HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WITH A HYDROMOTOR FED BY A HYDRAULIC TRANSFORMER

Abstract: The invention relates to a hydraulic system comprising a hydraulic transformer with a rotor which is coupled with the hydromotor. The hydromotor may be subjected to a variable load which has to be moved in different directions. By using various switching means, the combination hydromotor and hydraulic transformer has been made suitable for the necessary four-quadrant operation.

Description: Hydraulic system with a hydromotor fed by a hydraulic transformer The invention relates to a hydraulic system in accordance with the preamble of claim 1. Such a hydraulic system is known from the WO application 9731185 by the same applicant. This applica- ' tion describes a hydraulic transformer in which an oil flow of a first pressure is transformed to an oil flow of a second pressure by means of supplying or discharging a third oil flow of low pressure. Such a hydraulic transformer has proved to be particularly suitable for use with hydromotors which are used in so-called four-quadrant operation. This means that the hydromotors are used in two directions of movement and in two directions of loading so that they accelerate as well as delay in both directions . The added possibility of recovering energy during braking makes the use of such hydraulic transformers very attractive, especially in combination with the fast adjustment facilities of the hydraulic transformer described in WO 9731185. When the hydromotor is coupled directly to the hydraulic transformer and the load on the motor is reversed and consequently the pressures in the hydraulic transformer are reversed, the application of the known hydraulic transformer in a hydraulic system designed for the above-mentioned four-quadrant operation causes unde- sirable conditions such as, for instance, cavitation. This occurs if after reversal of the load the motor and consequently also the rotor in the hydraulic transformer keep moving in the same direction due to, for instance, the inertia of the moving mass. It is the object of the invention to improve these matters and to this end switching means are present for connecting the low-pressure pipe with the first user's port or with the second user's port. Alternately connecting the low-pressure pipe with either the first user's port or the second user's port prevents the development of negative pressures in the hydraulic transformer, thereby avoiding cavitation. In accordance with an improvement of the invention the operation of the switching means is coupled with the operation of the adjustment device. The fact that the load of the hydromotor is produced by the alteration of the pressure ratio between the high-pressure connection, the first user's port and the second user's port, and thus as a result of the adjustment of the adjustment device, and the fact that simultaneously also another flow through the hydraulic transformer has to take place, allows the switching means and the adjustment device to be coupled, whereas facilitating operation. In accordance with one embodiment the switching means comprise valves which form part of the adjustment device. The incorporation of the valves in the adjustment device makes operating simple. This embodiment may be employed, for instance, if the adjustment device can be operated manually. In accordance with another embodiment the switching means comprise valves that are operated by means of a lever, which lever is coupled with the adjustment device. By coupling the valves with the adjustment device by means of a lever a simple manner of operation is obtained. This embodiment may be employed, for instance, if the adjustment device can be operated manually. In accordance with another embodiment the switching means comprise hydraulically operated valves which are activated by the pressure of the first user' s port and the second user's port. This means that the construction may be simple because simply operated valves can be used such as, for instance, pressure-controlled non-return valves. In accordance with another embodiment the switching means comprise electrically operated valves. Using elec- trically operated valves involves that they can be placed at various locations in the device to be driven. 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The invention will now be elucidated on the basis of a few exemplary embodiments and with reference to a drawing, in which Figure 1 shows a schematic diagram of a first embodiment of a hydraulic system in accordance with the invention, Figure 2 shows a schematic diagram of a second embodiment of a hydraulic system in accordance with the invention, and Figure 3 shows a schematic diagram of a third embodiment of a hydraulic system in accordance with the invention. The various parts in the diagrams are represented schematically, while constructions commonly known and used in hydraulic systems, such as among others for the safeguarding of motors and the like, are not shown. Where possible, corresponding parts in the various Figures have been provided with identical reference numbers. Figure 1 shows a hydraulic system in which a high- pressure pipe 2 is connected with a pressure accumulator 1. The high-pressure pipe 2 is connected with a hydraulic transformer 3 via a pressure connection 1 . Said hydraulic transformer 3 is equipped with an adjustment device 19 and is also provided with a first user's port 4 and a second user's port 5. The hydraulic transformer 3 is provided with a housing and with a rotor which is rotatable in the housing, chambers distributed around the rotation shaft, driving means which, when the rotor rotates in the housing displace impellers, causing the volume of the chambers to vary between a minimum and a maximum value, channels provided with valves which are activated by the rotation of the rotor and which alternately connect the chambers with the high-pressure connection 14, the first user's port 4 and the second user's port 5, and wherein the adjustment device 19 can adjust the circuiting positions of the valves with respect to the rotational position of the driving means . 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Claims: . .— ^ ro H — - Φ > rH rd > rd xl 4-1 & TJ Φ TJ -H > 0 SH ft rH rH rd β 0 -H A H ft xl 4-1 β o 4-J ft Xl -H A St ft ft TJ > > A 4-1 rd 0 4-1 A ft TS ft 0 ft A MH 0 10. A hydraulic system in accordance with claim 9, having a hydromotor (17) which is loaded in one direction, with a connecting pipe (16) which is connected with the first user's port (4) provided with a shuttle valve (15) between the high-pressure pipe (2) and the hydraulic transformer (3) and the connecting pipe (16) , and between the hydraulic transformer (3) and the hydromotor (17) . 11. A hydraulic system in accordance with claim 10, wherein the shuttle valve (15) has a rest position for closing off the connecting pipe (16) while the high-pressure pipe is opened.

Inventors: ACHTEN PETER AUGUSTINUS JOHANN, ACHTEN, PETER, AUGUSTINUS, JOHANNES
Applicants: ACHTEN PETER AUGUSTINUS JOHANN, INNAS FREE PISTON BV, ACHTEN, PETER, AUGUSTINUS, JOHANNES, INNAS FREE PISTON B.V.
Application year: 1998
Main classification: F04B49
IPC codes: F04B1, F04B49, F15B11