US3848414A - Pressure converter - Google Patents

Pressure converter Download PDF

Info

Publication number
US3848414A
US3848414A US00332315A US33231573A US3848414A US 3848414 A US3848414 A US 3848414A US 00332315 A US00332315 A US 00332315A US 33231573 A US33231573 A US 33231573A US 3848414 A US3848414 A US 3848414A
Authority
US
United States
Prior art keywords
cavity
tubular member
end piece
pressure converter
spigot
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Lifetime
Application number
US00332315A
Other languages
English (en)
Inventor
J Larsson
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Assa Abloy Opening Solutions Sweden AB
Original Assignee
Assa AB
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Assa AB filed Critical Assa AB
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of US3848414A publication Critical patent/US3848414A/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • 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
    • F15B3/00—Intensifiers or fluid-pressure converters, e.g. pressure exchangers; Conveying pressure from one fluid system to another, without contact between the fluids

Definitions

  • a pressure converter is disclosed as having an inner Feb. 29, Sweden cylinder arranged in an uter cylinder and connected to an end piece of the outer cylinder, and in which a [52] US. Cl 60/593, 92/119, 92/152, large and a small piston are connected to each other 92/164 so that the large piston can be displaced in the outer [51] Int. Cl FlSb 7/00 cylinder and the n piston can be displaced in the [58] F'eld of Search 92/119, 152; inner cylinder.
  • the inner cylinder is arranged to tilt 60/547 593 relative to the outer cylinder in order to permit misalignment of small piston.
  • the present invention relates to pressure converters in which an inner cylinder is concentrically mounted in an outer cylinder, and is connected to an end piece of the outer cylinder. A large and a small piston are connected to each other such that the large piston can be displaced in the outer cylinder and the small piston can be displaced in the inner cylinder.
  • the inner cylinder is connected to a union in the end piece.
  • the large piston has a large clearance in an outer cylinder and is sealed to the cylinder with the aid of a diaphragm stretched across it.
  • This diaphragm is subjected to considerable strain in the form of pressure surges.
  • the diaphragm is sensitive to damage and only permits a restricted stroke.
  • the object of this invention is to produce a pressure converter without the disadvantages set out above and to produce a pressure converter which will be simple and advantageous to manufacture and maintain.
  • a feature of a pressure converter made in accordance with the invention is that the inner cylinder is permitted to tilt relative to the outer cylinder in order to permit misalignment of the small piston. This avoids the necessity for difficult and costly machining of the end piece and end section of the outer cylinder. It is also possible to use a simpler version of the outer cylinder than was previously the case, for instance commercial tubing such as cold drawn hydraulic tubing may be used. This feature also makes it possible to achieve a long stroke and a high pressure conversion ratio, while at the same time reducing the risk of leakage.
  • a spigot projecting from the end piece enters some distance into the inner cylinder so as to form the tilting centre of the inner cylinder; the spigot is sealed against the bore of the inner cylinder and connects the inner cylinder to the union via a duct.
  • the spigot which can form part of the end piece or which can be a separate piece fixed in the end piece in various ways, is simple to manufacture and allows the inner cylinder to easily tilt relative to the end piece.
  • the inner cylinder is retained on the spigot by means of a locking device arranged in the outer cylinder.
  • the chamber in the outer cylinder between the large piston and the end piece is divided into two sections by the inner cylinder, fluid connection being maintained between the two sections by ducts in the inner cylinder.
  • an aperture in the wall of the outer cylinder, or in the end piece opens into this chamber. This is to allow the pressure all round the inner cylinder to be the same, so that, since the spigot and the small piston have the same cross-sectional area, the inner cylinder is relieved of displacement forces.
  • part of the inner cylinder has the form of a spherical section, the surface of which is arranged to be in contact with the inner wall of the outer cylinder. and the centre of which is arranged to coincide with the tilting centre of the inner cylinder.
  • Another possibility is to make the largest outside diameter of .the inner cylinder smaller than the inside diameter of the outer cylinder. Depending on the diameter of the outer cylinder, it may be desirable to provide some manner of guide for the inner cylinder.
  • a spring preferably a helical spring, to act on the large piston in one of its directions of motion.
  • the strength of this spring can be selected to impose on the large piston a suitable return motion, so that it affects the pressure conversion ratio which is achieved.
  • FIG. 1 shows a longitudinal section through a pressure converter in accordance with the invention
  • FIG. 2 shows a longitudinal section through another execution of the pressure converter.
  • the pressure converter 1 shown in FIG. 1 is provided with an outer cylinder 2, one end of which is closed off by an end piece 3 screwed in or attached in some other way to the end of the cylinder.
  • the other end of the outer cylinder 2 is provided, in the case shown here, with a sealed end closure 4.
  • a large piston 6 fitted with a seal 5 is housed in the outer cylinder 2 and is displaceable within it.
  • the dimension of piston 6 in the direction of displacement is such that a certain amount of axial misalignment is possible.
  • a small piston 7 with a diameter smaller than that of the large piston 6 is rigidly coupled to the large piston 6 and is displaceable within an inner cylinder 8.
  • a spigot 10 Disposed in the opposite end of the inner cylinder from the small piston 7 is a spigot 10 projecting essentially centrally from end piece 3. Both the small piston 7 and the inner cylinder 8 are essentially centrally positioned in outer cylinder 2.
  • Spigot 10 has a partially spherical surface 11 which is a good fit in the inner cylinder and which rests against an annular stop 12 fitted in a recess in the inner cylinder.
  • the inner cylinder 8 can tilt relative to the outer cylinder 2 around the centre 13 of spherical surface II, which is therefore the tilting centre of the inner cylinder. A certain amount of misalignment between the inner cylinder and the small piston is therefore possible without the small piston binding or moving sluggishly in the inner cylinder.
  • spigot 10 is also provided with a seal 14 in a groove.
  • the inner cylinder 8 is provided with a collar 15, the diameter of which is greater than the diameter of the rest of the inner cylinder.
  • the outer surface 16 of collar 15 has the shape of a spherical section with its center at the tilting centre 13, the surface contacting the wall of outer cylinder 2.
  • a retainer l7 fitted to a groove in the outer cylinder abuts the spherical surface 16 to retain the inner cylinder 8 on spigot 10.
  • a chamber 18, bounded by end piece 3 and large piston 6 in outer cylinder 2 is divided by inner cylinder 8 into two sections 19 and 20 connected via one or more ducts 21 in collar 15.
  • connection can also be achieved by providing the spherical surface 16 with slots so that is is only partially in contact with have the same diameter, inner cylinder 8 is not subjected to any axial forces and can easily tilt around spigot 10.
  • the pressure occurring in chamber 18 from to the motion of large piston 6 can be released via an opening 22 in the outer cylinder.
  • a spring 23, preferably a helical spring, is held compressed between large piston 6 and a spring stop 24 which rests against retainer 17.
  • a duct 25 in end piece 3 and spigot 10 connects the space in the inner cylinder between the small cylinder and the spigot to a high pressure union 26 fitted in the end piece.
  • a chamber 27 on the opposite side of large piston 6 from chamber 18 is connected to a low pressure union 28.
  • FIG. 2 differs from the pressure converter described above principally in the construction of collar and spigot 10.
  • collar 15 is smaller in diameter than outer cylinder 2, so that inner cylinder 8 is guided only by spigot 10.
  • the connection between chamber sections 19 and is achieved by means of ducts or slots 21 in retainer 17.
  • spigot 10 is in the form of a component fitted into end piece 3 and provided with one or more seals 30. Opening 22 is arranged in end piece 3 instead of in the wall of the outer cylinder 2.
  • the pressure converter described above may be used for a number of different purposes, for instance to convert a low pressure to a high pressure or vice versa. It can be used for liquid or gaseous media or for conversion from a liquid to a gaseous medium, in which case, for instance, the low pressure union may be connected to a gaseous medium and the high pressure union may be connected to a liquid medium or vice versa.
  • the low pressure union By connecting the low pressure union to a pulsating low pressure source, a pulsating high pressure is obtained in a pipe connected to the high pressure union.
  • the pres sure conversion ratio is determined by the magnitude of the piston areas, by the spring force, and by the pressure in chamber 18.
  • the medium in chamber 18, which may be liquid or gaseous should not be compressed, and opening 22 should therefore be connected to an expansion vessel (not shown in the drawing) or to the open air.
  • the pressure converter shown may be used to pump a medium under high pressure.
  • spring 23 it is also possible to arrange for spring 23 to act on the other side of large piston 6, to use opening 22 as a low pressure connection, and to connect the low pressure union 28 to the atmosphere or the equivalent.
  • a system of this type can be used, for instance, for a braking system which is to operate in the event of braking pressure failure, where the braking pressure is used to counteract the spring force when the'brakes are not applied.
  • a pressure converter comprising an outer housing having an inner cylindrical surface defining a cylindrical cavity through said housing, said inner surface having two ends,
  • tubular member disposed in the cavity in said housing toward said second end piece and having an inner cylindrical surface therein defining a cylindrical cavity through said tubular member
  • a spigot having a rounded outer surface extending from said second end piece into the cavity in said tubular member, and having a fluid connection therein between said cavity and said union is said second end piece, said spigot abutting the inner surface of said tubular member such that it forms the tilting axis of said tubular member which is tiltable relative to said second end piece and said outer housing.
  • a pressure converter as claimed in claim 2 wherein a collar extends radially outward from said tubular means to abut the inner surface of said outer housing, said collar having fluid ducts therein so as to allow fluid communication between all areas of the cavity in said outer housing between said first piston and said second end piece, and wherein an opening in the outer housing allows fluid communication between these areas and the exterior of the housing.
  • a pressure converter as claimed in claim 3 wherein said collar has an outer surface formed as a spherical section and wherein said collar is arranged on said tubular member such that said spigot disposed in the cavity in said tublar member lies at its geometric center.
  • a pressure converter as claimed in claim 5 wherein a helical spring having two ends is disposed in the cavity in said outer housing such that one end abuts said retaining means and the other end presses against said first piston.
  • a pressure converter as claimed in claim 2 wherein a collar extends radially outward from said tubular member such that said retaining means acts on said collar to retain said tubular member on said spigot and wherein said retaining means has ducts therein to allow fluid flow therethrough.

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Measuring Fluid Pressure (AREA)
  • Details Of Reciprocating Pumps (AREA)
  • Actuator (AREA)
  • Pistons, Piston Rings, And Cylinders (AREA)
US00332315A 1972-02-29 1973-02-14 Pressure converter Expired - Lifetime US3848414A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
SE02530/72A SE362475B (ja) 1972-02-29 1972-02-29

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
US3848414A true US3848414A (en) 1974-11-19

Family

ID=20260119

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
US00332315A Expired - Lifetime US3848414A (en) 1972-02-29 1973-02-14 Pressure converter

Country Status (6)

Country Link
US (1) US3848414A (ja)
JP (1) JPS528199B2 (ja)
DE (1) DE2309797A1 (ja)
FR (1) FR2174048B1 (ja)
GB (1) GB1385657A (ja)
SE (1) SE362475B (ja)

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5916347A (en) * 1996-12-20 1999-06-29 Aisin Aw Co., Ltd. Hydraulic servo device for automatic transmissions
US6454061B1 (en) 2001-10-17 2002-09-24 Yevgeny Antonovsky High frequency shock absorber and accelerator
US6612410B1 (en) 2001-10-17 2003-09-02 Yevgeny Antonovsky High frequency shock absorber and accelerator
EP3034889A1 (de) * 2014-12-18 2016-06-22 Scanwill ApS Druckübersetzer mit Spannhülse
CN117085614A (zh) * 2023-10-16 2023-11-21 大庆市镁华仪仪表衡器有限公司 一种高精度温压变送控制器

Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
ITBO20110388A1 (it) * 2011-07-01 2013-01-02 Simex Srl Dispositivo indicatore di prestazione e/o sforzo
US9310228B1 (en) * 2013-03-04 2016-04-12 James E. Rapp Compressed air indicator

Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2819935A (en) * 1954-09-07 1958-01-14 Oilgear Co Seal for very high pressures
US3200717A (en) * 1963-04-11 1965-08-17 Einsiedler Charles Stephen Hydraulic pressure volume transformer
US3202062A (en) * 1962-04-23 1965-08-24 Ling Temco Vought Inc Actuator
US3311030A (en) * 1965-02-09 1967-03-28 Halstead Metal Products Inc Self-aligning packing gland arrangements
US3314336A (en) * 1963-05-20 1967-04-18 Licentia Gmbh Ball and socket joint for cylinder head

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2819935A (en) * 1954-09-07 1958-01-14 Oilgear Co Seal for very high pressures
US3202062A (en) * 1962-04-23 1965-08-24 Ling Temco Vought Inc Actuator
US3200717A (en) * 1963-04-11 1965-08-17 Einsiedler Charles Stephen Hydraulic pressure volume transformer
US3314336A (en) * 1963-05-20 1967-04-18 Licentia Gmbh Ball and socket joint for cylinder head
US3311030A (en) * 1965-02-09 1967-03-28 Halstead Metal Products Inc Self-aligning packing gland arrangements

Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5916347A (en) * 1996-12-20 1999-06-29 Aisin Aw Co., Ltd. Hydraulic servo device for automatic transmissions
US6454061B1 (en) 2001-10-17 2002-09-24 Yevgeny Antonovsky High frequency shock absorber and accelerator
US6612410B1 (en) 2001-10-17 2003-09-02 Yevgeny Antonovsky High frequency shock absorber and accelerator
EP3034889A1 (de) * 2014-12-18 2016-06-22 Scanwill ApS Druckübersetzer mit Spannhülse
CN117085614A (zh) * 2023-10-16 2023-11-21 大庆市镁华仪仪表衡器有限公司 一种高精度温压变送控制器
CN117085614B (zh) * 2023-10-16 2024-01-09 大庆市镁华仪仪表衡器有限公司 一种高精度温压变送控制器

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
FR2174048B1 (ja) 1978-08-04
FR2174048A1 (ja) 1973-10-12
DE2309797A1 (de) 1973-09-13
JPS48101184A (ja) 1973-12-20
GB1385657A (en) 1975-02-26
SE362475B (ja) 1973-12-10
JPS528199B2 (ja) 1977-03-07

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US4104008A (en) Pump having fluid-actuated motor controlled by fluid-actuated distributor
US3419030A (en) Fast evacuation valve
SU448631A1 (ru) Главный цилиндр гидравлической тормозной системы автомобил
US3848414A (en) Pressure converter
US4026523A (en) Hydraulic jacks
US5014602A (en) Hydraulic cylinder unit capable of being set in three positions
US5349894A (en) Locking hydraulic actuator
US3440930A (en) Cushion seal device for power cylinders
EP0064481A1 (en) A reciprocating, hydraulically operated, positive displacement compressor
US4556087A (en) Pulsation damper
US3165896A (en) Hydraulic brake
CN209510778U (zh) 可实现任意位置双向双重机械锁紧的液压缸
US2884903A (en) Cushioned piston assemblage for cylinders
US2729244A (en) Hydraulic accumulators
US3152522A (en) Actuator
US2903308A (en) Composite cylinder
US4681130A (en) Combined pressure regulated and check valve
US3946563A (en) Master cylinders for dual hydraulic braking systems
US3824895A (en) Fluid ram provided with means for braking the ram piston at the end of its stroke
US20230048208A1 (en) Braking system for a vehicle
US4151978A (en) Stroke limiting apparatus for hydraulic cylinders
JPH0536356B2 (ja)
US4991493A (en) Cylinder with two concentric pistons actuated by a pressure medium and extending to three times the length of the cylinder
JPH0364754B2 (ja)
GB2072886A (en) Servo assembly