Abstract:
A hydraulic fluid reservoir (10, 10′, 10″, 10′″) comprises a body 12, 12′, 12″ 12′″) defining a variable volume chamber having one end portion movable with the level of fluid in the chamber. A biasing member (18, 18′, 18″, 18′″) acting on a traction rod (16, 16′, 16″, 16′″) extending from the movable end portion restrains movement thereof under fluid pressure. The fluid pressure in the variable volume chamber advantageously counterbalances the force of reaction in the biasing member (18, 18′, 18″, 18′″).
Abstract:
A pressure fluid accumulator with a housing having its interior subdivided by a media-separating element into two chambers, the first chamber being filled with a gas and the second chamber being filled with a liquid, and wherein in a hydraulic port a bottom valve is provided which permits filling the second chamber with liquid and prevents complete evacuation of the second chamber, and the valve's closure member is operable by the media-separating element. In order to prevent, especially at low temperatures and high viscosity of the pressure fluid, damage of the media-separating element caused by a high differential pressure, a device is provided between the media-separating element and the bottom valve.
Abstract:
Accumulator device for a hydraulic installation which includes an interior membrane, the membrane forming a fluid-accumulation cavity. It is characterised in that the membrane includes a fold which forms two sections, a first section from the wall of the cylindrical body to the fold and a second section from the fold to the moving support element, with the fold zone moving as the moving support element moves. It allows sufficient volumes of water accumulation to space apart the starting and stopping of the electrically-driven pump, but with small diameters of the membrane's moving support element.
Abstract:
For a hydraulically actuated device a hydraulic power cylinder with an actuator slidably received for reciprocation within the cylinder and a piston slidably received for reciprocation within a sleeve of the actuator and defining a gas chamber on one side of the piston and a hydraulic fluid chamber on the other side of the piston so that the maximum pressure in the hydraulic fluid chamber is limited as a function of the force of compressed gas in the gas chamber acting on the piston. In this way, the maximum system pressure is a function of and substantially corresponds to the pressure of the compressed gas within the gas chamber and acting on the piston. Desirably, the pressure of the compressed gas in the gas chamber can be readily changed to change the maximum hydraulic fluid pressure.
Abstract:
A combined oil tank and oil accumulator vessel having an internal chamber, and a moveable spring-loaded barrier within the internal chamber defining a low pressure oil tank portion and a high pressure accumulator portion separated by the moveable barrier. The combined oil tank accumulator provides the advantages of more consistent oil flow supply as a result of the integral accumulator, but with reduced weight, reduced oil volume requirements, and constant oil levels when compared with conventional external accumulators.
Abstract:
A high pressure accumulator is disclosed which includes a housing having walls defining a chamber and a piston residing in the chamber. The piston is comprised of polyphenylene sulfide and preferably includes a head portion and wall portions extending away from the head portion. The wall portions preferably include outer and inner surfaces which are oblique. Preferably the polyphenylene sulfide includes glass fibers and minerals and is formed using injection molding techniques. The material composition of the piston and its geometrical definition give it the ability to operate when exposed to the brake fluid and when exposed to operating pressures is the range of 100 bars.
Abstract:
The invention sets forth a hydraulic accumulator-damper which facilitates design and assembly of a brake system with a traction control for a motor vehicle. To this end, an end wall of a piston in a housing of the hydraulic accumulator is provided with a damping diaphragm. Between the damping diaphragm and the housing end wall, the damping diaphragm encloses a damping chamber into which a throttle bore discharges through the housing end wall.
Abstract:
The invention pertains to a hydropneumatic suspension system, in particular for motor vehicles, with at least one hydraulic strut (2) that acts upon at least one hydropneumatic piston-type accumulator (6) during deflection and rebound movements. The piston-type accumulator (6) has a separating piston (22) that separates the hydraulic accumulator chamber (24) from a spring chamber (26) containing a compressible medium, in particular a gas. A hydraulic pressure (P.sub.h) acts upon the separating piston (22) from the side of the accumulator chamber (24) and a pneumatic pressure (p.sub.p) acts upon the separating piston from the side of the spring chamber (26), with at least one supplementary spring force (F.sub.F ;F.sub.F1 ;F.sub.F2) acting upon the separating piston (22) of the piston-type accumulator (6) in addition to the forces (F.sub.h,F.sub.p) resulting from charging the separating piston (22) with the hydraulic pressure (P.sub.h) and the pneumatic pressure (p.sub.p). This supplementary spring force is generated by at least one spring element (28;34;36) that is arranged outside of the spring chamber (26).
Abstract:
A piston-type pressure accumulator for traction slip controlled brake systems, and a switching arrangement provided therewith. An accumulator piston (2) is hydraulically pressurized through a compression spring (1) and slidingly guided within a housing (4). At least one sealing element (27) is provided at the accumulator piston (2) which separates an accumulator chamber (21) from a spring chamber (24). The compression spring (1) is clamped between a first cap (3) directly contacting and surrounding the accumulator piston (2) and a second cap (5) straddling the housing (4) and the first cap (3), the first cap (3) performing a relative movement within the second cap (5) which is sensed by a control switch (7), charging of the accumulator chamber 21 is controlled by energization of a loading valve (8) and pump (9), in turn controlled by the control switch (7).
Abstract:
A hydraulic device, such as a hydropneumatic piston accumulator, having a freely displaceable piston which divides the cylinder into a liquid chambers and a gas chamber on opposite sides of the piston. In order to reduce the friction of the piston seals and the heat produced thereby and at the same time guarantee an effective sealing the piston during its initial or terminal movement close to its end position cooperates with a second sealing member at the end wall of the liquid chamber through a first sealing member, and between these sealing members a friction seal is arranged for preventing back flow of liquid from the liquid chamber to the inlet at the end wall but in flow of liquid in the opposite direction in additional the first sealing member is axially displaceable in relation to the piston to a limited extent.