The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The matters defined in the description, such as the detailed construction and elements, are nothing but specific details provided to assist those of ordinary skill in the art in a comprehensive understanding of the invention, and thus the present invention is not limited thereto.
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The pressure control device for heavy equipment according to one aspect of the present invention may further includes a first ring-shaped land part 15, formed on a periphery of the spool 13, for connecting the input port 1 to the output port 2; a first passage 16, formed through the spool 13, for connecting the first land part 15 to the first back chamber 6 and supplying the hydraulic fluid fed from the input port 1 to the first back chamber 6, a second ring-shaped land part 17, formed on the periphery of the spool 13, for connecting to the drain port 3; and a second passage 18 for supplying the hydraulic fluid fed from the input port 1 to the second back chamber 10, and connecting the output port 2 to the drain port 3 when the spool 13 is shifted.
Hereinafter, the operation of the pressure control device for heavy equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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Specifically, the pressure P1 fed through the input port 1 is applied to the first back chamber 6 through the first land part 15 and the first passage 16.
In this case, the equilibrium relationship among a force which is applied to the first back chamber 6 and presses the diaphragm D1 of the first piston 7, an elastic force Fs of the valve spring 9, a force which is applied to the second back chamber 10 after passing through the input port 1 and presses the diaphragm D2 of the second piston 11, and a signal pressure P3 which is applied to the third back chamber 14 through the signal pressure port 4 and presses the diaphragm (i.e., the diaphragm D3 of the spool 13—the diaphragm D2 of the second piston 11) is given by the following equation.
(P1×D1)+Fs=(P2×D2)+P3(D3−D2)
Accordingly, the pressure P2 in the output port 2 can be constantly controlled as the signal pressure P3 being applied to the signal pressure port 4, with respect to the pressure P1 of the input port 1.
In this case, if the signal pressure P3 is not applied from the outside to the signal pressure port 4, the pressure obtained by adding the elastic force of the valve spring 9 to the pressure P1 being applied to the first back chamber 6 is higher than the pressure P2 being applied to the second back chamber 10. Accordingly, the spool 13 is kept pressed to the extent of “L1” in the right direction as shown in the drawing by the pressures P1 and P2 that are applied to the first and second back chambers 6 and 10, respectively, and thus the pressure P1 in the input port 1 becomes equal to the pressure P2 in the output port 2.
On the other hand, if the pressure P1 in the input port 1 is kept constant and the signal pressure P3 being applied to the third back chamber 14 is increased, the pressure P1 in the input port 1 is kept equal to the pressure P2 in the output port 2 until the increased signal pressure P3 reaches an equilibrium point in the above-described force equilibrium relationship.
If the signal pressure P3 is further increased over the equilibrium point and the spool 13 is moved to the extent of “L1” in the left direction as shown in the drawing, the pressure P1 in the input port 1 and the pressure P2 in the output port 2 are intercepted from each other.
Then, if the spool 13 is further moved to the extent of “L2” in the left direction as shown in the drawing, the output port 2 is connected to the drain port 3, and thus the pressure P2 of the output port 2 is discharged to the drain port 3.
Accordingly, the pressure P2 in the output port 2 is reduced, and the spool 13 is moved in the right direction as shown in the drawing. Thus, the pressure P1 in the input port 1 and the pressure P2 in the output port 2 are repeatedly intercepted from and connected to each other to keep the pressures in equilibrium.
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On the other hand, if the pressure P1 in the input port 1 is increased or decreased in a state that the signal pressure P3 being applied to the third back chamber 14 is kept constant, the pressure P1 in the input port P1 is kept a reduced pressure P2 by the signal pressure P3 being applied to the spool 13. In this state, if the pressure P1 is further increased, the spool 13 is moved in the right direction as shown in the drawing.
Consequently, the pressure P1 in the input port 1 and the pressure P2 in the output port 2 are repeatedly intercepted from and connected to each other to keep the pressures in equilibrium.
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The spool 13a is shifted, corresponding to the signal pressure P3 applied from an outside to the third back chamber 14 through the signal pressure port 4, to control the operating pressure being applied from the input port 1 to the output port 2.
In this case, the construction including the first piston 7 elastically supported in the first back chamber 6, the valve body 5 having the input port 1, the output port 2, and the drain port 3, and the third back chamber 14 to which the signal pressure P3 fed from the outside is applied through the signal pressure port 4, is substantially equal to that according to an embodiment of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. Also, in the whole description of the present invention, the same drawing numerals are used for the same elements across various figures.
As described above, the pressure control device for heavy equipment according to the embodiments of the present invention has the following advantages.
In the case of simultaneously operating a plurality of working devices connected in parallel to a single hydraulic pump, it is possible to smoothly operate the working devices having different operating pressures, and thus the operation of the equipment is improved with the working efficiency thereof heightened.
Although preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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10-2006-0094810 | Sep 2006 | KR | national |