Patent GB-1291888-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the electrohydraulic remote control of hydraulic control valves
IPC: F15B21/08
Filed: 1969-11-06
Abstract: 1291888 Controlling fluid flow electrically ROBERT BOSCH GmbH 6 Nov 1969 [6 Nov 1968] 54372/69 Heading G1N In an arrangement for controlling the flow of pressure medium from a constant output pump 11 to a load or loads by electro-hydraulically remotely controlled multiposition valves 13,14,15 in which the position of the valves is controlled by an error signal from electrical control device 17 in accordance with the position of levers 18,19,21 and the slides 31 of the valves 13,14,15 a pilot valve 12, controlled by device 17, is provided in a shunt path of the pump 11 to control the flow of pressure medium from the pump 11 to the valves 13,14,15 in accordance with the position of the levers 18,19,21. In the neutral position of the levers 18,19,21 solenoid operated changeover valve 68,69, connected in parallel with pressure holding valve 67 on common slide 69, is opened so that the pressure medium from the pump 11 flows into connected chambers 55,56 of pilot valve 12 from where it flows without pressure into return line 52 via change-over valve 68 and line 59. When any of the levers 18,19,21 are displaced an associated cam 25,26,27 operates common lever 28 to produce a corresponding signal from generator 29 which via control device 17 first closes change-over valve 68 whereby the pressure holding valve builds up the control pressure and opens solenoid valve 63, solenoid valve 64 remaining closed. The control pressure then acts upon slide 54 of pilot valve 12 to displace it from its initial position to the left until the signal from generator 66 on the slide 54 is equal to that from generator 29 when valve 63 is closed again and the slide 54 is hydraulically blocked. The flow of pressure medium to the valves 13, 14, 15 is thereby increased, increase in the displacement of the control lever resulting in an increase of pressure medium flow by further displacing slide 54. Simultaneously a signal from generators 22,23,or 24 dependent upon which lever 18,19,21 is displaced is compared in device 17 with the signal from generator 49 on the slide 31 of the respective multiposition valve and an error signal opens solenoid valve 47 to enable the control slide 31 to move to the right to connect the load chamber 32 to inlet chamber 34 and load chamber 33 to return chamber 36. When the signals from generators 49 and 22 balance solenoid valve 47 closes and the slide is locked. When the control lever is returned to the left into its neutral position solenoid valve 64 is opened and spring 53 urges slide 54 back into its original position and solenoid valve 45 is opened so that control slide 31 is also moved back to its original position. When the control lever reaches its neutral position control device 17 actuates the change-over valve 68 so that the pressure medium again flows through it and chambers 55,56 of pilot valve 12. The control levers may be moved in the opposite direction from the neutral position to move slide 31 to the left in a similar manner. All the solenoid valves open if the system fails. The pilot valve may be in the form of an adjustable flow regulating valve which is connected into the feed line 51, Fig.2 (not shown) and in the arrangement of Fig.3 (not shown) the change-over valve 68 and pressure holding valve 67 are omitted.