JP2012077808A - Cylinder device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cylinder device, in which degassing can be efficiently performed without increasing the size of the device.SOLUTION: On an end part peripheral wall in the axial direction of a cylinder 3, a degassing hole 24 is formed at a position on an upper side in a mounted state, a C-shaped ring 52 is disposed along the outer periphery of the cylinder 3 to cover the degassing hole 24, and a space 53 is formed between the C-shaped ring 52 and the outer periphery of the cylinder 3 to communicate with the degassing hole 24. As the C-shaped ring 52 has a discharge region in which the space 53 is communicatable with operating fluid in a reservoir chamber 6 in a mounted state, degassing can be efficiently performed without increasing the size of the device.

Description

  The present invention relates to a cylinder device.

  When the cylinder device is used in, for example, a railway vehicle, there are few scenes of a large stroke as compared with the case where the cylinder device is used in an automobile. Therefore, it is difficult for the gas to escape, and a device for extracting the gas is required.

For example, in Patent Document 1, the gas staying in the corner of the liquid chamber in the inner cylinder on the upper side around the fitting portion between at least one end of the inner cylinder and the end plate is released to the reservoir. An annular passage and an orifice for generating a damping force are provided, and the annular passage is formed in the inner cylinder by a communication passage provided between an upper portion of the end portion of the inner cylinder and the recess bottom of the fitting portion of the end plate. There is disclosed a horizontal hydraulic shock absorber that is in communication with the liquid chamber, and that the orifice is disposed in communication with the annular passage and the reservoir at a portion of the end plate that is always in liquid.
Patent Document 2 discloses a double pipe structure in which an outer tube is stacked on the outer side of an inner cylinder (cylinder), and an oil path provided on the end side of the inner cylinder (an oil path 22 shown in FIG. 4 of Patent Document 2). ), A damping force adjusting type shock absorber is disclosed in which the working fluid in the inner cylinder flows to the outer tube side.

JP 2009-243634 A JP 2009-281484 A

  However, the communication path provided as a mechanism for venting the gas at the cylinder end in the invention of Patent Document 1 and the oil passage provided at the cylinder end in the invention of Patent Document 2 are simply arranged in the axial direction on the cylinder end side. When arranged side by side, there is a concern that the axial length of the cylinder becomes long and the size thereof increases.

  An object of this invention is to provide the cylinder apparatus which can vent gas efficiently, without enlarging an apparatus.

  As means for solving the above-mentioned problems, the invention described in claim 1 of the present invention includes an outer cylinder, a cylinder provided in the outer cylinder and filled with hydraulic fluid, the cylinder and the cylinder An annular reservoir chamber which is defined between the outer cylinder and in which hydraulic fluid and gas are sealed, and a piston which is slidably inserted into the cylinder and which defines the cylinder as two liquid chambers; , One side in the axial direction is attached to the piston and the other side communicates with the inside of the cylinder through a communication pipe, and the flow of hydraulic fluid generated by sliding of the piston is controlled. A damping force generating mechanism for generating a damping force, and a gas vent hole is formed in an upper end position of the peripheral wall in the axial direction of the cylinder in an attached state, and a gas vent provided in the cylinder is provided. So that it covers the hole. A closing member is disposed along the outer periphery of the cylinder, and a space extending in a circumferential direction communicating with the gas vent hole is formed between the closing member and the outer periphery of the cylinder. Has a discharge portion that can communicate with the hydraulic fluid in the reservoir chamber, and the communicating pipe and the gas vent hole have substantially the same axial position.

  According to the cylinder device of the present invention, it is possible to vent the gas efficiently without increasing the size of the device.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a horizontal cylinder device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a main part of the cylinder device of FIG. FIG. 3 is an AA arrow view of FIG. 4A and 4B show the closing member, where FIG. 4A is a plan view and FIG. 4B is a side view. FIG. 5 shows another embodiment of the closing member, where (a) is a plan view and (b) is a side view. FIG. 6 shows still another embodiment of the closing member, where (a) is a plan view and (b) is a side view.

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
The horizontal cylinder device 1 according to the present embodiment is provided as a railway vehicle damper (oil damper).
As shown in FIG. 1, a horizontal cylinder device 1 according to this embodiment includes an outer cylinder 2 that extends in a horizontal direction in an attached state, and a cylinder 3 that is arranged concentrically with the outer cylinder 2. Both ends of the opening of the outer cylinder 2 and the cylinder 3 are closed by end plates 4 and 5, respectively. An annular reservoir chamber 6 is formed between the inner peripheral surface of the outer cylinder 2 and the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder 3. For convenience of explanation, the left side in the figure, that is, the bracket 17 side is described as the front side, and the right side in the figure, that is, the bracket 8 side is described as the rear side.

In the present embodiment, the rear end plate 5 has a divided structure of a main lid member 5 a that closes the rear end of the outer cylinder 2 and a sub lid member 5 b that closes the rear end of the cylinder 3. The main lid member 5a is fixedly provided with a bracket 8 for connection to the vehicle body side.
On the other hand, the front end plate 4 also functions as a rod guide, and the front end of the cylinder 3 is fitted to a protruding portion 9 that protrudes rearward from the front end plate 4. A lock ring 12 is disposed in front of the front end plate 4. A seal member 10 is disposed between the outer peripheral surface of the protruding portion 9 of the front end plate 4 and the inner peripheral surface of the front end of the cylinder 3.

A piston 15 is slidably disposed in the cylinder 3. One end of a piston rod 16 is connected to the piston 15, and the other end of the piston rod 16 is liquid-tightly inserted through the front end plate 4 and the lock ring 12 to the outside of the outer cylinder 2 (cylinder 3). It extends. In addition, the bracket 17 for connection connected with the trolley | bogie side is fixed to the other end part of the piston rod 16, for example.
The cylinder 3 is divided into two oil chambers 18 and 19 by a piston 15, and hydraulic oil (hydraulic fluid) is sealed in the rod side oil chamber 18 and the anti-rod side oil chamber 19. This hydraulic oil is also partially enclosed in the reservoir chamber 6.

The piston 15 prevents the hydraulic oil from moving from the anti-rod side oil chamber 19 to the rod side oil chamber 18 during the contraction stroke of the piston rod 16, and the pressure of the hydraulic oil in the anti-rod side oil chamber 19 becomes a predetermined pressure. When it reaches, the relief valve 20 relieves the hydraulic oil to the rod side oil chamber 18, and the movement of the hydraulic oil from the rod side oil chamber 18 to the non-rod side oil chamber 19 is prevented during the extension stroke. A relief valve 21 is provided for relieving the hydraulic oil to the anti-rod side oil chamber 19 when the pressure of the hydraulic oil in 18 reaches a predetermined pressure.
In addition, a relief valve 22 that opens according to the pressure in the anti-rod side oil chamber 19 and releases the hydraulic oil in the oil chamber 19 to the reservoir chamber 6 is provided in the sub lid member 5b of the rear end plate 5; A check valve 23 that allows only hydraulic fluid to flow from the chamber 6 to the non-rod-side oil chamber 19 is disposed.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a gas vent hole 24 is formed in the front end peripheral wall of the cylinder 3 at a position on the upper side in the attached state. Further, a first communication hole 25 is formed in the front end portion peripheral wall of the cylinder 3 so as to be in communication with the rod-side oil chamber 18 in the cylinder 3 and located at the foremost side and at the lower side in the attached state. The center of the gas vent hole 24 and the center of the first communication hole 25 are formed at the same position in the axial direction of the cylinder 3. Further, a plurality of second communication holes 26 that are communicable with the anti-rod side oil chamber 19 in the cylinder 3 and are located at the rearmost side are formed on the peripheral wall of the rear end portion of the cylinder 3 at intervals in the circumferential direction. . Further, the outer circumferential surface of the cylinder 3 is recessed along the circumferential direction so as to overlap the first recessed portion 28 and the first recessed portion 28 recessed along the circumferential direction so as to overlap with the gas vent hole 24. The second recess 29 is formed. The second concave portion 29 is set such that the bottom portion has a longer axial width than the first concave portion 28 and shallower than the depth of the first concave portion 28. The axial width of the second recess 29 is substantially the same as the width of a C-shaped ring 52 which is a closing member described later. Further, the small diameter portion 34 of the boss 30 is fixed to the position where the first communication hole 25 of the cylinder 3 is formed by welding.

  The boss 30 is formed in a cylindrical shape, communicates with the first communication hole 25 and the large-diameter portion 33 having the large-diameter opening 31 into which the front communication pipe 43 is fitted, and has approximately the same diameter as the first communication hole 25. The small-diameter portion 34 having the small-diameter opening portion 32. The large diameter opening 31 and the small diameter opening 32 are formed concentrically. The boss 30 and the communication pipe 43 correspond to the communication pipe of the present invention. 2 and 3, the cylinder 3 and the boss 30 are fixed by welding, the first communication hole 25 provided in the cylinder 3 is blocked from the outside, and the small-diameter opening 32 of the boss 30 is provided. It will only communicate with.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an intermediate cylinder 36, which forms an intermediate chamber 35 between the outer periphery of the cylinder 3 and the outer periphery of the cylinder 3, is fixed to the outer periphery of the cylinder 3 by welding. The anti-rod side oil chamber 19 and the intermediate chamber 35 in the cylinder 3 are communicated with each other through the second communication holes 26. A small diameter opening 39 communicating with the intermediate chamber 35 and a large diameter opening 40 with which the rear communication pipe 44 is fitted are formed concentrically on the lower side of the front end of the intermediate cylinder 36.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a front communication pipe 43 is fitted into the outer cylinder 2 concentrically with a first communication hole 25 (a large-diameter opening 31 of the boss 30) provided in the peripheral wall of the cylinder 3. A front fitting hole 41 is formed. Further, the outer cylinder 2 is formed with a rear fitting hole 42 into which the rear communication pipe 44 is fitted concentrically with the small-diameter opening 39 provided in the intermediate cylinder 36.

Then, by fitting the front communication pipe 43 into the large-diameter opening 31 of the boss 30 and the front-side fitting hole 41 of the outer cylinder 2, the rod-side oil chamber 18 and the damping force generation mechanism 50 in the cylinder 3 are connected to the cylinder. 3 through the first communication hole 25 and the front communication pipe 43.
On the other hand, by fitting the rear communication pipe 44 into the large-diameter opening 40 of the intermediate cylinder 36 and the rear fitting hole 42 of the outer cylinder 2, the intermediate chamber 35 and the damping force generating mechanism 50 are connected to the intermediate cylinder 36. The small diameter opening 39 and the rear communication pipe 44 communicate with each other.
The seal members 11 are respectively disposed between the front communication pipe 43 and the large-diameter opening 31 of the boss 30 and between the front communication pipe 43 and the front fitting hole 41 of the outer cylinder 2. The seal members 11 are also arranged between the rear communication pipe 44 and the large-diameter opening 40 of the intermediate cylinder 36 and between the rear communication pipe 44 and the rear fitting hole 42 of the outer cylinder 2. ing.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a C-shaped ring 52 having a width substantially the same as the width of the second recess 29 is attached to the second recess 29 provided on the outer periphery of the cylinder 3. The C-shaped ring 52 is a closing member that covers the first recess 28, and is mounted so that the front communication pipe 43 is positioned at the discharge portion 51 of the open portion of the C-shaped ring 52. The C-shaped ring 52 is configured by a leaf spring. As described above, the width of the C-shaped ring 52 is the same as the axial width of the second recess 29, and the open width of the C-shaped ring 52 is larger than the outer diameter of the large-diameter portion 33 of the boss 30. It is set large. As a result, when the C-shaped ring 52 is attached to the second recess 29 provided on the outer periphery of the cylinder 3, a space 53 (first space) communicating with the gas vent hole 24 between the outer periphery of the cylinder 3 and the C-shaped ring 52. A recessed portion 28) is formed, and in the mounted state, the space 53 is communicated with the hydraulic oil in the reservoir chamber 6 via the discharge portion 51 (open portion) around the front communication pipe 43 (boss 30).
In the present embodiment, the C-shaped ring 52 is configured by a leaf spring, but may be configured by a non-decomposed mechanical seal such as press-fitting.

Next, the operation of the horizontal cylinder device 1 according to this embodiment will be described.
A horizontally mounted cylinder device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is mounted in a horizontally placed state between a carriage and a vehicle body, a bracket 17 on the piston rod 16 side is connected to the carriage, and the vehicle body on the outer cylinder 2 side is connected. The bracket 8 is connected. At this time, the discharge part 51 (open part) of the C-shaped ring 52 disposed on the outer periphery of the cylinder 3 is immersed in the hydraulic oil in the reservoir chamber 6.

  When the carriage and the vehicle body move relative to each other in the horizontal direction, the piston rod 16 of the horizontal cylinder device 1 expands and contracts. As a result, during the extension stroke of the piston rod 16, the hydraulic oil in the rod side oil chamber 18 reaches the damping force generation mechanism 50 through the first communication hole 25 and the front side communication pipe 43, and the damping force generation mechanism 50 communicates with the rear side communication. It flows into the anti-rod side oil chamber 19 through the pipe 44, the intermediate chamber 35, and each of the second communication holes 26, and an expansion side damping force is generated accordingly. During the extension stroke, the hydraulic oil corresponding to the retraction of the piston rod 16 is supplied from the reservoir chamber 6 to the anti-rod side oil chamber 19 via the check valve 23 provided on the sub lid member 5b of the rear end plate 5. .

  On the other hand, during the contraction stroke of the piston rod 16, the hydraulic oil in the anti-rod side oil chamber 19 reaches the damping force generation mechanism 50 through the second communication holes 26, the intermediate chamber 35, and the rear side communication pipe 44, and generates the damping force. It flows from the mechanism 50 to the rod-side oil chamber 18 through the front communication pipe 43 and the first communication hole 25, and a contraction-side damping force is generated accordingly. During this contraction stroke, the hydraulic oil that has entered the piston rod 16 is discharged from the anti-rod side oil chamber 19 into the reservoir chamber 6 through the relief valve 22 provided in the sub lid member 5b of the rear end plate 5, A damping force is also generated at this time.

  Therefore, in particular, the gas accumulated in the upper part of the rod-side oil chamber 18 in the cylinder 3 passes through the space 53 (the first recess 28) from the gas vent hole 24 during the extension stroke of the piston rod 16, and then flows into the C-shaped ring 52. The oil is discharged from the discharge portion 51, that is, the discharge portion 51 around the front side communication pipe 43 into the hydraulic oil in the reservoir chamber 6.

  As described above, in the horizontal cylinder device 1 according to the present embodiment, the gas vent hole is formed in a portion of the peripheral wall at the front end of the cylinder 3 that is positioned on the upper side when the cylinder 3 is attached in a horizontal state between the carriage and the vehicle body. The C-shaped ring 52 is disposed along the outer periphery of the cylinder 3 so as to cover the gas vent hole 24. As a result, a space 53 (first recess 28) is formed between the outer periphery of the cylinder 3 and the C-shaped ring 52, and in the attached state, the space 53 is connected to the reservoir chamber 6 via the discharge part 51 of the C-shaped ring 52. It communicates with the hydraulic oil inside.

  As a result, in particular, the gas accumulated in the upper portion of the rod-side oil chamber 18 in the cylinder 3 passes through the space 53 (first recess 28) from the gas vent hole 24 during the extension stroke of the piston rod 16, and the C-shaped ring 52. Can be discharged into the hydraulic oil in the reservoir chamber 6.

  And in the horizontal cylinder apparatus 1 which concerns on this embodiment, since the gas vent hole 24 and the 1st communicating hole 25 can be formed in the same position in the axial direction of the cylinder 3, the axial length of the cylinder 3 is shortened. Therefore, many of the constituent members can be reduced in size, and as a result, the entire apparatus can be reduced in size, and weight reduction and cost reduction can be achieved. In addition, the valve layout is easy and the degree of freedom in design is improved. Furthermore, in this embodiment, since the boss 30 into which the front communication pipe 43 is fitted is welded and fixed to the cylinder 3, and the C-shaped ring 52 is employed as the closing member, the assembly direction of the C-shaped ring 52 Is limited to one direction, it is possible to prevent erroneous assembly and improve reliability.

In the above-described embodiment, the C-shaped ring 52 is used as the closing member. However, as shown in FIG. 5, the blocking member is parted in a ring shape so that the part functions as the discharge part 51. A configuration in which a hook-like portion 55 into which the front communication pipe 43 is fitted may be provided in the divided portion, and as shown in FIG. 6, a front communication pipe corresponding to the discharge part 51 in a ring shape. A configuration in which a U-shaped cutout portion 56 surrounding 43 may be provided.
By adopting the closing member shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, it is possible to further prevent erroneous assembly of the closing member.
In the present embodiment, the center of the gas vent hole 24 and the center of the first communication hole 25 are formed at the same position in the axial direction of the cylinder 3, but the range of the first communication hole 25 in the axial direction is shown. If provided inside, the gas vent hole 24 does not affect the stroke of the piston 15, and as a result, the cylinder length can be minimized. Furthermore, the gas vent hole 24 may be provided on the rod guide 4 side of the first communication hole 25, and the gas vent hole 24 may be provided in the axial range of the boss 30.
In the present embodiment, the communication pipes 43 and 44 are cylindrical tubes, but may be oval or rectangular tubes.
Further, in the present embodiment, the C-shaped ring 52 is configured by a leaf spring and can be disassembled, so that maintenance performance and assembly performance can be improved as compared with a non-disassembly configuration.
In the present embodiment, the hydraulic oil in the rod-side oil chamber 18 reaches the damping force generation mechanism 50 through the front communication pipe 43 during the extension stroke, and is counteracted from the damping force generation mechanism 50 through the rear communication pipe 44. Although it flows to the rod side 19 and a damping force on the expansion side is generated in response to this, it shows a path that is opposite to the expansion stroke during the contraction stroke. The hydraulic oil may be supplied from the side oil chamber to the damping force generation mechanism. In the present embodiment, the oil is used as the working fluid. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a liquid such as water may be used.
Further, in the present embodiment, the horizontal cylinder device has been described as an example. However, the vertical cylinder device may be used as long as the condition that the discharge part 51 is in the hydraulic fluid is satisfied.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Horizontal cylinder apparatus, 2 Outer cylinder, 3 Cylinder, 6 Reservoir chamber, 15 Piston, 16 Piston rod, 18 Rod side oil chamber, 19 Anti-rod side oil chamber, 24 Gas vent hole, 25 1st communicating hole, 26 1st 2 communication holes, 28 1st recessed part, 29 2nd recessed part, 43 front communication pipe, 44 rear communication pipe, 50 damping force generating mechanism, 51 discharge part, 52 C-shaped ring (blocking member), 53 space

Claims (3)

An outer cylinder,
A cylinder provided in the outer cylinder and filled with hydraulic fluid;
An annular reservoir chamber defined between the cylinder and the outer cylinder, in which hydraulic fluid and gas are enclosed;
A piston that is slidably inserted into the cylinder and defines two liquid chambers in the cylinder;
A piston rod having one side in the axial direction attached to the piston and the other side protruding outside the cylinder;
A damping force generating mechanism that communicates with the inside of the cylinder via a communication pipe, and that generates a damping force by controlling a flow of hydraulic fluid generated by sliding of the piston;
A gas vent hole is formed at a position on the upper side in the attached state on the peripheral wall in the axial direction of the cylinder,
A blocking member is disposed along the outer periphery of the cylinder so as to cover the gas vent hole provided in the cylinder, and a space extending in a circumferential direction communicating with the gas vent hole is provided between the block member and the outer periphery of the cylinder. Formed,
The closure member has a discharge portion in which the space can communicate with the working fluid in the reservoir chamber in an attached state;
The cylinder device characterized in that the communicating pipe and the gas vent hole have the same axial position.   The cylinder device according to claim 1, wherein a discharge portion of the closing member is provided around the communication pipe.   3. The cylinder device according to claim 1, wherein the closing member is formed by a C-shaped ring whose open portion corresponds to the discharge portion.

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