Fluid-pressure and analogous brake systems – Speed-controlled – Having a valve system responsive to a wheel lock signal
Patent
1994-04-15
1996-04-23
Graham, Matthew C.
Fluid-pressure and analogous brake systems
Speed-controlled
Having a valve system responsive to a wheel lock signal
3031161, 3031154, B60T 850
Patent
active
055097294
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to an anti-lock hydraulic brake system and more particularly to anti-lock hydraulic brake systems comprising a master cylinder, at least one wheel brake connecting to the master brake cylinder by way of a brake line, a pressure-fluid collecting means which communicates with the wheel brake by way of a return line, an outlet valve being inserted into the return line, with a flow control valve composed of a throttle of constant cross-section (restrictor) and a throttle of variable cross-section (differential pressure regulator).
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A brake system of this type is known from EP A1 0344 544. The flow control valve is arranged entirely in the brake line, that means the wheel brake connects directly to the outlet valve at least in the control phase. During pressure decrease, for instance, this has as a result that both the quantity of pressure fluid flowing through the flow control valve and the quantity of pressure fluid discharging from the wheel cylinders must be conveyed by way of the outlet valve. Therefore, the outlet valve must be dimensioned for large amounts of pressure fluid. Since large cross-sections have to be opened, and adverse effects on the control quality result.
Hence the present invention has for its object to augment the control quality in a brake system according to the type referred to hereinabove.
This object is achieved in that one of the throttles is inserted into the brake line, while the other throttle is inserted into the return line.
The flow control valve of the state of the art adjusts the quantity of pressure fluid emanating from the pump or the master cylinder, respectively, to a fixed value. It is accomplished by the present invention that both the quantity of pressure fluid emanating from the pump or the master cylinder, respectively, and the quantity of pressure fluid supplied to the wheel brake or taken therefrom in addition to each other are controlled to adopt a fixed value. Thus the inflowing quantity of pressure fluid adapts better to the respective control cycle.
A simple design of a flow control valve is obtained by providing a piston which bounds an inlet chamber with its one side and an outlet chamber with its other side. A longitudinal bore extending through the piston interconnects both chambers, the said longitudinal bore being furnished with a restrictor.
The wheel brake connects via a transverse bore and a groove at the outside of the piston to the portion of the longitudinal bore which is disposed between the restrictor and the inlet chamber.
In a preferred embodiment the restrictor is presented by two restrictors, the wheel brake connecting to the channel portion between the first and the second restrictor.
It has proven expedient to use a proportional pressure limiting valve as an outlet valve.
Hereinbelow, this idea will be explained by way of a number of embodiments, while further ideas will be described partly which can be made use of in combination with the claimed invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a first embodiment of the flow control valve of the present invention as it would be employed in a vehicle anti-brake system.
FIG. 2 is a cross sectional view of the proportional pressure limiting valve of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a second embodiment of the flow control valve of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a third embodiment of the flow control valve of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a fourth embodiment of the flow control valve of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a fifth embodiment of the flow control valve of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a sixth embodiment of the flow control valve of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a seventh embodiment of the flow control valve of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is an eight embodiment of the flow control valve of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a ninth embodiment of the flow control valve of the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a tenth embodiment of the flow control valve of the present in
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Linhoff Paul
Zaviska Dalibor
Graham Matthew C.
ITT Automotive Europe GmbH
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