US3722540A - Sectional control valves - Google Patents

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US3722540A
US3722540A US3722540DA US3722540A US 3722540 A US3722540 A US 3722540A US 3722540D A US3722540D A US 3722540DA US 3722540 A US3722540 A US 3722540A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16K—VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING
    • F16K27/00—Construction of housing; Use of materials therefor
    • F16K27/04—Construction of housing; Use of materials therefor of sliding valves
    • F16K27/041—Construction of housing; Use of materials therefor of sliding valves cylindrical slide valves
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F15—FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
    • F15B—SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F15B13/00—Details of servomotor systems ; Valves for servomotor systems
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16K—VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING
    • F16K11/00—Multiple-way valves, e.g. mixing valves; Pipe fittings incorporating such valves
    • F16K11/10—Multiple-way valves, e.g. mixing valves; Pipe fittings incorporating such valves with two or more closure members not moving as a unit
    • F16K11/20—Multiple-way valves, e.g. mixing valves; Pipe fittings incorporating such valves with two or more closure members not moving as a unit operated by separate actuating members
    • F16K11/22—Multiple-way valves, e.g. mixing valves; Pipe fittings incorporating such valves with two or more closure members not moving as a unit operated by separate actuating members with an actuating member for each valve, e.g. interconnected to form multiple-way valves
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T137/00—Fluid handling
    • Y10T137/8593—Systems
    • Y10T137/87169—Supply and exhaust

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  • ABSTRACT A sectional control valve is provided made up of a plurality of control sections between an inlet manifold and an outlet manifold, the sections having interconnecting high pressure passages and low pressure passages which connect with one another at the junction of the sections, each control section having service passages means for connecting a fluid motor and a movable valve element to control communication of its service passage means with its high and low pressure passages, said sections having substantially flat mating surfaces at their junctions, a relief groove extending lengthwise of this section through at least one of said flat mating surfaces parallel to the movable element and intersecting the low pressure passages, said high pressure passages intersecting the flat mating surfaces spaced from said relief groove and continuous low pressure seal means surrounding the low and high pressure passages and intersecting the relief groove adjacent its ends.
  • This invention relates to sectional control valves and particularly to sectional valve interface sealing systems.
  • Sectional control valves are generally well known in the art. They generally consist of an inlet manifold and an outlet manifold with a plurality of control sections therebetween. Fluid under pressure is delivered to the inlet manifold, passed through the control sections and collected in the exhaust or outlet manifold and returned to a tank. It is obvious that in order to pass the fluid through the several control valves from inlet manifold to outlet manifold it is necessary for the several sections to have interconnecting passages, at least some of which carry high pressure fluid and others carry low pressure fluid.
  • This type of sectional control valve has many recognized advantages, but at the same time suffer from the problem of leakage of fluid at the joints between sections which fluid escapes to the exterior of the valve mechanism. This is undesirable because it is not only wasteful of hydraulic fluid but provides a wet, oily surface upon which dirt accumulates as unsightly accretions on the apparatus.
  • the present invention provides a system for sealing the mating surfaces of these valve sections so as to prevent fluid leakage to the valve exterior and to recover any fluid which leaks from the passages into the area between sections.
  • a sectional control valve made up of a plurality of control sections between an inlet manifold and an outlet manifold, said sections having interconnecting high pressure passages and low pressure passages which connect with one another at the junction of the sections, each control section having service passage means for connecting a fluid motor and a movable valve element to control communication of its service passage means with its high pressure and low pressure passages, said sections each having substantially flat mating surfaces at their junctions, a relief groove extending lengthwise of the section through at least one of said flat mating surfaces parallel to the movable element and intersecting the low pressure passages, said high pressure passage intersecting the flat mating surfaces spaced from said relief groove, and means surrounding the low and high pressure passages and intersecting the relief groove adjacent each of its ends defining a low pressure seal.
  • the movable valve element operates in a longitudinal bore in the section which bore intersects all low and high pressure passages.
  • the movable valve element is preferably hollow at each end and solid in the middle providing two spaced apart axial cavities with spaced passages communicating through the valve element wall adjacent each end.
  • the low pressure seal is preferably a continuous rubber strand in a shallow groove in the mating surfaces. Any fluid which escapes the high pressure passages is directed into their low pressure passages by means of the seal and longitudinal groove.
  • FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a sectional control valve
  • FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a valve control section embodying our invention
  • FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of a mating surface of a control section according to our invention.
  • FIG. 4 is an end elevational view of the control section of FIG. 2 taken on the line IV--IV of FIG. 3;
  • FIG. 5 is a section on the line V-V of FIG. 3.
  • asectional control valve embodying this invention including an inlet manifold 10, an outlet manifold 11 and a plurality of intermediate control sections 12.
  • a plurality of bolts 13 pass through both manifolds and the control sections to hold all the sections tightly clamped together.
  • the control sections 12 are of the closed center type arranged to provide parallel circuit operation.
  • the control section shown in FIG. 3 is of the double acting type. It is provided with a longitudinal bore with a valve element 21 slidable axially therein from a neutral position to one of two working positions.
  • the valve element 21 is provided with a hollow axial cavity 22 and 23 at each end communicating through the valve element wall at spaced points by passages 22a and 22b and 23a and 23b respectively.
  • the valve element is adapted to connect one of the two parallel high pressure chambers 24 and 25 with one of the two motor ports 26 and 27 which are adapted to be connected to a hydraulic motor such as a cylinder or the like while connecting the other motor port with one of the two exhaust chambers 28 and 29.
  • a relief groove 30 is milled lengthwise of at least one of the mating or joining faces 31 and 32 of the control sections.
  • the relief groove 30 extends parallel to the core 20 and intersects the exhaust chambers 28 and 29.
  • High pressure passages 34 and 35 extend angularly from the high pressure chambers 24 and 25 to the machined mating or joining faces 31 and 32 terminating in ports 36 and 37 spaced from the relief groove 30.
  • a continuous rubber O-ring type of low pressure seal 38 is inserted in a holding groove 39 which surrounds the area of the joining faces 31 and 32 carrying the ports 36 and 37 and openings of the exhaust chambers into the relief groove.
  • This construction provides a number of advantages. It eliminates the troublesome leakage with the resultant undesirable accumulation of dirt and dust and it eliminates the problem of binding the movable valve member in the valve bore which occurred in prior art valves because of the distortion of the valve body by the escaped high pressure fluid trapped between adjacent valve sections. With the present construction, the relief groove 30 drains away the high pressure fluid from the area paralleling the bore so that no pressure can build up in this area.
  • a sectional control valve comprising an inlet manifold, an outlet manifold, a plurality of control sections between said inlet and outlet manifolds, said sections having interconnecting high pressure passages and two interconnecting low pressure passages at opposite ends of the sections which connect with one another at the junction of the sections, each control section having service passage means for connecting a fluid motor and a movable valve element to control communication of its service passage means with its high and low pressure passages, said sections having substantially flat mating surface at their junctions, a relief groove extending lengthwise of the section through at least one of said fiat mating surfaces parallel to the movable valve element and intersecting the low pressure passages, said high pressure passages intersecting the flat mating surfaces spaced from said relief groove and resilient low pressure seal means surrounding the low and high pressure passages and intersecting the relief groove adjacent each of its ends.
  • valve element is hollow at each end and solid in the middle to provide two spaced apart axial cavities with spaced passages, communicating through the valve element wall adjacent each end.
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WO2015168369A1 (en) * 2014-04-30 2015-11-05 Parker-Hannifin Corporation Hydraulic sectional control valve with multiple relief slots

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US20130146158A1 (en) * 2010-08-23 2013-06-13 Kosmek Ltd. Directional control valve device
US9115728B2 (en) * 2010-08-23 2015-08-25 Kosmek Ltd. Directional control valve device
WO2015168369A1 (en) * 2014-04-30 2015-11-05 Parker-Hannifin Corporation Hydraulic sectional control valve with multiple relief slots
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