WO2015025974A1

WO2015025974A1 - Solenoid valve, and brake fluid pressure control device using same

Info

Publication number: WO2015025974A1
Application number: PCT/JP2014/072153
Authority: WO
Inventors: 晃林
Original assignee: 株式会社アドヴィックス
Priority date: 2013-08-23
Filing date: 2014-08-25
Publication date: 2015-02-26
Also published as: JP2015040624A; DE112014003868T5; JP6024622B2

Abstract

　This invention addresses the problem of minimizing the decrease in circularity resulting from distortion of a valve unit insertion hole when a yoke of a solenoid valve is reduced in size, and thereby reducing magnetic transmission loss between the yoke and the valve unit. A solenoid valve for controlling fluid pressure is provided with a coil (2), a yoke (3), and a valve unit (4). The valve unit (4) has a cylindrical guide (9) of a magnetic body covering an outer periphery of a needle (5), the yoke (3) is molded into a U shape and has a connecting part (3a) and a bent part (3b), the bent part (3b) at both ends of the connecting part (3a) has a valve unit insertion hole (3c) through which the cylindrical guide (9) is inserted and a narrowed part (3d) of reduced width on the side connected to the connecting part (3a), and the width of the connecting part (3a) is less than the width of the part forming the valve unit insertion hole.

Description

Electromagnetic valve and brake fluid pressure control device using the same

The present invention relates to a solenoid valve for hydraulic pressure control and a brake hydraulic pressure control device for a vehicle using the same.

As a conventional example of an electromagnetic drive device used for a solenoid valve, for example, there is one described in Patent Document 1 below.

An electromagnetic drive device (electromagnetic actuator) described in Patent Document 1 includes a valve unit in which a magnetic stator or a movable element such as a valve body is incorporated in a cylindrical holding member, and the valve unit described above. This is a combination of an electromagnetic coil arranged on the outer periphery of the holding member and a yoke constituting the magnetic path.

The yoke is formed in a U-shape and is provided with bent portions having valve unit insertion holes at both ends of a connecting portion along the outer periphery of the electromagnetic coil. The electromagnetic drive device of Patent Document 1 uses such a yoke to reduce the weight and improve the assemblability.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-66914

In the electromagnetic drive device of Patent Document 1, when the yoke is downsized, the distance from the connecting portion where the base end of the bent portion is continuous to the valve unit insertion hole is shortened, and the bent portions at both ends of the connecting portion are bent. When processed, the valve unit insertion hole is distorted and the roundness of the hole is deteriorated.

Compressive force is applied to the blank material to be bent inside the bend, and tensile force is applied outside the bend. If the distance from the bent part to the valve unit insertion hole is short, the influence of the compression force and the pulling force will spread to the hole forming part, and the valve unit insertion hole will be easily distorted.

When the roundness of the valve unit insertion hole deteriorates due to the distortion, the adhesion of the cylindrical holding member of the valve unit to the hole surface deteriorates, and the magnetic transmission loss between the yoke and the valve unit increases.

The present invention has been made in view of the above, and suppresses a decrease in roundness due to distortion of the valve unit insertion hole, which is a problem when the yoke of the electromagnetic valve is downsized. And reducing the magnetic transmission loss between the valve unit and the valve unit.

In order to solve the above problems, in the present invention, the present invention provides a hydraulic pressure control apparatus including a coil, a yoke, and a valve unit that drives a valve body by attracting a magnetic movable element with a magnetic force generated by the coil. The following features were added to the solenoid valve.

That is, the valve unit has a cylindrical guide made of a magnetic material covering the outer periphery of the mover,
The yoke is formed in a U-shape, and has a connecting portion along the outer periphery of the coil and a bent portion at both ends of the connecting portion along the end of the coil, and both ends of the connecting portion. Each of the bent portions has a valve unit insertion hole for inserting the cylindrical guide and a width restricting portion for reducing the width on the side connected to the connecting portion, and the width of the connecting portion is the width of the valve unit insertion hole forming portion. Smaller than that.

In such a solenoid valve, it is preferable that the width restricting portion of the yoke is disposed radially outside the outer diameter of the coil in the end view.

The present invention also provides the following brake fluid pressure control device using the solenoid valve. The brake fluid pressure control device includes a pressure reducing solenoid valve for reducing the brake fluid pressure of the wheel cylinder and a brake fluid pressure supplied from the pump on one surface of a housing of a fluid pressure unit incorporating a pump driven by a motor. A solenoid valve for pressure increase to be supplied to the wheel cylinder is assembled.

Further, as a characteristic feature of the present invention, an even number of solenoid valves of the present invention described above as the pressure reducing solenoid valve and the pressure increasing solenoid valve are assembled in the housing, and two paired solenoid valves are arranged in parallel. A space is formed between the width restricting portions of the yokes of the two solenoid valves, and an electronic component such as a pressure sensor is assembled in the space.

The pressure sensor detects the brake fluid pressure introduced into the fluid pressure passage inside the housing, but the electronic component assembled in the space is not limited to the pressure sensor.

In the brake fluid pressure control device according to the present invention, two solenoid valves are arranged in a parallel arrangement in which the two solenoid valves are arranged in a direction opposite to the first group two in the parallel arrangement. It is preferable to form a main space between the width restricting portions of the yokes of a total of four solenoid valves and assemble electronic components in the main space.

Further, in this structure, the width restricting portion has a shape in which both side surfaces of the yoke are cut away, and the width on the opposite side to the side forming the main space portion of each of the two solenoid valves of the first group and the second group. A sub space portion can be formed between the throttle portions, and a bolt for connecting the electronic control unit to the hydraulic unit in the sub space portion or a pump driving motor of the hydraulic unit on the electronic control unit side It is also preferable to arrange other parts such as a power supply terminal for supplying power from the power supply.

In the solenoid valve according to the present invention, since the width restricting portions are provided at the bent portions at both ends of the connecting portion of the yoke so that the width of the connecting portion is smaller than the width of the valve unit insertion hole forming portion, the bent portion is bent. easy.

This reduces the distortion of the blank material when bending the bent portion, and suppresses the deterioration of the roundness of the valve unit insertion holes provided in the bent portions at both ends of the connecting portion.

For this reason, the tightness of the cylindrical guide with respect to the valve unit insertion hole is enhanced, and the magnetic transmission loss between the yoke and the valve unit is reduced to increase the magnetic efficiency.

Also, by improving the roundness of the valve unit insertion hole and suppressing the axial displacement of the valve unit insertion holes at both ends of the yoke, the valve unit can be easily assembled to the yoke.

By providing a width restricting portion on the yoke of the solenoid valve, when assembling the solenoid valve to the hydraulic unit of the brake fluid pressure control device, two solenoid valves are arranged in parallel and the yokes of the two solenoid valves are arranged. It is possible to secure a space (space portion) for assembling the electronic component between the narrowed portions.

The brake hydraulic pressure control device according to the present invention is configured by assembling an even number of electromagnetic valves according to the present invention in a hydraulic unit, and forming a space between the width restricting portions of the yokes of the two electromagnetic valves arranged in parallel. In addition, electronic parts such as a pressure sensor are assembled in the space, and the space can be effectively used to reduce the size of the hydraulic unit and the hydraulic control device including the hydraulic unit.

In addition to this, since the bent part of the yoke becomes easier, the amount of spring back when the bent part is bent is reduced, and the deviation of the axis of the valve unit insertion hole provided in the bent parts at both ends of the yoke can be suppressed. The effect of suppressing the shaft misalignment and the effect of improving the roundness of the valve unit insertion hole are exhibited together. For this reason, the assembly of the valve unit to the yoke is also improved.

In addition, a main space portion is formed between the width restricting portions of the yokes of the two solenoid valves of each of the first group and the second group (four in total), and an electronic component is assembled in the main space portion. What forms a subspace part between the width restricting parts opposite to the side that forms the main space part of each of the two solenoid valves of each of the first group and the second group, and arranges other parts there, The effect of downsizing is further increased.

It is sectional drawing which shows an example of the solenoid valve of this invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing an assembly of a coil and a yoke used in the electromagnetic valve of FIG. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the coil and yoke assembly of FIG. 2. FIG. 3 is a right side view of the coil and yoke assembly of FIG. 2. It is the figure which compared the measured value of the dispersion | variation in the valve unit insertion hole provided in the yoke which has a width restricting part, and the yoke without a width restricting part. 1 is a perspective view showing an outline of the overall configuration of a brake fluid pressure control device of the present invention. FIG. 7 is an end view of the hydraulic valve assembly side of the hydraulic unit included in the brake hydraulic pressure control device of FIG. 6. It is a circuit diagram showing an example of a hydraulic brake device for two-wheeled vehicles.

Embodiments of an electromagnetic valve according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5 of the accompanying drawings. Further, an embodiment of a brake hydraulic pressure control apparatus according to the present invention using the electromagnetic valve will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. This will be described with reference to FIGS.

The electromagnetic valve 1 shown in FIG. 1 is configured by combining a coil 2, a yoke 3 and a valve unit 4.

The coil 2 is obtained by winding a copper wire 2b around a bobbin 2a, and includes a coil terminal 2c for supplying electric power.

The yoke 3 is obtained by bending a magnetic blank material into a U-shape, and has a connecting portion 3 a along the outer periphery of the coil 2 and a bent portion 3 b along the end of the coil 2.

The bent portions 3b are provided at both ends of the connecting portion 3a, and a valve unit insertion hole 3c (see FIGS. 2 and 3) is provided in each of the bent portions 3b facing each other at both ends of the connecting portion 3a.

Further, a width restricting portion 3d shown in FIG. 3 is provided on the side (base end side) connected to the connecting portion 3a of each bent portion 3b of the yoke 3. The width restricting portion 3d is disposed radially outside the outer diameter of the coil 2, and the magnetic flux generated by the coil 2 is easily transferred to the bent portion 3b.

The width w shown in FIG. 3 of the connecting portion 3a is reduced by the installation of the width restricting portion 3d, and the width w is the width of the valve unit insertion hole forming portion of the yoke (the portion where the width of the bent portion 3b is not reduced). It is smaller than w1.

The valve unit 4 covers the outer periphery of the movable element 5, the movable element 5 and the stationary element 6 each made of a magnetic material, the valve element 7 driven by the movable element 5, the valve seat 8 that contacts and separates the valve element. A combination of a cylindrical guide 9 made of magnetic material, a return spring 10 that urges the movable element 5 in the valve closing direction, and a bottomed cylindrical holder 11 provided with

ports

11a and 11b on the bottom wall and the peripheral wall. It was exemplified in 1.

12 is a seat incorporated in the holder 11, and the seat 8 is provided with a passage hole 12a for communicating between the valve seat 8 and the

ports

11a and 11b.

The stator 6 is inserted into the valve unit insertion hole 3c provided in the upper bending portion 3b of the yoke 3 in FIG. 1 so as to be in close contact with the inner surface of the hole.

Further, the cylindrical guide 9 is inserted into the valve unit insertion hole 3c provided in the lower bent portion 3b of the yoke 3 in FIG. 1 so as to be in contact with the inner surface of the hole.

The holder 11 is also formed of a magnetic material, and a part of the upper side of the holder 11 is press-fitted into the cylindrical guide 9.

The example electromagnetic valve 1 configured as described above generates a magnetic flux when an exciting current is passed through the coil 2, and the magnetic flux flows through the yoke 3 and is attracted to the stator 6 by the magnetic force generated by the mover 5. The body 7 is separated from the valve seat 8 to open the valve portion, and the

ports

11a and 11b communicate with each other.

Also, when energization of the coil is stopped, the mover 5 is pushed back by the return spring 10 and the valve portion is closed.

In the illustrated electromagnetic valve 1, the roundness of the valve unit insertion hole 3 c is improved compared to the conventional product without the width throttle portion by providing the width throttle portions 3 d at the two bent portions 3 b of the yoke 3.

FIG. 5 shows a variation state of the inner diameters of the valve unit insertion holes provided in the yoke having the width restricting portion and the yoke not having the width restricting portion.

The variation of the inner diameter was obtained by measuring the inner diameter of the valve unit insertion hole 3c in increments of 0.2 mm in the hole depth direction (plate thickness direction). As for the measurement points, the diameters of six points at the circumferentially equally divided points at each depth position were obtained, and the average value of the measurement data at the six points is shown in FIG.

The yoke is made of metal, and particularly preferably made of iron, plate thickness = 2.0 mm, width w1 of the valve unit insertion hole forming portion = 10 mm (the width without the throttle portion is the whole width w1), and the connecting portion The width w is 17 mm, the distance L between the bent portions at both ends is 13 mm, and the bend radius r is 5.3 mm on the inner diameter side of the bent portion.

As can be seen from FIG. 5, the variation (the difference between the maximum and minimum values) of the diameter of the valve unit insertion hole provided in the yoke with the width restricting portion is halved compared to the variation of the yoke without the width restricting portion. ing. From this, the effectiveness of providing the width restricting portion can be confirmed.

There are two types of solenoid valves: one that simply opens and closes the valve part, and one that controls the opening of the valve part by moving the mover 5 to a position corresponding to the magnitude of the current flowing through the coil 2. The electromagnetic valve to which the present invention is applied may be either type.

1 is a normally closed type, the solenoid valve to which the present invention is applied may be a normally open type. Furthermore, the normally open type electromagnetic valve may have a passage in parallel with the valve portion, and a check valve that restricts the flow of the hydraulic fluid in one direction may be incorporated in the passage.

Next, an embodiment of a brake fluid pressure control device using the electromagnetic valve of the present invention will be described based on FIGS. 6 to 8 of the attached drawings.

FIG. 8 shows a circuit diagram of an example of a hydraulic brake device for a motorcycle. 13 and 14 in the figure are master cylinders that are operated by operating force of a brake lever (not shown), 15 and 16 are front and rear wheel cylinders, and 17 is based on a command from an electronic control unit. A brake hydraulic pressure control device that adjusts the hydraulic pressure of each wheel cylinder.

The illustrated brake hydraulic pressure control device 17 has an electronic control unit 40 including a hydraulic pressure unit 20 and an electronic control unit (ECU).

The hydraulic unit 20 includes electromagnetic valves 22 _-1 and 22 _-2 for reducing the pressure of the brake fluid in the

wheel cylinders

15 and 16 and a check valve for increasing the pressure of the brake fluid in the

wheel cylinders

15 and 16. Solenoid valves 23 _-1 and 23 _-2 , low pressure reservoirs 24 _-1 and 24 _-2 for temporarily storing brake fluid discharged from the

wheel cylinders

15 and 16, and brake fluid discharged from the

wheel cylinders

15 and 16 Pumps 25 _-1 and 25 _-2 that are pumped up and returned to the hydraulic pressure path from the master cylinder to the wheel cylinder, a motor 26 that drives the pump, and a pressure sensor 27 that detects the hydraulic pressure of the wheel cylinder.

The illustrated brake fluid pressure control device 17 detects only one system of brake fluid pressure with the pressure sensor 27. However, a pressure sensor is installed in each system of the front and rear wheels, and the wheel cylinder pressures of both systems. It is also possible to adopt a structure for detecting.

The outline of the overall configuration of the brake fluid pressure control device is shown in FIG. The illustrated brake hydraulic pressure control device 17 is configured by combining the hydraulic pressure unit 20 and the electronic control unit 40.

The electronic control unit 40 is configured by combining a substrate housing case 41, a lid (not shown) that closes the opening of the case in a liquid-tight manner, and a circuit board 42 that is accommodated in the substrate housing case 41.

FIG. 1 shows the circuit board 42 as an imaginary line for easy understanding of the structure. An IC chip (ECU) for creating a circuit for electronic control is mounted on the circuit board 42, and necessary electric circuits are also built.

The figure shows the coil 2 of the electromagnetic valve that is electrically connected to the power supply circuit of the board and supported by the circuit board 42, and the

electrical terminals

43, 44, and 45 implanted in the main body case 41a of the board housing case 41. It was.

The hydraulic unit 20 has two systems of hydraulic passages for increasing and reducing pressure corresponding to the front and rear wheels inside a housing 21 made of aluminum alloy or the like, and is further driven by a motor 26 (see FIG. 8 _-1 and _25-2 ) and electromagnetic valves 22 _-1 , 22 _-2 , 23 _-1 , and 23 _-2 that control the increase and decrease of the brake fluid pressure of the front and rear wheels are assembled.

As shown in FIG. 7, the solenoid valves 22 _-1 , 22 _-2 , 23 _-1 , 23 _-2 are assembled on one side of the housing 21 (the side opposite to the side on which the motor 26 is fixed). Yes.

Each electromagnetic valve 22 _-1 , 22 _-2 , 23 _-1 , 23 _-2 uses a yoke 3 having a width restricting portion 3d at the bent portion. The pressure-reducing solenoid valves 22 _-1 and 22 _-2 have the same structure as the solenoid valve 1 described with reference to FIG. The pressure-increasing electromagnetic valves 23 _-1 and 23 _-2 are normally open types with a built-in check valve, and the structure of the valve unit is different from that of the electromagnetic valve 1 in FIG. As in the solenoid valve of FIG. 1, a yoke provided with a width restricting portion 3d is used.

The electromagnetic valves 22 _-1 and 22 _-2 are arranged in parallel as a pair, and the electromagnetic valves 23 _-1 and 23 _-2 are also arranged in parallel as a pair. The arrangement is such that the solenoid valves 23 _-1 and 23 _{-2 of} the second group are diametrically opposite to the solenoid valves 22 _-1 and 22 _-2 of the first group, and the sides on which the width restricting portions of the yoke are provided project against each other. The orientation is adjusted.

With this arrangement, a main space portion 28 is generated between the width restricting portions of the yokes of a total of four solenoid valves, and the pressure sensor 27 is disposed in the main space portion 28. As a result, the interval between the electromagnetic valves 22 _-1 and 22 _-2 and the interval between 23 _-1 and 23 _-2 are reduced, and the hydraulic unit 20 and the brake hydraulic pressure control device 17 can be downsized. ing.

In the structure shown in the drawing, the width restriction on the opposite side to the side forming the main space 28 of the two solenoid valves 22 _-1 and 22 _-2 and 23 _-1 and 23 _-2 of the first group and the second group. A subspace portion 29 is formed between the portions. In the subspace 29, a fastening bolt 30 is provided for connecting the board housing case 41 of the electronic control unit to the housing 21 of the hydraulic unit, thereby further reducing the size of the brake hydraulic pressure control device 17. Has been.

7 in FIG. 7 is a power supply terminal (motor terminal) that connects the power supply circuit in the electronic control unit 40 and the motor 26. The power feeding terminal 31 is provided with a through hole 32 in the housing 21 and is passed through the through hole. It is also possible to arrange the power supply terminal 31 in the subspace 29 by switching the positions of the through hole 32 and the fastening bolt 30.

Note that the solenoid valve and the pressure sensor assembled in the housing 21 of the hydraulic unit are covered and protected by the case of the electronic control unit 40.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Solenoid valve 2 Coil 2a Bobbin

2b Copper wire

2c Coil terminal 3 Yoke

3a Connection part

3b Bending part 3c Valve unit insertion hole 3d Width throttle part 4 Valve unit 5 Movable element 6 Stator 7 Valve body 8 Valve seat 9 Cylindrical guide 10 return spring 11

holder

11a, 11b port 12 sheet 12a the passage holes 13, 14 the master cylinder 15, 16 a wheel cylinder 17 the brake fluid pressure control device 20 hydraulic unit 21 housing ₂₂ -1, _{22 -2} solenoid valve _{23 -1} for vacuum , _{23 -2} up pressure solenoid valve ₂₄ -1, _{24 -2} low pressure reservoir ₂₅ -1, _{25 -2} pump 26 motor 27 pressure sensor 28 main space 29 subspace unit 30 fastening bolt 31 feeding terminal 40 the electronic control unit 41 Substrate Description case 41a the main body case 42

circuit board

43, 44 and 45 electrical terminals w width of the valve unit insertion hole forming portion of the width w1 yoke of the connecting portion of the yoke

Claims

A solenoid valve for hydraulic pressure control comprising a coil unit, a yoke, and a valve unit that drives a valve body by attracting a mover of a magnetic body by a magnetic force generated by the coil;
The valve unit has a cylindrical guide made of a magnetic material covering the outer periphery of the mover,
The yoke is formed in a U-shape, and has a connecting portion along the outer periphery of the coil and a bent portion at both ends of the connecting portion along the end of the coil, and both ends of the connecting portion. Each of the bent portions has a valve unit insertion hole for inserting the cylindrical guide and a width restricting portion for reducing the width on the side connected to the connecting portion, and the width of the connecting portion is the width of the valve unit insertion hole forming portion. Smaller solenoid valve.
2. The solenoid valve according to claim 1, wherein the width restricting portion of the yoke is disposed radially outside the outer diameter of the coil in an end view.
A pressure-reducing solenoid valve for reducing the brake hydraulic pressure of the wheel cylinder on one surface of a hydraulic pressure unit housing incorporating a pump driven by a motor, and a pressure increasing pressure for supplying the brake hydraulic pressure supplied from the pump to the wheel cylinder A brake fluid pressure control device with a solenoid valve assembled,
An even number of solenoid valves according to claim 1 or 2 are assembled to the housing as the pressure reducing solenoid valve and the pressure increasing solenoid valve, and two solenoid valves forming a pair are arranged in parallel to form the two solenoid valves. A brake fluid pressure control device in which a space portion is formed between the width restricting portions of the respective yokes, and an electronic component is assembled in the space portion.
Two sets of the first group of parallel arrangements that form a pair and two of the second group of parallel arrangements in the opposite direction to the two of the first group are made into one set, and a total of four solenoid valves. The brake fluid pressure control device according to claim 3, wherein a main space is formed between the width restricting portions of the yoke of the electromagnetic valve, and the electronic component is assembled in the main space.
The width restricting portion of the yoke of the electromagnetic valve is shaped so as to cut out both side surfaces of the yoke, and the width on the opposite side to the side forming the main space portion of each of the two electromagnetic valves of the first group and the second group The brake fluid pressure control device according to claim 4, wherein a sub space portion is formed between the throttle portions, and other parts are arranged in the sub space portion.