JP2014194279A - Oil tank - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an oil tank capable of surely preventing an oil pump from sucking oil in which air bubbles are mixed.SOLUTION: An oil tank comprises: a suction port 31 which is provided at a position close to the bottom of a tank body 26 for containing oil and to which an oil pump 34 is connected for supplying working pressure oil to a hydraulic circuit; and a return oil inflow port 16 which is connected to a return pipe line 35 of the hydraulic circuit 1 and lets return oil 24 from the hydraulic circuit flow into the tank body 26. A reception part 17a is provided in the tank body 26 for containing the return oil. The reception part 17a is so configured that the return oil inflow port 16 connected to the return pipe line 35 is opened in its inside, the return oil 24 flows in from the return oil inflow port 16, and an open end for mixing the return oil 24 overflowing the reception part 17a and storage oil 25 stored in the tank body is provided below and close to the oil level of the storage oil 25 to spread and mix the overflowed return oil 24 with the oil level of the storage oil.

Description

  The present invention relates to an oil tank that is installed in a hydraulic circuit including a hydraulic pump that supplies hydraulic pressure oil to hydraulic equipment such as a hydraulic cylinder and a hydraulic motor and is connected to the hydraulic pump.

  Hydraulic equipment used for power sources of various sluice facilities such as factory production equipment and construction machinery or estuary weirs, sluice gates installed in rivers, dam discharge gates, etc. A hydraulic circuit comprising an actuator (hydraulic cylinder, hydraulic motor, etc.) for driving equipment such as a sluice, a weir, etc., a control valve for supplying and discharging hydraulic pressure oil to the actuator, and an oil pump for generating hydraulic pressure oil; The hydraulic pump is configured to include oil sucked by a hydraulic pump that supplies hydraulic pressure oil to the hydraulic circuit, and an oil tank that stores return oil that returns from the hydraulic circuit.

  The hydraulic circuit performs flushing (hereinafter referred to as initial flushing) to circulate the hydraulic pressure oil from the hydraulic pump to fill the hydraulic circuit after the installation of the hydraulic device is completed. In this initial flushing, the air staying in the hydraulic circuit is returned to the oil tank as return oil mixed as bubbles. When the return oil containing bubbles is returned to the oil tank and mixed with the stored oil stored in the oil tank, the stored oil is sucked by the hydraulic pump and supplied to the hydraulic equipment as the operating pressure oil. These bubbles cause cavitation in the hydraulic motor and cause a diesel explosion due to pressurization in the hydraulic equipment, and cause a failure of the hydraulic pump or hydraulic equipment.

  For this reason, if the return oil returned at the time of initial flushing and the stored oil stored in the tank body are mixed, it is necessary to leave the bubbles in a stationary state until they disappear from the stored oil stored in the tank body. . However, since the air bubbles mixed in the return oil are fine and the viscosity of the oil is high, it takes a long time for the air bubbles to rise to the oil surface and scatter in the air, during which time the hydraulic device cannot operate. .

  In order to avoid this harmful effect, the oil tank dedicated for flushing is used to circulate until the air in the hydraulic circuit runs out, discard the hydraulic oil mixed with bubbles, and switch to a tank that stores new hydraulic oil. When the hydraulic circuit is long (pipe corresponding to the width of the river) like a hydraulic device for sluice operation, there is a problem that the cost of hydraulic oil increases.

  Furthermore, even if the bubbles in the oil tank are completely removed in the initial flushing, air is mixed and contaminated with the operation of the equipment. This contamination may be contamination based on the working environment or contamination of outside air, and this contamination also causes failure of the actuator. For this reason, the hydraulic circuit sometimes needs to perform flushing for cleaning the hydraulic oil in the circuit (hereinafter referred to as cleaning flushing). Also during the cleaning flushing, if the return oil bubbles at the time of the cleaning flushing are mixed with the oil stored in advance and sucked by the hydraulic pump and returned as the operating pressure oil, the operating equipment is adversely affected.

  Patent Document 1, which is a conventional technique that solves the above-described problems, includes a rectifying unit that rectifies a flow of return oil mixed with bubbles and flows it into an oil tank, and an oil level of oil stored in advance. Disclosed is a device that disposes bubbles in the return oil by disposing a foam extinguisher plate disposed at a gentle slope above, causing the return oil flowing into the oil tank to gently flow down along the top surface of the foam eraser plate. Yes.

  Further, Patent Document 2 discloses an oil tank that removes bubbles mixed in oil that has returned to the oil tank through a hydraulic circuit by a cyclone type bubble removing device provided in the oil tank.

JP 2000-24407 A JP 2004-84923 A

  The return oil defoaming device disclosed in Patent Document 1 has a structure in which a defoaming plate is provided in the lower stage of the rectifying means, and its function is not scattered even if the return oil is rectified by the rectifying means and collides with the defoaming plate. In this way, air is prevented from being entrained, and bubbles are separated into the air by flowing a return oil in which bubbles are gently and gently mixed on the upper surface of the foam extinguishing plate. However, the bubbles mixed in the high-viscosity oil become fine and difficult to separate in the process of passing through the complicated passage of the hydraulic circuit. The bubble erasing plate of the return oil bubble erasing device disclosed in Patent Document 1 is difficult to separate while the return oil flows widely and gently on the surface, and bubbles that cannot be separated are returned to the tank together with the return oil from the bubble erasure plate. This return oil that falls and mixes on the oil level of the stored oil tank is mixed into the deep part of the stored oil stored in the tank due to the inertia of the fall of hydraulic oil, so bubbles are mixed in the entire oil tank. Have problems.

  In addition, a bubble removal device for return oil by a cyclone provided in an oil tank disclosed in Patent Document 2 has a configuration in which a spiral is generated in the cyclone by the returning hydraulic oil and the bubbles and the hydraulic oil are separated by the centrifugal force. It is. Since the hydraulic oil has a high viscosity, it causes a swirl within the cyclone, so that there is a problem that the circuit resistance is increased and the efficiency of the hydraulic device is lowered. Moreover, since the air bubbles removed by the cyclone are discharged into the hydraulic oil, there is a problem that the air bubbles are mixed into the oil tank.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and avoids mixing with the stored oil stored in the tank body by returning the return oil of the hydraulic circuit to the storage unit installed in the oil tank. The return oil of the hydraulic circuit stored in the part is diffused from the upper part of the storage part to the oil level of the stored oil stored in the tank body so that it does not penetrate into the deep part of the stored oil stored in the tank body. An object of the present invention is to provide an oil tank that reliably prevents oil mixed with bubbles in a hydraulic pump.

  An oil tank according to a first aspect of the present invention is provided at a position close to the bottom of a tank main body that contains oil, and is connected to a suction port connected to a hydraulic pump that supplies hydraulic oil to the hydraulic circuit, and a return line of the hydraulic circuit. In an oil tank having a return oil inlet for connecting and returning return oil from a hydraulic circuit to the tank body, a storage portion for storing the return oil is provided in the tank body, and the storage portion is a bottom portion thereof. A return oil inlet connected to the return pipe is opened at a position close to the storage pipe, and the storage oil stored in the storage section is allowed to flow over the storage section with return oil flowing in from the return oil inlet. The opening end that diffuses and mixes along the oil level of the stored oil stored in the tank body is provided below the lower oil level during operation of the stored oil stored in the tank body. Features.

  According to said structure, since the opening end of an accommodating part is located below the lower oil level at the time of the operation | movement of the stored oil stored in the tank main body, the stored oil stored in the above-mentioned tank main body is provided. Regardless of the vertical movement of the oil, it is performed below the oil level. That is, the opening end of the accommodating portion can diffuse the return oil along the oil level of the stored oil stored in the tank body, so that bubbles mixed in the return oil also drift along the oil level of the stored oil. It is. On the other hand, the suction port connected to the hydraulic pump is provided at a position close to the bottom of the tank, and the return oil drifting on the surface of the stored oil is not sucked, so that failure due to air bubbles in each device connected to the hydraulic circuit is prevented.

  Furthermore, the return oil that flows in from the return oil inlet after a large amount of air is mixed in the initial flushing that supplies the hydraulic oil through the piping work flows into the bottom of the housing portion, is stored, and then returns from the return oil inlet. At the same time, since the oil is diffused and discharged from the opening end of the storage portion to the oil level of the stored oil stored in the tank body, it does not penetrate into the deep portion of the stored oil stored in the tank body. For this reason, the hydraulic pump can always be supplied with hydraulic oil free from air mixing, so the time from the initial flushing to the operation can be shortened, and the work loss due to various flushing of the hydraulic circuit is shortened.

  Furthermore, since the time from the end of various flushings to the operation of the hydraulic device can be made extremely short, there is no need to worry about work loss due to various flushings. For this reason, various flushings can be performed at a high frequency, and the hydraulic circuit is always kept clean, and it is possible to prevent malfunction of equipment due to contamination of hydraulic oil.

  An oil tank according to a second aspect of the present invention includes a suction port connected to a hydraulic pump that is provided near the bottom of a tank body that contains oil and that supplies hydraulic oil to the hydraulic circuit, and a return pipe of the hydraulic circuit An oil tank having a return oil inflow port that is connected to a passage and discharges return oil from a hydraulic circuit to the tank main body, and includes a storage portion that stores the return oil in the tank main body. A return oil inlet connected to the return pipe is opened at a position close to the bottom, and an upper part of the stored oil stored in the tank body is operated by the return oil flowing in from the return oil inlet. An open end that overflows at a position beyond the oil level, and a stored oil that is stored in the storage portion that overflows from the open end below the lower oil level during operation of the stored oil stored in the tank body Is stored in the tank body. Characterized in that the installation has been rectified wings so as to flow along the oil surface of the stored oil was was configured to be disposed along said open end.

  According to said structure, the return oil which flows in into a storage part is stored in a storage part, and the stored oil which overflowed the opening end of the storage part with the return oil which flows in sequentially flows down along a storage part, and is flown by a rectifier blade. It can be made to drift along the oil surface at the time of the operation | movement of the stored oil accommodated in the tank main body. For this reason, the air bubbles mixed in with the return oil stored in the storage part are diffused to the oil level of the stored oil stored in the tank body and do not enter the deep part, so that they are not sucked into the hydraulic pump. It has an effect that can be prevented. In addition, by providing the opening end of the storage portion above the upper oil level during operation of the stored oil stored in the tank main body, the oil level of the stored oil stored in the tank main body due to the use of the hydraulic circuit varies. However, the stored oil and return oil stored in the tank body are completely shut off. Furthermore, the stored oil in the storage section that has overflowed the open end flows down along the storage section and flows into the tank body by the rectifying blades that are provided below the oil level of the stored oil stored in the tank body. Float on the surface of the stored oil. In this way, the opening end of the accommodating portion is higher than the upper oil level during operation of the stored oil stored in the main body in the tank, and the lower oil surface during operation of the stored oil stored in the main body of the tank in the tank By installing it below, even if there is a large amount of return oil that overflows from the storage section, it can be floated on the oil surface of the stored oil stored in the tank body, so the storage section is downsized and the substantial volume of the tank body is increased. Has the effect of

  Further, by providing the opening end of the storage portion above the upper oil level during operation of the stored oil stored in the tank body, the stored oil stored in the tank body and the return oil are completely blocked, Since the stored oil in the storage part can be diffused to the oil level of the stored oil stored in the tank body by the rectifying blades provided below the lower oil level during operation of the stored oil stored in the tank body, the opening It is possible to cope with the oil level fluctuation of the stored oil stored in the tank body that changes between the end and the rectifying blade. That is, when there is a volume difference between the rod side and the head side like a hydraulic cylinder, the oil level of the stored oil stored in the tank body rises and falls according to the volume difference. Since the return oil can be floated on the oil level of the stored oil when it is between the opening end of the housing portion and the position of the rectifying blade, it has an effect that can cope with a case where the oil level fluctuation of the stored oil is large.

  The oil tank of the third invention is the oil tank of the second invention, wherein a plurality of the rectifying blades are juxtaposed in the depth direction of the housing portion, and the width of the lower rectifying blade is set to the upper rectifying blade. It is characterized by a wider configuration than the wing.

  According to the above configuration, even if the hydraulic oil in the oil tank is reduced due to leakage of hydraulic oil from the piping and the oil level is lowered and the upper rectifying blade is exposed from the oil level, the rectification provided in the lower stage is provided. As long as the wings are below the oil level, the return oil can float on the oil level. That is, by arranging a plurality of current plates in the depth direction of the housing portion, there is an effect corresponding to a large oil level fluctuation.

  The oil tank according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the oil tank according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the return conduit is from an upper oil level during operation of the stored oil stored in the tank. A branch pipe provided with a discharge port that opens above and within the range of the opening end of the housing portion is provided.

  According to the above configuration, in the initial flushing after the piping work, the air in the piping is pushed out by the supplied hydraulic oil, so the return oil contains a large amount of air bubbles, such a return containing a large amount of air. By releasing the oil into the space above the oil opening and above the oil surface, the return oil in the container is prevented from being scattered by the return oil containing a large amount of air bubbles, and is stored in the main body in the tank. This has the effect of preventing air bubbles from entering the deep part of the stored oil.

  According to the oil tank of the present invention, the return oil that returns from the hydraulic circuit flows into the storage portion and is stored, and the return oil that overflows from the storage portion is stored on the oil level of the stored oil stored in the tank body. Drifting and drifting prevents the oil from returning to the bottom of the stored oil, so that air bubbles are mixed into the return oil from the hydraulic circuit during the initial operation of the hydraulic circuit, cleaning flushing, replacement flushing, and normal operation. However, the hydraulic pump does not inhale this bubble. For this reason, there is an effect that a safe operation can be performed in the normal operation, and further, the time between the normal operation after the flushing or the replacement of the hydraulic oil can be shortened.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the whole hydraulic circuit which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the accommodating part which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that oil is stored by the oil tank which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that the oil stored by the oil tank which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention is attracted | sucked. It is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that return oil flows in into the oil tank which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that return oil overflows from the accommodating part which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the oil tank which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the oil tank which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the oil tank which concerns on 4th Embodiment of this invention. Enlarged view of part S4 in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the oil tank which concerns on 5th Embodiment of this invention. Enlarged view of part S5 in Fig. 7 (a) It is explanatory drawing which shows the oil tank which concerns on 6th Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a state of diffusion of bubbles as seen from A-A ′ in FIG. 8.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4B.

(Oil tank)
As shown in FIG. 1, an oil tank 20 according to this embodiment includes a tank body 26 that stores oil 25 in advance, and a suction port 31 that is provided near the bottom of the tank body 26 and that is connected to a suction side of a hydraulic pump 34. The oil 25 sucked by the hydraulic pump 34 from the suction port 31 is pressurized and supplied to the hydraulic equipment of the hydraulic circuit 1 as the operating pressure oil 22, and the return oil 24 of the hydraulic equipment returns via the return pipe 35. The oil 25 is composed of the inlet 16, the side surface 11a, and the bottom surface 11b, and is stored in the tank body 26 (hereinafter sometimes referred to as stored oil 25 or stored oil 25 stored in the tank body 26). The casing 18 is provided with an opening end 15 that protrudes from the oil surface H <b> 2 and is opened from the oil surface H <b> 2, and is separated from the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank body 26 and flows into the return oil inlet 16. Return The accommodating part 10 that accommodates the oil 24 as the accommodated stored oil 23, and the collar part 12 that guides the accumulated oil 23 accommodated in the accommodating part 10 that overflows from the opening end 15 of the accommodating part 10 to the oil level of the accumulated oil 25. This is a configuration provided.

  The oil level H2 of the stored oil 25 stored in the main body 26 in the tank is accommodated in the tank main body 26 when the device of the hydraulic circuit 1 is operated by hydraulic pressure, and operating pressure oil flows from one to the other like a motor. Since the stored stored oil 25 only circulates in the hydraulic circuit 1, the oil level H2 does not fluctuate. However, since the reciprocating device such as the hydraulic cylinder 50 is larger than the volume when the rod is extended, the stored oil stored in the tank body 26 when the hydraulic cylinder 50 is extended most. The oil level H2 of 25 is the lowest value, and the oil level H2 at this time is described as the lower oil level H2 during operation, and the stored oil 25 stored in the tank body 26 when the hydraulic cylinder 50 is most contracted. The oil level H2 becomes the highest value, and the oil level H2 at this time is described as the upper oil level H2 during operation. In addition, when it is not necessary to distinguish the oil level of the stored oil 25, it describes as the oil level H2 at the time of driving | operation.

  Moreover, the collar part 12 in the oil tank 20 which concerns on 1st Embodiment is a structure which inclines gently toward the oil surface of the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank main body 26 from the opening end 15 of the accommodating part 10. FIG.

  Furthermore, a wire mesh 13 is provided on the surface of the collar portion 12 in the oil tank 20 according to the first embodiment.

  Here, the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank body 26 in the first embodiment is hydraulic oil supplied to a hydraulic device such as a hydraulic cylinder that drives a working machine of an industrial machine, for example. In the present invention, the stored oil 25 need not be limited to hydraulic oil, and may be of other types.

  A tank main body 26 that is a main component of the oil tank 20 is formed in a box shape, and stores a storage oil 25 that is hydraulic oil that drives the cylinder 50. The shape of the tank body 26 is not necessarily limited to a box shape, and may be a cylindrical shape, for example.

  The suction port 31 is located in the vicinity of the bottom portion 26 a of the tank body 26 and is provided at the distal end portion of the suction pipe 38 connected to the hydraulic pump 34. The stored oil 25 is sucked from the suction pipe 38 to the hydraulic pump 34 and supplied as the operating pressure oil 22 for operating the hydraulic cylinder 50 by the direction switching valve 37 via the pressure oil supply pipe 36 of the hydraulic circuit 1. Here, the vicinity of the bottom 26 a of the tank body 26 is a position below the oil level of the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank body 26, and a position where the bubbles 40 staying near the oil level are not sucked from the suction port 31. In addition, the stored oil 25 that has settled on the bottom of the tank body 26 is also difficult to suck. With such a configuration, by driving the hydraulic pump 34, the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank body 26 is sucked from the suction port 31 and supplied to the hydraulic cylinder 50 as the operating pressure oil 22. . The suction port 31 includes a filter (not shown) to prevent dust and dust from the stored oil 25 from entering the hydraulic circuit 1.

  The return oil inlet 16 is provided at the tip of the return pipe 35 as shown by a circle S1 in FIG. From the return oil inlet 16, it becomes the return oil 24 from the hydraulic cylinder 50 of the hydraulic circuit 1, passes through the return pipe 35, flows into the accommodating portion 10, and is stored as the stored oil 23. The return oil inlet 16 is provided near the bottom 11b of the storage portion 10 so as to separate and store the stored oil 25 stored in the tank body 26 and the return oil 24 flowing in from the return oil inlet 16. The return oil 24 that flows in through the return return pipe 35 through the return oil inlet 16 is stored as the stored oil 23 in the storage unit 10. The storage oil 23 and the storage oil 25 accommodated in the tank body 26 are mixed only on the oil surface of the storage oil 25. That is, the return oil 24 flows in from the return oil inlet 16 that opens near the bottom portion 11 b of the storage unit 10 and is stored as the stored oil 23 in the storage unit 10, and the stored oil 23 overflows from the opening end 15. Then, the stored oil 25 is mixed.

(Container)
As shown in FIG. 2, the housing portion 10 is mainly composed of a housing 18 that includes a bottom portion 11 b and a plurality of side surfaces 11 a and has an open end 15 on the top surface. Further, a collar portion 12 is provided at the opening end 15 of the accommodating portion 10. The collar portion 12 is gently inclined downward from the opening end 15 of the accommodating portion 10. In addition, the shape of the accommodating part 10 does not need to be limited to a rectangular parallelepiped, For example, a cylindrical shape may be sufficient and the collar part 12 may be provided along the opening end 15 thereof. Moreover, the place where the collar part 12 is provided does not need to be limited to the opening end 15 of the accommodating part 10, and may be provided on the side surface 11a of the accommodating part 10, for example. As long as the collar portion 12 is located above the oil level of the stored oil 25 stored in advance in the tank body 26 or at a position near the oil surface and surrounds the open end 15, any position on the side surface 11 a of the storage unit 10 is provided. May be provided.

  As shown in a circular part S1 in FIG. 1, the accommodating part 10 is fixed by two support parts 19 that connect the bottom part 11 b and the bottom part 26 a of the tank body 26. And when the accommodating part 10 is attached, the return pipeline 35 is inserted to the vicinity of the bottom part 11b in the accommodating part 10, and the return oil inflow port 16 opens at the front-end | tip. Here, the cross-sectional area of the accommodating portion 10 is made sufficiently larger than the cross-sectional area of the return conduit 35 so that the return oil 24 flowing from the return oil inlet 16 via the return conduit 35 does not scatter in the accommodating portion 10. It is. That is, the cross-sectional area of the bottom portion 11b portion of the accommodating portion 10 is a flow rate that rises while flowing into the accommodating portion 10 from the inlet 16 and fills as the reserved oil 23, and the stored oil 23 that overflows the opening end 15 of the accommodating portion 10. The flow velocity at which the collar portion 12 flows down is such that the bubbles 40 can easily escape to the external air layer on the collar portion 12 so as to return to the oil level of the stored oil 25 that is contained in the tank body 26 gently. It is set to. The accommodating portion 10 is attached so as to protrude from the oil level of the stored oil 25 stored in the tank main body 26, and the collar portion 12 provided at the open end 15 of the stored oil 25 stored in the tank main body 26. It is located above the oil level H2. Thereby, the collar part 12 inclines gently toward the oil level of the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank main body 26 from the upper end part of the accommodating part 10. As shown in FIG. Further, a wire mesh 13 is provided on the surface of the collar portion 12.

  The flow rate of the stored oil 23 flowing down the collar portion 12 is a flow rate at which the bubbles 40 can easily escape to the external air layer, and the oil level of the stored oil 25 in which the return oil 24 is gently accommodated in the tank body 26. The flow rate is enough to return to Here, as shown in the circular part S <b> 2 of FIG. 1, the stored oil 23 that slowly flows down the collar part 12 diffuses on the collar part 12 and becomes thin. Therefore, the distance that the bubbles 40 mixed in the stored oil 23 can escape to the external air layer is shortened, and the bubbles 40 are detached from the stored oil 23 while flowing down on the collar portion 12. Further, the flow rate of the stored oil 23 is slowed by the wire mesh 13 provided on the collar portion 12, and the bubbles 40 are easily diffused into the air.

  Further, the return oil inlet 16 to which the return pipe 35 is connected has an elliptical shape obtained by obliquely cutting the pipe in order to obtain a larger cross-sectional area than the return pipe 35, and in the vicinity of the return oil inlet 16. The plurality of holes 14 have a role of releasing the return oil 24 when the return oil 24 flowing in from the return pipe 35 increases rapidly so that the return pipe 35 is not raised by the return oil 24. ing.

  An air breather 32 is provided on the top plate of the tank body 26. Like the hydraulic cylinder provided in the hydraulic circuit 1, the air breather 32 filters the air that enters and leaves when the oil level of the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank body 26 fluctuates due to its operation through a filter provided inside, and generates dust. And prevents moisture from entering.

  The oil tank 20 having the above-described configuration stores the oil 25 that supplies the operating pressure oil 22 to the hydraulic circuit 1 including the hydraulic pump 34, the direction switching valve 37, the multifunction valve 60, the hydraulic cylinder 50, and the like. doing. The hydraulic circuit 1 according to the first embodiment is a hydraulic circuit of the hydraulic cylinder 50, but is not limited to this and may be used for other purposes.

(pump)
The hydraulic pump 34 rotates when the two gears mesh with each other, and supplies the stored oil 25 stored in the tank body 26 from the suction port 31 to the hydraulic circuit 1 including the hydraulic cylinder 50 as the working hydraulic oil 22. The hydraulic pump 34 is not limited to a gear pump, and other types of hydraulic pumps may be used.

(Cylinder)
A hydraulic cylinder 50, a cylinder tube 52, a rod 51 that moves forward and backward in the cylinder tube 52, and a piston that is slidably fitted in the cylinder tube 52 and fixed to the rod 51. The hydraulic cylinder 50 operates in the A direction in which the piston slides on the cylinder tube 52 and the rod 51 extends or the B direction in which the rod 51 contracts due to the supply and discharge of the hydraulic pressure oil from the hydraulic pump 34. The oil chamber (head side pressure chamber) for operating the rod 51 in the extending direction has a larger volume than the oil chamber (rod side pressure chamber) for operating the rod 51 in the contracting direction. For this reason, the oil level H <b> 2 of the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank body 26 fluctuates up and down by the operation of the hydraulic cylinder 50.

(Direction switching valve)
The direction switching valve 37 is provided between the hydraulic pump 34 and the hydraulic cylinder 50, has three switching positions, and changes the flow direction of the operating pressure oil by switching to these switching positions. Yes, it is possible to switch to the left switching position 37a, the neutral position 37b, and the right switching position 37c. When the direction switching valve 37 is switched to the left switching position 37a, the rod 51 of the hydraulic cylinder 50 supplies the operating pressure oil 22 from the hydraulic pump 34 in the direction extending in the A direction, and the discharge side of the hydraulic cylinder 50 is connected to the return line 35. Connecting. Further, when the direction switching valve 37 is switched to the right switching position 37c, the hydraulic pressure oil 22 is supplied from the hydraulic pump 34 in the direction B in which the rod 51 is contracted, and the discharge side of the hydraulic cylinder 50 is connected to the return line 35. Further, when the direction switching valve 37 is switched to the neutral position 37 b, the pressure oil supply / discharge pipe 36 and the return pipe 35 are disconnected from the hydraulic cylinder 50 so that the rod 51 of the hydraulic cylinder 50 does not expand and contract.

(Multi-function valve)
The multifunction valve 60 in the first embodiment is directly attached to the hydraulic cylinder 50 and includes three stop valves 61, 62, 63. The stop valve 62 of the multi-function valve 60 opens and closes between the pressure oil supply / discharge pipe 36a and the hydraulic cylinder 50, and the stop valve 63 opens and closes the passage between the pressure oil supply / discharge pipe 36b and the hydraulic cylinder 50. Further, the stop valve 61 opens and closes between the pressure oil supply / discharge pipe 36b. By using the multi-function valve 60 having such a configuration to open and close the stop valves 62 and 63 and the stop valve 61, the hydraulic cylinder 50, the pressure oil supply / discharge pipe 36a, and the pressure oil supply / discharge pipe 36b are damaged. Can be detected. Further, the stop valve 61 is opened, the hydraulic cylinder 50 is bypassed, the pressure oil supply / discharge pipe 36 a and the pressure oil supply / discharge pipe 36 b are connected, and the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank body 26 is circulated in the hydraulic circuit 1. Various (initial, cleaning, replacement) flushing can be performed.

(Operation of the first embodiment)
Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

  The initial flushing for filling the hydraulic circuit 1 with pressure oil after the piping work is completed will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 3A, oil is supplied to the tank body 26 from a supply port (not shown) by an operator and stored as stored oil 25. The stored oil 25 does not enter the hydraulic circuit 1 and the accommodating portion 10. The oil level H1 is the oil level stored in the tank body 26 when the tank body 26 is filled with the stored oil 25 and the initial flushing is not performed.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 3B, the stored oil 25 is sucked into the hydraulic pump 34 from the suction port 31 by the drive of the hydraulic pump 34 and is supplied to the hydraulic circuit 1 as the operating pressure oil 22. At this time, the stop valves 62 and 63 in the multi-function valve 60 are closed, the stop valve 61 is opened, and the direction switching valve 37 is switched to the left switching position 37a. For this reason, the operating pressure oil 22 from the hydraulic pump 34 is not supplied to the hydraulic cylinder 50, but returns from the pressure oil supply / discharge pipe 36a via the stop valve 61 and from the pressure oil supply / discharge pipe 36b via the direction switching valve 37. It returns to the accommodating part 10 from the pipe 35. That is, the working pressure oil 22 flowing out from the suction port 31 and pressurized by the hydraulic pump 34 is supplied from the pressure oil supply / discharge pipe 36 through the direction switching valve 37 to the pressure oil supply / discharge pipe 36a, stop valve 61, pressure oil supply. It returns to the return oil 24 from the direction switching valve 37 via the return pipe 35 via the drain pipe 36b. For this reason, the working pressure oil 22 returns to the accommodating part 10 from the return oil inflow port 16 while pushing out the air staying in the pipe line and the direction switching valve 37. At this time, since the inside of the storage unit 10 is in an empty state, the air pushed out by the return oil 24 is discharged to the air layer in the storage unit 10.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 4A, after the air staying in the hydraulic circuit 1 escapes to the air layer in the accommodating portion 10, the stored oil 25 circulated in the hydraulic circuit 1 is returned to the return oil 24. Then, the oil flows into the storage portion 10 from the return oil inlet 16 and is stored as the stored oil 23. The stored oil 23 stored in the storage unit 10 fills the storage unit 10 and raises the oil level of the stored oil 23 to the upper end of the storage unit 10. Note that the stored oil 23 at this time is in a state in which air that has not escaped to the air layer is contained as bubbles 40.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 4B, the stored oil 23 accommodated in the accommodating part 10 eventually flows over the opening end 15 of the accommodating part 10 and the wire mesh 13 of the collar part 12 is indicated by an arrow E1. And flows into the oil level of the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank body 26. At this time, since the stored oil 23 flowing down on the collar portion 12 becomes thin, some of the bubbles 40 mixed in the stored oil 23 are released to the external air layer. Further, when the bubbles 40 come into contact with the wire mesh 13 provided on the surface of the collar portion 12, the flow-down speed of the stored oil 23 is relaxed, and the bubbles 40 are easily separated into the atmosphere. In this way, the stored oil 23 including the bubbles 40 flows into the oil level of the stored oil 25 stored in the tank body 26 as shown by the arrow E1, so that the stored oil 23 is stored in the tank body 26. The stored oil 25 is mixed by receiving a force in the direction of diffusing to the oil surface. For this reason, since the stored oil 23 diffuses and stays on the oil level of the stored stored oil 25, the stored oil 25 that does not include the bubbles 40 is always sucked from the suction port provided near the bottom of the tank body 26. Will come to be.

  Next, initial flushing for supplying the operating pressure oil 22 into the hydraulic cylinder 50 will be described. With the above-described initial flushing of the pipeline, the directional control valve 37 is operated to the neutral position 37b in a state where the pipeline such as the pressure oil supply pipe 36 and the return pipeline 35 in the hydraulic circuit 1 is filled with oil. Confine. Next, the stop valves 62 and 63 of the multi-function valve 60 are opened, and the stop valve 61 is closed. Further, the direction switching valve 37 is alternately switched to the left switching position 37a or the right switching position 37c, and the rod 51 of the hydraulic cylinder 50 is moved forward and backward. Thereby, the oil 25 can be filled in the hydraulic cylinder 50. At this time, the air staying in the cylinder 50 becomes a bubble 40 and the return oil 24 passes through the return pipe 35 and is accommodated in the accommodating portion 10. Thereafter, the air bubbles 40 flow over the housing portion 10 and flow through the collar portion 12 to be returned to the oil level of the stored oil 25 previously stored in the tank main body 26. Thereby, all the air previously retained in the hydraulic circuit 1 can be removed. In this way, when the initial flushing of the hydraulic circuit 1 and its equipment is completed, the circuit and the hydraulic equipment are filled with oil, and accordingly, the stored oil 25 stored in the tank body 26 is reduced to the oil level H2. ,

  The hydraulic circuit 1 according to the present embodiment includes the multi-function valve 60 in which the stop valves 62 and 63 and the stop valve 61 are integrated into one, but the hydraulic circuit 1 is provided separately. May be. By using the multi-function valve 60, the piping existing between the stop valve 62, the stop valve 63, and the stop valve 61 can be minimized, so that the air that must be removed in the hydraulic circuit 1 is minimized. Can be suppressed.

  The air bubbles 40 remaining in the stored oil 23 in which the return oil 24 that has returned to the storage unit 10 is stored travels through the storage unit 10 and the collar 12 and the stored oil 25 stored in the tank body as indicated by the arrow E1. Since the stored oil 23 is not mixed in the deep part of the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank body 26, oil that does not contain the bubbles 40 is always supplied from the suction port 31 to the hydraulic pump. 34 can be supplied. Further, the oil level of the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank main body 26 at this time becomes the height of the oil level H <b> 2 reduced by an amount that satisfies the hydraulic circuit 1 and the hydraulic cylinder 50. The oil level H2 moves up and down by the volume difference when the hydraulic cylinder 50 is operated. The air in the tank body 26 that increases or decreases as the oil level H2 rises or falls enters and exits through the air breather 32.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment shown in FIG.
The oil tank 120 may be provided with a sieve 80 received by the oil level of the stored oil 25 stored in the stored oil 23 tank body 26 of the storage unit 10 guided by the collar portion 12. The sieve 80 is formed in a mesh state, and the mesh portion stores the stored oil 23 that has been stored in advance by receiving the stored oil 23 of the storage unit 10 that has flowed down the collar portion 12 and absorbing the impact of the fall. 25. The stored oil 23 is prevented from being trapped in the deep part, and the stored oil 23 is diffused on the surface.

  That is, even when the return oil 24 including the bubbles 40 becomes the stored oil 23 stored in the storage unit 10 a, the momentum of the stored oil 23 is applied to the oil level of the stored oil 25 stored in the tank body 26 by the sieve 80. Since the stored oil 23 in the container 10a is diffused along the oil surface of the stored oil 25 as shown in FIG. 9, the bubbles 40 are formed in the deep part of the stored oil 25. The air bubbles 40 are prevented from being mixed, and the air bubbles 40 do not dive deeply in the stored oil that has been stored in advance vigorously. Therefore, the air bubbles 40 can be more reliably retained near the oil surface.

(Third embodiment)
Moreover, the oil tank 130 according to the third embodiment shown in FIG. 5B has a float part 90 that receives the stored oil 23 guided by the collar part 12 near the oil level of the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank body 26. The float portion 90 floats on the oil level of the stored oil 25 stored in the tank body 26 in advance, and the oil level of the stored oil 25 stored in the tank body 26 rises or falls. It moves up and down with this. Therefore, the stored oil 23 that has flowed down the collar portion 12 slowly flows down on the float portion 90 that floats on the oil surface of the stored oil 25 before returning to the oil surface of the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank body 26. The oil is returned to the oil level of the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank body 26. Thus, even when the return oil 24 including the bubbles 40 returns to the oil level vigorously, the force is converted by the float unit 90 toward the oil level of the stored oil 25, and the stored oil 23 is transferred to the tank body 26. It is made to diffuse and float on the oil surface of the stored stored oil 25. Thereby, the bubble 40 is not mixed in the stored oil 25 by the impact caused by the contact with the oil surface. In this manner, since the bubbles 40 do not sink deeply in the deep portion of the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank body 26, the bubbles 40 can be more reliably retained near the oil surface.

  In the second embodiment and the third embodiment, the return pipe 35 is divided into two pipes before the return pipe 35 enters the tank body 26 as shown in FIGS. May be. Specifically, the return pipe 35 is connected to the accommodating portions 10 a and 10 b via the return oil inlet 16, and the branch return pipe 35 a branched from the return pipe 35 passes through the stop valve 33. Then, the air layer in the tank body 26 is configured to open above the sieve 80 or the float 90. The stop valve 33 opens and closes the branch return pipe 35a by manually turning a handle (not shown). With such a configuration, even if the return oil 24 returned to the accommodating portions 10a and 10b is stored as the stored oil 23, the air in the hydraulic circuit 1 can be discharged to the air layer of the tank body 26. Further, even if a large amount of air is injected from the branch return pipe 35 a to the air layer of the tank body 26, the injected air collides with the mesh 80 or the float 90, and this air is accommodated in the tank body 26. The stored oil 25 is diffused in the direction of the oil level.

  That is, when the storage portions 10a and 10b are filled with the stored oil 23, the pipes to the storage portions 10a and 10b are high in pressure. The air pushed out by the oil 24 can flow to the branch return pipe 35 a and be discharged to the air layer of the tank body 26. Then, after exhausting a large amount of air remaining in the pipe to the air layer, the stop valve 33 is closed, and the return oil 24 containing the bubbles 40 is then flowed to the accommodating portions 10a and 10b. The return oil 24 can be caused to flow from the return oil inlet 16 into the accommodating portions 10a and 10b. By using the branch return pipe 35a, even in the hydraulic circuit 1 having a plurality of cylinders 50 and a plurality of pipes associated therewith, the air in the hydraulic circuit 1 is surely discharged to the air layer.

(Outline of the second and third embodiments)
As described above, the oil tank 120 according to the second embodiment receives the stored oil 23 stored in the storage unit 10 a guided by the collar portion 12 near the oil level of the stored oil 25 stored in the tank body 26. A sieve 80 is provided.

  According to the above configuration, even when the stored oil 23 accommodated in the accommodating portion 10 a including the bubbles 40 returns to the oil level with vigor, the momentum can be absorbed by the sieve 80. As a result, the bubbles 40 are not further mixed due to the impact caused by the contact with the oil surface of the stored oil 25 stored in the tank body 26, and the bubbles 40 do not dive deeply in the oil. Thus, it is possible to more reliably retain the bubbles 40 near the oil surface.

  In addition, the oil tank 130 according to the third embodiment has a float unit 90 that receives the stored oil 23 stored in the storage unit 10 b guided by the collar unit 12 near the oil level of the stored oil 25 stored in the tank body 26. Is provided.

  According to said structure, even when the stored oil 23 accommodated in the accommodating part 10b returns to the oil level of the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank main body 26 vigorously, the float part 90 can absorb the momentum. it can. Thereby, the stored oil 23 stored in the storage portion 10b is not mixed deeply into the stored oil 25 stored in the tank main body 26, and more reliably near the oil level of the stored oil 25 stored in the tank main body 26. Can stay.

  The hydraulic circuit according to the second and third embodiments is divided into two pipes before the return pipe 35 communicates with the oil tanks 120 and 130, and one pipe is connected to the return pipe 35. The return oil inflow port 16 to be connected communicates with the inside of the accommodating portion 30, and the other pipe line communicates with the air layer in the tank body 26 via the stop valve 33.

  According to the above configuration, even when the stored oil 25 stored in the tank main body 26 is stored, the air in the hydraulic circuit can be released to the air layer of the tank main body 26, and the plurality of hydraulic cylinders 50. And a hydraulic circuit having a plurality of pipes associated therewith, even if there is a large amount of air in the hydraulic circuit, it is surely released into the air layer and is not mixed into the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank body 26.

(Fourth embodiment)
A fourth embodiment will be described based on FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b). The oil tank 420 according to the fourth embodiment includes a side plate 421 and a bottom plate of a member 417 in which an accommodating portion 17a provided therein is bent into a “U” shape of katakana as shown in FIG. It is comprised by the box body which was fixed to 422 by the tap welding and the upper part was open | released. The return pipe 35 of the hydraulic circuit 1 is inserted to near the bottom of the accommodating portion 17a, and the tip thereof is cut obliquely so that the return oil inlet 16 having a cross-sectional area larger than the cross-sectional area of the return pipe 35, and its A plurality of holes 14 are provided nearby, and the holes 14 prevent the generation of pressure in the housing portion 17a when a large amount of return oil 24 returns to the return pipe 35. Further, the branch return pipe 35a from the return pipe 35 has an oil level H3 (oil level of the stored oil 25 in which the hydraulic circuit 1 in which the oil is stored in the tank body 26 is not filled with oil) via the stop valve 33. It has the opening part 35b which opens in the position corresponding to the upper part and the inside of the accommodating part 17a. The tap welding between the member 417 and the side plate 421 has a gap through which the stored oil 25 enters when the oil is stored in the oil tank 420. The oil tank 420 according to the fourth embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment except for the configuration of the accommodating portion 17a provided in the inside thereof. Omit.

  The opening end 150 provided in the upper portion of the accommodating portion 17a has a lower oil level H2 during operation in which the initial flushing of the hydraulic circuit 1 has been completed and pressure oil has been supplied to the hydraulic circuit 1 and the hydraulic cylinder 50 that is the hydraulic device. It is the structure opened below the (oil surface where the stored oil 25 accommodated in the oil tank 420 is consumed to the maximum) at a position where a flow path R4 is formed with the oil surface H2.

  In the fourth embodiment having the above-described configuration, the hydraulic oil is supplied from the hydraulic pump 34 to the hydraulic circuit 1, and the return oil 24 is supplied from the return pipe 35 through the return oil inlet 16 provided near the bottom of the accommodating portion 17 a. Inflow. The return oil 24 is isolated from the stored oil 25 stored in the tank body 26 by the storage portion 17a. Therefore, even if the return oil 24 contains bubbles 40, it does not enter the deep portion of the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank body 26. The return oil 24 returns to the bottom of the housing portion 17a from the oil inlet 16 and is stored therein as the stored oil 23, and is pushed upward to flow over the open end 150 and between the open end 150 and the oil surface H2. It diffuses along the oil surface of the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank body 26 through the flow path R4 as indicated by an arrow Y4. This diffusion state diffuses in all directions on the surface of the oil surface H2, as indicated by the arrow Y4 and the arrow Y7 in FIG.

  Further, the branch return pipe 35a opens the stop valve 33 when a large amount of air is expected to flow in from the return pipe 35 in initial flushing or the like, and discharges the inflow air into the space of the tank body 26. It is supposed to be. The air flowing in from the branch return pipe 35a rushes into the deep part from the oil surface H2 with the momentum, but the position of the branch return pipe 35a is inside the casing constituting the oil tank 420. As shown in K4, it enters the inside of the accommodating portion 17a. For this reason, mixing with the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank body 26 is prevented and the suction port 31 is not sucked.

(Fifth embodiment)
Next, a fifth embodiment will be described based on FIGS. 7 (a) and 7 (b). The oil tank 420 according to the fifth embodiment is the same as that of the fourth embodiment except for the configuration of the accommodating portion 17b provided in the inside thereof. Omit.

  An opening end 150a provided at the upper portion of the accommodating portion 17b provided in the oil tank 420 is positioned equal to or slightly above the oil level H3 before the initial flushing of the hydraulic circuit 1 is completed. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the rectifying blade 424 fixed to the member 417 of the accommodating portion 17b along the opening end 150a is supplied with maximum pressure oil to the hydraulic circuit 1 and the hydraulic cylinder 50 which is the hydraulic equipment. It is fixed at a position where a flow path R5 is formed between the lower oil level H2 during operation and the oil level H2 below the oil level where the stored oil 25 stored in the oil tank 420 is consumed to the maximum extent. With this flow path R5, when the stored oil 23 of the accommodating portion 17b flows over the opening end 150a and flows down along the member 417, the flow W1 changes the flow along the oil surface H2 as indicated by the arrow Y5. , And is configured to diffuse the stored oil 23 to the oil level of the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank body 26 as shown by the arrow Y7 in FIG. .

  In the fifth embodiment having the above-described configuration, the hydraulic oil is supplied from the hydraulic pump 34 to the hydraulic circuit 1, and the return oil 24 is provided from the return pipe 35 through the return oil inlet 16 provided near the bottom of the housing portion 17b. Inflow. The return oil 24 is isolated from the stored oil 25 stored in the tank body 26 by the storage portion 17b. Therefore, even if the return oil 24 contains bubbles 40, it does not enter the deep portion of the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank body 26. The return oil 24 from the return pipe 35 flows in from the return oil inlet 16 at the bottom of the accommodating portion 17b, is stored therein as the stored oil 23, is sequentially pushed upward, and flows over the opening end 150a along the member 417. The oil flows down and diffuses along the oil surface of the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank body 26 as shown by the arrow Y5 through the flow path R5 between the rectifying blade 424 and the oil surface H2. This diffusion state diffuses in all directions on the surface of the oil surface H2, as indicated by the arrow Y5 and the arrow Y7 in FIG. Further, the branch return pipe 35a branched from the return pipe 35 has the same structure and function as those of the fourth embodiment, so that the same reference numerals are given and the description thereof is omitted.

(Sixth embodiment)
Next, a sixth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The difference between the sixth embodiment and the fifth embodiment is that the rectifying blade 425 is provided in the lower stage of the rectifying blade 424 of the fifth embodiment. Omit the explanation.

  The rectifying blade 425 provided at the lower stage of the rectifying blade 424 of the housing portion 17c is substantially parallel to the rectifying blade 424, and the return oil 24 returning to the housing portion 17c is stored in the housing portion 17c and becomes the stored oil 23. Therefore, the stored oil 23 flowing down along the member 417 from the opening end 150 a has a width wider than that of the rectifying blade 424 so that the stored oil 23 flows along the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank body 26.

  In the sixth embodiment having the above-described configuration, when the oil level H2 of the stored oil 25 stored in the tank body 26 is maintained at the same position as that of the fifth embodiment, the opening end 150a of the storage portion 17c is set. The overflowing stored oil 23 is diffused by the rectifying blades 424 at the upper part of the oil level of the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank body 26 as indicated by arrows Y5 and Y7.

  However, for example, after the oil leak from the tank body 26 or the pipe is repaired, the oil level H2 is lowered to a level between the rectifying blade 424 and the rectifying blade 425 due to forgetting to supply the tank body 26 with oil. State. When the oil level H2 drops to between the rectifying blades 424 and 425, the stored oil 23 that has overflowed the opening end 150a of the accommodating portion 17c overflows the opening end 150a of the accommodating portion 17c and the width w1 of the rectifying blade 424. Along the oil surface H2. Since the stored oil 23 falls on the width W <b> 2 of the rectifying blade 425, the stored oil 23 is guided along the oil surface H <b> 2 of the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank body 26. For this reason, even if the stored oil 25 stored in the tank body 26 is greatly reduced, even if bubbles are mixed in the return oil 24 stored in the storage portion 17c, the stored oil 25 stored in the tank body 26 Do not mix deep.

  The accommodating part of the above-described embodiment is configured in a casing. Alternatively, the shape of the member 417 as shown in FIG. 9 is shown by tap welding. However, this shape may be circular, and an iron plate is welded to the corners of the hydraulic tanks 20 and 420 to form an enclosure. The cross section may be a triangle or a square.

  The embodiment of the present invention has been described above, but only specific examples are illustrated, and the present invention is not particularly limited, and the specific configuration and the like can be appropriately changed in design. Further, the actions and effects described in the embodiments of the present invention only list the most preferable actions and effects resulting from the present invention, and the actions and effects according to the present invention are described in the embodiments of the present invention. It is not limited to things.

  The present invention can be used for an oil tank of an industrial hydraulic circuit or a construction machine hydraulic circuit.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Hydraulic circuit 10 Accommodating part 11a Side surface 11b Bottom part 12 Collar part 13 Wire net 14 Hole 15 Opening part 16 Return oil inflow port 17a Accommodating part 17b Accommodating part 17c Accommodating part 17c
20 Oil tank 22 Operating pressure oil 23 Reservoir oil 24 Return oil
25 Oil stored in tank body 26 26 Tank body 26a Bottom 31 Suction port 32 Air breather 34 Hydraulic pump 35 Return line 36 Pressure oil supply pipe 36a Pressure oil supply / discharge pipe 36b Pressure oil supply / discharge pipe 37 Direction switching valve 37a Left Switching position 37b Neutral position 37c Right switching position 38 Suction pipe 40 Bubble 50 Hydraulic cylinder 51 Rod 52 Cylinder case 60 Multi-function valve 61 Stop valve 62 Stop valve 63 Stop valve 424 Rectifier blade 425 Rectifier blade H1 Oil surface H2 Oil surface

  The present invention relates to an oil tank that is installed in a hydraulic circuit including a hydraulic pump that supplies hydraulic pressure oil to hydraulic equipment such as a hydraulic cylinder and a hydraulic motor and is connected to the hydraulic pump.

  Hydraulic equipment used for power sources of various sluice facilities such as factory production equipment and construction machinery or estuary weirs, sluice gates installed in rivers, dam discharge gates, etc. A hydraulic circuit comprising an actuator (hydraulic cylinder, hydraulic motor, etc.) for driving equipment such as a sluice, a weir, etc., a control valve for supplying and discharging hydraulic pressure oil to the actuator, and an oil pump for generating hydraulic pressure oil; The hydraulic pump is configured to include oil sucked by a hydraulic pump that supplies hydraulic pressure oil to the hydraulic circuit, and an oil tank that stores return oil that returns from the hydraulic circuit.

  The hydraulic circuit performs flushing (hereinafter referred to as initial flushing) to circulate the hydraulic pressure oil from the hydraulic pump to fill the hydraulic circuit after the installation of the hydraulic device is completed. In this initial flushing, the air staying in the hydraulic circuit is returned to the oil tank as return oil mixed as bubbles. When the return oil containing bubbles is returned to the oil tank and mixed with the stored oil stored in the oil tank, the stored oil is sucked by the hydraulic pump and supplied to the hydraulic equipment as the operating pressure oil. These bubbles cause cavitation in the hydraulic motor and cause a diesel explosion due to pressurization in the hydraulic equipment, and cause a failure of the hydraulic pump or hydraulic equipment.

  For this reason, if the return oil returned at the time of initial flushing and the stored oil stored in the tank body are mixed, it is necessary to leave the bubbles in a stationary state until they disappear from the stored oil stored in the tank body. . However, since the air bubbles mixed in the return oil are fine and the viscosity of the oil is high, it takes a long time for the air bubbles to rise to the oil surface and scatter in the air, during which time the hydraulic device cannot operate. .

  In order to avoid this harmful effect, the oil tank dedicated for flushing is used to circulate until the air in the hydraulic circuit runs out, discard the hydraulic oil mixed with bubbles, and switch to a tank that stores new hydraulic oil. When the hydraulic circuit is long (pipe corresponding to the width of the river) like a hydraulic device for sluice operation, there is a problem that the cost of hydraulic oil increases.

  Furthermore, even if the bubbles in the oil tank are completely removed in the initial flushing, air is mixed and contaminated with the operation of the equipment. This contamination may be contamination based on the working environment or contamination of outside air, and this contamination also causes failure of the actuator. For this reason, the hydraulic circuit sometimes needs to perform flushing for cleaning the hydraulic oil in the circuit (hereinafter referred to as cleaning flushing). Also during the cleaning flushing, if the return oil bubbles at the time of the cleaning flushing are mixed with the oil stored in advance and sucked by the hydraulic pump and returned as the operating pressure oil, the operating equipment is adversely affected.

  Patent Document 1, which is a conventional technique that solves the above-described problems, includes a rectifying unit that rectifies a flow of return oil mixed with bubbles and flows it into an oil tank, and an oil level of oil stored in advance. Disclosed is a device that disposes bubbles in the return oil by disposing a foam extinguisher plate disposed at a gentle slope above, causing the return oil flowing into the oil tank to gently flow down along the top surface of the foam eraser plate. Yes.

  Further, Patent Document 2 discloses an oil tank that removes bubbles mixed in oil that has returned to the oil tank through a hydraulic circuit by a cyclone type bubble removing device provided in the oil tank.

JP 2000-24407 A JP 2004-84923 A

The return oil defoaming device disclosed in Patent Document 1 has a structure in which a defoaming plate is provided in the lower stage of the rectifying means, and its function is not scattered even if the return oil is rectified by the rectifying means and collides with the defoamer In this way, air is prevented from being entrained, and bubbles are separated into the air by flowing a return oil in which bubbles are gently and gently mixed on the upper surface of the foam extinguishing plate. However, the bubbles mixed in the high-viscosity oil become fine and difficult to separate in the process of passing through the complicated passage of the hydraulic circuit. The bubble erasing plate of the return oil bubble erasing device disclosed in Patent Document 1 is difficult to separate while the return oil flows widely and gently on the surface, and bubbles that cannot be separated are returned to the tank together with the return oil from the bubble erasure plate. This return oil that falls and mixes in the oil level of the stored stored oil is mixed into the deep part of the stored oil stored in the tank due to the inertia of the fall of the hydraulic oil, so bubbles are mixed in the entire oil tank. Has a problem.

  In addition, a bubble removal device for return oil by a cyclone provided in an oil tank disclosed in Patent Document 2 has a configuration in which a spiral is generated in the cyclone by the returning hydraulic oil and the bubbles and the hydraulic oil are separated by the centrifugal force. It is. Since the hydraulic oil has a high viscosity, it causes a swirl within the cyclone, so that there is a problem that the circuit resistance is increased and the efficiency of the hydraulic device is lowered. Moreover, since the air bubbles removed by the cyclone are discharged into the hydraulic oil, there is a problem that the air bubbles are mixed into the oil tank.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and avoids mixing with the stored oil stored in the tank body by returning the return oil of the hydraulic circuit to the storage unit installed in the oil tank. The return oil of the hydraulic circuit stored in the part is diffused from the upper part of the storage part to the oil level of the stored oil stored in the tank body so that it does not penetrate into the deep part of the stored oil stored in the tank body. An object of the present invention is to provide an oil tank that reliably prevents oil mixed with bubbles in a hydraulic pump.

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The oil tank of the present invention is connected to a suction port connected to a hydraulic pump that is provided near the bottom of a tank main body that contains oil and supplies hydraulic oil to the hydraulic circuit, and a return pipe of the hydraulic circuit. A return oil inlet for discharging return oil from a hydraulic circuit to the tank body, and an oil tank in which the oil contained in the tank forms an oil surface, the container containing the return oil in the tank body the section provided, the receiving portion, the a bottom portion formed in the bottom of the tank body, an open end provided at a position a flow path between the oil surface, of the housing portion from said open end and the return oil inflow port to a position adjacent to the bottom was allowed to open the mouth, is arranged adjacent to the open end in a plan view, a rectifier blade provided in parallel to and the oil level in the lower than said open end, comprising It is characterized by having a configuration.

According to the above configuration, the return oil flowing into the storage portion is stored in the storage portion and flows out through the flow path formed by the opening end of the storage portion and the oil surface with the return oil sequentially flowing in and stored in the tank body. Can drift along the oil surface of the stored oil . Further, since the flow path is formed by the opening end and the oil level, the return oil can be stably drifted to the oil level even if the oil level rises and falls. For this reason, bubbles that flow in mixed with the return oil stored in the storage part are diffused to the oil level of the stored oil stored in the tank body, do not enter the deep part of the tank, and are not sucked into the hydraulic pump. It has an effect that can be done. Further, since the open end of the housing portion is configured to form a flow path between the oil surface of the stored oil contained in the main body, the oil amount of the hydraulic oil hydraulic circuit that is used is increased, the tank body It becomes the flow path is narrow which is formed between the oil surface and the housing part of the housing has been stored fluid in the return oil to Fall along the housing portion by winding the vortex generated in the vicinity of the open end by the rectification vanes Drift in parallel with the oil level of the stored oil. More return oil to the flow passage constituted by the open end of the housing portion in this way with diffused into oil level, the oil reservoir oil rectification vanes is housed in the body in the tank the return oil descends along the housing portion Since it floats parallel to the surface, the return oil is always floated on the surface of the stored oil, so that the bubbles mixed in the return oil are not mixed into the deep part of the tank body .

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Further, the oil tank of the third invention, in the oil tank of the second invention, the rectifier blades in a depth direction of the receiving portion and a plurality Mainami set, the width of the lower rectification vanes than the upper rectifying vanes It is characterized by a wide configuration.

  According to the above configuration, even if the hydraulic oil in the oil tank is reduced due to leakage of hydraulic oil from the piping and the oil level is lowered and the upper rectifying blade is exposed from the oil level, the rectification provided in the lower stage is provided. As long as the wings are below the oil level, the return oil can float on the oil level. That is, by arranging a plurality of current plates in the depth direction of the housing portion, there is an effect corresponding to a large oil level fluctuation.

Further, the oil tank of the fourth invention, in the first to the oil tank of the third one of the present invention, the return line above the oil surface during operation of the stored fluid that is example savings in the tank A branch pipe provided with a discharge port that opens above and within the range of the opening end of the housing portion is provided.

According to the above configuration, in the initial flushing after the piping work, the air in the piping is pushed out by the supplied hydraulic oil, so the return oil contains a large amount of air bubbles, such a return containing a large amount of air. oil, by releasing the upper surface a and the space of the upper surface than the oil level of the open end of the housing portion, to prevent scattering of the return oil in the accommodating portion by the return oil containing a large amount of bubbles, savings example the body to the tank It has an effect of preventing air bubbles from being mixed into the deep part of the stored oil.

According to the oil tank of the present invention, the return oil that returns from the hydraulic circuit flows into the storage portion and is stored, and the return oil that overflows from the storage portion is stored on the oil level of the stored oil stored in the tank body. Drifting and drifting prevents the oil from returning to the bottom of the stored oil, so that air bubbles are mixed into the return oil from the hydraulic circuit during the initial operation of the hydraulic circuit, cleaning flushing, replacement flushing, and normal operation. However, the hydraulic pump does not inhale this bubble. Therefore, it is safe operation Te normal operation odor, further, has a time can be in a short time effect during normal operation from the exchange end of the flushing or hydraulic oil.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the whole hydraulic circuit which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the accommodating part which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that oil is stored by the oil tank which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that the oil stored by the oil tank which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention is attracted | sucked. It is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that return oil flows in into the oil tank which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that return oil overflows from the accommodating part which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the oil tank which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the oil tank which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the oil tank which concerns on 4th Embodiment of this invention. Enlarged view of part S4 in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the oil tank which concerns on 5th Embodiment of this invention. Enlarged view of part S5 in Fig. 7 (a) It is explanatory drawing which shows the oil tank which concerns on 6th Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a bubble diffusion state as seen from AA ′ in FIG. 8.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4B.

(Oil tank)
As shown in FIG. 1, an oil tank 20 according to this embodiment includes a tank body 26 that stores oil 25 in advance, and a suction port 31 that is provided near the bottom of the tank body 26 and that is connected to a suction side of a hydraulic pump 34. The oil 25 sucked by the hydraulic pump 34 from the suction port 31 is pressurized and supplied to the hydraulic equipment of the hydraulic circuit 1 as the operating pressure oil 22, and the return oil 24 of the hydraulic equipment returns via the return pipe 35. The oil 25 is composed of the inlet 16, the side surface 11a, and the bottom surface 11b, and is stored in the tank body 26 (hereinafter sometimes referred to as stored oil 25 or stored oil 25 stored in the tank body 26). The casing 18 is provided with an opening end 15 that protrudes from the oil surface H <b> 2 and is opened from the oil surface H <b> 2, and is separated from the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank body 26 and flows into the return oil inlet 16. Return The accommodating part 10 that accommodates the oil 24 as the accommodated stored oil 23, and the collar part 12 that guides the accumulated oil 23 accommodated in the accommodating part 10 that overflows from the opening end 15 of the accommodating part 10 to the oil level of the accumulated oil 25. This is a configuration provided.

Oil level H2 of the stored fluid 25 is Me savings in the body 26 to the tank, when operating in the equipment of the hydraulic circuit 1 is hydraulic, hydraulic oil as the motor to flow from one to the other, to the tank body 26 Since the stored stored oil 25 only circulates through the hydraulic circuit 1, the oil level H2 does not fluctuate. However, since the reciprocating device such as the hydraulic cylinder 50 is larger than the volume when the rod is extended, the stored oil stored in the tank body 26 when the hydraulic cylinder 50 is extended most. The oil level H2 of 25 is the lowest value, and the oil level H2 at this time is described as the lower oil level H2 during operation, and the stored oil 25 stored in the tank body 26 when the hydraulic cylinder 50 is most contracted. The oil level H2 becomes the highest value, and the oil level H2 at this time is described as the upper oil level H2 during operation. In addition, when it is not necessary to distinguish the oil level of the stored oil 25, it describes as the oil level H2 at the time of driving | operation.

  Moreover, the collar part 12 in the oil tank 20 which concerns on 1st Embodiment is a structure which inclines gently toward the oil surface of the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank main body 26 from the opening end 15 of the accommodating part 10. FIG.

  Furthermore, a wire mesh 13 is provided on the surface of the collar portion 12 in the oil tank 20 according to the first embodiment.

Here, the stored fluid 25 accommodated in the tank body 26 in the first embodiment is that the work aggressive media you supplied to hydraulic equipment such as a hydraulic cylinder for driving the example of industrial machines working machine. In the present invention, the stored oil 25 need not be limited to hydraulic oil, and may be of other types.

  A tank main body 26 that is a main component of the oil tank 20 is formed in a box shape, and stores a storage oil 25 that is hydraulic oil that drives the cylinder 50. The shape of the tank body 26 is not necessarily limited to a box shape, and may be a cylindrical shape, for example.

  The suction port 31 is located in the vicinity of the bottom portion 26 a of the tank body 26 and is provided at the distal end portion of the suction pipe 38 connected to the hydraulic pump 34. The stored oil 25 is sucked from the suction pipe 38 to the hydraulic pump 34 and supplied as the operating pressure oil 22 for operating the hydraulic cylinder 50 by the direction switching valve 37 via the pressure oil supply pipe 36 of the hydraulic circuit 1. Here, the vicinity of the bottom 26 a of the tank body 26 is a position below the oil level of the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank body 26, and a position where the bubbles 40 staying near the oil level are not sucked from the suction port 31. In addition, the stored oil 25 that has settled on the bottom of the tank body 26 is also difficult to suck. With such a configuration, by driving the hydraulic pump 34, the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank body 26 is sucked from the suction port 31 and supplied to the hydraulic cylinder 50 as the operating pressure oil 22. . The suction port 31 includes a filter (not shown) to prevent dust and dust from the stored oil 25 from entering the hydraulic circuit 1.

The return oil inlet 16 is provided at the tip of the return pipe 35 as shown by a circle S1 in FIG. From the return oil inlet 16, it becomes the return oil 24 from the hydraulic cylinder 50 of the hydraulic circuit 1, passes through the return pipe 35, flows into the accommodating portion 10, and is stored as the stored oil 23. The return oil inlet 16 is provided near the bottom 11b of the storage portion 10 so as to separate and store the stored oil 25 stored in the tank body 26 and the return oil 24 flowing in from the return oil inlet 16. The return oil 24 that flows in through the return return pipe 35 through the return oil inlet 16 is stored as the stored oil 23 in the storage unit 10. Mixing of the stored fluid 23 and reservoir oil 25 that is accommodated in the tank body 26 is adapted to such that match mixed with only the oil level in the oil reservoir 25. That is, the return oil 24 flows in from the return oil inlet 16 that opens near the bottom portion 11 b of the storage unit 10 and is stored as the stored oil 23 in the storage unit 10, and the stored oil 23 overflows from the opening end 15. Then, the stored oil 25 is mixed.

(Container)
As shown in FIG. 2, the housing portion 10 is mainly composed of a housing 18 that includes a bottom portion 11 b and a plurality of side surfaces 11 a and has an open end 15 on the top surface. Further, a collar portion 12 is provided at the opening end 15 of the accommodating portion 10. The collar portion 12 is gently inclined downward from the opening end 15 of the accommodating portion 10. In addition, the shape of the accommodating part 10 does not need to be limited to a rectangular parallelepiped, For example, a cylindrical shape may be sufficient and the collar part 12 may be provided along the opening end 15 thereof. Moreover, the place where the collar part 12 is provided does not need to be limited to the opening end 15 of the accommodating part 10, and may be provided on the side surface 11a of the accommodating part 10, for example. As long as the collar portion 12 is located above the oil level of the stored oil 25 stored in advance in the tank body 26 or at a position near the oil surface and surrounds the open end 15, any position on the side surface 11 a of the storage unit 10 is provided. May be provided.

  As shown in a circular part S1 in FIG. 1, the accommodating part 10 is fixed by two support parts 19 that connect the bottom part 11 b and the bottom part 26 a of the tank body 26. And when the accommodating part 10 is attached, the return pipeline 35 is inserted to the vicinity of the bottom part 11b in the accommodating part 10, and the return oil inflow port 16 opens at the front-end | tip. Here, the cross-sectional area of the accommodating portion 10 is made sufficiently larger than the cross-sectional area of the return conduit 35 so that the return oil 24 flowing from the return oil inlet 16 via the return conduit 35 does not scatter in the accommodating portion 10. It is. That is, the cross-sectional area of the bottom portion 11b portion of the accommodating portion 10 is a flow rate that rises while flowing into the accommodating portion 10 from the inlet 16 and fills as the reserved oil 23, and the stored oil 23 that overflows the opening end 15 of the accommodating portion 10. The flow velocity at which the collar portion 12 flows down is such that the bubbles 40 can easily escape to the external air layer on the collar portion 12 so as to return to the oil level of the stored oil 25 that is contained in the tank body 26 gently. It is set to. The accommodating portion 10 is attached so as to protrude from the oil level of the stored oil 25 stored in the tank main body 26, and the collar portion 12 provided at the open end 15 of the stored oil 25 stored in the tank main body 26. It is located above the oil level H2. Thereby, the collar part 12 inclines gently toward the oil level of the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank main body 26 from the upper end part of the accommodating part 10. As shown in FIG. Further, a wire mesh 13 is provided on the surface of the collar portion 12.

  The flow rate of the stored oil 23 flowing down the collar portion 12 is a flow rate at which the bubbles 40 can easily escape to the external air layer, and the oil level of the stored oil 25 in which the return oil 24 is gently accommodated in the tank body 26. The flow rate is enough to return to Here, as shown in the circular part S <b> 2 of FIG. 1, the stored oil 23 that slowly flows down the collar part 12 diffuses on the collar part 12 and becomes thin. Therefore, the distance that the bubbles 40 mixed in the stored oil 23 can escape to the external air layer is shortened, and the bubbles 40 are detached from the stored oil 23 while flowing down on the collar portion 12. Further, the flow rate of the stored oil 23 is slowed by the wire mesh 13 provided on the collar portion 12, and the bubbles 40 are easily diffused into the air.

  Further, the return oil inlet 16 to which the return pipe 35 is connected has an elliptical shape obtained by obliquely cutting the pipe in order to obtain a larger cross-sectional area than the return pipe 35, and in the vicinity of the return oil inlet 16. The plurality of holes 14 have a role of releasing the return oil 24 when the return oil 24 flowing in from the return pipe 35 increases rapidly so that the return pipe 35 is not raised by the return oil 24. ing.

  An air breather 32 is provided on the top plate of the tank body 26. Like the hydraulic cylinder provided in the hydraulic circuit 1, the air breather 32 filters the air that enters and leaves when the oil level of the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank body 26 fluctuates due to its operation through a filter provided inside, and generates dust. And prevents moisture from entering.

  The oil tank 20 having the above-described configuration stores the oil 25 that supplies the operating pressure oil 22 to the hydraulic circuit 1 including the hydraulic pump 34, the direction switching valve 37, the multifunction valve 60, the hydraulic cylinder 50, and the like. doing. The hydraulic circuit 1 according to the first embodiment is a hydraulic circuit of the hydraulic cylinder 50, but is not limited to this and may be used for other purposes.

(pump)
The hydraulic pump 34 rotates when the two gears mesh with each other, and supplies the stored oil 25 stored in the tank body 26 from the suction port 31 to the hydraulic circuit 1 including the hydraulic cylinder 50 as the working hydraulic oil 22. The hydraulic pump 34 is not limited to a gear pump, and other types of hydraulic pumps may be used.

(Cylinder)
A hydraulic cylinder 50, a cylinder tube 52, a rod 51 that moves forward and backward in the cylinder tube 52, and a piston that is slidably fitted in the cylinder tube 52 and fixed to the rod 51. The hydraulic cylinder 50 operates in the A direction in which the piston slides on the cylinder tube 52 and the rod 51 extends or the B direction in which the rod 51 contracts due to the supply and discharge of the hydraulic pressure oil from the hydraulic pump 34. The oil chamber (head side pressure chamber) for operating the rod 51 in the extending direction has a larger volume than the oil chamber (rod side pressure chamber) for operating the rod 51 in the contracting direction. For this reason, the oil level H <b> 2 of the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank body 26 fluctuates up and down by the operation of the hydraulic cylinder 50.

(Direction switching valve)
The direction switching valve 37 is provided between the hydraulic pump 34 and the hydraulic cylinder 50, has three switching positions, and changes the flow direction of the operating pressure oil by switching to these switching positions. Yes, it is possible to switch to the left switching position 37a, the neutral position 37b, and the right switching position 37c. When the direction switching valve 37 is switched to the left switching position 37a, the rod 51 of the hydraulic cylinder 50 supplies the operating pressure oil 22 from the hydraulic pump 34 in the direction extending in the A direction, and the discharge side of the hydraulic cylinder 50 is connected to the return line 35. Connecting. Further, when the direction switching valve 37 is switched to the right switching position 37c, the hydraulic pressure oil 22 is supplied from the hydraulic pump 34 in the direction B in which the rod 51 is contracted, and the discharge side of the hydraulic cylinder 50 is connected to the return line 35. Further, when the direction switching valve 37 is switched to the neutral position 37 b, the pressure oil supply / discharge pipe 36 and the return pipe 35 are disconnected from the hydraulic cylinder 50 so that the rod 51 of the hydraulic cylinder 50 does not expand and contract.

(Multi-function valve)
The multifunction valve 60 in the first embodiment is directly attached to the hydraulic cylinder 50 and includes three stop valves 61, 62, 63. The stop valve 62 of the multi-function valve 60 opens and closes between the pressure oil supply / discharge pipe 36a and the hydraulic cylinder 50, and the stop valve 63 opens and closes the passage between the pressure oil supply / discharge pipe 36b and the hydraulic cylinder 50. Further, the stop valve 61 opens and closes between the pressure oil supply / discharge pipe 36b. By using the multi-function valve 60 having such a configuration to open and close the stop valves 62 and 63 and the stop valve 61, the hydraulic cylinder 50, the pressure oil supply / discharge pipe 36a, and the pressure oil supply / discharge pipe 36b are damaged. Can be detected. Further, the stop valve 61 is opened, the hydraulic cylinder 50 is bypassed, the pressure oil supply / discharge pipe 36 a and the pressure oil supply / discharge pipe 36 b are connected, and the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank body 26 is circulated in the hydraulic circuit 1. Various (initial, cleaning, replacement) flushing can be performed.

(Operation of the first embodiment)
Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

  The initial flushing for filling the hydraulic circuit 1 with pressure oil after the piping work is completed will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 3A, oil is supplied to the tank body 26 from a supply port (not shown) by an operator and stored as stored oil 25. The stored oil 25 does not enter the hydraulic circuit 1 and the accommodating portion 10. The oil level H1 is the oil level stored in the tank body 26 when the tank body 26 is filled with the stored oil 25 and the initial flushing is not performed.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 3B, the stored oil 25 is sucked into the hydraulic pump 34 from the suction port 31 by the drive of the hydraulic pump 34 and is supplied to the hydraulic circuit 1 as the operating pressure oil 22. At this time, the stop valves 62 and 63 in the multi-function valve 60 are closed, the stop valve 61 is opened, and the direction switching valve 37 is switched to the left switching position 37a. For this reason, the operating pressure oil 22 from the hydraulic pump 34 is not supplied to the hydraulic cylinder 50, but returns from the pressure oil supply / discharge pipe 36a via the stop valve 61 and from the pressure oil supply / discharge pipe 36b via the direction switching valve 37. It returns to the accommodating part 10 from the pipe 35. That is, the working pressure oil 22 flowing out from the suction port 31 and pressurized by the hydraulic pump 34 is supplied from the pressure oil supply / discharge pipe 36 through the direction switching valve 37 to the pressure oil supply / discharge pipe 36a, stop valve 61, pressure oil supply. It returns to the return oil 24 from the direction switching valve 37 via the return pipe 35 via the drain pipe 36b. For this reason, the working pressure oil 22 returns to the accommodating part 10 from the return oil inflow port 16 while pushing out the air staying in the pipe line and the direction switching valve 37. At this time, since the inside of the storage unit 10 is in an empty state, the air pushed out by the return oil 24 is discharged to the air layer in the storage unit 10.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 4A, after the air staying in the hydraulic circuit 1 escapes to the air layer in the accommodating portion 10, the stored oil 25 circulated in the hydraulic circuit 1 is returned to the return oil 24. Then, the oil flows into the storage portion 10 from the return oil inlet 16 and is stored as the stored oil 23. The stored oil 23 stored in the storage unit 10 fills the storage unit 10 and raises the oil level of the stored oil 23 to the upper end of the storage unit 10. Note that the stored oil 23 at this time is in a state in which air that has not escaped to the air layer is contained as bubbles 40.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 4B, the stored oil 23 accommodated in the accommodating part 10 eventually flows over the opening end 15 of the accommodating part 10 and the wire mesh 13 of the collar part 12 is indicated by an arrow E1. And flows into the oil level of the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank body 26. At this time, since the stored oil 23 flowing down on the collar portion 12 becomes thin, some of the bubbles 40 mixed in the stored oil 23 are released to the external air layer. Further, when the bubbles 40 come into contact with the wire mesh 13 provided on the surface of the collar portion 12, the flow-down speed of the stored oil 23 is relaxed, and the bubbles 40 are easily separated into the atmosphere. In this way, the stored oil 23 including the bubbles 40 flows into the oil level of the stored oil 25 stored in the tank body 26 as shown by the arrow E1, so that the stored oil 23 is stored in the tank body 26. The stored oil 25 is mixed by receiving a force in the direction of diffusing to the oil surface. For this reason, since the stored oil 23 diffuses and stays on the oil level of the stored stored oil 25, the stored oil 25 that does not include the bubbles 40 is always sucked from the suction port provided near the bottom of the tank body 26. Will come to be.

Next, initial flushing for supplying the operating pressure oil 22 into the hydraulic cylinder 50 will be described. With the above-described initial flushing of the pipeline, the directional control valve 37 is operated to the neutral position 37b in a state where the pipeline such as the pressure oil supply pipe 36 and the return pipeline 35 in the hydraulic circuit 1 is filled with oil. Confine. Next, the stop valves 62 and 63 of the multi-function valve 60 are opened, and the stop valve 61 is closed. Further, the direction switching valve 37 is alternately switched to the left switching position 37a or the right switching position 37c, and the rod 51 of the hydraulic cylinder 50 is moved forward and backward. Thereby, the oil 25 can be filled in the hydraulic cylinder 50. At this time, the air staying in the cylinder 50 becomes a bubble 40 and the return oil 24 passes through the return pipe 35 and is accommodated in the accommodating portion 10. Thereafter, the air bubbles 40 flow over the housing portion 10 and flow through the collar portion 12 to be returned to the oil level of the stored oil 25 previously stored in the tank main body 26. Thereby, all the air previously retained in the hydraulic circuit 1 can be removed. In this way, when the initial flushing of the hydraulic circuit 1 and its equipment is completed, the circuit and the hydraulic equipment are filled with oil, and accordingly, the stored oil 25 stored in the tank body 26 is reduced to the oil level H2 .

  The hydraulic circuit 1 according to the present embodiment includes the multi-function valve 60 in which the stop valves 62 and 63 and the stop valve 61 are integrated into one, but the hydraulic circuit 1 is provided separately. May be. By using the multi-function valve 60, the piping existing between the stop valve 62, the stop valve 63, and the stop valve 61 can be minimized, so that the air that must be removed in the hydraulic circuit 1 is minimized. Can be suppressed.

  The air bubbles 40 remaining in the stored oil 23 in which the return oil 24 that has returned to the storage unit 10 is stored travels through the storage unit 10 and the collar 12 and the stored oil 25 stored in the tank body as indicated by the arrow E1. Since the stored oil 23 is not mixed in the deep part of the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank body 26, oil that does not contain the bubbles 40 is always supplied from the suction port 31 to the hydraulic pump. 34 can be supplied. Further, the oil level of the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank main body 26 at this time becomes the height of the oil level H <b> 2 reduced by an amount that satisfies the hydraulic circuit 1 and the hydraulic cylinder 50. The oil level H2 moves up and down by the volume difference when the hydraulic cylinder 50 is operated. The air in the tank body 26 that increases or decreases as the oil level H2 rises or falls enters and exits through the air breather 32.

(Second Embodiment)
In the following second embodiment shown in FIG. 5 (a) will be described.
The oil tank 120 may be provided with a sieve 80 received by the oil level of the stored oil 25 stored in the stored oil 23 tank body 26 of the storage unit 10 guided by the collar portion 12. The sieve 80 is formed in a mesh state, and the mesh portion stores the stored oil 23 that has been stored in advance by receiving the stored oil 23 of the storage unit 10 that has flowed down the collar portion 12 and absorbing the impact of the fall. 25. The stored oil 23 is prevented from being trapped in the deep part, and the stored oil 23 is diffused on the surface.

  That is, even when the return oil 24 including the bubbles 40 becomes the stored oil 23 stored in the storage unit 10 a, the momentum of the stored oil 23 is applied to the oil level of the stored oil 25 stored in the tank body 26 by the sieve 80. Since the stored oil 23 in the container 10a is diffused along the oil surface of the stored oil 25 as shown in FIG. 9, the bubbles 40 are formed in the deep part of the stored oil 25. The air bubbles 40 are prevented from being mixed, and the air bubbles 40 do not dive deeply in the stored oil that has been stored in advance vigorously. Therefore, the air bubbles 40 can be more reliably retained near the oil surface.

(Third embodiment)
Moreover, the oil tank 130 according to the third embodiment shown in FIG. 5B has a float part 90 that receives the stored oil 23 guided by the collar part 12 near the oil level of the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank body 26. The float portion 90 floats on the oil level of the stored oil 25 stored in the tank body 26 in advance, and the oil level of the stored oil 25 stored in the tank body 26 rises or falls. It moves up and down with this. Therefore, the stored oil 23 that has flowed down the collar portion 12 slowly flows down on the float portion 90 that floats on the oil surface of the stored oil 25 before returning to the oil surface of the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank body 26. The oil is returned to the oil level of the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank body 26. Thus, even when the return oil 24 including the bubbles 40 returns to the oil level vigorously, the force is converted by the float unit 90 toward the oil level of the stored oil 25, and the stored oil 23 is transferred to the tank body 26. It is made to diffuse and float on the oil surface of the stored stored oil 25. Thereby, the bubble 40 is not mixed in the stored oil 25 by the impact caused by the contact with the oil surface. In this manner, since the bubbles 40 do not sink deeply in the deep portion of the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank body 26, the bubbles 40 can be more reliably retained near the oil surface.

  In the second embodiment and the third embodiment, the return pipe 35 is divided into two pipes before the return pipe 35 enters the tank body 26 as shown in FIGS. May be. Specifically, the return pipe 35 is connected to the accommodating portions 10 a and 10 b via the return oil inlet 16, and the branch return pipe 35 a branched from the return pipe 35 passes through the stop valve 33. Then, the air layer in the tank body 26 is configured to open above the sieve 80 or the float 90. The stop valve 33 opens and closes the branch return pipe 35a by manually turning a handle (not shown). With such a configuration, even if the return oil 24 returned to the accommodating portions 10a and 10b is stored as the stored oil 23, the air in the hydraulic circuit 1 can be discharged to the air layer of the tank body 26. Further, even if a large amount of air is injected from the branch return pipe 35 a to the air layer of the tank body 26, the injected air collides with the mesh 80 or the float 90, and this air is accommodated in the tank body 26. The stored oil 25 is diffused in the direction of the oil level.

  That is, when the storage portions 10a and 10b are filled with the stored oil 23, the pipes to the storage portions 10a and 10b are high in pressure. The air pushed out by the oil 24 can flow to the branch return pipe 35 a and be discharged to the air layer of the tank body 26. Then, after exhausting a large amount of air remaining in the pipe to the air layer, the stop valve 33 is closed, and the return oil 24 containing the bubbles 40 is then flowed to the accommodating portions 10a and 10b. The return oil 24 can be caused to flow from the return oil inlet 16 into the accommodating portions 10a and 10b. By using the branch return pipe 35a, even in the hydraulic circuit 1 having a plurality of cylinders 50 and a plurality of pipes associated therewith, the air in the hydraulic circuit 1 is surely discharged to the air layer.

(Outline of the second and third embodiments)
As described above, the oil tank 120 according to the second embodiment receives the stored oil 23 stored in the storage unit 10 a guided by the collar portion 12 near the oil level of the stored oil 25 stored in the tank body 26. A sieve 80 is provided.

  According to the above configuration, even when the stored oil 23 accommodated in the accommodating portion 10 a including the bubbles 40 returns to the oil level with vigor, the momentum can be absorbed by the sieve 80. As a result, the bubbles 40 are not further mixed due to the impact caused by the contact with the oil surface of the stored oil 25 stored in the tank body 26, and the bubbles 40 do not dive deeply in the oil. Thus, it is possible to more reliably retain the bubbles 40 near the oil surface.

  In addition, the oil tank 130 according to the third embodiment has a float unit 90 that receives the stored oil 23 stored in the storage unit 10 b guided by the collar unit 12 near the oil level of the stored oil 25 stored in the tank body 26. Is provided.

  According to said structure, even when the stored oil 23 accommodated in the accommodating part 10b returns to the oil level of the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank main body 26 vigorously, the float part 90 can absorb the momentum. it can. Thereby, the stored oil 23 stored in the storage portion 10b is not mixed deeply into the stored oil 25 stored in the tank main body 26, and more reliably near the oil level of the stored oil 25 stored in the tank main body 26. Can stay.

  The hydraulic circuit according to the second and third embodiments is divided into two pipes before the return pipe 35 communicates with the oil tanks 120 and 130, and one pipe is connected to the return pipe 35. The return oil inflow port 16 to be connected communicates with the inside of the accommodating portion 30, and the other pipe line communicates with the air layer in the tank body 26 via the stop valve 33.

According to the above configuration, even when the stored oil 25 stored in the tank main body 26 is stored, the air in the hydraulic circuit can be released to the air layer of the tank main body 26, and the plurality of hydraulic cylinders 50. not reliably be mixed into oil reservoir 2 5 accommodated in the tank body 26 to release the air layer even large amounts of air into the hydraulic circuit comprising a hydraulic circuit having a plurality of pipes associated therewith.

(Fourth embodiment)
A fourth embodiment will be described based on FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b). The oil tank 420 according to the fourth embodiment includes a side plate 421 and a bottom plate of a member 417 in which an accommodating portion 17a provided therein is bent into a “U” shape of katakana as shown in FIG. It is comprised by the box body which was fixed to 422 by the tap welding and the upper part was open | released. The return pipe 35 of the hydraulic circuit 1 is inserted to near the bottom of the accommodating portion 17a, and the tip thereof is cut obliquely so that the return oil inlet 16 having a cross-sectional area larger than the cross-sectional area of the return pipe 35, and its A plurality of holes 14 are provided nearby, and the holes 14 prevent the generation of pressure in the housing portion 17a when a large amount of return oil 24 returns to the return pipe 35. Further, the branch return pipe 35a from the return pipe 35 has an oil level H3 (oil level of the stored oil 25 in which the hydraulic circuit 1 in which the oil is stored in the tank body 26 is not filled with oil) via the stop valve 33. It has the opening part 35b which opens in the position corresponding to the upper part and the inside of the accommodating part 17a. The tap welding between the member 417 and the side plate 421 has a gap through which the stored oil 25 enters when the oil is stored in the oil tank 420. The oil tank 420 according to the fourth embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment except for the configuration of the accommodating portion 17a provided in the inside thereof. Omit.

  The opening end 150 provided in the upper portion of the accommodating portion 17a has a lower oil level H2 during operation in which the initial flushing of the hydraulic circuit 1 has been completed and pressure oil has been supplied to the hydraulic circuit 1 and the hydraulic cylinder 50 that is the hydraulic device. It is the structure opened below the (oil surface where the stored oil 25 accommodated in the oil tank 420 is consumed to the maximum) at a position where a flow path R4 is formed with the oil surface H2.

In the fourth embodiment having the above-described configuration, the hydraulic oil is supplied from the hydraulic pump 34 to the hydraulic circuit 1, and the return oil 24 is supplied from the return pipe 35 through the return oil inlet 16 provided near the bottom of the accommodating portion 17 a. Inflow. The return oil 24 is isolated from the oil reservoir 25 which is accommodated in the tank body 26 by the housing portion 17a. Therefore, even if the return oil 24 contains bubbles 40, it does not enter the deep portion of the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank body 26. The return oil 24 returns to the bottom of the housing portion 17a from the oil inlet 16 and is stored therein as the stored oil 23, and is pushed upward to flow over the open end 150 and between the open end 150 and the oil surface H2. It diffuses along the oil surface of the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank body 26 through the flow path R4 as indicated by an arrow Y4. This diffusion state diffuses in all directions on the surface of the oil surface H2, as indicated by the arrow Y4 and the arrow Y7 in FIG.

  Further, the branch return pipe 35a opens the stop valve 33 when a large amount of air is expected to flow in from the return pipe 35 in initial flushing or the like, and discharges the inflow air into the space of the tank body 26. It is supposed to be. The air flowing in from the branch return pipe 35a rushes into the deep part from the oil surface H2 with the momentum, but the position of the branch return pipe 35a is inside the casing constituting the oil tank 420. As shown in K4, it enters the inside of the accommodating portion 17a. For this reason, mixing with the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank body 26 is prevented and the suction port 31 is not sucked.

(Fifth embodiment)
Next, a fifth embodiment will be described based on FIGS. 7 (a) and 7 (b). The oil tank 420 according to the fifth embodiment is the same as that of the fourth embodiment except for the configuration of the accommodating portion 17b provided in the inside thereof. Omit.

  An opening end 150a provided at the upper portion of the accommodating portion 17b provided in the oil tank 420 is positioned equal to or slightly above the oil level H3 before the initial flushing of the hydraulic circuit 1 is completed. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the rectifying blade 424 fixed to the member 417 of the accommodating portion 17b along the opening end 150a is supplied with maximum pressure oil to the hydraulic circuit 1 and the hydraulic cylinder 50 which is the hydraulic equipment. It is fixed at a position where a flow path R5 is formed between the lower oil level H2 during operation and the oil level H2 below the oil level where the stored oil 25 stored in the oil tank 420 is consumed to the maximum extent. With this flow path R5, when the stored oil 23 of the accommodating portion 17b flows over the opening end 150a and flows down along the member 417, the flow W1 changes the flow along the oil surface H2 as indicated by the arrow Y5. , And is configured to diffuse the stored oil 23 to the oil level of the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank body 26 as shown by the arrow Y7 in FIG. .

In the fifth embodiment having the above-described configuration, the hydraulic oil is supplied from the hydraulic pump 34 to the hydraulic circuit 1, and the return oil 24 is provided from the return pipe 35 through the return oil inlet 16 provided near the bottom of the housing portion 17b. Inflow. The return oil 24 is isolated from the oil reservoir 25 which is accommodated in the tank body 26 by the housing part 17b. Therefore, even if the return oil 24 contains bubbles 40, it does not enter the deep portion of the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank body 26. The return oil 24 from the return pipe 35 flows in from the return oil inlet 16 at the bottom of the accommodating portion 17b, is stored therein as the stored oil 23, is sequentially pushed upward, and flows over the opening end 150a along the member 417. The oil flows down and diffuses along the oil surface of the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank body 26 as shown by the arrow Y5 through the flow path R5 between the rectifying blade 424 and the oil surface H2. This diffusion state diffuses in all directions on the surface of the oil surface H2, as indicated by the arrow Y5 and the arrow Y7 in FIG. Further, the branch return pipe 35a branched from the return pipe 35 has the same structure and function as the fourth embodiment, so that the same reference numerals are given and the explanation thereof is omitted.

(Sixth embodiment)
Next, a sixth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The difference between the sixth embodiment and the fifth embodiment is that the rectifying blade 425 is provided in the lower stage of the rectifying blade 424 of the fifth embodiment. Omit the explanation.

  The rectifying blade 425 provided at the lower stage of the rectifying blade 424 of the housing portion 17c is substantially parallel to the rectifying blade 424, and the return oil 24 returning to the housing portion 17c is stored in the housing portion 17c and becomes the stored oil 23. Therefore, the stored oil 23 flowing down along the member 417 from the opening end 150 a has a width wider than that of the rectifying blade 424 so that the stored oil 23 flows along the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank body 26.

  In the sixth embodiment having the above-described configuration, when the oil level H2 of the stored oil 25 stored in the tank body 26 is maintained at the same position as that of the fifth embodiment, the opening end 150a of the storage portion 17c is set. The overflowing stored oil 23 is diffused by the rectifying blades 424 at the upper part of the oil level of the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank body 26 as indicated by arrows Y5 and Y7.

  However, for example, after the oil leak from the tank body 26 or the pipe is repaired, the oil level H2 is lowered to a level between the rectifying blade 424 and the rectifying blade 425 due to forgetting to supply the tank body 26 with oil. State. When the oil level H2 drops to between the rectifying blades 424 and 425, the stored oil 23 that has overflowed the opening end 150a of the accommodating portion 17c overflows the opening end 150a of the accommodating portion 17c and the width w1 of the rectifying blade 424. Along the oil surface H2. Since the stored oil 23 falls on the width W <b> 2 of the rectifying blade 425, the stored oil 23 is guided along the oil surface H <b> 2 of the stored oil 25 accommodated in the tank body 26. For this reason, even if the stored oil 25 stored in the tank body 26 is greatly reduced, even if bubbles are mixed in the return oil 24 stored in the storage portion 17c, the stored oil 25 stored in the tank body 26 Do not mix deep.

  The accommodating part of the above-described embodiment is configured in a casing. Alternatively, the shape of the member 417 as shown in FIG. 9 is shown by tap welding. However, this shape may be circular, and an iron plate is welded to the corners of the hydraulic tanks 20 and 420 to form an enclosure. The cross section may be a triangle or a square.

  The embodiment of the present invention has been described above, but only specific examples are illustrated, and the present invention is not particularly limited, and the specific configuration and the like can be appropriately changed in design. Further, the actions and effects described in the embodiments of the present invention only list the most preferable actions and effects resulting from the present invention, and the actions and effects according to the present invention are described in the embodiments of the present invention. It is not limited to things.

  The present invention can be used for an oil tank of an industrial hydraulic circuit or a construction machine hydraulic circuit.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Hydraulic circuit 10 Accommodating part 11a Side surface 11b Bottom part 12 Collar part 13 Wire mesh 14 Hole 15 Opening part 16 Return oil inlet 17a Accommodating part 17b Accommodating part 17c Accommodating part 20 Oil tank 22 Operating pressure oil 23 Reserving oil 24 Return oil 25 Tank body Oil stored in 26 26 Tank body 26a Bottom 31 Suction port 32 Air breather 34 Hydraulic pump 35 Return pipe 36 Pressure oil supply pipe 36a Pressure oil supply / discharge pipe 36b Pressure oil supply / discharge pipe 37 Direction switching valve 37a Left switching position 37b Neutral position 37c Right switching position 38 Suction pipe 40 Bubble 50 Hydraulic cylinder 51 Rod 52 Cylinder case 60 Multi-function valve 61 Stop valve 62 Stop valve 63 Stop valve 424 Rectifier blade 425 Rectifier blade H1 Oil surface H2 Oil surface

Claims (4)

A suction port that is connected to a hydraulic pump that is provided near the bottom of the tank body that contains oil and supplies hydraulic pressure oil to the hydraulic circuit, and a return line from the hydraulic circuit to return oil from the hydraulic circuit. In an oil tank having a return oil inlet for flowing into the tank body,
A storage portion for storing the return oil is provided in the tank body. The storage portion has a return oil inflow opening connected to the return pipe at a position close to the bottom, and is stored in the storage portion. The tank body has an opening end for allowing the stored oil to flow over the storage portion with the return oil flowing in from the return oil inlet and to be diffused and mixed along the oil surface of the stored oil stored in the tank body. An oil tank characterized in that the oil tank is provided below the lower oil level during operation of the stored stored oil. A suction port that is connected to a hydraulic pump that is provided near the bottom of the tank body that contains oil and supplies hydraulic pressure oil to the hydraulic circuit, and a return line from the hydraulic circuit to return oil from the hydraulic circuit. In an oil tank provided with a return oil inlet for discharging to the tank body,
The tank body is provided with a storage portion for storing the return oil. The storage portion has a return oil inlet opening connected to the return pipe at a position close to the bottom thereof, and the return oil inlet port. The return end of the stored oil contained in the tank body is overflowed with an opening end that overflows at a position beyond the upper oil level during operation of the stored oil stored in the tank body, and the lower side during operation of the stored oil stored in the tank body. Rectifying vanes installed so as to make the flow of the stored oil stored in the storage section overflowing from the opening end below the oil level into a flow along the oil level of the stored oil stored in the tank body An oil tank characterized by being arranged along the opening end.   3. The oil tank according to claim 2, wherein a plurality of the rectifying blades are arranged side by side in the depth direction of the housing portion, and the width of the lower rectifying blade is wider than that of the upper rectifying blade.   The return pipe is provided with a branch pipe provided with a discharge port that opens above the upper oil level during operation of the stored oil stored in the tank and opens in the range of the opening end of the housing portion. The oil tank according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that