Fluid-pressure and analogous brake systems – Speed-controlled – Having a valve system responsive to a wheel lock signal
Reexamination Certificate
2000-03-02
2001-07-03
Oberleitner, Robert J. (Department: 3613)
Fluid-pressure and analogous brake systems
Speed-controlled
Having a valve system responsive to a wheel lock signal
C251S367000, C251S129020, C137S550000, C137S590000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06254199
ABSTRACT:
PRIOR ART
The invention is based on a solenoid valve, which is provided for insertion into a receiving bore in a hydraulic block of a slip-regulated hydraulic brake system of a vehicle. It is in particular provided as an inlet valve preceding a wheel brake cylinder or as a reversing valve connected between the master cylinder and the rest of the vehicle brake system.
A valve of this kind has been disclosed by DE 44 12 648. This valve is embodied as rod-shaped and has a rotationally symmetrical valve support with an axial through bore. For the purpose of a hydraulic connection, the valve support is provided for insertion into a receiving bore of a hydraulic block so that an inlet on an end face of the valve support and an outlet on the circumference of the valve support communicate with fluid conduits of the hydraulic block, which feed into the receiving bore in a bottom face or on the circumference.
The valve support protrudes with a part of its length out of the hydraulic block. A valve dome is attached to the protruding end face and receives an armature so that it can move axially. In order to actuate an axially movable valve closing body, a valve tappet is affixed to the armature and protrudes into the through bore of the valve support. For the purpose of electromagnetic actuation, a coil is slid onto the valve dome that protrudes from the hydraulic block.
The valve support is sealed in the hydraulic block by means of two O-rings, which makes manufacture and assembly of the known solenoid valve relatively costly since O-ring grooves have to be let into the valve support and the O-rings must be inserted into the O-ring grooves before the insertion of the solenoid valve into the hydraulic block.
ADVANTAGES OF THE INVENTION
In the solenoid valve according to the invention, with the features of claim
1
, an end piece made of plastic is affixed to the end face of the valve support to be inserted into the receiving bore in the hydraulic block and this end piece seals the valve support at the bottom of the receiving bore in relation to the hydraulic block and thus hydraulically separates from one another fluid conduits of the hydraulic block that feed into the receiving bore in the bottom face and those that feed into this bore on the circumference. The manufacture of the solenoid valve according to the invention is simplified by means of the end piece made of plastic in comparison to a seal for example by means of an O-ring, since no O-ring groove has to be produced on the valve support. Likewise, the assembly is simplified in comparison to a conventional O-ring seal by means of caulking or using the self-clinch technique.
Advantageous embodiments and improvements of the invention disclosed in claim
1
are the subject of the dependent claims.
The sealing with the plastic end: piece according to claim
3
is particularly advantageous and this end piece both seals the valve support in the receiving bore and rests in a sealed fashion against the valve seat part, i.e. hydraulically separates its bore from the valve outlet.
Preferably, the seals according to claims
2
and
3
are disposed on the end piece so that with the application of pressure through brake fluid, they are more strongly pressed on, so that they seal reliably even stress of the seals as a result of material ageing or temperature influences.
According to claim
4
, the end piece seals the valve support against the hydraulic block also at the mouth of the receiving bore, i.e. in relation to the outside. This has the advantage that an additional sealing element or a fluid-tight caulking of the valve support in the hydraulic block is not required.
According to claim
5
, a check valve is integrated into the end piece, which produces a return flow function in a simple manner, in which otherwise requires a separate check valve or an expensive and wear-prone the sealing collar that permits a through flow in one direction, in lieu of the end piece.
A valve support produced according to claim
9
by means of extrusion, in particular cold extrusion, has the advantage that it can be produced rapidly and cheaply. This furthermore has the advantage that an inexpensive forming steel can be used for the valve support, which brings with it the property of a favorable capacity for being welded.
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Fritsch Siegfried
Kirschner Martin
Megerle Friedrich
Greigg Edwin E.
Greigg Ronald E.
Nguyen Xuan Le
Oberleitner Robert J.
Robert & Bosch GmbH
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