Patent GB-1102421-A (GB)
Title: Control valve mechanism with means for reducing hydraulic shock
IPC: F15B13/04
Filed: 1965-02-10
Abstract: 1,102,421. Valves. ABEX CORPORATION. 10 Feb., 1965 [25 May, 1964], No. 5862/65. Heading F2V. [Also in Division F1] A double-acting fluid piston motor 77 is controlled by a spool valve 10, co-operating with work ports 27, 29, which is actuated by fluid supplied, via a solenoid actuated pilot valve 11, to chambers 142 or 143 at either end thereof whereby hydraulic shocks to the motor are avoided by decreasing the rate of travel of the valve spool 32 at the commencement and termination of the opening or closing of grooves 27 or 29 when these function as work ports. Fluid is delivered, via pipes 89, 82, from pump 84 to housing groove 28 and is diverted by spool groove 36 to grooves 27 or 29 by the co-operation of spool lands 41, 42 respectively therewith, as the spool is traversed, whereby fluid is simultaneously exhausted from the piston motor through valve pipe 51 which is supplied from the other of grooves 27 or 29, respectively via spool groove 35 directly or from spool groove 37 and spool ports 47, 46 to groove 35 connecting through the spool interior 33. Fluid from pump pipe 82 also connects, via pipe 112, to solenoid 140 actuated pilot valve 11 and, in the energized position thereof, is supplied via groove 103 and passages 111, 93 to a chamber 142 through orifice 95 supplemented by flow through passage 94 and ports 65a-67a to the hollow interior of a spool 53 attached to spool 32 and which flow is cut off by lands 71, 72, 73 on spool 53 to decrease the rate of traverse of spool 32 at the commencement and termination of the opening and closing of ports 27, 29 when these function as work ports; fluid from chamber 143 being exhausted via passages 96, 110 and past pilot valve spool land 117 and through chamber 104 and pipes 135, 136. Upon de-energizing solenoid 140, fluid flow to chambers 142, 143 is reversed through the pilot spool 115 and the restricting effect upon spool 32 is obtained by the exhaust of fluid from chamber 142 through orifice 95, when not supplemented by flow through passage 94. In the alternative Fig. 5 construction, the pilot valve 11 is actuated by either one of dual solenoids 197, 198 whereby, with both unenergized, the spool 32 loaded by springs 190, 190L blocks grooves 27 and 29 with lands 41, 42 to retain the motor in any desired intermediate position. With solenoid 198 energized, spool 116 is displaced to permit flow of pressure fluid via passages 110, 96 and past a check valve 163L and a variable restrictor 158L to supply a spool chamber 153L at a high rate, with a small amount of additional fluid supplied from passage 155L as ports on a hollow spool 176L are successively uncovered, and the transverse of spool 32 is slowed at the commencement and termination of the opening and closing of the work grooves 27 or 29 by the slowing down of the exhaust of fluid from a similar opposed spool chamber 153 via a similar spool 176 as a passage 155 is successively closed from ports 180a-182a in the spool by lands 183-186. The function of the spool chambers 153, 153c etc. is reversed upon reversing the action of the solenoids. Valve 10 may control hydraulic or pneumatic fluid and the pilot valve 11 may be hydraulically or mechanically actuated.