body 5 is fitted to the inner circumference of the lower end in FIG. 1 that is one end of the coil spring 14, and the inner circumference of the upper end in FIG. The spring fitting portion 12 of the spring seat 10 is fitted, and the spring seat 10 loosely fitted in the valve hole 3 is aligned in the valve hole 3. In this case, since the outer periphery of the spring receiving portion 13 in the spring seat 10 faces the screw portion 3b in the valve hole 3, the spring seat 10 is aligned by the coil spring 14 as described above. When the spring receiving portion 13 faces other than the screw portion 3 b of the valve hole 3, the outer periphery of the spring receiving portion 13 is brought into contact with the inner periphery of the valve hole 3 to align the spring seat 10 with the valve hole 3. You may do it.

  Further, a disc-shaped plate 16 is interposed between the spring seat 10 and the nut 15, and a hole 17 is provided in the plate 16. The hole 17 can face the through-hole 11 of the spring seat 10, and the circumferential position of the plate 16 with respect to the spring seat 10 is made different, that is, the plate 16 is surrounded with respect to the spring seat 10. By rotating in the direction, it is possible to change the lap area which is the area facing the through hole 11.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the plate-side outlet end of the through hole 11 in the spring seat 10 is circular and the center thereof is at a position eccentric from the relative rotation center of the spring seat 10 and the plate 16. Is set. That is, the exit end on the plate side of the circular through hole 11 is formed at a position eccentric from the relative rotation center. The outlet end on the spring seat side of the hole 17 of the other plate 16 is circular and the center thereof is set at a position eccentric from the relative rotation center O of the spring seat 10 and the plate 16, and at least the spring seat 10. 2 facing the plate-side outlet end of the through hole 11 within a predetermined rotation range of the plate 16 in the circumferential direction, and within the predetermined rotation range, a lap area (hatched line in FIG. 2) that is the facing area with the through hole 11 Part) can be changed.

  In the case of this embodiment, the outlet end on the plate side of the through hole 11 in the spring seat 10 has a center at a position eccentric in the radial direction from the relative rotation center O of the spring seat 10 and the plate 16 by the radius. The outlet end on the spring seat side of the hole 17 in the plate 16 is a circle having the same diameter as the outlet end on the plate side of the through hole 11, and the spring seat 10 and the plate 16 have an amount corresponding to the radius. A circular shape having a center at a position eccentric from the relative rotation center O in the radial direction is formed, and the plate 16 is rotated counterclockwise even in the clockwise direction in FIG. 2 from the position where the through hole 11 and the hole 17 face each other. However, the lap area can be changed from the area of the through hole 11 and the hole 17 to 0 before it is rotated 180 degrees.

  In the above description, the exit ends of the through hole 11 and the hole 17 have a circular shape eccentric from the center of rotation relative to the spring seat 10 and the plate 16. If the lap area where the through hole 11 of the spring seat 10 and the hole 17 of the plate 16 face each other can be changed by relative rotation in the direction, the shape and position can be arbitrarily set. Specifically, for example, the outlet ends of the through hole 11 and the hole 17 are both set as arc-shaped elongated holes arranged on the same circumference, and the plate 16 is rotated relative to the spring seat 10 in the circumferential direction. By doing so, the lap area of the through-hole 11 and the hole 17 set as the arc-shaped elongated hole may be changed, and the through-hole 11 and the hole 17 may be made to have a shape other than a circle. Also good.

  Further, in this embodiment, positioning means for positioning the circumferential position of the plate 16 with respect to the spring seat 10 at a plurality of positions where the lap areas where the through holes 11 of the spring seat 10 and the holes 17 of the plate 16 face each other are different. It has.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the positioning means includes a plurality of circular recesses 18 arranged on the same circumference at the plate side end of the spring seat 10, and the spring seat side of the plate 16. A projection 19 having a circular cross section is provided, which is provided at the end and enters the selected recess 18 among the recesses 18 in a state where the plate 16 is stacked on the spring seat 10. More specifically, twelve recesses 18 provided in the spring seat 10 are provided at the plate side end of the spring seat 10 at equal intervals on the same circumference, and two protrusions 19 are provided on the plate 16. When the plate 16 is laminated on the spring seat 10, each protrusion 19 enters the opposing recess 18, and the plate 16 can be positioned in the circumferential direction with respect to the spring seat 10. ing.

  Then, by changing the recesses 18 into which the protrusions 19 enter, the relative position in the circumferential direction of the plate 16 with respect to the spring seat 10 can be changed and positioned. In this way, the circumference of the spring seat 10 and the plate 16 is changed. By changing the directional relative position to a plurality of positions and positioning, the lap area where the through-hole 11 and the hole 17 face can be changed stepwise corresponding to the above position. That is, when the recess 18 into which the protrusion 19 is inserted is selected, the circumferential relative position of the plate 16 with respect to the spring seat 10 is determined according to the selected recess 18, and the through hole 11 and the hole are determined by the determined circumferential relative position. The lap area where 17 faces is uniquely determined.

  Note that the number of the recesses 18 is arbitrary, and may be appropriately determined depending on the number of steps of changing the lap area. Further, the number of the protrusions 19 may be equal to or less than the number of the recessed portions 18 installed. In particular, if the plate 16 and the spring seat 10 are positioned in the radial direction by the valve hole 3, the number of the protrusions 19 may be one. Even if the relative position in the circumferential direction of the plate 16 and the spring seat 10 is changed, the protrusion 19 only needs to be able to enter the recess 18 and position the plate 16 relative to the spring seat 10 without any backlash. May be a shape other than circular. Furthermore, the above-described positioning means is an example, and is not limited to the above.

  Next, the operation of the pressure flow control valve 1 will be described. In the pressure flow control valve 1 configured as described above, the pressure acting on the valve head 7 of the valve body 5 from the outside of the housing 2 through the reduced diameter portion 3a reaches the valve opening pressure, When the force that pushes up the valve body 5 by pressure upward in FIG. 1 overcomes the urging force that pushes down the valve body 5 of the coil spring 14 in FIG. The valve is retracted from the body 4 and opened. Then, after the pressure flow control valve 1 is opened, the fluid flows into the valve hole 3 and escapes upward in FIG. 1 behind the housing 2 through the through hole 11 and the hole 17 facing the hole 11. Go.

  In the pressure flow control valve 1, when the fluid passes between the valve body 5 and the annular valve seat 4, not only resistance is given to the flow of the fluid, but also the fluid passes through the through hole 11. When passing through the hole 17, resistance is given to the flow of the fluid, and a variable restrictor having a flow area as a lap area of the through hole 11 and the hole 17 is configured. Therefore, when the fluid that has passed between the valve body 5 and the annular valve seat 4 passes through the variable throttle, the pressure in the valve hole 3 increases, and this pressure acts on the valve body 5 as a secondary pressure. Thus, the valve body 5 can be urged in the valve closing direction. And this secondary pressure can be adjusted by changing the lap area which the said through-hole 11 and the hole 17 face.

  Therefore, in the pressure flow control valve 1, the pressure flow characteristics can be adjusted by changing the circumferential relative position of the spring seat 10 and the plate 16. Therefore, unlike the conventional pressure flow control valve, it is not necessary to prepare a plurality of spring seats having through holes with different diameters in advance, and the circumferential relative positions of the spring seat 10 and the plate 16 having the same shape are set to appropriate positions. It is possible to achieve the desired pressure flow characteristics simply by positioning to the position.

  Thus, since it is sufficient to prepare the plate 16 having the same shape as the spring seat 10 having the same shape, the processing cost of the pressure flow control valve 1 can be reduced, the inventory can be easily managed, and the management cost can be reduced. It is.

  Further, the pressure flow control valve 1 in the present embodiment is provided with positioning means and positions the plate 16 at a plurality of positions where the lap areas of the hole 11 and the hole 17 are different from each other with respect to the spring seat 10. Therefore, the lap area can be uniquely changed corresponding to the above-mentioned plurality of positions, the pressure flow control valve 1 can be easily assembled, and there is no variation in the pressure flow characteristics between products. Products can be manufactured.

  The description of the embodiment of the pressure flow control valve 1 is finished as described above. However, the pressure flow control valve 1 of the present invention can be used for, for example, a shock absorber and other fluid pressure devices, particularly in the case of a shock absorber. In addition to the piston, it can be incorporated in a rod guide that pivotally supports a base valve and a piston rod.

 It should be noted that the scope of the present invention is not limited to the details shown or described.

  The present invention can be used for a pressure flow control valve.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pressure flow control valve 2 Housing 3 Valve hole 3a Diameter reduction part 3b in valve hole Screw part in valve hole 4 Annular valve seat 5 Valve body 6 Valve body 7 Valve head 8 Spring fitting part 10 in valve body Spring seat 11 Through hole 12 Spring fitting portion 13 in spring seat 13 Spring receiving portion 14 in spring seat Coil spring 15 Nut 16 Plate 17 Hole 18 Recessed portion 19 in spring seat Protrusion in plate

Claims (3)

A housing having a valve hole with an annular valve seat, a valve body movably accommodated in the valve hole and seated on and off from the annular valve seat, and a through hole accommodated in the valve hole and allowing passage of fluid A spring seat that is interposed between the valve body and the spring seat and biases the valve body toward the annular valve seat; and an annular valve seat of the spring seat that is screwed to the inner periphery of the valve hole A pressure-flow control valve having a ring-shaped nut that restricts retraction from the valve, and applying resistance to the fluid passing through the through-hole when the valve is opened so that the pressure in the valve hole acts on the valve body in the valve-closing direction. The plate is provided between the nut and the nut, and the plate has a hole that can change the lap area facing the through hole of the spring seat by rotating the plate relative to the spring seat in the circumferential direction. Pressure flow control valve characterized by 2. A positioning means for positioning the plate in the circumferential direction with respect to the spring seat, wherein the positioning means is capable of positioning the plate with respect to the spring seat at a plurality of positions having different lap areas. The pressure flow control valve described in 1. The positioning means is selected from the plurality of recesses provided on the same circumference of one of the spring seat or the plate, and the recesses provided on the other of the spring seat or the plate and stacked with the plate on the spring seat. The pressure flow control valve according to claim 2, further comprising a protrusion that enters the recess.

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