WO2019234278A1 - Dispositif de connexion de lignes d'alimentation - Google Patents

Dispositif de connexion de lignes d'alimentation Download PDF

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WO2019234278A1
WO2019234278A1 PCT/ES2019/070382 ES2019070382W WO2019234278A1 WO 2019234278 A1 WO2019234278 A1 WO 2019234278A1 ES 2019070382 W ES2019070382 W ES 2019070382W WO 2019234278 A1 WO2019234278 A1 WO 2019234278A1
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Juan Antonio Mahugo Criado
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60D—VEHICLE CONNECTIONS
    • B60D1/00—Traction couplings; Hitches; Draw-gear; Towing devices
    • B60D1/58—Auxiliary devices
    • B60D1/62—Auxiliary devices involving supply lines, electric circuits, or the like
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L39/00—Joints or fittings for double-walled or multi-channel pipes or pipe assemblies
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R9/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, e.g. terminal strips or terminal blocks; Terminals or binding posts mounted upon a base or in a case; Bases therefor
    • H01R9/22—Bases, e.g. strip, block, panel

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  • the present invention falls within the technical field of the connections of power lines that are used to supply, through power lines, electricity and work fluids, such as pneumatic fluids and hydraulic fluids from a supply source to parts and devices that require electricity or such work fluids for operation.
  • connections are especially used between motor vehicles, especially trucks, and their trailers or semi-trailers, but also for example between tractor and railroad cars.
  • the electrical and pneumatic or hydraulic connection between the tractor unit of a heavy vehicle and its corresponding trailer is usually carried out through a plurality of power lines with its different electrical connector elements coupled at respective ends of the electric cables.
  • power lines for work fluids, such as pneumatic or hydraulic lines, fluid connection elements. It is of vital importance for the operation and circulation of the vehicle, these power lines must work perfectly, for feeding the safety systems necessary for the movement of the vehicle.
  • the power lines are usually made up of spiral hoses, which allows them to distend and contract when they have to withstand the maneuvers of the vehicle in different daily maneuvering situations.
  • the location of the feeding lines is limited to a reduced space, for example the one between the tractor and the trailer, which causes an interaction between the same, as well as friction, hooks, blows, etc., and on numerous occasions it results in a breakage of one or more of said lines, produced by a maneuver of the vehicle or simply by the interaction produced between them of blows, strains or wear. Also in practice the wear of the hoses is uneven depending on whether they are electrical or pneumatic.
  • the current connection solution requires drivers or users of heavy vehicles to pay attention to the care of these power lines, their connections, be provided at all times with the necessary stock on board the vehicle of the spare parts corresponding as well as its replacement once the item in question is repaired.
  • each power line must be connected separately, which requires attention and time by the user when making the connections of the different lines between the connected connectors the power supply or pressure and the connectors connected to the electricity or pressure consuming elements. If this is coupled with the uneven wear of each hose we find a situation of unpredictable and constant failure and replacement of hoses, without the useful life of all of them can be properly planned or coordinated.
  • Document ES 1 180 650 refers to a power line connection device where the device comprises first electrical connector elements each connected to an electrical power source, first fluid connection elements connected to a working fluid source, a power supply line comprising a plurality of electrical cables with two second electrical connector elements coupled at respective first ends of the electrical cables, and each connected to one of the first electrical connector elements in a male-female connection.
  • Said device comprises a working fluid feed line comprising at least one flexible conductive tube of a working fluid, with a second fluid connection element coupled to a first end of a flexible tube, designed to carry a working fluid. selected between pneumatic fluids and hydraulic fluids, and each connecting them to a first fluid connection element in a first quick connection.
  • this device has a complex overall structure.
  • the object of the present invention is to overcome the drawbacks of the state of the art detailed above, by means of a power line connection device comprising a working fluid supply source of a vehicle, at least one power supply line of vehicle working fluid, elements of electrical consumers of a trailer and elements of consumers of the working fluid of the trailer.
  • a first control unit is located in the vehicle, a first transceiver is located in the vehicle and is connected to the first control unit, a second transceiver is located in the trailer and a first control program is assigned to the first control unit. control, so that the first control program is configured so that the first Controls control unit controls the signal and / or data of the power supply and / or the working fluid supply.
  • the first control program is configured so that the signals or data relating to the power supply and / or the working fluid supply are transmitted between the first transceiver and the second transceiver and / or vice versa.
  • the first and second transceiver of the device according to the invention have the ability to manage control signals and / or data that identify or correspond to the power supply and / or to work fluid feed respectively, and regardless of the fact that said control signals and / or said data are transmitted by means of at least one cable and / or transmitted wirelessly.
  • the control program can be configured so that the number of electrical cables can be reduced depending on the number of simultaneous power input signals required. In this case the number of electrical cables is less than the number of electrical consumers coupled to the second transceiver.
  • the first control unit, the first transceiver and the second transceiver are configured so that the control signals and / or data are transmitted wirelessly.
  • This embodiment of the invention has the advantage that it does not require cables and the safety of the transmission is greater.
  • the first control unit, the first transceiver and the second transceiver are configured so that the control signals and / or data are transmitted digitally.
  • the first control unit, the first transceiver and the second transceiver are configured so that the control signals and / or data are transmitted analogically.
  • the first control unit, the first transceiver and the second transceiver are configured so that the control signals and / or data are transmitted in two different frequency bands. This allows simultaneous transmission of more than one control signal and / or data.
  • a second control unit is located in the trailer, and a second control program is assigned to said second control unit, where the second control program is configured so that the second control unit controls control signals and / or data identifying the power supply and / or the working fluid supply and where the second control program control is configured so that the control signals and / or data that identify the power supply and / or the working fluid feed are transmitted between the second transceiver and the first transceiver and / or vice versa.
  • the first and second control programs are configured so that both programs cooperate in controlling control signals and / or data that identify the power supply and / or the working fluid supply, and where the first control program is configured. so that the control signals and / or data identifying the power supply and / or the working fluid feed are transmitted between the first transceiver and the second transceiver and / or vice versa.
  • Both programs can have essentially the same structure, although considering their different locations (vehicle, trailer) in the device and the different components coupled to the two control units.
  • At least one power supply is located in the trailer and is controlled by the corresponding control unit to which the relevant control program is assigned. This allows reducing the number of cables between the vehicle and the trailer.
  • Figure 1 shows a first embodiment of the invention and a second embodiment of the invention
  • Figure 2 shows a general isometric view of the transmitter board, aerial connector and receiver panel of the second embodiment of the invention
  • Figure 3 shows an isometric view of the emitter frame with elements of the second embodiment of the invention
  • Figure 4 shows an isometric view of the receiver box with all its elements of the second embodiment of the invention
  • Figure 5 shows an isometric view of the fixed connector, which is located in the sending frame and in the receiving frame the second embodiment of the invention.
  • Figure 6 shows an isometric view of the aerial connector and hose with all its elements the second embodiment of the invention
  • Figures 1 a and 1 b show a first embodiment of the invention and a second embodiment of the invention. In both embodiments there is a first TR1 transceiver located in the VE vehicle and a second TR2 transceiver located in the RE trailer. VE vehicle can be coupled to a plurality of RE trailers.
  • the first TR1 transceiver is coupled on its input side with a FAE power supply and with a FAF working fluid power supply.
  • the FAE power supply or a corresponding generator element produces a control signal CS
  • a FAF work fluid power supply or a corresponding generator element produces DA data that identifies the power supply and / or the work fluid feed .
  • the first transceiver TR1 is connected to the second transceiver TR2 via at least one power supply line 4 and via at least one feed line 5 of working fluid.
  • the power supply line 4 may comprise a plurality of electrical cables where the number of electrical cables can be reduced if at least one FAE power supply is located on the trailer RE.
  • the second TR2 transceiver is coupled at its output with elements of ECE electrical consumers and with ECF working fluid consuming elements.
  • CS control signals and DA data are sent to the ECE and ECF elements.
  • a transceiver is a device that has a transmitter and a receiver that share part of the circuitry or are inside the same box. When the transmitter and the receiver do not have parts of the electronic circuit in common, it is known as the transceiver. In this sense and for the purposes of the invention, TR1 and / or TR2 are transceivers or transceivers.
  • TR1 and TR2 are input signals that have been sent e. g. via cable or wirelessly and on its output, TR1 and TR2 are output signals that are sent e. g. via cable or wirelessly.
  • control signals CS and DA data are transmitted via the power supply line 4.
  • control signals CS and the DA data are transmitted wirelessly via a first antenna assigned to the first transceiver TR1 and via a second antenna assigned to the second transceiver TR2.
  • a first control unit CU1 is located in the vehicle VE and connected to, or integrated in the first transceiver TR1, and a second control unit CU2 is located in the trailer RE and connected to, or integrated in the second transceiver TR2.
  • a first control program CP1 is assigned to the first control unit CU1, where the first control program CP1 is configured so that the first control unit CU1 controls control signals CS and / or DA data that are identified or correspond to the power supply and / or the working fluid supply, where the first control program CP1 is configured so that the control signals CS and / or DA data that identify or correspond to the power supply and / or the power supply Working fluid are transmitted between the first transceiver TR1 and the second transceiver TR2 and / or vice versa.
  • a second control program CP2 is assigned to the second control unit CU2, where the second control program CP2 is configured so that the second control unit CU2 controls control signals CS and / or DA data that identify or correspond to the power supply and / or the working fluid supply, where the second control program CP2 is configured as so that the control signals CS and / or DA data that identify the power supply and / or the working fluid supply are transmitted between the second transceiver TR2 and the first transceiver TR1 and / or vice versa.
  • the first control program CP1 and the second control program CP2 are configured so that both programs CP1, CP2 cooperate in controlling the control signals CS and / or DA data that identify or correspond to the power supply and / or the power supply working fluid, where the first control program CP1 is configured so that the control signals CS and / or DA data that identify or correspond to the power supply and / or the work fluid supply are transmitted between the first transceiver TR1 and the second transceiver TR2 and / or vice versa.
  • At least one FAE power supply can be located on the RE trailer This reduces the number of cables (on the power line 4) between the VE vehicle and the RE trailer. Said FAE power supply is controlled by control signals is controiled CS and / or DA data that identify or correspond to the power supply and / or the working fluid supply.
  • the device according to the invention with a multiple transmitter-receiver connection is mainly composed of one or several transmitter cabinets or assemblies 1, two mixed pneumatic and electrical connection 2 air hoses and one or more cabinets. or receiver sets 3. Both transmitter 1 and receiver 3 sets have at least one fixed connection in which the air hose can be connected at one of its ends.
  • the emitter box or set 1 will be wrapped in at least one coverage 8 that will protect all the elements from the weather. It will be connected by one or several electric hoses 4 (fig. 3) coming from outside that will carry the electrical signals or inputs and data. It will have a set of 10 plugs (fig. 3) or electrical connectors where each of the cables coming from said hoses will be connected 4. An electrical circuit will be complemented with at least one transmitter 9 that would translate the electrical inputs into digital signals that could transmit over the data cables. An alternative to such transmission or broadcast of data will be carried out by electromagnetic waves, making a wireless transmission (fig. 1 b)
  • Said housing or housing 8 will have at least one fixed connector 7 that will make the electrical and pneumatic connection with the mixed hose 2.
  • the transmitter assembly will have a pneumatic circuit 11 for the external pneumatic transmission and the fixed connector 7 (fig. 3).
  • the fixed connector 7 (fig. 3).
  • the pneumatic connection between the main braking tube 5 and the pneumatic service tube 6 and the fixed connector 7 will be direct, without intermediate electronic valves that intercede in the transmission of pressure.
  • the receiver cabinet or assembly 3 will have at least one outer cover 14 that will protect the elements from the weather (fig 4) - Just like the emitter assembly, it will have at least one fixed connector 12 where the aerial hose that will be connected will be connected. will join both sets 1 and 2.
  • At least one main pneumatic braking tube will be found that will connect the fixed connector with the braking circuit.
  • the tube or tubes of the secondary service circuit, coming from the fixed connector, will branch 17 into at least one outlet 21 directly to the outside to feed the service boilers and, on the other hand, the set of solenoid valves 18 to feed the pneumatic lifting actuators of axes.
  • outward tubes 20 From the solenoid valves 18, outward tubes 20 will exit to feed said pneumatic axle lift actuators. They will also be complemented with a set of outlets 19 with pneumatic exhaust outwards.
  • a pressure gauge could be found in the receiver set load scale 16 connected by pneumatic hose 22 to the weight cells arranged on the axles (fig 4)
  • This pressure gauge could be replaced by a HUB connected to a receiver PLC that would analyze the signal from the PREVIO connected to the weight cells. This could recognize the weight of the load electronically.
  • At least one pneumatic valve 30 provided at the rear of at least one pneumatic connector 27 where the pneumatic service hoses 30 will be connected. It will also be provided with at least one pneumatic valve 32 provided at the rear of at least one connector. tire 28 to connect the main pneumatic brake hose.
  • Each fixed connector could have anchors 25 with ios that could be fixed to the housing of the transmitter and receiver boxes. Said fixed connector would be complemented by at least one sealing cover 26 to avoid wetting the internal components in the rain.
  • the aerial assembly is composed of at least one hose that could have a spiral shape 42 or similar element that keeps it collected and compensates for differences in length during vehicle maneuvers. At both ends you will have two air connection sets 33 that will be connected to the fixed connectors of both transmitter and receiver sets (fig. 6),
  • the mixed electric and pneumatic hose shall have at least one cable for tension 34, at least one cable for ground 41, at least one main pneumatic brake tube 40 and at least one pneumatic service pressure tube 35.
  • the data could also be complemented by at least one main data cable 36 and at least one secondary data cable 37, both covered by a shielded protection 39 that prevents possible interference with the rest of the voltage cables.
  • the whole assembly will be protected by a cover 38 that insulates the components of external friction and give consistency and rigidity to the assembly (fig. 6).
  • aerial connectors With aerial connectors they will basically have a base or body 46 where the electric pins 45, a! At least one pneumatic valve for the braking circuit 44 and at least one pneumatic valve for the secondary pneumatic circuit 47. On the rear side, there will be a cover 43 that connects the hose and will seal the assembly and protect the elements from the elements. weather.
  • FR1, FR2, .... FRn Frequency bands for CS and / or DA

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L'invention concerne un dispositif de connexion de lignes d'alimentation, en particulier d'un véhicule et d'au moins une remorque, qui comprend une première unité de commande (CU1) située dans le véhicule, un premier émetteur-récepteur (TR1) situé dans le véhicule et relié à la première unité de commande (CU1), un second émetteur-récepteur (TR2) situé dans la remorque, et un premier programme de commande (CP1) affecté à la première unité de commande (CU1). Le premier programme de commande (CP1) est conçu de sorte que la première unité de commande (CU1) commande des signaux de commande (CS) et/ou des données (DA) qui correspondent à l'alimentation électrique et/ou à l'alimentation en fluide de travail, et le premier programme de commande (CP1) est conçu de manière que les signaux de commande (CS) et/ou les données (DA) qui identifient l'alimentation électrique et/ou l'alimentation en fluide de travail sont transmis entre le premier émetteur-récepteur (TR1) et le second émetteur-récepteur (TR2) et/ou vice-versa.
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