JPH0958498A - Hydraulic control valve - Google Patents

Hydraulic control valve

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Publication number
JPH0958498A
JPH0958498A JP20978695A JP20978695A JPH0958498A JP H0958498 A JPH0958498 A JP H0958498A JP 20978695 A JP20978695 A JP 20978695A JP 20978695 A JP20978695 A JP 20978695A JP H0958498 A JPH0958498 A JP H0958498A
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oil
valve body
grooves
groove
valve
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Inventor
Masamitsu Sakai
正光 阪井
Kazufumi Sugimoto
和史 杉本
Shigehisa Matsushita
茂久 松下
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Koyo Seiko Co Ltd
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Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress effectively the generation of a self-excited vibration in operation, by reducing substantially the working man-hours necessary to work each part of the valve body, reducing the cost of the products and at the same time reducing the weight of a valve body substantially. SOLUTION: An outer sleeve 43 is fitted to an inner sleeve 42 is which plural window holes are opened arranged in about the same from in the peripheral direction, and plural oil grooved A, A... surrounded by the window holes and the inner peripheral surface of the outer sleeve 43, and aligned along the inner peripheral surface of the inner sleeve 42 are provided. A main body tube 44 is formed by a synthetic resin formation covering the outer side of the inner sleeve 42 and the outer sleeve 43 integrally, and including pressure leading grooves 45, 45... and seal member installing grooves 46, 46... provided on the outer periphery, so as to compose this valve body 40.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】Detailed Description of the Invention

【0001】[0001]

【発明の属する技術分野】本発明は、バルブボディーと
バルブスプールとの同軸上での相対角変位により油圧の
制御動作をなす回転式の油圧制御弁に関し、特に、自動
車に装備される油圧式の動力舵取装置において、操舵補
助用のパワーシリンダへの送給油圧を舵輪操作に応じて
制御すべく用いられる油圧制御弁に関する。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a rotary hydraulic control valve that performs a hydraulic control operation by relative angular displacement of a valve body and a valve spool on the same axis. The present invention relates to a hydraulic control valve used in a power steering apparatus to control a hydraulic pressure supplied to a power cylinder for assisting steering according to a steering wheel operation.

【0002】[0002]

【従来の技術】油圧式の動力舵取装置は、自動車の舵取
機構中に配した複動式の油圧シリンダ(パワーシリン
ダ)等の油圧アクチュエータの発生力により舵取りを補
助し、舵輪(ステアリングホィール)の操作に要する運
転者の労力負担を軽減して、快適な操舵感覚を得ようと
するものであり、前記パワーシリンダの両シリンダ室
と、エンジンにて駆動される油圧ポンプ及び作動油を収
納する油タンクとの間に、舵輪に加わる操舵トルクの方
向及び大きさに応じて油圧の給排を行う油圧制御弁を配
して構成されている。
2. Description of the Related Art A hydraulic power steering apparatus assists steering by the generated force of a hydraulic actuator such as a double-acting hydraulic cylinder (power cylinder) arranged in a steering mechanism of an automobile, and a steering wheel (steering wheel). In order to obtain a comfortable steering feeling by reducing the labor load of the driver required for the operation (1), both the cylinder chambers of the power cylinder, the hydraulic pump driven by the engine, and the hydraulic oil are stored. A hydraulic control valve for supplying / discharging hydraulic pressure according to the direction and magnitude of the steering torque applied to the steering wheel is arranged between the hydraulic control valve and the oil tank.

【0003】前記油圧制御弁としては、一般的に、舵輪
の回転を直接的に利用する回転式の油圧制御弁が用いら
れている。これは、舵輪に連なる入力軸と舵取機構に連
なる出力軸とをトーションバーを介して同軸的に連結
し、一方の連結端に係合された筒形のバルブボディーの
内側に、他方の連結端に一体的に形成したバルブスプー
ルを相対回転自在に嵌め合わせてなり、舵輪に操舵トル
クが加えられたとき、前記トーションバーの捩れに伴っ
てバルブボディーとバルブスプールとの間に相対角変位
を生ぜしめ、この相対角変位を利用して油圧の給排動作
を行う構成となっている。
As the hydraulic control valve, a rotary hydraulic control valve which directly utilizes the rotation of the steering wheel is generally used. This is to coaxially connect an input shaft connected to the steering wheel and an output shaft connected to the steering mechanism via a torsion bar, and connect the other to the inside of the cylindrical valve body engaged with one connection end. When a steering torque is applied to the steered wheels, a valve spool integrally formed at the end is relatively rotatably fitted, and a relative angular displacement is caused between the valve body and the valve spool due to the torsion of the torsion bar. After that, the hydraulic pressure is supplied and discharged using this relative angular displacement.

【0004】バルブボディーとバルブスプールとの嵌合
周上(前者の内周と後者の外周)には、各複数の油溝が
周方向に略等配をなして並設してあり、バルブボディー
とバルブスプールとは、夫々の油溝が周方向に千鳥配置
され、両側に相隣する油溝同士が相互に連通するように
位置決めされている。各油溝間の連通部は、バルブボデ
ィーとバルブスプールとの間の相対角変位に応じて面積
を増減する絞り部として作用する。
On the fitting circumference of the valve body and the valve spool (the inner circumference of the former and the outer circumference of the latter), a plurality of oil grooves are arranged side by side in a substantially equal arrangement in the circumferential direction. The oil grooves are staggered in the circumferential direction, and the valve spool and the valve spool are positioned so that the oil grooves adjacent to each other on both sides communicate with each other. The communication portion between the oil grooves acts as a throttle portion that increases or decreases the area according to the relative angular displacement between the valve body and the valve spool.

【0005】油圧源たる前記油圧ポンプからの作動油圧
の供給は、前記油溝のいくつか(給油溝)に対してなさ
れ、これらの給油溝の両側に相隣する油溝(送油溝)
は、送油先となる前記パワーシリンダの両シリンダ室に
夫々連通させてあり、更に、これらの送油溝の他側に相
隣する油溝(排油溝)は、排油先たる前記油タンクに連
通させてある。
Supply of operating hydraulic pressure from the hydraulic pump, which is a hydraulic pressure source, is made to some of the oil grooves (oil supply grooves), and oil grooves (oil supply grooves) adjacent to both sides of these oil supply grooves are provided.
Are communicated with both cylinder chambers of the power cylinder, which is an oil destination, and an oil groove (an oil drain groove) adjacent to the other side of the oil groove is an oil drain destination of the oil. It communicates with the tank.

【0006】而して、舵輪に操舵トルクが加えられたと
き、入力軸と出力軸との間、即ち、バルブボディーとバ
ルブスプールとの間に前記トーションバーの捩れを伴っ
て相対角変位が生じ、前記絞り部の絞り面積が変化す
る。その結果、油圧ポンプから給油溝に供給される油圧
は、絞り面積を増した側の絞り部を経て同側に相隣する
送油溝に導入され、該送油溝に連通する前記パワーシリ
ンダの一方のシリンダ室に送給される。
When a steering torque is applied to the steered wheels, a relative angular displacement occurs between the input shaft and the output shaft, that is, between the valve body and the valve spool, accompanied by the torsion of the torsion bar. The squeezing area of the squeezing portion changes. As a result, the hydraulic pressure supplied from the hydraulic pump to the oil supply groove is introduced into the adjacent oil supply groove on the same side through the throttle part on the side where the throttle area is increased, and the power cylinder of the power cylinder communicating with the oil supply groove is introduced. It is fed to one cylinder chamber.

【0007】これによりパワーシリンダは、他方のシリ
ンダ室との間に生じる圧力差に応じた油圧力を発生し、
この油圧力が操舵補助力として舵取機構に加えられて舵
取りが補助される。また、この動作に伴ってパワーシリ
ンダの他方のシリンダ室から作動油が押し出され、油圧
制御弁の他方の送油溝に戻り、この戻り油は、該送油溝
の一側にて絞り面積を増した絞り部を経て排油溝に導入
され、排油先となる油タンクに排出される。
As a result, the power cylinder generates an oil pressure corresponding to the pressure difference between the power cylinder and the other cylinder chamber,
This hydraulic pressure is applied to the steering mechanism as steering assist force to assist steering. Along with this operation, hydraulic oil is pushed out from the other cylinder chamber of the power cylinder and returns to the other oil feed groove of the hydraulic control valve. This return oil has a throttle area on one side of the oil feed groove. It is introduced into the oil drain groove through the increased throttle portion and is discharged to the oil tank which is the oil drain destination.

【0008】前記給油溝と油圧ポンプとの連通、及び前
記一対の送油溝と各別のシリンダ室との連通は、一般的
に、前記バルブボディーの外周に相互間を液密に封止し
て周設された各別の導圧溝を介してなされている。即
ち、バルブボディーの内側に並ぶ複数の給油溝と各複数
の送油溝とは、夫々に対応する周方向位置にてバルブボ
ディーの周壁を貫通する通油孔により各別の導圧溝に連
通されており、油圧ポンプからの給油は、対応する導圧
溝に導入された後、前記通油孔を経て前記給油溝に供給
され、また、各送油溝への導入油は、夫々の通油孔を経
て対応する導圧溝に集められ、前記シリンダ室に送給さ
れる構成となっている。
The communication between the oil supply groove and the hydraulic pump, and the communication between the pair of oil supply grooves and the respective cylinder chambers are generally liquid-tightly sealed on the outer circumference of the valve body. It is made via each pressure guiding groove which is provided around each other. That is, the plurality of oil supply grooves arranged inside the valve body and the plurality of oil supply grooves communicate with the respective pressure guiding grooves through oil passage holes that penetrate the peripheral wall of the valve body at the corresponding circumferential positions. The oil supply from the hydraulic pump is introduced into the corresponding pressure guiding groove and then supplied to the oil supply groove through the oil passage hole. The oil is collected in the corresponding pressure guiding groove through the oil hole and is fed to the cylinder chamber.

【0009】なお前記排油溝と油タンクとの連通は、前
記トーションバーの挿通のためにバルブスプールの内側
に形成された中空部を利用し、バルブボディーの軸方向
一側に形成された排油室を介してなされている。即ち、
バルブスプールの外側に並ぶ複数の排油溝は、夫々に対
応する周方向位置にてバルブスプールを貫通する第1の
通油孔により、また前記排油室は、バルブボディーとの
嵌合域を外れた位置にてバルブスプールを貫通する第2
の通油孔により、前記中空部に夫々連通させてあり、排
出溝に受け入れられた戻り油は、第1の通油孔を経て前
記中空部に集められ、更に、第2の通油孔を経て排油室
に導入されて、該排油室に連結された排油管を経て油タ
ンクに排出される。
The communication between the oil drain groove and the oil tank utilizes a hollow portion formed inside the valve spool for inserting the torsion bar, and the drain formed on one side in the axial direction of the valve body. It is done through the oil chamber. That is,
The plurality of oil drain grooves lined up on the outside of the valve spool are formed by the first oil passage holes penetrating the valve spool at the circumferential positions corresponding to the respective oil drain grooves, and the oil drain chamber has a fitting region with the valve body. The second which penetrates the valve spool at the disengaged position
The return oils that are respectively communicated with the hollow portions by the oil passages of the above and are received in the discharge groove are collected in the hollow portions through the first oil passages, and further the second oil passages are After that, the oil is introduced into the oil drain chamber, and is discharged to the oil tank through the oil drain pipe connected to the oil drain chamber.

【0010】[0010]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】さて、以上の如き油圧
制御弁において、舵輪に連なる入力軸又は舵取機構に連
なる出力軸に係合されるバルブボディーは、内周面に略
等配をなして複数の油溝を備えている。これらの油溝
は、従来一般的には、各油溝に相当する幅を有する複数
の歯が装着された加工治具(ブローチ)を挿通するブロ
ーチ加工により、筒体の内面に複数の凹溝を一括して形
成し、これらの凹溝の両側を、前記筒体の両端部内周に
嵌着されたカラーリングにより塞ぎ、軸方向に所定の長
さを有して形成されるが、この形成には、前記ブローチ
加工等の特殊な加工を要する上、前記カラーリングの嵌
着部位の精密な加工を要し、多大の加工工数を要すると
いう難点があった。
In the hydraulic control valve as described above, the valve body engaged with the input shaft connected to the steering wheel or the output shaft connected to the steering mechanism has a substantially equal distribution on the inner peripheral surface. Is equipped with multiple oil grooves. Conventionally, these oil grooves are generally formed by a broaching process in which a processing jig (broach) having a plurality of teeth each having a width corresponding to each oil groove is inserted to form a plurality of recessed grooves on the inner surface of the cylinder. Are formed in a lump, and both sides of these concave grooves are closed by collar rings fitted to the inner circumferences of both ends of the cylindrical body to have a predetermined length in the axial direction. However, there is a problem in that it requires special processing such as the broaching and also requires precise processing of the fitting portion of the color ring, which requires a great number of processing steps.

【0011】この難点を解消するため、実開平5-37646
号公報には、前記油溝に相当する矩形の窓孔を周方向に
複数備えるブッシュを別体に設け、該ブッシュを本体筒
の内側に密に嵌合して、該本体筒の内周面と前記窓孔と
により前記油溝を形成するようになした油圧制御弁が開
示されており、この構成によれば、油溝の形成のための
加工が容易となり、バルブボディーの加工工数を低減し
得るとされている。
In order to solve this difficulty, the actual Kaihei 5-37646
In the publication, a bush provided with a plurality of rectangular window holes corresponding to the oil groove in the circumferential direction is separately provided, and the bush is closely fitted to the inner side of the main body cylinder to form an inner peripheral surface of the main body cylinder. Disclosed is a hydraulic control valve in which the oil groove is formed by the window hole and the window hole. According to this configuration, processing for forming the oil groove is facilitated, and the number of processing steps of the valve body is reduced. It is supposed to be possible.

【0012】ところがバルブボディーには、内周面にお
ける前記油溝の形成に加えて、外周面に周設された前記
導圧溝と、これらの間の封止部材の装着溝との加工が必
要であり、実開平5-37646号公報に開示された油圧制御
弁においては、外周側でのこれらの加工はそのまま実施
されることから、バルブボディー全体での加工工数の低
減効果は小さい。
However, in addition to the formation of the oil groove on the inner peripheral surface of the valve body, it is necessary to form the pressure guiding groove circumferentially provided on the outer peripheral surface and the groove for mounting the sealing member therebetween. In the hydraulic control valve disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 5-37646, since the machining on the outer peripheral side is performed as it is, the effect of reducing the machining man-hours of the entire valve body is small.

【0013】一方、前記バルブボディーには、前述した
如き油圧の給排動作中に絞り部を通過する油流に起因し
て自励振動が生じることがあり、この振動が発生した場
合、送油先となるパワーシリンダのシリンダ室への送給
油圧が変動して、安定した操舵補助が行えなくなる不都
合があった。この自励振動の抑制には、バルブボディー
を軽量化し、慣性を低下せしめることが有効である。前
記実開平5-37646号公報には、自励振動に関する記述は
存在しないが、バルブスプールとの嵌合部となる前記ブ
ッシュをバルブスプールと同系の鉄系材料により製作す
る一方、本体筒をアルミニウム合金等の軽量の金属材料
により製作することにより、バルブボディーの軽量化を
図り得ることが開示されている。ところが、軽量金属の
採用による軽量化には限度があり、自励振動を有効に抑
制し得るものではない。
On the other hand, self-excited vibration may occur in the valve body due to the oil flow passing through the throttle portion during the hydraulic pressure supply / discharge operation as described above. There is a disadvantage that the hydraulic pressure fed to the cylinder chamber of the previous power cylinder fluctuates and stable steering assistance cannot be performed. In order to suppress this self-excited vibration, it is effective to reduce the weight of the valve body and reduce the inertia. In Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 5-37646, there is no description about self-excited vibration, but the bush that is the fitting portion with the valve spool is made of an iron-based material similar to the valve spool, while the main body cylinder is made of aluminum. It is disclosed that the weight of the valve body can be reduced by manufacturing a lightweight metal material such as an alloy. However, there is a limit to the weight reduction by using lightweight metal, and self-excited vibration cannot be effectively suppressed.

【0014】本発明は斯かる事情に鑑みてなされたもの
であり、バルブボディーの各部の加工に要する加工工数
を大幅に削減でき、製品コストの低減に寄与し得ると共
に、バルブボディーの大幅な軽量化が可能であり、動作
中の自励振動の発生を効果的に抑制し得る油圧制御弁を
提供することを目的とする。
The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and can significantly reduce the number of processing steps required for processing each part of the valve body, which can contribute to the reduction of the product cost and the weight of the valve body. It is an object of the present invention to provide a hydraulic control valve that can be realized and that can effectively suppress the occurrence of self-excited vibration during operation.

【0015】[0015]

【課題を解決するための手段】本発明に係る油圧制御弁
は、複数の導圧溝と各導圧溝間の封止部材の装着溝とを
その外周面に周設してなる筒形のバルブボディーと、該
バルブボディーの内側に同軸上での相対角変位可能に嵌
め合わせたバルブスプールとを備え、両者の嵌合周上に
並ぶ各複数の油溝を千鳥配置して、周方向に相隣する油
溝間に前記相対角変位に応じて絞り面積を変える絞り部
を構成し、前記油溝の一部又は全部を前記複数の導圧溝
のいずれかを介して油圧源、送油先又は排油先に連通さ
せてなる油圧制御弁において、前記バルブボディーは、
周方向に略等配をなして複数の窓孔が開設された内スリ
ーブと、該内スリーブの外側に嵌着され、その内周面と
前記窓孔の夫々とにより前記油溝を形成する外スリーブ
と、これらをその内側に一体的に被包し、その外周面に
前記導圧溝及び前記装着溝を含めて成形された合成樹脂
製の本体筒とを具備することを特徴とする。
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A hydraulic control valve according to the present invention has a tubular shape in which a plurality of pressure guiding grooves and a mounting groove for a sealing member between the pressure guiding grooves are provided around the outer peripheral surface thereof. A valve body and a valve spool that are fitted inside the valve body so as to be capable of relative angular displacement on the same axis are provided, and a plurality of oil grooves lined up on the fitting circumference of the two are arranged in a staggered manner in the circumferential direction. A throttling section that changes a throttling area according to the relative angular displacement is formed between adjacent oil grooves, and a part or all of the oil groove is supplied with a hydraulic pressure source or oil through any of the plurality of pressure guiding grooves. In a hydraulic control valve that communicates with a tip or an oil discharge destination, the valve body is
An inner sleeve in which a plurality of window holes are formed in a substantially equal arrangement in the circumferential direction, and an outer sleeve which is fitted to the outer side of the inner sleeve and which forms the oil groove by the inner peripheral surface and each of the window holes. It is characterized by comprising a sleeve and a main body cylinder made of synthetic resin, which is integrally encapsulated inside thereof, and whose outer peripheral surface is molded including the pressure guiding groove and the mounting groove.

【0016】本発明においては、複数の窓孔が開設され
た内スリーブに外スリーブを嵌着して、前記窓孔の夫々
の対応位置に油溝が形成された芯材を作製し、この芯材
の外側に、射出成形等の成形法により合成樹脂製の本体
筒を一体成形してバルブボディーを構成し、合成樹脂材
料の採用により全体重量の大幅な軽量化を図ると共に、
前記本体筒の成形を外周面の導圧溝及び封止部材の装着
溝を含めて実施し、これらの形成に要する加工工数を削
減する。
In the present invention, an outer sleeve is fitted to an inner sleeve having a plurality of window holes, and a core material having oil grooves formed at corresponding positions of the window holes is manufactured. On the outside of the material, a synthetic resin main body cylinder is integrally molded by a molding method such as injection molding to form a valve body, and by adopting a synthetic resin material, the overall weight is significantly reduced,
The main body cylinder is molded including the pressure guiding groove on the outer peripheral surface and the mounting groove of the sealing member, and the number of processing steps required for forming these is reduced.

【0017】[0017]

【発明の実施の形態】以下本発明をその実施の形態を示
す図面に基づいて詳述する。図1は、本発明に係る油圧
制御弁を備えるラック・ピニオン式の動力舵取装置の全
体構成を示す模式図である。ラック・ピニオン式の舵取
機構は、舵輪1の下側に同軸的に連設された舵輪軸10の
下端にピニオン11を固設し、該ピニオン11を車体の前部
に左右方向に延設されたラック軸12の中途部に噛合せし
め、舵取りのための舵輪1の回転をラック軸12の軸方向
の摺動に変換し、該ラック軸12の両端に各別のナックル
アームを介して連結された左右一対の操向車輪(一般的
には前輪)13,13の向きを変え、舵取りを行わせる構成
となっている。
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings showing the embodiments thereof. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an overall configuration of a rack and pinion type power steering apparatus including a hydraulic control valve according to the present invention. The rack and pinion type steering mechanism has a pinion 11 fixedly mounted on the lower end of a steering wheel shaft 10 coaxially connected to the lower side of the steering wheel 1 and extending in the left-right direction at the front part of the vehicle body. The rotation of the steering wheel 1 for steering is converted into sliding of the rack shaft 12 in the axial direction, and the rack shaft 12 is connected to both ends of the rack shaft 12 through separate knuckle arms. The steering wheels (generally the front wheels) 13 and 13 are turned to change the direction.

【0018】以上の如きラック・ピニオン式の舵取機構
の舵取り動作を油圧により補助する動力舵取装置は、ラ
ック軸12の中途に構成された操舵補助用のパワーシリン
ダSと、油圧源となる油圧ポンプPと、排油先となる油
タンクTと、舵輪軸10の下端部に構成された本発明に係
る油圧制御弁4とを備え、これらを結んで図示の如き循
環油路を構成してなり、舵輪1の操作に応じた油圧制御
弁4の後述する動作により、油圧ポンプPの発生油圧を
パワーシリンダSに送給する一方、該パワーシリンダS
からの戻り油を油タンクTに排出する作動油の循環を生
ぜしめ、前記送給油圧によりパワーシリンダSが発生す
る油圧力(操舵補助力)をラック軸12に加え、該ラック
軸12の摺動を補助する構成となっている。
The power steering apparatus for assisting the steering operation of the rack and pinion type steering mechanism with hydraulic pressure as described above serves as a power cylinder S for steering assistance, which is formed in the middle of the rack shaft 12, and a hydraulic pressure source. A hydraulic pump P, an oil tank T serving as an oil discharge destination, and a hydraulic control valve 4 according to the present invention formed at the lower end portion of the steering wheel shaft 10 are provided, and these are connected to form a circulating oil passage as illustrated. The hydraulic pressure generated by the hydraulic pump P is sent to the power cylinder S by the operation of the hydraulic control valve 4 described later according to the operation of the steering wheel 1, while the power cylinder S
The return oil from the oil tank T is circulated to the oil tank T, the hydraulic pressure (steering assisting force) generated by the power cylinder S by the feed hydraulic pressure is applied to the rack shaft 12, and the rack shaft 12 slides. It is configured to assist movement.

【0019】図2は、以上の如く構成された動力舵取装
置の要部の構成を示す縦断面図である。図中2は、中空
の入力軸、同じく3は、ピニオン軸(出力軸)であり、
これらは、夫々の一端部を突き合わせ、筒形をなすバル
ブハウジング20の内部に同軸回りでの回動自在に支承さ
れている。入力軸2の突き合わせ端部(下端部)は、ピ
ニオン軸3の突き合わせ端部(上端部)に連設された円
筒部3aに適長内嵌されて、所定の角度範囲内での相対回
転自在に支持させてあり、これらは、入力軸2の中空部
に内挿されて上端部にピン結合された細径のトーション
バー5をピニオン軸3の上端部にスプライン結合するこ
とにより相互に連結されている。
FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the structure of the main part of the power steering apparatus constructed as described above. In the figure, 2 is a hollow input shaft, 3 is a pinion shaft (output shaft),
These are abutted at their respective one ends and supported rotatably around the same axis inside the tubular valve housing 20. The abutting end portion (lower end portion) of the input shaft 2 is fitted to a cylindrical portion 3a connected to the abutting end portion (upper end portion) of the pinion shaft 3 for an appropriate length to allow relative rotation within a predetermined angle range. These are connected to each other by spline-connecting a small-diameter torsion bar 5 inserted in the hollow portion of the input shaft 2 and pin-coupled to the upper end portion to the upper end portion of the pinion shaft 3. ing.

【0020】入力軸2の上半部は、バルブハウジング20
の上部に適長突出させてあり、この突出端は、舵輪1の
下側に連設された前記舵輪軸10に連結されている。また
ピニオン軸3の下半部には、前記ピニオン11が形成して
あり、該ピニオン11は、バルブハウジング20の下部に交
叉するラックハウジング21内に支承された前記ラック軸
12に噛合させてある。
The upper half of the input shaft 2 has a valve housing 20.
Of the steering wheel shaft 10 connected to the lower side of the steering wheel 1 at its protruding end. The pinion 11 is formed in the lower half of the pinion shaft 3, and the pinion 11 is supported in a rack housing 21 that intersects with the lower portion of the valve housing 20.
It meshes with 12.

【0021】而して、舵輪1が回動操作された場合、こ
れに伴う舵輪軸10の回転が入力軸2に加わり、更に、ト
ーションバー5を介してピニオン軸3に伝達され、これ
の下半部のピニオン11と噛合するラック軸12の軸長方向
の摺動に変換されて舵取りが行われるが、このときのラ
ック軸12の摺動は、操向車輪13,13(図1参照)が接地
する路面からの反力に抗して行われるから、入力軸2と
ピニオン軸3との間には、トーションバー5の捩れを伴
って舵輪1に加わる操舵トルクに応じた相対角変位が生
じる。
When the steering wheel 1 is rotationally operated, the rotation of the steering wheel shaft 10 accompanying this is applied to the input shaft 2 and further transmitted to the pinion shaft 3 via the torsion bar 5. The rack shaft 12 meshing with the half-pinion 11 is converted into sliding in the axial direction for steering, and the sliding of the rack shaft 12 at this time is performed by steering wheels 13, 13 (see FIG. 1). Is performed against the reaction force from the road surface that contacts the ground, so that a relative angular displacement between the input shaft 2 and the pinion shaft 3 according to the steering torque applied to the steering wheel 1 with the torsion of the torsion bar 5 is generated. Occurs.

【0022】本発明に係る油圧制御弁4は、このように
生じる相対角変位を利用して前記パワーシリンダSへの
送給油圧を制御する動作をなすものであり、前記バルブ
ハウジング20の内部に同軸回動自在に保持された円筒形
のバルブボディー40と、これの内側に回動自在に嵌め合
わせたバルブスプール41とを備えてなる。図3は、油圧
制御弁4の構成部分の拡大図である。
The hydraulic control valve 4 according to the present invention operates to control the hydraulic pressure to be fed to the power cylinder S by utilizing the relative angular displacement thus generated, and is provided inside the valve housing 20. It is provided with a cylindrical valve body 40 that is coaxially and rotatably held, and a valve spool 41 that is rotatably fitted inside the valve body 40. FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the components of the hydraulic control valve 4.

【0023】油圧制御弁4のバルブボディー40は、図示
の如く、ピニオン軸3上端の円筒部3aに打設されたダウ
エルピン30に下縁部を係合させ、該ピニオン軸3と一体
回転するようになしてあり、バルブスプール41は、バル
ブボディー40の内側に嵌挿された入力軸2の中途部に一
体的に構成されている。これにより、バルブボディー40
とバルブスプール41との間には、舵輪1の操作に伴って
入力軸2とピニオン軸3との間に生じる相対角変位、即
ち、舵輪1に加わる操舵トルクの方向及び大きさに応じ
た相対角変位が生じることになる。
As shown in the figure, the valve body 40 of the hydraulic control valve 4 engages the dowel pin 30 formed in the cylindrical portion 3a at the upper end of the pinion shaft 3 at its lower edge so as to rotate integrally with the pinion shaft 3. The valve spool 41 is integrally formed at a midway portion of the input shaft 2 fitted inside the valve body 40. This allows the valve body 40
Between the valve spool 41 and the valve spool 41, the relative angular displacement between the input shaft 2 and the pinion shaft 3 due to the operation of the steering wheel 1, that is, the relative angular displacement depending on the direction and magnitude of the steering torque applied to the steering wheel 1. Angular displacement will occur.

【0024】さて、本発明に係る油圧制御弁4の特徴
は、以上の如くピニオン軸3と一体回転するバルブボデ
ィー40の構成にある。図4は、バルブボディー40の縦断
面図であり、本図に示す如くバルブボディー40は、同軸
的に嵌着された内スリーブ42及び外スリーブ43と、これ
らの外側を被包する本体筒44とを備えてなる。
The characteristic of the hydraulic control valve 4 according to the present invention lies in the structure of the valve body 40 which rotates integrally with the pinion shaft 3 as described above. FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the valve body 40. As shown in the figure, the valve body 40 includes an inner sleeve 42 and an outer sleeve 43 that are coaxially fitted together, and a main body cylinder 44 that encloses the outer side of these. And are equipped with.

【0025】図5は、内スリーブ42と外スリーブ43との
組付け態様を示す斜視図である。内スリーブ42及び外ス
リーブ43は共に、バルブスプール41、即ち、入力軸2と
同系の鉄系材料からなる薄肉の筒体であり、内スリーブ
42は、その周壁を内外に貫通する複数の窓孔 42a,42a…
を備えている。これらの窓孔 42a,42a…は、所定の幅を
有して軸長方向に延びる矩形の開口であり、内スリーブ
42の周方向に等配をなして並設されている。
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an assembling mode of the inner sleeve 42 and the outer sleeve 43. Both the inner sleeve 42 and the outer sleeve 43 are thin-walled cylinders made of an iron-based material similar to the valve spool 41, that is, the input shaft 2.
42 is a plurality of window holes 42a, 42a penetrating the peripheral wall inward and outward.
It has. These window holes 42a, 42a ... Are rectangular openings having a predetermined width and extending in the axial direction, and the inner sleeve
They are evenly arranged in parallel in the circumferential direction of 42.

【0026】一方外スリーブ43は、内スリーブ42の外径
と略等しい内径と軸方向長さとを有しており、図5
(a)中に矢符により示す如く、内スリーブ42の外側に
圧入されて、図5(b)に示す如く、軸方向及び周方向
の相対移動を拘束した状態に一体化されており、この一
体化により内スリーブ42の内周には、前記窓孔 42a,42a
…の夫々の四辺により周囲を画定され、外スリーブの内
周面を底とする矩形の油溝A,A…が、周方向に略等配
をなして並設されたことになる。
On the other hand, the outer sleeve 43 has an inner diameter and an axial length substantially equal to the outer diameter of the inner sleeve 42.
As shown by the arrow in (a), the inner sleeve 42 is press-fitted to the outside, and as shown in FIG. 5 (b), it is integrated so as to restrain the relative movement in the axial direction and the circumferential direction. Due to the integration, the inner circumference of the inner sleeve 42 is provided with the window holes 42a, 42a.
The rectangular oil grooves A, A, whose periphery is defined by the four sides of each of the ... and whose bottom is the inner peripheral surface of the outer sleeve, are arranged in parallel in a substantially equal arrangement in the circumferential direction.

【0027】以上の如く一体化された内スリーブ42及び
外スリーブ43の外側を被包する本体筒44は、両スリーブ
42,43を芯材とする射出成形により、その外周面に適宜
の間隔を隔てて周設された3本の導圧溝45,45,45と、
これら相互間及び両端の導圧溝45,45の他側に夫々周設
された4本の装着溝46,46…とを含めて成形された合成
樹脂製の筒体である。この成形に際し、内スリーブ42の
窓孔 42a,42a…の外側は外スリーブ43により閉塞された
状態にあるから、前記窓孔 42a,42a…の夫々により形成
された油溝A,A…はそのまま残る。
The main body cylinder 44 which covers the outer sides of the inner sleeve 42 and the outer sleeve 43 integrated as described above is composed of both sleeves.
By injection molding with 42, 43 as the core material, three pressure guiding grooves 45, 45, 45 provided around the outer peripheral surface thereof at appropriate intervals,
It is a cylindrical body made of synthetic resin, which is formed by including the four mounting grooves 46, 46, which are provided around each other and on the other side of the pressure guiding grooves 45 at both ends, respectively. At the time of this molding, since the outer sides of the window holes 42a, 42a ... Of the inner sleeve 42 are closed by the outer sleeve 43, the oil grooves A, A ... Formed by the respective window holes 42a, 42a. Remain.

【0028】このように形成された油溝A,A…の夫々
及び各油溝A,A間のランドは、各別の周方向位置にて
外スリーブ43及び本体筒44を貫通する通油孔47,47,47
により、本体筒44の外側の導圧溝45,45,45に連通させ
てあり、このようにして、内周面の油溝A,A…と外周
面の導圧溝45,45…及び装着溝46,46…とを備えたバル
ブボディー40が構成される。
The oil grooves A, A, ... Formed in this way and the lands between the oil grooves A, A respectively have oil passage holes penetrating the outer sleeve 43 and the main body cylinder 44 at different circumferential positions. 47, 47, 47
To communicate with the pressure guiding grooves 45, 45, 45 on the outer side of the main body cylinder 44, and thus, the oil grooves A, A ... On the inner peripheral surface and the pressure guiding grooves 45, 45. A valve body 40 having grooves 46, 46 ... Is constructed.

【0029】前記油溝A,A…は、複数の窓孔 42a,42a
…が開設された内スリーブ42の外側に外スリーブ43を圧
入することにより得られ、前記窓孔 42a,42a…は、内ス
リーブ42の外側又は内側から、切削、研削、プレス等の
一般的な加工法を実施することにより容易に形成でき
る。また、バルブボディー40外周の導圧溝45,45…及び
装着溝46,46…は、前述の如く、本体筒44の成形と同時
に得られ、更に、導圧溝45,45,45の夫々をバルブボデ
ィー40の内側に連通する通油孔47,47,47の形成は容易
である。従って、本発明におけるバルブボディー40は、
従来に比して大幅に少ない加工工数により得ることがで
きる。
The oil grooves A, A ... Have a plurality of window holes 42a, 42a.
It is obtained by press-fitting the outer sleeve 43 into the outer side of the inner sleeve 42 in which the ... Is opened, and the window holes 42a, 42a ... It can be easily formed by carrying out a processing method. Further, the pressure guiding grooves 45, 45 ... And the mounting grooves 46, 46 ... On the outer periphery of the valve body 40 are obtained at the same time as the molding of the main body cylinder 44 as described above, and further, the pressure guiding grooves 45, 45, 45 are respectively formed. The oil passages 47, 47, 47 communicating with the inside of the valve body 40 can be easily formed. Therefore, the valve body 40 in the present invention is
It can be obtained with a significantly smaller number of processing steps than in the past.

【0030】また、バルブボディー40の大部分を占める
本体筒44が合成樹脂製であることから、全てを金属製と
してある従来のバルブボディーに比して大幅な軽量化が
可能である。本体筒44の材料となる合成樹脂は、良好な
成形性を有する高密度樹脂であり、耐油性に優れると共
に、動作中に予想される作動油の温度範囲、例えば、−
40℃〜+135 ℃なる温度範囲内での特性変化が小さく、
更に、本体筒44としての成形後に予想される内圧(13
MPa前後)に対して有害な変形が生じず、圧力保持が
可能であるという条件を満たすべく選定される。このよ
うな合成樹脂の一例として、適量(30%前後)のガラ
ス繊維を強化材として添加してなるポリブチレンテレフ
タレート(PBT)樹脂を使用し得る。
Further, since the main body cylinder 44, which occupies most of the valve body 40, is made of synthetic resin, the weight can be remarkably reduced as compared with the conventional valve body which is entirely made of metal. The synthetic resin used as the material of the main body cylinder 44 is a high-density resin having good moldability, has excellent oil resistance, and has a temperature range of operating oil expected during operation, for example, −
There is little change in characteristics within the temperature range of 40 ° C to + 135 ° C,
Furthermore, the internal pressure (13
It is selected so as to satisfy the condition that no harmful deformation occurs around (MPa) and the pressure can be maintained. As an example of such a synthetic resin, a polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) resin formed by adding an appropriate amount (about 30%) of glass fiber as a reinforcing material can be used.

【0031】このように構成されたバルブボディー40
は、外周の装着溝46,46…の夫々に封止リング6,6…
を巻装し、これらと共に、バルブハウジング20の内側に
同軸回動自在に嵌合され、ピニオン軸3上端の円筒部3a
に打設されたダウエルピン30に下縁の一部を係合させ
て、該ピニオン軸3と一体回転するように装着される。
このとき、バルブボディー40外周の導圧溝45,45,45
は、バルブハウジング20の内周との間に夫々の両側を前
記封止リング6,6により液密に封止された3つの室を
形成しており、中央の導圧溝45は、図2に示す如くバル
ブハウジング20の外側に開口するポンプポート22に連通
され、これに接続された図示しない給油管により、油圧
源となる前記油圧ポンプPに接続されており、また両側
の導圧溝45,45は、同じくバルブハウジング20の外側に
開口する一対のシリンダポート23,24に連通され、これ
らに接続された送油管により、送油先となる前記パワー
シリンダSの両シリンダ室に各別に連通されている。
The valve body 40 thus configured
Seal rings 6, 6 ... in the mounting grooves 46, 46 ...
And a cylindrical portion 3a at the upper end of the pinion shaft 3 which is coaxially and rotatably fitted inside the valve housing 20 together with these.
A part of the lower edge is engaged with the dowel pin 30 that has been driven in, and the dowel pin 30 is mounted so as to rotate integrally with the pinion shaft 3.
At this time, pressure guiding grooves 45, 45, 45 on the outer circumference of the valve body 40
Forms three chambers, which are liquid-tightly sealed on both sides with the sealing rings 6 and 6, between the inner circumference of the valve housing 20 and the pressure guide groove 45 at the center. As shown in FIG. 2, the pump port 22 is opened to the outside of the valve housing 20, and is connected to the hydraulic pump P serving as a hydraulic pressure source by an oil supply pipe (not shown) connected to the pump port 22. , 45 are communicated with a pair of cylinder ports 23, 24, which are also open to the outside of the valve housing 20, and are connected to both cylinder chambers of the power cylinder S, which is an oil destination, by oil feed pipes connected to these. Has been done.

【0032】バルブボディー40の内側のバルブスプール
41の外周面には、バルブボディー40の内周における油溝
A,A…と同数の油溝B,B…が、図3に示す如く周方
向に等配をなして形成されており、バルブボディー40と
バルブスプール41とは、夫々の油溝A,Bが周方向に千
鳥配置され、相隣する油溝A,B間に前記相対角変位に
応じて絞り面積を変える複数の絞り部を形成するように
位置決めされている。
Valve spool inside the valve body 40
On the outer peripheral surface of 41, the same number of oil grooves B, B ... as the oil grooves A, A ... on the inner circumference of the valve body 40 are formed in the circumferential direction, as shown in FIG. In the body 40 and the valve spool 41, respective oil grooves A and B are arranged in a staggered manner in the circumferential direction, and between the adjacent oil grooves A and B, a plurality of throttle portions that change the throttle area according to the relative angular displacement are provided. Positioned to form.

【0033】バルブハウジング20内側のバルブボディー
40の上部には、バルブハウジング20の外側に開口するタ
ンクポート26を経て前記油タンクTに接続された排油室
25が形成してある。バルブスプール41外周の油溝B,B
…の内、一つ置きに位置する半数は、該当位置にてバル
ブスプール41を貫通する各別の通油孔27,27…(図3に
一つのみ図示)により、バルブスプール41内側の中空部
に連通されており、この中空部は、バルブボディー40の
嵌合部位を外れた位置にてバルブスプール41を貫通する
通油孔28により前記排油室25に連通させてあり、前記油
溝B,B…は、油タンクTへの排油のための排油溝を構
成している。
The valve body inside the valve housing 20
At the upper part of 40, an oil discharge chamber connected to the oil tank T through a tank port 26 opening to the outside of the valve housing 20.
25 are formed. Oil grooves B, B on the outer circumference of the valve spool 41
Half of the other ones are hollow inside the valve spool 41 due to the separate oil passage holes 27, 27 penetrating the valve spool 41 at the corresponding positions (only one is shown in FIG. 3). The hollow portion is communicated with the oil discharge chamber 25 by an oil passage 28 penetrating the valve spool 41 at a position outside the fitting portion of the valve body 40. B, B ... Configure an oil drain groove for draining oil to the oil tank T.

【0034】また、残りの半数の油溝B,B…は、これ
らの外側に位置するバルブボディー40のランドの該当位
置に開口する通油孔47により、バルブボディー40外周の
中央の導圧溝45に連通され、該導圧溝45に導入される油
圧ポンプPからの給油を受け入れる給油溝を構成し、更
に、バルブボディー40内周の油溝A,A…は、夫々の該
当位置に開口する通油孔47,47…により、バルブボディ
ー40外周の両側の導圧溝45,45に交互に連通され、前記
パワーシリンダSの両シリンダ室への送油のための送油
溝を構成している。
Further, the other half of the oil grooves B, B ... Are provided with oil passage holes 47 which are opened at the corresponding positions of the lands of the valve body 40 located on the outer side of these oil grooves B, B. And an oil groove A, A, ... Inside the valve body 40, each of which opens at a corresponding position. Are alternately communicated with the pressure guiding grooves 45, 45 on both sides of the outer circumference of the valve body 40 to form oil feeding grooves for feeding oil to both cylinder chambers of the power cylinder S. ing.

【0035】而して、油圧ポンプPから油圧制御弁4に
供給される油圧は、バルブボディー40外周の中央の導圧
溝45と、該導圧溝45に連通する通油孔47とを経て前記給
油溝に導入され、これらの両側の絞り部に前述の如く生
じる絞り面積の変化に応じて両側に相隣する一対の送油
溝の一方に導入されて、シリンダポート23又は24を経て
前記パワーシリンダSの両シリンダ室のいずれか一方に
送給される。この油圧送給に伴いパワーシリンダSは、
他方のシリンダ室との間に生じる圧力差に応じた油圧力
を発生し、前述した如く、この油圧力が操舵補助力とし
てラック軸12に加えられる。
The hydraulic pressure supplied from the hydraulic pump P to the hydraulic control valve 4 passes through the central pressure guiding groove 45 on the outer periphery of the valve body 40 and the oil passage hole 47 communicating with the pressure guiding groove 45. Introduced into the oil supply groove, introduced into one of a pair of oil supply grooves adjacent to each other on both sides according to a change in the throttle area that occurs on the throttle portions on both sides thereof as described above, and through the cylinder port 23 or 24 The power is fed to either one of the cylinder chambers of the power cylinder S. With this hydraulic pressure feed, the power cylinder S
An oil pressure is generated in accordance with the pressure difference between the other cylinder chamber and the oil pressure is applied to the rack shaft 12 as a steering assist force as described above.

【0036】一方、この動作によりパワーシリンダSの
他方のシリンダ室から押し出される作動油は、シリンダ
ポート24又は23を経て他方の送油溝に戻り、この送油溝
の他側に相隣する排油溝に受け入れられ、夫々に開口す
る通油孔27,27…を経てバルブスプール41内側の中空部
に導入され、更に、通油孔28、排油室25及びタンクポー
ト26を経て油タンクTに排出される。
On the other hand, the hydraulic oil pushed out from the other cylinder chamber of the power cylinder S by this operation returns to the other oil feeding groove via the cylinder port 24 or 23, and is drained adjacent to the other side of the oil feeding groove. The oil tank T is introduced into the hollow portion inside the valve spool 41 through the oil passages 27, 27 ... Which are respectively received in the oil grooves, and further open through the oil passages 28, the oil discharge chamber 25 and the tank port 26. Is discharged to.

【0037】本発明に係る油圧制御弁4においては、バ
ルブボディー40の大部分を占める本体筒44が合成樹脂製
であり、大幅に軽量化されて慣性が低下せしめられてい
ることから、前述した如く行われる油圧の給排動作中に
発生する自励振動を効果的に抑制でき、パワーシリンダ
Sへの送給油圧が変動せず、安定した操舵補助が行える
ようになる。
In the hydraulic control valve 4 according to the present invention, the main body cylinder 44, which occupies most of the valve body 40, is made of synthetic resin, and the weight is greatly reduced and the inertia is lowered. The self-excited vibration that occurs during the hydraulic pressure supply / discharge operation performed as described above can be effectively suppressed, and the stable hydraulic pressure feed to the power cylinder S does not fluctuate and stable steering assistance can be performed.

【0038】なお、以上の実施の形態においては、ラッ
ク・ピニオン式の動力舵取装置への適用例について述べ
たが、本発明に係る油圧制御弁4の適用範囲はこれに限
るものではなく、ボールねじ式等、他の形式の動力舵取
装置への適用も可能であり、更には、同軸上にて相対角
変位するバルブボディーとバルブスプールとを備え、両
者の嵌合周上に並ぶ油溝間の絞り面積の変化により油圧
の制御動作をなす回転式の油圧制御弁全般に適用できる
ことは言うまでもない。
In the above embodiment, the application example to the rack and pinion type power steering apparatus has been described, but the application range of the hydraulic control valve 4 according to the present invention is not limited to this. It can also be applied to other types of power steering devices such as a ball screw type, and further has a valve body and a valve spool that are coaxially displaced relative to each other, and is lined up on the fitting circumference of both. It goes without saying that the present invention can be applied to all rotary hydraulic control valves that perform hydraulic control operation by changing the throttle area between the grooves.

【0039】[0039]

【発明の効果】以上詳述した如く本発明に係る油圧制御
弁においては、内スリーブに外スリーブを嵌着して、外
スリーブの内周面と内スリーブに開設された複数の窓孔
とにより油溝を形成し、またこれらを芯材とする合成樹
脂の成形により、外周の複数の導圧溝及びこれらの間の
封止部材の装着溝を含めて本体筒を構成したから、内側
の油溝、並びに外側の導圧溝及び装着溝の形成のための
加工が簡略化され、加工工数の大幅な削減が可能とな
り、製品コストの低減に寄与し得ると共に、本体筒とし
ての合成樹脂材料の採用により、バルブボディーの大幅
な軽量化により動作中の自励振動の発生を効果的に抑制
でき、安定した制御動作が行える等、本発明は優れた効
果を奏する。
As described in detail above, in the hydraulic control valve according to the present invention, the outer sleeve is fitted to the inner sleeve, and the inner peripheral surface of the outer sleeve and the plurality of window holes formed in the inner sleeve are used. By forming the oil grooves and molding the synthetic resin with these as the core material to form the main body cylinder including the plurality of pressure guiding grooves on the outer periphery and the mounting groove of the sealing member between them, the oil inside The process for forming the groove, and the outer pressure guiding groove and the mounting groove is simplified, and the number of processing steps can be significantly reduced, which can contribute to the reduction of the product cost and the use of the synthetic resin material for the main body cylinder. By adopting the present invention, the present invention has excellent effects such as the occurrence of self-excited vibration during operation can be effectively suppressed due to the drastic weight reduction of the valve body, and stable control operation can be performed.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of drawings]

【図1】本発明に係る油圧制御弁を備えるラック・ピニ
オン式の動力舵取装置の全体構成を示す模式図である。
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an overall configuration of a rack and pinion type power steering apparatus including a hydraulic control valve according to the present invention.

【図2】図1に示す動力舵取装置の要部の構成を示す縦
断面図である。
FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a main part of the power steering apparatus shown in FIG.

【図3】油圧制御弁の構成部分の拡大断面図である。FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of components of a hydraulic control valve.

【図4】バルブボディーの縦断面図である。FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view of a valve body.

【図5】内スリーブと外スリーブとの組付け態様を示す
斜視図である。
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an assembling mode of an inner sleeve and an outer sleeve.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

1 舵輪 2 入力軸 3 ピニオン軸 4 油圧制御弁 5 トーションバー 6 封止リング 40 バルブボディー 41 バルブスプール 42 内スリーブ 42a 窓孔 43 外スリーブ 44 本体筒 45 導圧溝 46 装着溝 A 油溝 B 油溝 P 油圧ポンプ S パワーシリンダ T 油タンク 1 Steering wheel 2 Input shaft 3 Pinion shaft 4 Hydraulic control valve 5 Torsion bar 6 Sealing ring 40 Valve body 41 Valve spool 42 Inner sleeve 42a Window hole 43 Outer sleeve 44 Body tube 45 Pressure guide groove 46 Installation groove A Oil groove B Oil groove P Hydraulic pump S Power cylinder T Oil tank

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】 複数の導圧溝と各導圧溝間の封止部材の
装着溝とをその外周面に周設してなる筒形のバルブボデ
ィーと、該バルブボディーの内側に同軸上での相対角変
位可能に嵌め合わせたバルブスプールとを備え、両者の
嵌合周上に並ぶ各複数の油溝を千鳥配置して、周方向に
相隣する油溝間に前記相対角変位に応じて絞り面積を変
える絞り部を構成し、前記油溝の一部又は全部を前記複
数の導圧溝のいずれかを介して油圧源、送油先又は排油
先に連通させてなる油圧制御弁において、前記バルブボ
ディーは、周方向に略等配をなして複数の窓孔が開設さ
れた内スリーブと、該内スリーブの外側に嵌着され、そ
の内周面と前記窓孔の夫々とにより前記油溝を形成する
外スリーブと、これらをその内側に一体的に被包し、そ
の外周面に前記導圧溝及び前記装着溝を含めて成形され
た合成樹脂製の本体筒とを具備することを特徴とする油
圧制御弁。
1. A cylindrical valve body having a plurality of pressure guiding grooves and a mounting groove for a sealing member between the pressure guiding grooves provided around the outer peripheral surface thereof, and coaxially inside the valve body. And a plurality of oil grooves lined up on the fitting circumference of the both are arranged in a staggered manner, according to the relative angular displacement between adjacent oil grooves in the circumferential direction. A hydraulic control valve that constitutes a throttle part that changes the throttle area, and connects a part or all of the oil groove to a hydraulic source, an oil destination, or an oil discharge destination through any of the plurality of pressure guiding grooves. In the above, the valve body has an inner sleeve in which a plurality of window holes are formed in a substantially equal arrangement in the circumferential direction, and the valve body is fitted on the outer side of the inner sleeve, and the inner peripheral surface thereof and the window holes respectively The outer sleeve that forms the oil groove and the inner sleeve that integrally encloses the outer sleeve, A hydraulic control valve, comprising: a groove, and a main body cylinder made of a synthetic resin including the mounting groove.
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