F15B11/00

VALVE DEVICE
20200166148 · 2020-05-28 · ·

A valve device includes a relief valve configured to be opened when a pressure in a fluid pressure circuit reaches a predetermined pressure and to relieve a working fluid, a tank passage connected to a tank, a main relief passage connecting the relief valve and the tank passage, and a sub relief passage branching from the main relief passage and connected to the tank passage separately from the main relief passage.

Hydraulic apparatus
10662619 · 2020-05-26 · ·

A hydraulic apparatus for a hydraulic work vehicle capable of supplying pressure oil to any of a bucket cylinder, an arm cylinder, a boom cylinder, a swing cylinder, a blade cylinder, a turning hydraulic motor, a left traveling hydraulic motor, a right traveling hydraulic motor, and a PTO hydraulic motor by a first hydraulic pump, a second hydraulic pump, or a third hydraulic pump. The pressure oil can be branched off from a discharge oil passage of the third hydraulic pump and supplied through an external pipe to a downstream side of a load check valve disposed on an oil passage communicating with a pump port of a PTO control valve for switching supply of pressure oil from the second hydraulic pump to an external hydraulic work machine.

Hydraulic systems for shrinking landing gear

Hydraulic systems for shrinking landing gear shrink are described. An example apparatus includes a landing gear strut, a transfer cylinder, aircraft hydraulics, a pressure vessel, and a pressure-operated check valve. The landing gear strut has an outer cylinder and an inner cylinder movable relative to the outer cylinder between a first position and a second position. The landing gear strut has a first length when the inner cylinder is in the first position and a second length less than the first length when the inner cylinder is in the second position. The transfer cylinder exchanges hydraulic fluid with the landing gear strut. The aircraft hydraulics exchange hydraulic fluid with the transfer cylinder. The pressure vessel exchanges gas with the landing gear strut. The pressure-operated check valve controls an exchange of gas between the pressure vessel and the landing gear strut based on hydraulic fluid received from the aircraft hydraulics.

Proportional fluid flow control valve configured to generate a pressure-boosted pilot fluid signal
10648488 · 2020-05-12 · ·

An example valve includes: a piston movable between a neutral position and an actuated position, wherein in the neutral position: a second port of the valve is fluidly coupled to a first port, and a third port is fluidly decoupled from the second port; a solenoid actuator sleeve movable between an unactuated state and an actuated state, wherein in the actuated state, the solenoid actuator sleeve allows pilot fluid to apply a fluid force on a piston in a distal direction; a first feedback spring; and a second feedback spring disposed in series with the first feedback spring, wherein the first feedback spring and the second feedback spring cooperate to apply a biasing force in a proximal direction on the piston against the fluid force, wherein the piston is configured to move to the actuated position based on a relationship between the fluid force and the biasing force.

WORK MACHINE

Provided is a work machine that, within the limit of not harming dynamic stability, can perform work utilizing the impact generated when a cylinder driving a front work implement collides with a stroke end. A drive control system 34 includes: a stroke end distance calculation and evaluation section 34c that determines whether or not it is possible for cylinders 20A and 21A to collide with a stroke end; a dynamic center of gravity position prediction section 34d that, when the stroke end distance calculation and evaluation section determines that it is possible for the cylinders to collided on the stroke end, predicts a trajectory of the dynamic center of gravity position of a hydraulic excavator 1 from a time when a decelerating operation of the cylinder starts to a time when the cylinder stops; and an allowable velocity changing section 34f that changes the allowable velocity of the cylinder according to a minimum distance from the trajectory of the dynamic center of gravity position predicted by the dynamic center of gravity position prediction section to a tipping line of the hydraulic excavator.

Fluid control valve
10627007 · 2020-04-21 · ·

A fluid control valve includes a first flow path and a second flow path that connect a first port and a second port in parallel. The first flow path includes an opening and closing valve mechanism that temporarily opens the first flow path. The second flow path includes a throttle valve mechanism that restrictedly opens the second flow path. The opening and closing valve mechanism includes an opening and closing valve portion including an opening and closing valve seat and an opening and closing valve body, a valve opening force generator, and a delay valve closing mechanism that closes the opening and closing valve body after a delay time has elapsed. The throttle valve mechanism includes a throttle valve portion. The opening area of the opening and closing valve portion is larger than the opening area of the throttle valve portion.

Fluid control valve
10627007 · 2020-04-21 · ·

A fluid control valve includes a first flow path and a second flow path that connect a first port and a second port in parallel. The first flow path includes an opening and closing valve mechanism that temporarily opens the first flow path. The second flow path includes a throttle valve mechanism that restrictedly opens the second flow path. The opening and closing valve mechanism includes an opening and closing valve portion including an opening and closing valve seat and an opening and closing valve body, a valve opening force generator, and a delay valve closing mechanism that closes the opening and closing valve body after a delay time has elapsed. The throttle valve mechanism includes a throttle valve portion. The opening area of the opening and closing valve portion is larger than the opening area of the throttle valve portion.

Hydraulic lock and method for a hydraulic system

A hydraulic lock for a hydraulic system includes a flow control valve and a second check valve. The flow control valve having a first inlet, a first outlet, a first check valve and a flow restrictor, each of the first check valve and the flow restrictor being communicably coupled to the first inlet and the first outlet and being arranged in parallel between the first inlet and the first outlet. The second check valve having a second inlet and a second outlet, the second inlet being communicably coupled to the first outlet, the second check valve further having a ball seating surface having an aperture there through, a ball, and a resilient member biasing the ball towards the ball seating surface to seal the aperture, the aperture being communicably coupled to the second inlet and the second outlet.

Hydraulic drive system of construction machine

A variable displacement pump supplies hydraulic oil to turning motor via a turning control valve; pair of supply/discharge lines connect turning motor and turning control valve; a pair of make-up lines connect pair of supply/discharge lines to tank, each line having check valve; turning operation device including operating lever and outputting operation signal corresponding to inclination angle of operating lever; a flow rate adjuster adjusts tilting angle of pump; and controller controls flow rate adjuster, such that tilting angle of pump increases in accordance with increase in operation signal outputted from turning operation device. Controller: turning acceleration and at time of constant speed turning, controls flow rate adjuster such that discharge flow rate of pump changes on first regulation line; turning deceleration, controls flow rate adjuster such that discharge flow rate of pump changes on second regulation line, second regulation line having slope less than slope of first regulation line.

Hydraulic drive system of construction machine

A variable displacement pump supplies hydraulic oil to turning motor via a turning control valve; pair of supply/discharge lines connect turning motor and turning control valve; a pair of make-up lines connect pair of supply/discharge lines to tank, each line having check valve; turning operation device including operating lever and outputting operation signal corresponding to inclination angle of operating lever; a flow rate adjuster adjusts tilting angle of pump; and controller controls flow rate adjuster, such that tilting angle of pump increases in accordance with increase in operation signal outputted from turning operation device. Controller: turning acceleration and at time of constant speed turning, controls flow rate adjuster such that discharge flow rate of pump changes on first regulation line; turning deceleration, controls flow rate adjuster such that discharge flow rate of pump changes on second regulation line, second regulation line having slope less than slope of first regulation line.