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- This invention relates to hydro-pneumatic vehicle suspension systems, and in particular to such systems having discrete hydraulic circuits, each of which is pressurized with a gas-charged accumulator.
- Hydro-pneumatic vehicle suspension systems are well known.
- one or more single or double acting hydraulic cylinders are provided at each wheel to support the vehicle, with hydraulic circuits interconnecting the cylinders.
- a gas-charged accumulator is typically used to pressurize the hydraulic circuits and therefore, provide resilient displacement of the cylinders and consequently springing of the vehicle.
- One hydro-pneumatic vehicle suspension system has come to be known as the “X”-type.
- the cylinders of diagonally opposite wheels of a vehicle are connected with discrete hydraulic circuits, each circuit connecting the bore side of one of the cylinders with the rod side of the diagonally opposite cylinder.
- discrete as referring to a hydraulic circuit means that the hydraulic circuit is closed against hydraulic fluid flow to or from another circuit, except for normal leakage, and includes a hydraulic circuit which is normally closed from external communication by a valve, but can be opened by the valve to an external source or depository of hydraulic fluid.
- Such an X-system is known, for example, from patents such as French Patent No. 1,535,641 and U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,270,771; 5,447,332; 5,562,305; 5,601,306; and 5,601,307.
- LDU load distribution unit
- a system of the invention has the benefit that it does not add substantially to the weight of an X-type system.
- the invention materially reduces the number of hydraulic fluid leak paths of an X-type with LDU system, since the LDU is eliminated. Reducing the weight of the suspension system has cost savings, requires less power to start and stop the vehicle and makes the vehicle more agile, for example, in cornering.
- Eliminating the LDU also has the benefit of reducing the inertia of the suspension system. Since the LDU has pistons and a substantial volume of hydraulic fluid, all of which moves back and forth in normal operation, eliminating the moving pistons and hydraulic fluid reduces the inertia of the system, thereby making it more responsive to the forces exerted on the wheels of the vehicle in operation.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an X-type hydro-pneumatic vehicle suspension system incorporating the invention
- FIG. 2 is a view like FIG. 1 of a second embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 3 is a view like FIG. 1 of a third embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 4 is a view like FIG. 1 of a fourth embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 5 is a view like FIG. 1 of a fifth embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 6 is a view like FIG. 1 of a sixth embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 7 is a view like FIG. 1 of a seventh embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 8 is a view like FIG. 7 of an eighth embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 9 is a view of an alternate accumulator which could be used in place of two or more of the accumulators of the systems of FIGS. 1 - 8 ;
- FIG. 10 is a view like FIG. 9 of an alternate embodiment of an accumulator
- FIG. 11 is a schematic view of inputs and outputs to an electronic control unit for controlling the circuit of FIG. 6;
- FIG. 12 is a schematic view of inputs and outputs to an electronic control unit for controlling the circuit of FIG. 7.
- FIG. 1 illustrates an X-type hydro-pneumatic vehicle suspension system of the type described in French Patent No. 1,535,641 and U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,270,771 and 5,447,332, which are hereby incorporated by reference, but which has been modified to incorporate the present invention.
- the components illustrated in FIG. 1 which are in common with FIG. 2 of U.S. Pat. No. 5,447,332 patent have been given the same reference numbers, but FIG. 1 hereof has been modified to remove the LDU and add gas pressure communication via conduit line 100 between the gas pressure chambers 22 a and 28 a of the accumulators 22 and 28 .
- a variable restriction 102 may also be added in the line 100 between the gas pressure chambers 22 a and 28 a.
- the left front wheel cylinder 18 has its bore side chamber 18 a connected by hydraulic line 10 to the bore side chamber 14 b of the right rear support cylinder 14 .
- Bore side chamber 14 a of cylinder 14 is connected by hydraulic line 8 to rod side chamber 18 b of the left front cylinder 18 .
- Accumulators 22 and 24 have their hydraulic chambers 22 b and 24 b in communication with line 10
- accumulators 23 and 27 have their hydraulic chambers 23 b and 27 b in communication with line 8 .
- one discrete hydraulic circuit is made up by bore side chamber 18 a , line 10 , hydraulic chambers 22 b and 24 b , and rod side chamber 14 b .
- the other discrete hydraulic circuit of the pair of circuits associated with the left front and right rear wheels is the hydraulic circuit including bore side chamber 14 a , line 8 , hydraulic chambers 27 b and 23 b , and rod side chamber 18 b.
- the invention provides for pressure equalization between the LF-RR pair of circuits and the RF-LR pair of circuits. In its simplest form, this is provided by communicating the gas chambers 22 a and 28 a of the accumulators 22 and 28 via line 100 as described above, so as to make a single volume of gas contained by the chambers 22 a , 28 a and line 100 . Once this communication is provided, the LF-RR pair of circuits and RF-LR pair of circuits will communicate pressures between them dynamically, via the volume of gas in the connected gas chambers 22 a and 28 a and the line 100 . Variable restriction 102 may be opened or closed to adjust the degree of this communication.
- FIGS. 2 - 5 Variations on communicating the gas pressures between the LF-RR and RF-LR pairs are provided in FIGS. 2 - 5 .
- FIG. 2 is like FIG. 1, which communicates the gas chambers 22 a and 28 a of the two front bore side accumulators 22 and 28 with line 100 , but also communicates the gas chambers 21 a and 27 a of the two rear bore side accumulators 21 and 27 with each other via line 200 , to make a second volume of gas, which is contained by chambers 21 a and 27 a and line 200 , which is common to the two pairs LF-RR and RF-LR.
- a variable restriction 202 may also be provided in the line 200 . It may be desirable to add the line 200 to the line 100 so as to decrease the response time of equalizing the pressures between the two pairs of circuits.
- FIG. 3 illustrates a system in which all of the gas chambers of all of the accumulators are interconnected with one another, so that a single volume of gas, contained by all of the gas chambers and the interconnecting lines, is common to both pairs of circuits LF-RR and RF-LR.
- Each gas chamber is identified with the reference number of the corresponding accumulator and an “a”.
- Each hydraulic chamber of the respective accumulator is identified with the reference number of the accumulator and a “b”. This system would provide for even faster response times of equalizing the pressures throughout all portions of the suspension system.
- FIG. 4 is another variation similar to FIG. 2, but in which four separate volumes of gas are each common to the two pairs of circuits RF-LR and LF-RR.
- the front rod side accumulators 23 and 29 have their gas chambers connected with one another by line 300 and the rod side accumulators 24 and 30 of the rear cylinders have their gas chambers connected by line 400 .
- Respective variable restrictions 302 and 402 may also be added.
- FIG. 5 is another case in which four separate gas volumes act on both pairs and illustrates a variation which is particularly adapted for roll-control to counteract suspension forces exerted when a vehicle corners.
- the front bore side accumulators 22 and 28 each have their respective gas chamber 22 a and 28 a connected to the respective gas chamber 29 a , 23 a of the front rod side accumulators 29 , 23 , on the opposite side of the vehicle.
- the rod side accumulator gas chamber 24 a , 30 a is in communication with the respective bore side accumulator gas chamber 21 a , 27 a.
- the pressure in the right front bore side accumulator 28 is at first increased, and that increased pressure is communicated to bore side accumulator 23 via line 520 and variable restriction 522 so as to initially lower the vehicle body relative to the left front wheel, thereby counteracting the roll force.
- the roll force decreases the pressure in the right front rod side accumulator 29 , which is communicated by line 540 and variable restriction 542 to left front bore side accumulator 22 to also help lower the left front of the vehicle and counteract the roll force.
- FIG. 6 illustrates a variation which can be applied to any of the circuits of FIGS. 1 - 5 , but for simplicity is applied to the circuit of FIG. 1 in FIG. 6.
- an external hydraulic pump 600 for example the vehicle power steering pump, is used as a source of fluid supply for the suspension system, with separate lines 602 , 604 , 606 , and 608 connected to the respective lines 8 , 10 a , 8 a , and 10 .
- Two-way, two-position solenoid-operated valves 612 , 614 , 616 , and 618 are selectively operated to place the respective lines 8 , 10 a , 8 a , and 10 into communication with the pump 600 .
- Providing an external source of fluid under pressure is desirable for making up for fluid losses, as can occur as a result of leakage, and also to provide for load leveling, which is desirable when the vehicle is loaded unevenly so as to shift the center of gravity of the vehicle toward one side, one end or one corner of the vehicle.
- a level sensor 620 , 622 , 624 , and 626 which may be any suitable type of linear displacement transducer, is preferably provided at each respective cylinder 18 , 13 , 17 , and 14 . These provide an indication of the position of each wheel relative to the chassis of the vehicle.
- the electrical signals from each of the sensors or transducers 620 , 622 , 624 , and 626 is input to an electronic control unit ECU (FIG. 11), which compare the inputs signals to each other and to reference values and outputs appropriate signals to the valves 612 , 614 , 616 , and 618 so as to add fluid to any of the lines 8 , 10 a , 8 a , or 10 in need of fluid.
- ECU electronice control unit
- tank pressure valves 632 , 634 , 636 , and 638 are also in communication with each of the respective lines 8 , 10 a , 8 a , and 10 to selectively provide communication with tank pressure, indicated by T, in response to appropriate signals from the electronic control unit described above.
- Adding a certain amount of hydraulic fluid to any discrete hydraulic circuit to extend a cylinder which has its bore side in communication with the circuit will extend the cylinder less than the amount of retraction obtained by adding the same amount of fluid to retract a cylinder with its rod side in communication with the circuit, since the area of the cylinder piston on the bore side is greater than the area on the rod side, by an amount approximately equal to the area of the rod.
- FIG. 7 In the case of a zero leakage loss system, the circuit of FIG. 7 can be used to practice the invention.
- the pump and valving aspects of FIG. 7 can be applied to any of the circuit variations of FIGS. 1 - 5 .
- FIG. 7 illustrates a modification to the circuit of FIG. 1, but may be applied to any of the circuits of FIGS. 1 - 5 .
- FIG. 7 is like FIG. 1 in that it only has the connecting line 100 and variable restriction 102 , but differs from FIG. 1 in that two bidirectional pumps 702 and 704 are provided and a solenoid-operated, two-way, two-position valve 706 or 708 is associated with each respective pump 702 , 704 .
- the pump 702 and valve 706 connect the two discrete hydraulic circuits of the circuit pair LF-RR and the pump 704 and valve 708 connect the two discrete hydraulic circuits of the circuit pair RF-LR.
- valve 706 When valve 706 is off, lines 8 and 10 are isolated from one another.
- valve 706 is on, and pump 702 is driven clockwise (CW) and fluid is pumped from line 8 to line 10 .
- the pump 702 is driven counterclockwise (CCW)
- fluid is pumped from line 10 to line 8 .
- valve 708 when valve 708 is off, lines 8 a and 10 a are isolated from one another.
- valve 708 When valve 708 is on and pump 704 is operated in the clockwise direction, fluid is pumped from line 10 a to 8 a .
- pump 704 When pump 704 is operated counterclockwise, fluid is pumped from line 8 a to 10 a.
- valves 706 and 708 and pumps 702 and 704 can be operated to change the height of the corners, sides, or ends of the vehicle as follows: Valve 706 Pump 702 Valve 708 Pump 704 Front left corner up, on CW off off rear right corner down Front left corner down, on CCW off off rear right corner up Front right corner up, off off on CCW rear left corner down Front right corner down, off off on CW rear left corner up Left side up, on CW on CW right side down Right side up, on CCW on CCW left side down Front end up, on CW on CCW rear end down Front end down, on CCW on CW rear end down, on CCW on CW rear end up
- the circuit of FIG. 7 is controlled by an ECU as illustrated in FIG. 12, with inputs to the ECU from the transducers 620 , 622 , 624 and 626 , and outputs to the valves 706 , 708 and pumps 702 , 704 .
- Inputs to either of the ECUs shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 could also include pressure signals from pressure transducers (not shown) applied to any or all of the gas chambers of the accumulators or to various points in the hydraulic fluid circuits. These pressure signals could be used to signal a problem condition, or to add or subtract fluid from the various circuits.
- a compressor and supply of the gas used in the accumulators, typically nitrogen, could also be provided, and the pressure or linear transducer signals used by the ECU could be used to control gas valves to add or subtract gas from the gas pressure circuits.
- FIG. 8 illustrates a variation on the circuits of FIGS. 1 and 7, which can be applied to any of the circuits of FIGS. 1 - 5 and 7 .
- FIG. 8 illustrates this variation as applied to the circuits of FIGS. 1 and 7 for simplicity.
- FIG. 8 combines the circuit of FIG. 7 with an external source of fluid under pressure, pump 800 . Since fluid can be pumped between the discrete hydraulic circuit of each pair of circuits to the other circuit of the pair by the pumps 702 or 704 , the pump 800 need only be communicable with one of the circuits of each pair. Accordingly, line 802 and valve 804 place line 8 of the LF-RR circuit in communication with pump 800 when the valve 804 is turned on, and line 806 and valve 808 place line 10 a in communication with the pump 800 when the valve 808 is turned on. Since it may be necessary to remove fluid from one or both of the circuits LF-RR or RF-LR, valves 810 and 812 , respectively, are provided which can be selectively operated to place the respective lines 8 and 10 a into communication with the tank T.
- FIG. 9 illustrates an accumulator which may be used in place of two or more of the accumulators of the circuits previously described, for example in place of the accumulators 22 and 28 .
- FIG. 9 is a schematic depiction with box 900 representing a cylinder and lines 902 and 904 representing floating pistons inside the cylinder 900 which have a sliding seal between their outer perimeter and the interior of the cylinder 900 .
- the pistons 902 and 904 divide the cylinder 900 into three interior chambers 906 , 908 , and 910 .
- the outer chambers 906 and 910 are hydraulic chambers, and the central chamber 908 is a gas charged chamber, typically charged with nitrogen just like the accumulators 22 and 28 are typically charged with nitrogen.
- Chamber 906 is filled with hydraulic fluid and is in communication with line 10
- chamber 910 is filled with hydraulic fluid and is in communication with line 10 a .
- the pressures in lines 10 and 10 a indirectly communicate with one another via the pistons 902 and 904 and the gas chamber 908 .
- FIG. 10 illustrates a variation of the accumulator illustrated in FIG. 9 in which cylinder 900 is divided into two chambers 906 and 910 by a slidable piston 920 and the third gas charged chamber 908 is provided inside an expandable and contractible bellows 922 , which is totally closed so as to minimize absorption of the gas in the chamber 908 by the fluid in the cylinder 900 .
- This also eliminates the leak paths past the pistons 902 and 904 in the embodiment of FIG. 9.
- one end of the bellows 922 may be closed by the piston 920 , for example, by welding the walls of the bellows 922 to the piston 920 .
- the diameter of the cylinder 900 is preferably kept as small as possible, to reduce the mass of hydraulic fluid and pistons contained within it, to as to minimize their inertia.
- the invention provides for indirect pressure equalization between discrete hydraulic circuits of a hydro-pneumatic vehicle suspension system by providing pressure communication between gas chambers or circuits which pressurize the hydraulic circuits. This is particularly beneficial when applied to an X-type suspension system having two pairs of discrete hydraulic circuits, with the circuits of each pair at substantially the same pressure, but each pair not necessarily equal in pressure to the other pair at any given point in time.
- the invention provides for indirect pressure communication between the pairs in a simple manner, avoiding the relatively expensive prior art system of a hydraulic pump and check valves, or a load distribution unit.
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- This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/122,041 filed Jul. 24, 1998, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/053,847 filed Jul. 25, 1997.
- Not applicable.
- 1. Field of the Invention
- This invention relates to hydro-pneumatic vehicle suspension systems, and in particular to such systems having discrete hydraulic circuits, each of which is pressurized with a gas-charged accumulator.
- 2. Discussion of the Prior Art
- Hydro-pneumatic vehicle suspension systems are well known. Typically, one or more single or double acting hydraulic cylinders are provided at each wheel to support the vehicle, with hydraulic circuits interconnecting the cylinders. A gas-charged accumulator is typically used to pressurize the hydraulic circuits and therefore, provide resilient displacement of the cylinders and consequently springing of the vehicle.
- One hydro-pneumatic vehicle suspension system has come to be known as the “X”-type. In such a system, the cylinders of diagonally opposite wheels of a vehicle are connected with discrete hydraulic circuits, each circuit connecting the bore side of one of the cylinders with the rod side of the diagonally opposite cylinder. As used herein, “discrete” as referring to a hydraulic circuit means that the hydraulic circuit is closed against hydraulic fluid flow to or from another circuit, except for normal leakage, and includes a hydraulic circuit which is normally closed from external communication by a valve, but can be opened by the valve to an external source or depository of hydraulic fluid. Such an X-system is known, for example, from patents such as French Patent No. 1,535,641 and U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,270,771; 5,447,332; 5,562,305; 5,601,306; and 5,601,307.
- Thus, in an X-system, there are four discrete hydraulic circuits, with one pair of circuits associated with one set of diagonally opposite wheel support cylinders and the other pair associated with the other set of diagonally opposite wheel support cylinders. Neglecting friction of the cylinders, the two circuits of each pair are at substantially the same pressure since that pressure is communicated from one discrete hydraulic circuit to the other through the pistons of the cylinders.
- It is also known that it is desirable to equalize the pressures between the two pairs of discrete hydraulic circuits so that the wheel loading is kept substantially constant. In U.S. Pat. No. 4,270,771, pressure equalization between the two pairs of discrete hydraulic circuits is obtained by making the cylinders identical and by providing inlet/outlet check valves for each cylinder which supply all the cylinders with the same pressure or exhaust all the cylinders to the same tank pressure. In U.S. Pat. No. 5,447,332 and other patents listed above, pressure is equalized from one pair of circuits to the other by use of a “load distribution unit” (or “LDU”) which has four chambers separated from fluid communication with one another by pistons, and each discrete hydraulic circuit is communicated with one of the chambers so as to substantially equalize the pressures among the four discrete hydraulic circuits.
- It is an object of the invention to provide for pressure equalization among all four wheel support cylinders in a hydro-pneumatic suspension system without the need for spring-operated inlet or outlet valves or for an LDU. This is accomplished by communicating gas pressures of the two pairs of circuits with one another.
- A system of the invention has the benefit that it does not add substantially to the weight of an X-type system. In addition, the invention materially reduces the number of hydraulic fluid leak paths of an X-type with LDU system, since the LDU is eliminated. Reducing the weight of the suspension system has cost savings, requires less power to start and stop the vehicle and makes the vehicle more agile, for example, in cornering.
- Eliminating the LDU also has the benefit of reducing the inertia of the suspension system. Since the LDU has pistons and a substantial volume of hydraulic fluid, all of which moves back and forth in normal operation, eliminating the moving pistons and hydraulic fluid reduces the inertia of the system, thereby making it more responsive to the forces exerted on the wheels of the vehicle in operation.
- The foregoing and other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the drawings and the detailed description.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an X-type hydro-pneumatic vehicle suspension system incorporating the invention;
- FIG. 2 is a view like FIG. 1 of a second embodiment of the invention;
- FIG. 3 is a view like FIG. 1 of a third embodiment of the invention;
- FIG. 4 is a view like FIG. 1 of a fourth embodiment of the invention;
- FIG. 5 is a view like FIG. 1 of a fifth embodiment of the invention;
- FIG. 6 is a view like FIG. 1 of a sixth embodiment of the invention;
- FIG. 7 is a view like FIG. 1 of a seventh embodiment of the invention;
- FIG. 8 is a view like FIG. 7 of an eighth embodiment of the invention;
- FIG. 9 is a view of an alternate accumulator which could be used in place of two or more of the accumulators of the systems of FIGS.1-8;
- FIG. 10 is a view like FIG. 9 of an alternate embodiment of an accumulator;
- FIG. 11 is a schematic view of inputs and outputs to an electronic control unit for controlling the circuit of FIG. 6; and
- FIG. 12 is a schematic view of inputs and outputs to an electronic control unit for controlling the circuit of FIG. 7.
- FIG. 1 illustrates an X-type hydro-pneumatic vehicle suspension system of the type described in French Patent No. 1,535,641 and U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,270,771 and 5,447,332, which are hereby incorporated by reference, but which has been modified to incorporate the present invention. The components illustrated in FIG. 1 which are in common with FIG. 2 of U.S. Pat. No. 5,447,332 patent have been given the same reference numbers, but FIG. 1 hereof has been modified to remove the LDU and add gas pressure communication via
conduit line 100 between thegas pressure chambers accumulators variable restriction 102 may also be added in theline 100 between thegas pressure chambers - In FIG. 1, the reference numbers other than those stated in the above paragraph are the same as in U.S. Pat. No. 5,447,332, FIGS. 1 and 2. Briefly, the left
front wheel cylinder 18 has itsbore side chamber 18 a connected byhydraulic line 10 to thebore side chamber 14 b of the rightrear support cylinder 14.Bore side chamber 14 a ofcylinder 14 is connected byhydraulic line 8 torod side chamber 18 b of theleft front cylinder 18.Accumulators hydraulic chambers line 10, andaccumulators hydraulic chambers line 8. Thus, one discrete hydraulic circuit is made up bybore side chamber 18 a,line 10,hydraulic chambers rod side chamber 14 b. The other discrete hydraulic circuit of the pair of circuits associated with the left front and right rear wheels is the hydraulic circuit includingbore side chamber 14 a,line 8,hydraulic chambers rod side chamber 18 b. - There are also two discrete hydraulic circuits associated with the right front
wheel support cylinder 13 and the left rearwheel support cylinder 17. One of these circuits includesbore side chamber 13 a,line 10 a,hydraulic chambers respective accumulators rod side chamber 17 b of the leftrear cylinder 17. The other of this pair of hydraulic circuits includesbore side chamber 17 a,line 8 a,hydraulic chambers respective accumulators rod side chamber 13 b of the right frontwheel support cylinder 13. - Thus, there are two pairs of discrete hydraulic circuits, totaling four discrete hydraulic circuits. The pair associated with the
left front cylinder 18 and the rightrear cylinder 14, is denominated LF-RR, short for left front-right rear. The pair associated with theright front cylinder 13 and the leftrear cylinder 17 is denominated RF-LR, short for right front-left rear. - The invention provides for pressure equalization between the LF-RR pair of circuits and the RF-LR pair of circuits. In its simplest form, this is provided by communicating the
gas chambers accumulators line 100 as described above, so as to make a single volume of gas contained by thechambers line 100. Once this communication is provided, the LF-RR pair of circuits and RF-LR pair of circuits will communicate pressures between them dynamically, via the volume of gas in the connectedgas chambers line 100.Variable restriction 102 may be opened or closed to adjust the degree of this communication. - Variations on communicating the gas pressures between the LF-RR and RF-LR pairs are provided in FIGS.2-5. FIG. 2 is like FIG. 1, which communicates the
gas chambers bore side accumulators line 100, but also communicates thegas chambers bore side accumulators line 200, to make a second volume of gas, which is contained bychambers line 200, which is common to the two pairs LF-RR and RF-LR. Avariable restriction 202 may also be provided in theline 200. It may be desirable to add theline 200 to theline 100 so as to decrease the response time of equalizing the pressures between the two pairs of circuits. - FIG. 3 illustrates a system in which all of the gas chambers of all of the accumulators are interconnected with one another, so that a single volume of gas, contained by all of the gas chambers and the interconnecting lines, is common to both pairs of circuits LF-RR and RF-LR. Each gas chamber is identified with the reference number of the corresponding accumulator and an “a”. Each hydraulic chamber of the respective accumulator is identified with the reference number of the accumulator and a “b”. This system would provide for even faster response times of equalizing the pressures throughout all portions of the suspension system.
- FIG. 4 is another variation similar to FIG. 2, but in which four separate volumes of gas are each common to the two pairs of circuits RF-LR and LF-RR. In FIG. 4, the front
rod side accumulators line 300 and therod side accumulators line 400. Respectivevariable restrictions - FIG. 5 is another case in which four separate gas volumes act on both pairs and illustrates a variation which is particularly adapted for roll-control to counteract suspension forces exerted when a vehicle corners. In FIG. 5, the front
bore side accumulators respective gas chamber respective gas chamber rod side accumulators accumulator gas chamber gas chamber - Thus, for example when the vehicle turns left, the pressure in the right front bore
side accumulator 28 is at first increased, and that increased pressure is communicated to boreside accumulator 23 vialine 520 andvariable restriction 522 so as to initially lower the vehicle body relative to the left front wheel, thereby counteracting the roll force. At the same time, the roll force decreases the pressure in the right frontrod side accumulator 29, which is communicated byline 540 andvariable restriction 542 to left front boreside accumulator 22 to also help lower the left front of the vehicle and counteract the roll force. - Similarly, in the rear, during a left turn of the vehicle, the left rear tends to move up relative to the wheel, which reduces the left rear bore side pressure and increases the left rear rod side pressure, as weight is taken off the left rear wheel due to the inertia of the vehicle.
Line 560 andvariable restriction 562 communicate the reduced gas pressure of the left rearbore side accumulator 21 to the right rear rod sideaccumulator gas chamber 24 a, which tends to raise the right rear of the vehicle relative to the right wheel, so as to put more weight on the left wheel and counteract the roll force. The increased pressure in the left rear rod sideaccumulator gas chamber 30 a is connected byline 580 andvariable restriction 582 to the right rear bore side accumulatorgas chamber 27 a to also help raise the right rear of the vehicle to counteract the roll force. - FIG. 6 illustrates a variation which can be applied to any of the circuits of FIGS.1-5, but for simplicity is applied to the circuit of FIG. 1 in FIG. 6. In this embodiment, an external
hydraulic pump 600, for example the vehicle power steering pump, is used as a source of fluid supply for the suspension system, withseparate lines respective lines valves respective lines pump 600. Providing an external source of fluid under pressure is desirable for making up for fluid losses, as can occur as a result of leakage, and also to provide for load leveling, which is desirable when the vehicle is loaded unevenly so as to shift the center of gravity of the vehicle toward one side, one end or one corner of the vehicle. - For load leveling, a
level sensor respective cylinder transducers valves lines tank pressure valves respective lines - In the case of a zero leakage loss system, the circuit of FIG. 7 can be used to practice the invention. The pump and valving aspects of FIG. 7 can be applied to any of the circuit variations of FIGS.1-5.
- FIG. 7 illustrates a modification to the circuit of FIG. 1, but may be applied to any of the circuits of FIGS.1-5. FIG. 7 is like FIG. 1 in that it only has the connecting
line 100 andvariable restriction 102, but differs from FIG. 1 in that twobidirectional pumps position valve respective pump pump 702 andvalve 706 connect the two discrete hydraulic circuits of the circuit pair LF-RR and thepump 704 andvalve 708 connect the two discrete hydraulic circuits of the circuit pair RF-LR. Whenvalve 706 is off,lines valve 706 is on, and pump 702 is driven clockwise (CW) and fluid is pumped fromline 8 toline 10. When thepump 702 is driven counterclockwise (CCW), fluid is pumped fromline 10 toline 8. - Similarly, when
valve 708 is off,lines valve 708 is on and pump 704 is operated in the clockwise direction, fluid is pumped fromline 10 a to 8 a. Whenpump 704 is operated counterclockwise, fluid is pumped fromline 8 a to 10 a. - Thus, the
valves Valve 706Pump 702Valve 708Pump 704Front left corner up, on CW off off rear right corner down Front left corner down, on CCW off off rear right corner up Front right corner up, off off on CCW rear left corner down Front right corner down, off off on CW rear left corner up Left side up, on CW on CW right side down Right side up, on CCW on CCW left side down Front end up, on CW on CCW rear end down Front end down, on CCW on CW rear end up - The circuit of FIG. 7 is controlled by an ECU as illustrated in FIG. 12, with inputs to the ECU from the
transducers valves - FIG. 8 illustrates a variation on the circuits of FIGS. 1 and 7, which can be applied to any of the circuits of FIGS.1-5 and 7. FIG. 8 illustrates this variation as applied to the circuits of FIGS. 1 and 7 for simplicity.
- FIG. 8 combines the circuit of FIG. 7 with an external source of fluid under pressure, pump800. Since fluid can be pumped between the discrete hydraulic circuit of each pair of circuits to the other circuit of the pair by the
pumps pump 800 need only be communicable with one of the circuits of each pair. Accordingly,line 802 andvalve 804place line 8 of the LF-RR circuit in communication withpump 800 when thevalve 804 is turned on, andline 806 andvalve 808place line 10 a in communication with thepump 800 when thevalve 808 is turned on. Since it may be necessary to remove fluid from one or both of the circuits LF-RR or RF-LR,valves respective lines - FIG. 9 illustrates an accumulator which may be used in place of two or more of the accumulators of the circuits previously described, for example in place of the
accumulators box 900 representing a cylinder andlines cylinder 900 which have a sliding seal between their outer perimeter and the interior of thecylinder 900. Thepistons cylinder 900 into threeinterior chambers outer chambers central chamber 908 is a gas charged chamber, typically charged with nitrogen just like theaccumulators Chamber 906 is filled with hydraulic fluid and is in communication withline 10, andchamber 910 is filled with hydraulic fluid and is in communication withline 10 a. Thus, the pressures inlines pistons gas chamber 908. - FIG. 10 illustrates a variation of the accumulator illustrated in FIG. 9 in which
cylinder 900 is divided into twochambers slidable piston 920 and the third gas chargedchamber 908 is provided inside an expandable andcontractible bellows 922, which is totally closed so as to minimize absorption of the gas in thechamber 908 by the fluid in thecylinder 900. This also eliminates the leak paths past thepistons bellows 922 may be closed by thepiston 920, for example, by welding the walls of thebellows 922 to thepiston 920. The diameter of thecylinder 900 is preferably kept as small as possible, to reduce the mass of hydraulic fluid and pistons contained within it, to as to minimize their inertia. - Thus, the invention provides for indirect pressure equalization between discrete hydraulic circuits of a hydro-pneumatic vehicle suspension system by providing pressure communication between gas chambers or circuits which pressurize the hydraulic circuits. This is particularly beneficial when applied to an X-type suspension system having two pairs of discrete hydraulic circuits, with the circuits of each pair at substantially the same pressure, but each pair not necessarily equal in pressure to the other pair at any given point in time. The invention provides for indirect pressure communication between the pairs in a simple manner, avoiding the relatively expensive prior art system of a hydraulic pump and check valves, or a load distribution unit.
- Many modifications and variations to the preferred embodiments described will be apparent to those skilled in the art. For example, while the invention is illustrated as applied to double acting wheel support cylinders, it could be applied to an X-type system of the type having a pair of single acting cylinders at each wheel. Therefore, the invention should not be limited to the preferred embodiments described, but should be defined by the claims which follow.
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