WO1981002768A1 - Circuit de fluide avec soupape by-pass et de retenue de charge de fuite zero - Google Patents

Circuit de fluide avec soupape by-pass et de retenue de charge de fuite zero Download PDF

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WO1981002768A1
WO1981002768A1 PCT/US1980/000321 US8000321W WO8102768A1 WO 1981002768 A1 WO1981002768 A1 WO 1981002768A1 US 8000321 W US8000321 W US 8000321W WO 8102768 A1 WO8102768 A1 WO 8102768A1
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D Bianchetta
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Caterpillar Tractor Co
D Bianchetta
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Priority to EP81301185A priority patent/EP0036761A3/fr
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    • 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
    • F15B13/01—Locking-valves or other detent i.e. load-holding devices

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  • This invention relates generally to a fluid circuit, and more particularly relates to a fluid circuit having a load check and by-pass valve having zero leakage when associated with a fluid cylinder.
  • Construction vehicles such as hydraulic excavators, employ work tools thereon which are normally actuated by double-acting hydraulic cylinders.
  • the cylinders may be employed to selectively actuate the boom, stick, and bucket of the excavator.
  • the hydraulic circuit employed to selectively actuate the cylinders generally includes a load check valve to ensure that a load carried by a cylinder upon its extension and isolation, for example, will not descend abruptly upon loss of hydraulic fluid pressure in the circuit.
  • the load check valve takes the form of a standard poppet valve to block the escape of fluid from the cylinder when it is maintained in an actuated condition of operation.
  • poppet valves are difficult to control in respect to closely modulating fluid flow in the circuit.
  • the present invention is directed to overcoming one or more of the problems set forth above.
  • a fluid circuit comprises a fluid source, an actuator, control means for selectively communicating pressurized fluid to the actuator, and check valve means, including a load check valve, having a reciprocal spool, for isolating fluid pressure in the actuator in response to selective actuation of the control means.
  • the improved load check valve of this invention includes means for communicating equalized fluid pressure from the actuator to either end of the spool when the control means is actuated to isolate fluid pressure in the actuator.
  • a pair of actuators in the form of double-acting cylinders are each connected to a load check valve, and a control means interconnects the load check valves.
  • the improved control means Includes resolver valve means for moving to a first position to equalize the fluid pressures in the cylinders upon retraction thereof and when the level of fluid pressure in one of the cylinders exceeds the level of fluid pressure in the other one, and for moving to a second position to permit gradual reduction of the level of fluid pressure In the cylinders upon loss of fluid pressure between the load check valves.
  • the check valve means of this Invention will prevent an abrupt dropping of a load supported by the actuator and the load check valve thereof will function to control leakage therethrough at an acceptable rate during normal operation.
  • the actuator constitutes a double-acting hydraulic cylinder employed on a construction vehicle or the like and when the cylinder is extended and under load, the check valve means will function to continuously maintain the cylinder in its extended condition of operation without causing any appreciable decay in the pressurized fluid utilized to maintain the cylinder in such extended condition.
  • the load check valve is adapted for attachment to the housing of the cylinder proper, thus avoiding the need for flexible lines interconnecting the same.
  • the feature of providing a control means interconnected between the individual load check valves of a pair of cylinders ensures that the fluid pressures in the cylinders are equalized and that any sudden loss of fluid pressure therebetween will permit the cylinders to lower a load carried thereby, gradually.
  • Figure 1 schematically illustrates a fluid circuit having the improved check valve means embodiment of the present invention incorporated therein; and Figure 2 is a sectional view through the check valve.
  • Figure 3 is an alternate arrangement of the check valves shown in Figure 1.
  • Figure 1 illustrates a fluid (hydraulic) circuit 10 adapted to selectively extend or retract a pair of fluid actuators 11 and 12, shown in the form of double acting hydraulic cylinders.
  • a load is schematically shown, attached to the rod ends of the cylinders and may comprise a boom or bucket of an hydraulic excavator, for example.
  • fluid circuit 10 is adapted for the control of other types of actuators employed on construction vehicles or the like which are operated by pressurized fluid.
  • Fluid circuit 10 further includes a pressurized main fluid source 13 having an engine-driven pump 14 and a reservoir or tank 15.
  • a control means 16 including a manual pilot valve 17 connected to a low pressure or pilot pump 18 and a main control valve 19, are adapted to selectively communicate pressurized fluid from source 13 and pump 14 to cylinders 11 and 12.
  • shifting of three-position, four-way control valve 17 either rightwardly or leftwardly from its illustrated neutral position will function to communicate a pilot signal to valve 19 to shift the latter valve to communicate pump 14 with cylinders 11 and 12 for extension or retraction thereof.
  • the non-pressurized ends of the cylinders will, of course, be connected with tank 15 for exhausting them of fluid pressure.
  • a pair of load check valves 20 and 20' will become operative to control fluid flow upon pressurization and exhaustion of the head ends of the cylinders. Since check valves 20 and 20' are substantially identical in construction and arrangement, only check valve 20 will be described in detail with reference to Figure 2.
  • check valves of the spool type are widely utilized to Isolate fluid pressure in the head end of cylinders of this type when the cylinders are extended to raise the load, for example.
  • check valves of the poppet type are highly efficient for preventing leakage therethrough in the head ends of cylinders to prevent falling of the load, such poppet valves have not been widely accepted since they do not provide close control over modulation of fluid flow. Therefore, spool-type valves, such as that shown in above-referenced U.S. Patent No. 4,102,205, are normally employed as load check valves in this type of application, but exhibit the disadvantage of being unable to maintain leakage therethrough at an acceptable rate, particularly when the spools thereof have relatively large diameters. Also, it has proven difficult to mount these type of standard check valves directly on the housings of the associated hydraulic cylinder to avoid the need for flexible conduits Interconnecting the valves and cylinders.
  • load check valve 20 comprises a housing 21 which may be secured directly to the casing of cylinder 11 to thus avoid the need for an interconnecting flexible conduit, such as schematically shown at 22 in Figure 1.
  • Extension of cylinder 11 to raise the load is effected by pressurized fluid communicated from pump 14, in the general manner described above, to a conduit.23 connected to an inlet 24 of valve 20.
  • the pressurized fluid is then communicated to an outlet passage 25, connected to conduit or passage 22 via a plurality of radial ports 26 defined in a reciprocal spool 27, a poppet valve 28 which is opened by the fluid pressure, and radial ports 29, also defined In spool 27.
  • Spool 27 is slidably mounted in an elongated bore 30, defined in housing 21, and has a plurality of additional ports 31 defined therein communicating with ports 26 for purposes hereinafter explained.
  • Poppet valve 28 is standard and comprises a valve member 32 reciprocally mounted in a bore 33, defined in spool 27, and a compression coil spring 34 for biasing the valve member towards a closed position on a seat 35, defined on the spool.
  • check valve 20 A unique feature of check valve 20 is the provision of means 36 for communicating equalized fluid pressure from cylinder 11 to either end of spool 27 when control means 16 is not actuated, isolating fluid pressure in the head end of cylinder 11.
  • check valves 20, 60, and 61 may be considered to comprise "check valve means" for Isolating fluid pressure in cylinder 11 upon selective actuation of control means 16.
  • Means 36 includes an orifice 37 which communicates passage 25 with an elongated passage 38 to, in turn, communicate equalized fluid pressure from the head end of cylinder 11 to chambers 39 and 40, defined at opposite ends of spool 27.
  • Passage 38 communicates with chamber 39 through a passage 41, whereas passage 38 communicates with chamber 40 through a resolver valve 42.
  • passage 41 communicates with chamber 40 through a resolver valve 42.
  • fluid pressures in each of the chambers 39 and 40 will be equalized.
  • the lines shown In Figure 2 downstream of load check valve 20 are also isolated to maintain a minimal leakage condition of check valve 20, under further control of check valves 60 and 6l.
  • Means 36 may be considered to further include a pair of branch passages 43 and 44 which are interconnected between outlet passage 25 and chambers 45 and 46, respectively. Pressurized fluid is communicated to chamber 45 from passage 25 via a ball resolver 47' of a control or resolving means 47. As described more fully hereinafter, resolving means 47 further includes a passage 48 interconnecting passages 43 and 43' and having a restricted orifice 49 therein for intercommunicating check valves 20 and 20' via a balance line 50.
  • Pressurized fluid in chambers 45 and 46 will act on the ends of pistons 51 and 52, respectively, with a compression coil spring 53 also acting on the left end of spool 27 in Figure 2 to supplement the force of piston 51. Excessive pressures in passage 25 will be relieved by a standard relief valve 54, via a connecting passage 55 and a drain line 56.
  • a pilot line 57 will communicate a pressurized pilot signal to chamber 40 in Figure 2, past resolver valve 42, to move spool 27 leftwardly against the opposed biasing force of spring 53.
  • metering holes 31 will intercommunicate passages 25 and 24 to modulate venting of pressurized fluid in the head end of cylinder 11 to tank 15.
  • conduit 23 communicates with valve 19 through check valve 60.
  • Flow from line 79 is in communication with tank 15 through check valve 61.
  • Check valves 60 and 61 open to communicate fluid flow between lines 23 and 79, 78 and 79 in response to vent 71 being vented to tank 15 through vent valve 66.
  • Fluid control circuit 10 of Figure 1 finds particular application to construction vehicles of the type wherein a double-acting hydraulic cylinder is utilized to raise and lower an implement, such as the boom employed on an hydraulic excavator.
  • check valve 20 is particularly useful with the specific type of control circuit illustrated in Figure 1, it should be understood that modifications and variations well known to those skilled in the art may be made to the control circuit without distracting from the inventive concepts disclosed and claimed herein.
  • Figure 1 illustrates control circuit 10 in a neutral condition of operation whereby pilot control valve 17 and main control valve 19 are maintained in their intermediate positions, isolating pump 14 from cylinders 11 and 12. Raising of the load is effected by shifting pilot control valve 17 rightwardly in Figure 1 to communicate pilot fluid pressure from pump 18 to main control valve 19, via a line 58.
  • main control valve 19 will be shifted rightwardly to communicate fluid pressure from pump 14 to a line 79 which will open check valve 60 to, in turn, communicate such fluid pressure past a vented make-up or check valve 61 and to line 23.
  • a return line 62 which is common to the rod ends of cylinders 11 and 12 will communicate with tank 15 via a line 63.
  • main pump pressure communicated to line 23 will communicate to the passage 25 and, thus, the head end of cylinder 11 via passage 24, ports 26, open poppet valve 28, ports 29, and passage 25.
  • a branch line 64 ( Figure 1) is interconnected between line 23 and load check valve 20' to pressurize the head end of cylinder 12 in a like manner, via a line 65.
  • pilot control valve 17 If the operator desire to maintain cylinders 11 and 12 in their extended positions, he need only shift pilot control valve 17 back to its intermediate or neutral position illustrated in Figure 1 to isolate the head ends of the cylinders. Since cylinder pressure is communicated to either end of valve spool 27 via passage 25, orifice 37, and passage 38 which communicates with chambers 39 and 40, check valve 20 will be maintained in a "low leak" condition of operation.
  • pilot-operated vent valve 66 and valves 60 and 61 remain closed to prevent any fluid leakage out of lines 23 and 71.
  • pilot control valve 17 leftwardly in Figure 1 to connect pilot pressure from pump 18 to main control valve 19 via a line 67.
  • Main control valve 19 will be shifted leftwardly to communicate working pressure from pump 14 to line 62, and to connect drain line 63 with valve 6 ⁇ .
  • Pilot line #67 connects with a branch pilot line 68 which, in turn, communicates pilot pressure to line 59 and to a line 69 connected to vent valve 66, having a vent line 70.
  • Pilot pressure in line 69 will shift vent valve 66 leftwardly in Figure 1 to vent line 71, connected to passage 38 ( Figure 2 ) by a branch line 72.
  • a working chamber 73 of check valve 61 will be exhausted of fluid pressure with a poppet 74 of the check valve being solely held against a seat 75 by a relatively light spring 76.
  • line 72 will vent chamber 39, via passages 41 and 38, whereas resolver valve 42 will be shifted leftwardly in Figure 2 to close passage 38 thereat due to pilot pressure communicated thereto via pilot line 59 and passage 57.
  • Pilot pressure is thus communicated to chamber 40 to shift spool 27 leftwardly against the opposed modulating biasing force of spring 53 to place line 22 in communication with line 23 to gradually vent the head end of cylinder 11.
  • metering ports 31 will gradually communicate with passage 25 whereby pressurized fluid from the head end of cylinder 11 Is permitted to communicate with passage 24 and, thus, line 23 via ports 26.
  • the various passages and ports just described may be suitably calibrated and arranged to provide the desired fluid flow patterns whereby a load may be permitted to descend at a predetermined rate.
  • check valve 61 further functions as a make-up valve upon pressurization of the head end of cylinder 11 to add fluid to the cylinder should the speed of pump 14 fall below a predetermined amount whereby no cavitation in the cylinder will occur. If so desired, a suitable differential area may also be formed on check valve 60 to permit this valve to open to further connect line 23 with another drain line 79 upon retraction of cylinder 11.
  • check valve 20' will function simultaneously with valve 20 and in a like manner, due to the common connections Illustrated in Figure 1. It is desirable to provide a separate check valve for each cylinder 11 and 12 in applications wherein the valve is secured directly on the housing of a respective cylinder. It should be noted that another feature of the fluid circuit illustrated in Figure 1 is that, upon retraction of cylinders 11 and 12, check valves 20 and 20' will vent fluid pressure from the head ends of the cylinders directly to tank, via line 78 (assuming that check valve 60 is constructed without a differential area 77 so that it remains closed during the venting phase of operation) whereby main control valve 19 is bypassed.
  • fluid circuit 10 Another feature of fluid circuit 10 is the interaction between check valves 20 and 20' by the resolver means 47 employed therein.
  • balance line 50 Upon extension of cylinders 11 and 12, balance line 50 will ensure that the fluid pressure in the head ends of the cylinders Is equalized.
  • line 50 will communicate with the head end of cylinder 11, for example, via orifice 49; passages 48, 43, and 25; and line 22.
  • the ball of resolver valve 47 ' will have moved leftwardly to block passage 43 thereat, but to permit communication of the latter passage with chamber 45.
  • resolver valve 47' Upon retraction of cylinders 11 and 12, should the fluid pressure in the head end of cylinder 12 exceed the fluid pressure in the head end of cylinder 11, resolver valve 47' will shift rightwardly in Figure 2 to feed a pressure signal to chamber 45 via line 50. Fluid pressure in chamber 45 will move piston 51 and spool 27 rightwardly to at least partially close off metering holes 31 until the fluid pressure in the head ends of the cylinders is equalized. Also, some fluid pressure will be communicated to the head end of cylinder 11 via orifice 49 and passages 48 and 43.

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Une soupape de retenue de charge est normalement utilisee en association avec un cylindre hydraulique a double effet tel que ceux qui sont utilises pour relever et rabaisser la fleche d'un vehicule de construction. Des soupapes de retenue conventionnelles du type a clappet sont difficiles a regler tandis que les soupapes de retenue du type a tiroir n'assurent pas d'une maniere generale une commande de fuite acceptable pendant le fonctionnement normal. La soupape de retenue de charge du type a tiroir (20) de cette invention, utilisee en combinaison avec des soupapes de retenue supplementaires (60, 61), resoud ce probleme en prevoyant une serie de passages et de chambres (36) d'interconnexion pour assurer la communication d'une pression de fluide egalisee provenant d'un cylindre (11) vers l'une et l'autre des extremites de son tiroir (27) pour assurer une fuite minimum. Lorsqu'une paire de ces cylindres (11, 12) sont utilises, les soupapes de retenue de charge (20, 20') associees aux cylindres sont interconnectees par une ligne d'equilibre (50) et des soupapes de resolution (47') pour assurer l'egalisation de la pression du fluide dans les cylindres lors de leur fonctionnement et pour assurer en outre une descente progressive d'une charge portee par les cylindres en cas de perte de la pression de fluide entre les soupapes de retenue.
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