WO2013066061A1

WO2013066061A1 - Oil pump control valve

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Publication number: WO2013066061A1
Application number: PCT/KR2012/009101
Authority: WO
Inventors: 이창훈; 노의동; 박지훈; 문지근
Original assignee: 주식회사 유니크
Priority date: 2011-11-01
Filing date: 2012-11-01
Publication date: 2013-05-10
Also published as: KR101167503B1

Abstract

The present invention relates to an oil control valve capable of maintaining constant oil pressure, the oil of which is pumped from an oil pump and then discharged into an engine, the oil control valve comprising a valve for controlling the inflow and the outflow of oil, and a solenoid for operating the valve. Among the described features, the valve comprises a holder, and a spool disposed therein. The holder, which is tubular in shape, is provided with a discharge outlet on one end, and is provided with supply and control ports, which are connected to the interior central space thereof, on the outer circumferential surface. Additionally, the spool, formed in a multi-section rod shape, is provided with an operational groove, on the outer circumferential surface, which connects the supply port and the control port, and a fluid passageway, in the interior thereof, which connects the discharge outlet and the solenoid. According to the features described above, when the spool moves due to the solenoid, which is disposed at the other end of the holder, either the oil in the interior of the solenoid is discharged via the discharge outlet after passing through the fluid passageway, or the oil flows into the interior of the solenoid via the fluid passageway after passing through the discharge outlet.

Description

Oil pump control valve

The present invention relates to an oil pump control valve, and more particularly, to an oil pump control valve capable of maintaining a constant pressure of oil pumped from an oil pump and discharged to an engine.

The engine of an automobile is designed to circulate oil for lubrication and cooling of various parts mounted on the engine. For example, the engine is provided with an oil pump for circulating oil and a relief valve for preventing an excessive rise in the pressure of the oil pumped by the oil pump.

Looking at the oil pump with reference to the prior art (Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2011-0056811) as follows. As shown in FIG. 6, the oil pump 1 includes a housing 10 having a transfer path 12 formed therein and a relief valve 20 provided on the transfer path 12. According to the above-described configuration, the oil introduced into the lower portion of the housing 10 is conveyed along the conveying path 12, is compressed to a predetermined pressure in the conveying process and then discharged through the side surface of the housing 10. In this case, the relief valve 20 installed on the conveying path 12 discharges a part of the conveyed oil to the outside when the pressure of the discharged oil is excessively increased. That is, when the pressure of the discharged oil is more than the set pressure, the relief valve 20 is operated to open a drain port 22 to discharge a part of the oil.

However, since the oil pump 1 having the above-described structure is operated by the camshaft, when the revolutions per minute (rpm) of the engine increases, the pressure of oil discharged from the oil pump 1 also increases. . Therefore, since the pressure of the oil circulated in the engine cannot be kept constant, lubrication and cooling of various parts such as the cylinder head or the cylinder block are not performed smoothly, and in particular, excessive pressure is applied to the various parts to cause a significant decrease in durability. It will work.

An object of the present invention is to provide an oil pump control valve capable of maintaining a constant pressure of oil pumped from an oil pump and discharged to an engine.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide an oil pump control valve that can improve the operability by removing the internal residual pressure of the valve.

An oil pump control valve according to the present invention for achieving the above object includes a valve for controlling the inflow and out of fluid (hereinafter also referred to as oil), and a solenoid for operating the valve.

Among the above-mentioned components, the valve is composed of a holder and a spool provided inside the holder. The holder is formed in a tubular shape having a discharge port at one end, and a supply port and a control port connected to the inside of the hollow are formed on the outer circumferential surface. In addition, the spool is formed in a multi-stage rod shape, the operation groove for connecting the supply port and the control port is formed on the outer peripheral surface, the flow path for connecting the outlet and the solenoid is formed therein.

According to the above configuration, when the spool is moved by a solenoid installed at the other end of the holder, the oil inside the solenoid is discharged through the outlet through the flow path, or the oil introduced through the outlet is passed through the flow path through the solenoid. Flows inside.

The present invention described above is constantly discharged to the control port by adjusting the pressure of the oil flowing from the supply port through the working groove formed in the spool, so that even if the oil is supplied to the engine with an excessive pressure from the oil pump to be discharged to the engine The pressure of the oil can be kept constant. Therefore, it is possible to smooth the lubrication and cooling of the various parts installed in the cylinder head or cylinder block of the engine, it is possible to prevent the deterioration of durability of the various parts due to excessive pressure.

In addition, in the present invention, since a flow path connecting the outlet formed at one end of the holder and the solenoid installed at the other end of the holder is formed inside the spool, the operability of the valve can be improved by removing the residual pressure inside the valve.

1 is a cross-sectional view of an oil pump control valve according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged view of a portion of the oil pump control valve according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 and 4 is an operating state of the oil pump control valve according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a graph showing a change in the pressure change of the oil discharged to the engine when the on / off of the oil pump control valve according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a cross-sectional view of the oil pump for a vehicle according to the prior art.

With reference to the accompanying drawings will be described embodiments of the present invention; In the following description of embodiments according to the present invention, and in adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, the same reference numerals are added to the same elements as much as possible even though they are shown in different drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the oil pump control valve according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a valve 100 for controlling oil in and out, and a solenoid 200 for operating the valve 100.

Of the above-described components 100 and 200, the valve 100 is installed in the housing (10 of FIG. 6) of the oil pump (1 of FIG. 6) having a plurality of flow paths, and the valve 100 is provided to the oil supplied from the oil pump 1. The control pressure is applied so that the oil discharged to the cylinder head (not shown) or the cylinder block (not shown) has a constant pressure.

Looking at the structure of the valve 100, the holder 110, the spool 120 is installed to be movable inside the holder 110, the upper end of the holder 110 (that is, the upper portion of the spool 120) It includes a spring 130 and the adjustment screw 140 provided.

Holder 110 is formed in a tubular shape having a predetermined length. An operating space 112, which is a space for moving the spool 120, is formed inside the holder 110. On the outer peripheral surface of the holder 110, a supply port 114 into which oil supplied from an oil tank (not shown) flows, and a control port 116 through which the oil controlled at a predetermined pressure is discharged from the holder 110 is provided. Is formed. In addition, the upper end of the holder 110 is formed with a discharge port 118 through which the oil filled in the solenoid 200 is discharged to the outside or the external oil flows in when the spool 120 is moved. In addition, the lower outer peripheral surface of the holder 110 is formed with a mounting groove 119 is installed O-ring (119r) for preventing the leakage of oil.

The supply port 114 and the control port 116 are formed to be spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the holder 110, as shown in Figure 1, respectively connected to the working space 112 formed inside the holder (110). The supply port 114 and the control port 116 is composed of a plurality of radially arranged along the outer peripheral surface of the holder (110). In addition, the outer peripheral surface of the holder 110 in which the plurality of supply ports 114 are disposed and the outer peripheral surface of the holder 110 in which the control port 116 is formed are supplied to the oil entering and exiting through the supply port 114 and the control port 116.

Filters

114f and 116f are installed to remove the foreign matter contained therein.

The outlet 118 is formed with a thread 118s on the inner circumferential surface to enable screwing of the adjusting screw 140. The adjusting screw 140 installed in the outlet 118 is formed with a discharge port 144 through which oil is substantially entered.

The mounting groove 119 is an annular shape of a square cross section formed along the outer peripheral surface of the lower end of the holder 110, the O-ring 119r is a ring shape of a circular cross section inserted into the mounting groove 119. O-ring 119r is in close contact with the installation hole (not shown) of the oil pump housing (10 of FIG. 6) in which the oil pump control valve is installed in the inserted groove 119 is supplied to the supply port 114 The oil and oil discharged from the control port 116 and the discharge port 144 are prevented from leaking between the oil pump control valve and the oil pump housing (10 in FIG. 6).

In this embodiment, the mounting groove 119 and the O-ring 119r are described as being provided only at the lower portion of the supply port 114, but are not necessarily limited thereto. For example, it may be further provided between the supply port 114 and the control port 116, the upper portion of the control port 116 (between the control port 116 and the discharge port 144). In this case, when the mounting groove 119 and the O-ring 119r are further provided, not only an abnormal flow of oil leakage between the oil pump control valve and the oil pump housing (FIG. 10) can be prevented, and the control port 116 To prevent abnormal flow, such as discharged oil flows into the supply port 114 or the discharge port 144 or oil discharged from the discharge port 144 flows into the supply port 114 or the control port 142. can do.

The spool 120 is formed in a rod shape having a predetermined length. A plurality of

operating grooves

122a and 122b and protrusions 124a to 124c are formed on the outer circumferential surface of the spool 120, and

flow paths

126a and 126b are formed inside the spool 120.

The first operating groove 122a and the second operating groove 122b are annular grooves formed along the outer circumferential surface of the spool 120, and the first operating groove 122a is formed at an interruption of the spool 120. The working groove 122b is formed at the top of the spool 120. In addition, the first protrusion 124a and the second protrusion 124b are annular protrusions formed along the outer circumferential surface of the spool 120, and the first protrusion 124a is the first operating groove 122a and the second operating groove ( It is formed between the 122b), the second projection 124b is formed in the lower portion of the first operating groove (122a). On the other hand, unlike the first and

second protrusions

124a and 124b, the third protrusion 124c is formed of a plurality of radially arranged along the outer circumferential surface of the spool 120, as shown in FIG. 122b) is formed on top.

The first operation groove 122a described above connects the supply port 114 and the control port 116 when the spool 120 is raised so that oil introduced through the supply port 114 is discharged to the control port 116 side. do. The second operation groove 122b discharges the oil existing at the control port 116 side when the spool 120 rises together with the third protrusion 124c to the discharge port 144. In addition, the first protrusion 124a and the second protrusion 124b block the connection between the supply port 114 and the control port 116 when the spool 120 moves and flow into the first operating groove 122a. Prevent oil leakage. The third protrusion 124c guides the movement of the spool 120 and discharges oil existing on the control port 116 side when the spool 120 rises together with the second operation groove 122b. To the side.

The

flow paths

126a and 126b include a first flow path 126a extending in the longitudinal direction of the spool 120 and a second flow path formed under the first flow path 126a and formed at right angles with the first flow path 126a. 126b. The

flow paths

126a and 126b of this structure connect the discharge port 144 and the solenoid 200 of the adjusting screw 140 to discharge the oil filled in the solenoid 200 to the outside or the outside when the spool 120 is moved. Allow oil to flow in.

The spring 130 is installed between the upper portion of the spool 120, more specifically, between the spool 120 and the adjusting screw 140, while elastically supporting the spool 120 downward while moving the spool 120. Absorb the shock that occurs.

The adjusting screw 140 is formed in a cylindrical shape so as to be inserted into the outlet 118, the outer peripheral surface is formed with a screw thread 142 for screwing, the discharge port 144 is formed in the center. . The adjusting screw 140 is compressed through the spring 130 to adjust the elasticity applied to the spool 120 to limit the movement of the spool 120 is introduced through the supply port 114 and discharged to the control port 116 The oil pressure.

The solenoid 200 includes a case 210, a bobbin 220 installed inside the case 210, a coil 230 wound around an outer circumferential surface of the bobbin 220, and a core coupled to an upper portion of the bobbin 220. 240, the yoke 250 coupled to the lower portion of the bobbin 220, the plunger 260 installed to be movable up and down inside the core 240 and the yoke 250, and the core 240. And a rod 270 coupled to the plunger 260.

The case 210 is formed of a cylinder having an upper and a lower opening, and the bobbin 220, the coil 230, the core 240, the yoke 250, the plunger 260, and the rod 270 described above. And the bottom of the holder 110 of the valve 100 is located. In this case, the upper and lower ends of the case 210 are caulked by a press or the like as shown in FIG. 1, which simultaneously forms the valve 100 and the solenoid 200 and at the same time the upper part of the case 210. This is to prevent separation of the holder 110 and the yoke 250 respectively inserted through the lower part and the lower part.

The bobbin 220 is formed in a hollow spool shape so that a part of the core 240 and the yoke 250 can be inserted through the top and the bottom, and the coil generating the magnetic field when the power is applied can be wound. . The bobbin 220 prevents electrical communication between the coil 230 and the core 240 as an insulator and between the coil 230 and the yoke 250.

The core 240 has a cylindrical shape with a flange 242 formed thereon. An upper end of the core 240 is inserted into the lower end of the holder 110, and an annular mounting groove 244 is formed on an upper outer circumferential surface of the core 240 inserted into the holder 110, and the mounting groove 244 O-ring 244r is installed. Inside the core 240, a first core hollow portion 246 is formed in which magnetic force is concentrated in a portion adjacent to the plunger 260, and one end of the plunger 260 is partially accommodated in the first core hollow portion 246. do. In addition, a second core hollow portion 248 having a diameter smaller than that of the first core hollow portion 246 is formed at an upper end of the first core hollow portion 246, and a rod 270 is formed in the second core hollow portion 248. The top of is accommodated.

The yoke 250 is formed in a shape corresponding to the core 240. That is, the flange 252 is formed in a lower portion of the cylindrical shape, the first yoke hollow portion 254 is formed in a portion adjacent to the plunger 260, the first yoke hollow portion 254 of the plunger 260 The other end is partially accommodated. In addition, a second yoke hollow portion 256 having a diameter smaller than that of the first yoke hollow portion 254 is formed below the first yoke hollow portion 254, and a rod 270 is formed in the second yoke hollow portion 256. The bottom of is accommodated.

The core 240 and the yoke 250 of the above-described shape are installed to be spaced apart by a predetermined interval, for example, it is preferably spaced at intervals of 1.5 ~ 2.5mm. If the separation distance between the core 240 and the yoke 250 is larger than the above-mentioned range, the magnetic force decreases, so that the rise of the plunger 260 is not smooth. On the other hand, if the separation distance is smaller than the above-mentioned range, there is a high possibility of malfunction because the return of the plunger 260 is not smooth when the power is off.

Meanwhile, first and

second bushings

282 and 284 are press-fitted into the second core hollow portion 248 of the core 240 and the second yoke hollow portion 256 of the yoke 250, respectively. The first and

second bushings

282 and 284 smooth the vertical reciprocation of the plunger 260 by excluding the interference according to the processing degree of the core 240, the yoke 250 and the plunger 260, and the plunger 260. Minimize left and right flow and tilt.

On the other hand, a guide 286 may be further provided between the core 240 and the yoke 250. The guide 286 integrally forms the core 240 and the yoke 250, thereby preventing deformation of the transmission solenoid 200 when the external force is applied and improving durability. Looking at the shape, the guide 286 is formed in a hollow cylindrical shape so as to surround a portion of the core 240 and the yoke 250 together, the core 240 and the yoke (with which the guide 286 is mounted) A stepped portion is formed on the outer circumferential surface of 250.

The plunger 260 is a metal rod that moves up and down inside the core 240 and the yoke 250 by the magnetic field generated by the coil 230. In addition, the rod 270 is moved up and down by the plunger 260 and is a means for raising or lowering the spool 120 and is coupled through the plunger 260.

Looking at the operation of the oil pump control valve according to an embodiment of the present invention with reference to Figure 3 and 4 as follows.

3 is a state in which power is not applied to the solenoid 200. In this state, the spool 120, the plunger 260, and the rod 270 are positioned below by the spring 130 installed on the upper portion of the holder 110. Therefore, since the connection of the supply port 114 and the control port 116 is blocked by the spool 120, even if the oil (P) is supplied through the supply port 114 is not transferred to the control port 116.

4 is a state in which power is applied to the solenoid 200. That is, power is applied to the solenoid 200 to generate a magnetic field in the coil 230, and the plunger 260 moves by the generated magnetic field to raise the rod 270 and the spool 120. When the spool 120 rises through the above-described process, the supply port 114 and the control port 116 are connected to each other by the first operation groove 122a of the spool 120. Therefore, after the oil P introduced through the supply port 114 is controlled to a predetermined pressure in the course of passing through the first operation groove 122a, the oil C is discharged through the control port 116.

In addition, since the spool 120 and the plunger 260 are raised, the inside of the solenoid 200 (more specifically, the first core hollow part 246 and the second core hollow part 248) is compressed, so that the solenoid ( The oil filled in the inside of the 200 is discharged through the discharge port 144 via the

flow paths

126a and 126b.

On the other hand, when the power applied to the solenoid 200 is cut off, the spool 120, the plunger 260 and the rod 270 are lowered by the spring 130 installed on the upper portion of the holder 110 (see FIG. 3). Thus, since the inside of the solenoid 200 (more specifically, the first core hollow portion 246 and the second core hollow portion 248) is expanded, the external oil is discharged to the discharge port 144 and the flow path 126a, It is introduced into the solenoid 200 via 126b).

According to the configuration and operation of the oil pump control valve described above, it is possible to control the movement of the spool 120 through the current value applied to the solenoid 200. That is, since the opening amount of the control port 116 is controlled when the movement amount of the spool 120 is controlled, the pressure of the oil discharged through the control port 116 may be adjusted. Therefore, when operating the oil pump control valve, even if the engine speed increases, the pressure of the oil discharged to the engine through the oil pump control valve can be kept constant (see FIG. 5). As a result, when the oil pump control valve according to the present embodiment is applied, the driving force of the oil pump can be kept constant regardless of the number of engine revolutions, thereby preventing the engine driving force from being unnecessarily overused and improving the fuel efficiency of the engine. Can be.

In addition, since the

flow paths

126a and 126b are formed in the spool 120, the oil filled in the solenoid is discharged to the outside when the spool 120 and the plunger 260 are moved out, or the external oil flows into the solenoid. Can be. Therefore, it is possible to remove the internal residual pressure of the oil pump control valve, thereby improving the operability of the spool 120. In particular, since the residual pressure of the control port 116 can be removed through the second operation groove 122b and the third protrusion 124c formed on the upper portion of the spool 120, the operability of the spool 120 can be further improved. have

While the present invention has been described through the preferred embodiments, the above-described embodiments are merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and various changes may be made without departing from the technical idea of the present invention. Those of ordinary skill will understand. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be interpreted not by the specific embodiments, but by the matters described in the claims, and all technical ideas within the equivalent scope should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

An oil pump control valve comprising a valve for intermitting fluid in and out, and a solenoid for operating the valve.

The valve,

A tubular holder formed in a tubular shape having an outlet formed at one end thereof and having a supply port and a control port connected to the inside of the hollow; And

Is installed in the holder, the operating groove for connecting the supply port and the control port is formed on the outer peripheral surface, the flow path for connecting the outlet and the solenoid includes a spool formed therein,

When the spool is moved by a solenoid installed at the other end of the holder, the fluid inside the solenoid is discharged through the outlet through the flow path, or the fluid introduced through the outlet flows into the solenoid through the flow path. Oil pump control valve, characterized in that.
The method according to claim 1,

A control screw installed at one end of the holder and having a discharge port formed thereon; And

The oil pump control valve further comprises an elastic means installed between the holder and the adjustment screw.
The method according to claim 1,

The supply port and the control port is spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the holder, disposed radially along the outer circumferential surface of the holder,

An oil pump control valve, characterized in that a filter is installed on the outer peripheral surface of the holder, the supply port is arranged and the outer peripheral surface of the holder, the control port is arranged.
The method according to claim 1,

An annular mounting groove is formed on an outer circumferential surface of the holder, and an oil ring control valve is installed in the mounting groove.
The method according to claim 4,

The mounting groove and the O-ring are provided in at least one of one end of the holder and the supply port, between the supply port and the control port, and between the control port and the other end of the holder. .
The method according to claim 1,

The solenoid is,

Bobbin coiled around its outer circumference;

Cores and yokes respectively coupled to both ends of the bobbin;

A plunger installed inside the bobbin and reciprocating upon application of power; And

A rod fixed to the plunger and having one end penetrating the core and contacting the other end of the spool,

The interior of the core is provided with a movement space of the plunger and the rod, the movement space is an oil pump control valve, characterized in that connected to the outside through the flow path.
The method according to claim 6,

One end of the core is inserted into the other end of the holder, an annular mounting groove is formed on one outer peripheral surface of the core, the oil pump control valve, characterized in that the O-ring is installed in the mounting groove.
The method according to claim 6,

Oil pump control valve, characterized in that the bushing to reduce the friction generated when the rod is moved on the inner wall of the core.
The method according to claim 6,

The other end of the rod protrudes through the plunger, the oil pump control valve, characterized in that a bushing for reducing the friction generated when the rod is moved on the inner wall of the yoke.