Patent GB-1011544-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to hydrostatic brakes
IPC: F16D57/06
Filed: 1962-05-15
Abstract: 1,011,544. Hydrostatic brake. SVENSKA ROTOR MASKINER A.B. May 15, 1962 [May 26, 1961], No. 18603/62. Heading F2E. Braking means for a rotating shaft 4 is characterized by a clutch 11 located between the shaft and a hydrostatic brake in series with the clutch and by means for engaging the clutch by liquid from the highpressure side of the brake. As shown, the shaft 4 is provided with a cup-part 10 in which is located the clutch 11 which comprises discs 12, 13 non- rotatably connected to the shaft 4 and a shaft 7 respectively. A clutch-engaging piston 15 is mounted in a pressure chamber 16 which is always in communication with a central bore in the shaft 4 by at least one duct 17. A gear 19 is mounted on the shaft 7 and intermeshes with a second gear 20 (Fig. 2, not shown). These two gears form a hydrostatic brake and act as a gear pump. The pump takes liquid from a cooler 33 where it exchanges heat with a cooling liquid via a low-pressure chamber 21 and forces it into a high-pressure chamber 23 provided with a port 24. A valve 25 is located in this port and is connected to a piston 27 in a chamber 28 which communicates with the chamber 23 via a channel 29 and a restricted orifice 30. The chamber 28 also communicates by a relief valve 45 with a channel 46 into which liquid is conducted after passing through port 24 and from where it flows into the cooler 33. A duct 31 in which is located a selectively adjustable valve connects the chambers 28 and 21. An axially slidable valve 36 is located in the bores 18, 34 and 35 and is provided with an axial bore 37 and radial holes 39, 41. The valve 36 is adjustable between two end positions by means of a piston 51 rigidly attached thereto. Operation.-To engage the brake, pressure medium is admitted through a duct 49 into a cylinder 50, Fig. 1c, to displace the piston 51 and valve 36 to the left against the spring 52. The radial hole 41 is brought into communication via a bore 42 with the high-pressure chamber 23 and the groove 40 is moved out of communication with a bore 47 and thus the clutch chamber. At the same time a piston 75 is displaced to the left against a spring 76 till the spindle 77 interrupts communication between the bore 37 and the hole 41. In this way, pressure medium flows via holes 73 and bores 37 and 17 to the cylinder 16 to engage the clutch. This engagement produces rotation of the pump gears to produce a high-pressure in chamber 23 which is transmitted to the back of piston 75 via bore 42 and groove 79 to displace it to the right so as to seal the bore 78 with the projection 74. The high-pressure fluid thus flows via the bores 42, 37 and 17 to the cylinder 16. In this way the torque of the clutch is progressively increased as the pressure of the pump is increased. The pressure in chamber 23 increases rapidly until the relief valve 45 opens and the pressure in chamber 28 drops so that the valve 25 can open. The pressure in the chamber 23 is thus limited. The brake is disengaged by stopping the admittance of pressure fluid through the duet 49. The slide valve 36 is then displaced to the right by the spring 52. In this position the groove 40 communicates with the bore 47 so that the pressure cylinder 16 communicates with the clutch chamber which disengages the clutch. In a modification the central control valve 36 is replaced by a slide valve provided in the part 2 of the housing.