Patents Assigned to PISTONPOWER APS
  • Patent number: 11454260
    Abstract: A hydraulic actuator arrangement (1) is described comprising a hydraulic actuator having a pressure chamber (2), a cylinder (3) in a cylinder housing (4), and a piston (5) connected to a piston rod, a hydraulic pump (7) connected to the pressure chamber (2) and an electric motor (8) driving the hydraulic pump (7), wherein the pump (7) and the motor (8) are arranged within the actuator. Such an actuator arrangement should have many application possibilities. To this end, a hydraulic pressure amplifier (10) is arranged between the hydraulic pump (7) and the pressure chamber (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: PistonPower ApS
    Inventor: Jørgen Mads Clausen
  • Patent number: 11105346
    Abstract: A hydraulic pressure amplifier arrangement (1) is described comprising a supply port (A1), a pressure outlet (A2) connected to the supply port via check valve means (3), a tank port (B1), an intensifier section (5) having a high pressure piston (6) in a high pressure cylinder (7) which is connected to the pressure outlet (A2), a low pressure piston (8) in a low pressure cylinder (9) and connected to the high pressure piston (6), an intermediate space (11) between the high pressure piston (6) and the low pressure piston (8), a control valve (12) controlling a pressure in the low pressure cylinder (9), and a feeder arrangement of the intensifier section (5) including an input connection (19) connected to the supply port (A1) and a return connection (20) connected to the tank port (B1). Such a pressure amplifier arrangement should have a simple construction. To this end the feeder arrangement (19, 20) comprises throttling means (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: PistonPower ApS
    Inventors: Peter Zavadinka, Juraj Hanusovsky, Lubos Vokel, Jorgen P. Todsen, Jorgen Mads Clausen
  • Patent number: 11060532
    Abstract: A pressure amplifier (1) is described comprising a housing (2), an amplification piston (5) in the housing (2) having a high pressure area (9) in a high pressure chamber (5) and a low pressure area (8) in a low pressure chamber (3), and a switching valve (11) having a pressured control valve element having a larger pressure area (16) and a small pressure area (17). Such a pressure amplifier should have a high operating frequency. To this end the valve element (10) and the amplification piston (5) are located in a same bore (3, 4) in the housing (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: PistonPower ApS
    Inventors: Lubos Vokel, Jorgen Mads Clausen, Tom Tychsen
  • Patent number: 11041510
    Abstract: A hydraulic pressure amplifier arrangement (1) is described comprising a supply port (A1), a pressure outlet (A2) connected to the supply port via check valve means (3), an intensifier section (5) having a high pressure piston (6) in a high pressure cylinder (7), a low pressure piston (8) in a low pressure cylinder (9) and connected to the high pressure piston (6), and a control valve (12) controlling a pressure in the low pressure cylinder (9), wherein the control valve (12) comprises a hydraulically actuated valve element (13). Such a pressure amplifier arrangement should have a good operational behavior in a cost effective manner. To this end the control valve (12) comprises spring means 16 acting on the valve element (1) in a direction towards a starting position of the control valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: PISTONPOWER APS
    Inventor: Peter Zavadinka
  • Patent number: 10920796
    Abstract: A hydraulic pressure intensifier (1) is described comprising a housing (2) having a low pressure chamber (3) and a high pressure chamber (4), force transmitting means (5) between the low pressure chamber (3) and the high pressure chamber (4), and a switching valve (8) connecting the low pressure chamber (3) to a first pressure or to a second pressure different from the first pressure. It is intended to have a large volume on the high pressure side of the pressure intensifier. To this end the switching valve (8) is controlled by a pilot valve 18.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: PistonPower ApS
    Inventors: Jorgen P. Todsen, Jorgen Mads Clausen, Tom Tychsen
  • Patent number: 10895270
    Abstract: A hydraulic actuator (1) is disclosed comprising a cylinder housing (2), a piston (5) with a piston rod (6) being displaceably arranged inside the cylinder housing (2) and a pressure amplifier (10) comprising an inlet section (18) with a pressure inlet port (20), an active section (19) with a high pressure outlet port (22), a low pressure chamber (32) and a high pressure chamber (38a). It is an objective of the invention to provide a hydraulic actuator (1) with a modular pressure amplifier (10). To this end, the inlet section (18) is arranged inside the piston rod (6), and wherein the low pressure chamber (32) is stationarily arranged relative to the inlet section (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: PISTONPOWER APS
    Inventors: Jørgen P. Todsen, Tom Tychsen, Peter Zavadinka, Lubos Vokel, Juraj Hanusovsky, Jørgen Mads Clausen
  • Patent number: 10895269
    Abstract: A double acting hydraulic pressure intensifier (1) is described comprising a housing (2), a first piston arrangement (7) having a first high pressure piston (8) in a first high pressure chamber (3) in the housing (2) and a first low pressure piston (9) in a first low pressure chamber (5) of the housing (2), a second piston arrangement (10), having a second high pressure piston (11) in a second high pressure chamber (4) in the housing (2) and a second low pressure piston (12) in a second low pressure chamber (6) in the housing (2), and a switching valve (14) having a valve element (15). Such a pressure intensifier should be made compact. To this end the switching valve (14) is located between the first piston arrangement (7) and the second piston arrangement (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: PISTONPOWER APS
    Inventors: Juraj Hanusovsky, Jorgen Mads Clausen, Tom Tychsen
  • Patent number: 10788061
    Abstract: A hydraulic actuator (1) is disclosed comprising a cylinder housing (2), a piston (5) with a piston rod (6) being displaceably arranged inside the cylinder housing (2) and a pressure amplifier (17) comprising an inlet section (18) with a pressure inlet port (20), an active section (19) with a high pressure outlet port (22), a low pressure chamber (32) and a high pressure chamber (38a). It is an objective of the invention to provide a hydraulic actuator (1) with a modular pressure amplifier (17). To this end, the hydraulic actuator (1) comprises a cartridge pressure amplifier (10) comprising a sleeve (10a) being arranged at least partially inside the piston rod (6), and wherein the pressure amplifier (17) is stationarily arranged inside the sleeve (10a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: PISTONPOWER APS
    Inventors: Svend Erik Thomsen, Jørgen P. Todsen, Tom Tychsen, Peter Zavadinka, Lubos Vokel, Juraj Hanusovsky, Jørgen Mads Clausen
  • Patent number: 10774847
    Abstract: A pressure amplifier (1) is described comprising a housing (2) a low pressure chamber (9-12), a high pressure chamber (13-16) and for transmitting means between the low pressure chamber (9-12) and the high pressure chamber (13-16). Such a pressure amplifier should have a compact design. To this end the force transmitting means comprise a rotor (3) arranged in a bore (4) of the housing (2), wherein the rotor (3) comprises a radially extending low pressure wing (5, 6) and a radially extending high pressure wing (7, 8), the low pressure wing (5, 6) together with the housing (2) delimiting the low pressure chamber (9-12) and the high pressure wing (7, 8) together with the housing (2) delimiting the high pressure chamber (13-16), wherein a supply of fluid into the low pressure chamber (9-12) causes a rotation of the rotor (3) and a rotation of the rotor causes a decrease of volume of the high pressure chamber (13-16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: PISTONPOWER APS
    Inventors: Peter Krissak, Jorgen Mads Clausen, Peter Zavadinka