By Varying Reaction Plate Inclination Relative To Cylinder Axes Patents (Class 91/505)
  • Patent number: 11644028
    Abstract: A control arrangement for a variable displacement pump includes a pressure control unit and a separate mechanical control unit, each mounted on a housing of the variable displacement pump. The pressure control unit provides pressure control for the variable displacement pump and the mechanical control unit provides rotary feedback control for the variable displacement pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Danfoss Power Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Doug Kardell, Stanislav Smolka
  • Patent number: 11346082
    Abstract: A hydraulic drive device according to an embodiment includes a main pump and a single pressure gauge. The main pump controls discharge flow rates of a first hydraulic oil and a second hydraulic oil discharged into two or more first pressure oil supply passage and second pressure oil supply passage with a single swash plate. The main pump is a swash plate variable displacement type split flow hydraulic pump. The pressure gauge measures an intermediate pressure of the discharged fluid at a merging point between the first pressure oil supply passage and the second pressure oil supply passage. The discharge flow passage is controlled based on a pressure value obtained by the pressure gauge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: NABTESCO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Toshiya Akami
  • Patent number: 11248593
    Abstract: A swash plate bearing is disclosed. The swash plate bearing may have an arcuate cage member having at least one flange and a plurality of rolling elements rotatably coupled to the at least one flange. A coupling seat extends laterally from the at least one flange, the coupling seat may have an insertion hole. A link member may be rotatably coupled to the cage member, the link member having a central portion positioned between a first terminal portion and a second terminal portion. A first stem connects the central portion to the first terminal portion and a second stem connects the central portion to the second terminal portion. The central portion is positioned in the insertion hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Dana Motion Systems Italia S.r.l.
    Inventors: David Gambuzzi, Simone Annovi, Paolo Comodi, Luca Fontanesi
  • Patent number: 11078892
    Abstract: A rotary type valve plate compressor may include a shaft, a housing through which the shaft passes, a plurality of cylinders mounted in the housing, a piston received in the cylinder and to be moved forward and rearward in response to rotational operation of a swash plate, and a rotary type valve plate to receive a rotational force of the shaft and to open and close a refrigerant passage hole through which refrigerant passes, based on a phase of the piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Seong-Bin Jeong
  • Patent number: 10900472
    Abstract: A hydraulic pressure compensating pump assembly having a fluid flow regulation mechanism is provided. The fluid flow regulation mechanism is set to an initial stroked position that can be adjusted to accommodate various applications. The fluid flow regulation mechanism includes a biasing means that allows the pump to de-stroke in response to a pressure demand increase and to return to the initial pressure set point when pressure demand subsides sufficiently. Different spring types and spring rates can be specified to achieve a desired response to pressure demand fluctuations within a particular hydraulic circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership
    Inventor: Nathan W. Bonny
  • Patent number: 10808686
    Abstract: A hydraulic rotary machine configured to reduce sliding resistance of a reciprocating piston and to suppress a reduction in volumetric efficiency corresponding to an amount of leakage of hydraulic oil. A piston pump includes a rotor shaft, a cylinder block, a piston head, a piston rod, a retainer, a swash plate, and a tilt regulation mechanism. When the tilt regulation mechanism rocks the swash plate, the amount of discharge from the piston pump is variably changed. The retainer which rotates with both the piston head and the piston rod is supported by a retainer bush provided to the rotor shaft. The retainer sphere section of the retainer and the retainer bush sphere section of the retainer bush have spherical shapes having the same curvature. During the regulation of tilt, the retainer rocks while the retainer bush sphere section is in sliding contact with the retainer bush.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Maekawa, Naoki Sugano, Kei Morita
  • Patent number: 10589618
    Abstract: A coolant pump assembly having a combined hydraulic drive pump and a coolant circulating pump is disclosed herein, for use in connection with a utility vehicle, such as a ride-on or stand-on mower. Such a vehicle includes at least one combination pump assembly that utilizes a first fluid circuit to hydraulically drive a wheel of the vehicle and a second fluid circuit to cool one or more vehicle components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership
    Inventors: Scott W. Keller, Donald Rousser
  • Patent number: 10480367
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a hydraulic circuit system for forced regeneration of a diesel particulate filter, and more particularly, to a hydraulic circuit system for forced regeneration of a diesel particulate filter (DPF), which prevents a working machine from being operated when the diesel particulate filter is forcedly regenerated by combusting particulate matters (PM) in a case in which the diesel particulate filter is installed in a construction machine with a diesel engine and particulate matters contained in exhaust gas are collected in the diesel particulate filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: DOOSAN INFRACORE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Myoung Jin Seok, Sung Hoon Lee
  • Patent number: 10012219
    Abstract: A hydrostatic axial piston machine includes a swashplate with an oblique surface formed thereon. Working pistons, which revolve and are supported by the oblique surface, are axially positioned on the swashplate with respect to a drive shaft. An adjusting cylinder, coupled to the swashplate, is configured to produce a pivoting moment and pivot the swashplate about a pivoting axis. Displacement of the working cylinders per revolution around the drive shaft is adjustable by adjusting a pivoting angle of the oblique surface. The adjustment of the pivoting angle is configured to pass beyond zero degrees, such that the direction of rotation of the drive shaft is changeable. The pivoting axis is at a distance from an axis of rotation of the drive shaft, such that an internal counter pivoting moment counteracting the pivoting moment is produced during operation of the axial piston machine when the working pistons are subjected to pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Detlef Van Bracht, Andreas Apperger, Friedemann Nordt
  • Patent number: 9963967
    Abstract: A hydrostatic axial piston machine (1) utilizing a bent-axis construction has a drive shaft (4) with a drive flange (3) rotatable around an axis of rotation (Rt) inside a housing (2). A cylinder barrel (7) is located inside the housing (2) and is rotatable around an axis of rotation (RZ). A drive joint (30) is located between the drive shaft (4) and the cylinder barrel (7). The drive joint (30) has at least one drive body (M1; M2; M3; M4) in the form of a slider or a roller body which is supported in the drive shaft (4) and the cylinder barrel (7). A lubrication device (80) is provided for the drive joint (30) and supplies lubricant from a lubricant port (81) located on the housing (2) of the axial piston machine (1) to the drive bodies (M1; M2; M3; M4) for cooling and lubrication of the drive bodies (M1; M2; M3; M4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Linde Hydraulics GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Martin Bergmann, Sabine Kausch
  • Patent number: 9828976
    Abstract: A pump for cryogenic liquids including plurality of temperature managed pumping mechanisms. Each pumping mechanism including a barrel having a first end and a second end, and at least one bore extending through the barrel from the first end to the second end. The pump barrel including a stabilizer positioned on the first end and at least partially defining a space in fluid communication with the at least one bore to provide cooling to the barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Steffen, Shivangini Singh Hazari
  • Patent number: 9709041
    Abstract: An outer circumferential surface of a trunnion shaft includes a sliding contact region that has a circular arc shape as viewed along a slanting axis line and is substantially brought into contact with an inner circumferential surface of the bearing portion in a rotatably sliding manner, and at least one suction groove that forms a pocket portion between the suction groove and the inner surface of the bearing portion. The pocket portion is opened to an inner space of housing on at least one side in an axis line direction of the trunnion shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Kanzaki Kokyukoki Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshifumi Yasuda, Yasuhisa Mochizuki, Hideaki Syokita, Hidemi Harada, Masaki Watanabe, Koji Sakata
  • Patent number: 9637976
    Abstract: A directional drilling tool includes a housing defining a central cavity for enabling the transmission of drilling fluid through the drill string. A motor contained in the housing includes a rotor-stator assembly, and produces eccentric motion of the rotor. An inverter or shock absorbing assembly disposed along the housing upstream from the motor functions to expend and contract the central cavity in response to fluid pressure changes produced by the drilling fluid flow. A valve assembly, comprising a multi-port flow head that rotates under influence of the motor and a multi-port flow restrictor, creates a varying pattern of pressure spikes in the drilling fluid as the ports of the flow head move into and out of alignment with the ports of the flow restrictor, which in turn induces a percussive effect and axial movement in the drill string.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: TLL OILFIELD CONSULTING LTD.
    Inventors: Troy Lorenson, Dave Nicholson, Petr Macek
  • Patent number: 9617984
    Abstract: A bent-axis hydrostatic axial piston machine (1) has a drive shaft (4) rotatable around an axis of rotation (Rt) and having a drive flange (3). A cylinder drum (7) is rotatable around an axis of rotation (Rz). The cylinder drum (7) includes a plurality of piston bores (8) concentric to the axis of rotation (Rz) of the cylinder drum (7) and in each of which piston bores (8) there is a longitudinally displaceable piston (10). The pistons (10) are fastened in an articulated manner to the drive flange (3). Between the drive shaft (4) and the cylinder drum (7) there is a constant velocity driving joint (30) in the form of a cone-beam semi-roller joint (31).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Linde Hydraulics GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Martin Bergmann
  • Patent number: 9341170
    Abstract: An axial piston machine includes a housing part, a drive shaft, which is mounted in the housing part, and a cylinder drum, which is connected to the drive shaft in a rotationally fixed manner and which accommodates a plurality of pistons. Each of the pistons bound a working chamber and are supported on a swashplate. The working chambers can be connected in alternation to a high-pressure channel and to a low-pressure channel, which extend in the housing part. An insert part is rigidly inserted into the housing part. A control surface of the insert part is directly opposite the cylinder drum. The insert part has a high-pressure channel section and a low-pressure channel section, which have approximately kidney-shaped opening areas in the control surface. The other openings of the high-pressure and low-pressure channel sections opposite the opening area in the control surface are formed radially on the insert part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Clemens Krebs
  • Patent number: 9051926
    Abstract: The invention concerns a hydraulic axial piston machine with a housing, in which a cylinder drum having at least one cylinder is arranged to be rotatable around an axis, in which cylinder is located a piston that is supported on a swashplate, whose inclination angle is adjustable in an adjustment plane. It is endeavored to keep the cost of manufacturing individual parts of the axial piston machine small. For this purpose it is provided that on the side facing away from the cylinder drum (4) the swashplate (12) has a spherical bearing surface (15), which rests on a spherical supporting surface (16) in a bottom part (3) of the housing (2) and comprises an inclination protection (31-34), which counteracts an inclination of the swashplate (12) perpendicularly to the adjustment plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Danfoss A/S
    Inventors: Kim Loekkegaard Krogh, Palle Olsen
  • Publication number: 20150128796
    Abstract: A hydrostatic axial piston machine (1) with a cylinder barrel (2) having at least one piston bore (3) in which is located a power unit piston (4) supported on a cam disk (18). A control surface (5) is stationary relative to the housing and is on a control base (6), against which control surface the cylinder barrel (2) is in contact. In the control base (6) there are a kidney-shaped inlet connection (8) and a kidney-shaped outlet connection (9). The sealing web surface on the control surface 5 on the control base (6) in the vicinity of the inlet connection (8) is reduced, so that in operation as a motor, when there is a pressurization of the inlet connection (8), a reduction of the hydrostatic relief force is achieved. In operation as a motor, a residual application of the cylinder barrel (2) against the control surface (5) from a hold-down force of a hold-down spring (24) that is in an operative connection with the cylinder barrel (2) and/or pressing cylinder compression forces is preserved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Lukas Krittian, Martin Bergmann
  • Patent number: 9011109
    Abstract: In a swash plate type variable capacity compressor that changes a stroke of a piston by controlling the pressure of a crank chamber (6), lubrication oil contained in refrigerant gas is maximally prevented from being circulated outside the compressor. Some of discharged refrigerant gas in a discharge chamber (22) flows into the crank chamber (6) through a communication passage (25) (25a and 25b) and a control valve (27), while some of the discharged refrigerant gas flows out to a suction chamber (21) from the crank chamber (6) through a second communication passage (26) and an orifice (28), and the pressure of the crank chamber (6) is controlled through a balance between an inflow amount and an outflow amount. Oil storage chamber (30) extends downstream of the control valve (27) on the first communication passage (25) to separate oil and store the separated oil. Oil return passage (31) returns the oil stored in the oil storage chamber (30) to the crank chamber (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Sanden Corporation
    Inventors: Tsutomu Ishikawa, Satoshi Terauchi
  • Patent number: 8943949
    Abstract: The invention relates to a neutral setting apparatus for adjustable hydraulic machines, in particular the adjustment of the neutral position of a servo valve. In particular, the invention relates to servo adjustment devices with mechanically adjustable control pistons, wherein the forces necessary for this can be applied mechanically, electro-magnetically, pneumatically or hydraulically. The invention relates to a neutral setting apparatus of an adjustable hydraulic machine, with a housing in which a mounted input shaft is arranged, to one end of which a torque can be applied for rotating the input shaft about an axis. Thus providing a robust and cost-effective setting mechanism for the neutral position of a servo valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Sauer-Danfoss Inc.
    Inventors: Reinhardt Thoms, Peter Bahna, Sebastian Bujna, Peter Chlebana, Miroslav Chmatil, Michael Knazek
  • Publication number: 20150007556
    Abstract: A hydraulic motor includes a motor mechanism that rotates by hydraulic liquid pressure led from a hydraulic liquid pressure source. The hydraulic motor includes a casing that defines a casing chamber which accommodates the motor mechanism, a brake mechanism that brakes the rotation of the motor mechanism, a brake release actuator that releases the braking of the brake mechanism by a brake release pressure led from the hydraulic liquid pressure source, and a throttle passage that is in communication with the casing chamber and extracts a portion of hydraulic liquid that is led into the brake release actuator and leads it to the casing chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventor: Kaori Kawabata
  • Publication number: 20150000513
    Abstract: On an inner surface of a housing, a nozzle for jetting operation oil is provided at a position opposite to an outer circumferential surface of a cylinder block. With this configuration, by spraying the operation oil from the nozzle to the outer circumferential surface of the cylinder block during rotation of the cylinder block, this operation oil can remove frictional heat generated by sliding between a piston and a cylinder, and seizure of the piston and seizure of the cylinder can be prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Arata Funasaka, Tsutomu Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20140345449
    Abstract: Variable displacement devices and related methods are provided that can be used to change the amount of volume displaced by pistons within corresponding cylinders. The subject matter disclosed herein can relate to variable displacement devices usable as pumps, combustion engines, air compressors, compressed air engines, hydraulic engines, or the like, that can be used to change the amount of volume displaced by pistons within corresponding cylinders while the compression ratio remains substantially constant or can be variable as well depending on the configuration of the variable displacement devices and their components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Gholamali Kyoumars Saham, Hassan Lari
  • Patent number: 8776666
    Abstract: A motor capacity change-over actuator 10 varies a capacity of a hydraulic motor 1 in accordance with the inflow/outflow of a working fluid into/out of a drive pressure chamber 72. A motor capacity change-over valve 20 supplies the working fluid to the drive pressure chamber 72 in a supply position H and discharges the working fluid from the drive pressure chamber 72 in a discharge position L. A flow control valve 15 is interposed between the drive pressure chamber 72 and the motor capacity change-over valve 20, and therefore a shock generated upon deceleration of the hydraulic motor 1 can be alleviated without being affected by leakage of the working fluid in the motor capacity change-over valve 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Kayaba Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Satoshi Mori
  • Patent number: 8777588
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cylinder drum (1?) for a hydrostatic piston engine, having at least one kidney-shaped control port/cylinder bore transition (5?, 5?, 5??) which leads into a cylinder bore (2, 2?a) for receiving a piston that can be axially displaced therein, wherein the kidney-shaped control port/cylinder bore transition (5?, 5?, 5??) is configured perpendicular to the flow direction in a stepless and edge-free manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Joachim Rentschler, Peter Schlotter
  • Patent number: 8770088
    Abstract: A reciprocating compressor having an aperture control valve for an inlet passage. Sectional area of the inlet passage is maintained near the outlet holes of the aperture control valve, distribution of flow rates of refrigerant gas drawn into the cylinder bores during inlet stroke is even. A cylinder block is provided with cylinder bores, a valve plate opposing one end of the cylinder block having inlet and outlet hole pairs, and a cylinder head forming an annular outlet chamber and a cylindrical inlet chamber radially inside the outlet chamber. The cylinder head has an inlet passage and an outlet passage, and an aperture control valve with an inlet hole connecting with the inlet passage and outlet holes controlling the aperture of the inlet passage. The aperture control valve is disposed in the inlet chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Sanden Corporation
    Inventors: Yukihiko Taguchi, Hiroshi Ikeda
  • Patent number: 8757988
    Abstract: A capacity control valve for a variable-capacity compressor such as used in an air-conditioning system in a motor vehicle is provided, wherein foreign matter is prevented from being caught in the sliding parts and leakage on the sliding parts is prevented from occurring by configuring the capacity control valve so that there are no sliding parts between the valving element and the housing (valve body). The valve includes a bellows-type valve that includes a bellows and a fixing bracket joined in an airtight manner to an end of the bellows. The fixing bracket is fixed in an airtight manner to a valve body between a first valve chamber and a suction port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kohei Fukudome, Ryosuke Cho, Masayuki Futakuchi
  • Patent number: 8757045
    Abstract: A wobble plate type variable displacement compressor uses a constant velocity universal joint mechanism, which comprises an inner ring and an outer ring, balls that are held between guide grooves of the inner ring and the outer ring to transmit power, and a sleeve, which functions as a wobble central member of the wobble plate. An inner ring rotation preventing mechanism is constructed as a contoured interlock mechanism formed between the outer circumference of the inner ring and the inner circumference of a housing. A swash plate minimum inclination angle regulating mechanism, which regulates the minimum inclination angle of the swash plate by abutting the axial ends of the inner ring side and the housing side of the contoured interlock mechanism to each other, is provided to the contoured interlock mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Sanden Corporation
    Inventor: Satoshi Terauchi
  • Publication number: 20140150641
    Abstract: An axial piston machine includes a housing, a drive shaft, and a cylinder drum. The drive shaft is mounted in the housing so as to be rotatable with respect to a first axis of rotation. The cylinder drum is mounted so as to be rotatable with respect to a second axis of rotation. The cylinder drum has at least one cylinder bore that linearly guides an elongate piston. The piston has a first end connected to the drive shaft by a ball joint and a section in the form of a circular cone which tapers toward the first end. The piston also has a spherical section at the second end that is situated opposite the first end. The cone-shaped section merges without offsets and kinks into the spherical section. The piston has a flat end face at the second end which defines a plane that intersects the spherical section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Ruckgaber, Rolf Brockerhoff
  • Publication number: 20140150642
    Abstract: An axial piston engine, in particular pump or motor, includes a housing, a drive shaft, and a cylinder drum. The drive shaft is mounted in the housing so as to be rotatable with respect to a first axis of rotation. A bearing body is received in the cylinder drum rotatably with respect to a second axis of rotation. The bearing body is connected to the drive shaft via a first ball joint that has a joint center lying on the first axis of rotation. The cylinder drum has at least one circular-cylindrical cylinder bore in which an elongated piston is displaceably received. A first end of the piston is connected to the drive shaft via a second ball joint. The at least one cylinder bore is arranged at an inclination to the second axis of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Ruckgaber, Zoltan Gradwohl, Rolf Brockerhoff
  • Patent number: 8734127
    Abstract: A pressure regulating restriction for allowing a cylinder bore and a valve plate discharge port to communicate with each other before the cylinder bore communicates with the valve plate discharge port, and an oil passage for allowing the valve plate discharge port and the cylinder bore to temporarily communicate with each other in a time period after the cylinder bore is freed from the communication with the valve plate suction port until the cylinder bore communicates with the pressure regulating restriction. The oil passage has length capable of transmitting high pressure in the oil passage on a side of the cylinder bore at the time of the communication and of restoring the pressure in the oil passage on the side of the cylinder bore to the pressure on a side of the valve plate discharge port before the communication with a next cylinder bore at the time of non-communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventor: Takeo Iida
  • Patent number: 8677886
    Abstract: A hydraulic actuator for pump control is disclosed. The hydraulic actuator includes two hydraulically isolated chambers for actuation in one direction and two hydraulically isolated chambers for actuation in an opposite direction. Each of the four chambers is connected to a source of high pressure fluid by an electronically controlled pressure reducing valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Michael G. Cronin, Brian Mintah, Benjamin T. Nelson
  • Publication number: 20140069092
    Abstract: A hydraulic pump control circuit may include a pressure reducing valve selectively operable to limit the amount of fluid pressure available to an actuator operably coupled to a pump displacement volume adjusting mechanism of a variable displacement pump. The pump may be hydraulically coupled to a motor configured to provide a torque output. The reduced pressure to the actuator limits actuator travel, thereby limiting pump displacement. Accordingly, torque output of the motor may be reduced, thereby improving traction control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Mark Elliott, William Christopher Swick, Jeremy T. Peterson, Paul A. Dvorak
  • Patent number: 8651826
    Abstract: A capacity control valve capable of enhancing the function of discharging liquid refrigerant in a control chamber during startup of a variable capacity compressor, and improving the control speed of a swash plate during control is provided. The valve has an adapter that has an annular bearing surface and is provided to a free end of a pressure-sensitive body in the elongation and constriction direction, and a valve body for discharging liquid refrigerant, moveably provided inside the adapter. A slit is provided to an engaging part of the adapter with a third valve part, and an introduction hole for causing the control chamber pressure to act on a bottom surface of the valve body for discharging the liquid refrigerant is provided to the base part side, and an urging force is provided whereby the valve body for discharging the liquid refrigerant is urged in a valve-opening direction away from the third valve part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Futakuchi, Ryosuke Cho, Kohei Fukudome
  • Publication number: 20140000449
    Abstract: An adjusting device of an axial piston machine having a displacement volume that is adjusted by a pivoting yoke. The adjusting device has a cylinder, which is radially spaced from and tangential to the yoke pivot axis. A piston communicates with the yoke and is adjusted by hydraulic pressure change. A control arrangement has a position regulating valve with a control piston which can set the hydraulic pressure acting on the piston. A mechanical return can transfer the yoke pivoting position to the control piston. The valve is axially parallel to the cylinder and radially spaced from the yoke pivot axis. The return comprises an axially movable sensing piston and coaxial return spring which are axially adjacent to the valve. The sensing piston abuts a yoke surface that is eccentric with respect to the pivot axis and connected to the control piston by the return spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Udo Brehmer, Bernd Schraff, Roland Rehtanz
  • Publication number: 20130327208
    Abstract: A swash plate type hydraulic rotating machine includes: a rotating shaft; a valve plate; a swash plate; a cylinder block on the outside of the rotating shaft slidingly contacting the valve plate; cylinders provided in the cylinder block having axially movable pistons therein; shoes on a distal end of respective pistons; an annular keep plate between the swash plate and the cylinder block supporting the shoes having a plain bearing within the inner periphery of the keep plate, the plain bearing supporting the keep plate to push the keep plate toward the swash plate side; and set springs biasing the plain bearing and the cylinder block toward the opposite sides in the axial direction. The swash plate type hydraulic rotating machine is configured such that, when in an assembled state, a gap in the axial direction between the cylinder block and the plain bearing is 0 or a fine gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takahisa Suzuki, Mariko Ohno, Hisao Wada
  • Publication number: 20130318967
    Abstract: In an axial piston expander for a waste heat recovery device of a motor vehicle, the expander having a shaft with an axis of rotation around which a number of cylinders are arranged parallel to, and distributed around, the axis of rotation, each cylinder including a piston connected to a coupling plate which is pivotally mounted on the shaft so as to provide for an adjustable piston stroke and the cylinders having high pressure inlets and low pressure outlets with valve devices for the control of the operating fluid flow through the cylinders, a stroke adjustment arrangement is provided by which the stroke of the pistons is adjustable via a regulation of the pressure in an operating chamber at the back side of the pistons, the waste heat recovery device being coupleable with the drive train of the internal combustion engine for the transfer of mechanical driving power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: DAIMLER AG
    Inventors: Jan Gaertner, Thomas Koch
  • Patent number: 8562307
    Abstract: An electrical signal input type displacement control device capable of reducing pipes on hydraulic equipment, and hydraulic equipment including the same. The pump equipment includes two the pump units. Electrical regulators are disposed for the pump units. In each of the electrical regulators, a solenoid proportional valve changes a supply status of driving oil. A pilot piston activates a servo switching valve in accordance with a supply status of the supplied driving oil, and controls a supply status of mechanism driving oil supplied to a servo mechanism. Servo mechanisms change the capacities of the pump units in accordance with the supply status. In the electrical regulators, a driving oil passage connects the input port to an inter-pump passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hirobumi Shimazaki, Ryosuke Kusumoto
  • Publication number: 20130239796
    Abstract: An adjustable hydrostatic axial piston machine of swash plate design includes an actuating apparatus with a cylinder/piston unit and an actuating spring. The actuating apparatus is configured to adjust a pivot cradle of the axial piston machine. The actuating spring engages around at least one axial section of the cylinder/piston unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Zug
  • Patent number: 8517695
    Abstract: Provides is a variable displacement swash plate type compressor comprising a drive shaft, a lug plate fixedly installed at one side of the drive shaft, a swash plate dispose at another side of the drive shaft and rotated by the lug plate to vary a tilt angle thereof, a sleeve reciprocally moving along the drive shaft to let the swash plate rotate, and a spring supported between the sleeve and the lug plate, characterized in that the variable displacement swash plate type compressor comprises a restriction ring installed around the drive shaft between the lug plate and the sleeve to contact with the swash plate at a maximum tilt angle of the swash plate, wherein an end of the restriction ring is contacted with the lug plate and another end of the restriction ring is supported by the spring. Thus, since the direct contact between the swash plate and the lug plate is prevented, when the swash plate reaches at the maximum tilt angle, it is possible to reduce the noise and the wear remarkably.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignees: Doowon Technical College, Doowon Electronic Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Geon-ho Lee, Tae-jin Lee, Ki-beom Kim
  • Patent number: 8511216
    Abstract: A hydraulic actuator unit includes a first electric motor assembly formed by mounting one of a pair of electric motors to one of a pair of electric motor covers, wherein the first electric motor assembly is detachably mounted to a pump case so as to rotate a first control shaft around its axis line, and a second electric motor assembly formed by mounting the other one of the pair of electric motors to the other one of the pair of electric motor covers, wherein the second electric motor assembly is detachably mounted to the pump case so as to rotate a second control shaft around its axis line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Kanzaki Kokyukoki Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kengo Sasahara, Toshifumi Yasuda, Minoru Kamada, Masaaki Inoue, Takashi Nishizawa, Fumitoshi Ishino, Masaya Itou, Shinichi Hirose, Jun Matsuura, Ryota Iwaibara
  • Publication number: 20130152777
    Abstract: Provided is an axial hydraulic pump including: a residual pressure regenerating circuit (30) which is a pipe line communicating with a top dead center side communication port (31) and a bottom dead center side communication port (32); cylinder ports (26-1 to 26-8) which are provided in the respective cylinder bores of the cylinder block (6) and are operated with the rotation of the cylinder block (6); and communication holes (41-1 to 41-8) which communicate with the top dead center side communication port (31) and the bottom dead center side communication port (32).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Takeo Iida, Tadashi Nakagawa, Tomohiro Sakai
  • Patent number: 8449266
    Abstract: A control valve for a variable displacement compressor, in which the discharge pressure of the compressor introduced into a pressure sensing section applies urging force to a movement member, and a solenoid section applies, in cooperation with the urging force, urging force to the movement member depending on an input signal. The degree of opening of a valve body provided at the movement member is set according to the position of the movement member to regulate the rate of air flow in a communication path for interconnecting a discharge pressure region of the compressor and a compressor inner chamber. The suction pressure of the compressor is introduced into a control valve to apply urging force to the movement member, and communication between fluid having the discharge pressure introduced into the pressure sensing section and fluid having the suction pressure introduced into the control valve is shut off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideki Higashidozono, Norio Uemura, Kohei Fukudome
  • Patent number: 8418599
    Abstract: An axial piston machine is provided. The pivoting cradle of the axial piston machine has variable tilt. The axial piston machine has at least one adjustment device extending substantially in the longitudinal direction of the axial piston machine. The axial piston machine further has a return element for returning to a position of the pivoting cradle. The return element and the adjustment device are disposed in a plane extending parallel to an axis of rotation of the axial piston machine and perpendicular to a pivoting axis of the pivoting cradle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Dreher, Clemens Krebs
  • Patent number: 8356547
    Abstract: In a bent axis hydraulic machine, a back plate and cylinder barrel vary in distance from a drive plate as a stroke angle of the cylinder barrel changes, thereby minimizing unswept fluid volume in the cylinders of the barrel at any stroke angle. Distance is controlled by one or more rollers, engaging respective tracks that define a profile of contact that determines the distance as a function of the stroke angle. Telescoping fluid supply channels are employed to maintain a fluid supply to the cylinder barrel as the distance changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Inventor: Charles L. Gray, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8327751
    Abstract: A wabble plate type variable displacement compressor comprises a rotation preventing mechanism of the wabble plate which includes (a) an inner ring provided movably in the axial direction although rotation is prevented, supporting a main shaft at the inner diameter portion to rotate relatively and to move relatively in the axial direction and having a plurality of guide grooves for guiding a plurality of balls provided for power transmission, (b) a sleeve functioning as a wabble central member of wabble movement of the wabble plate, provided on the main shaft to rotate relatively thereto and to move in the axial direction and engaging with the inner ring movably in the axial direction, (c) an outer ring having a plurality of guide grooves for guiding balls at positions opposing respective guide grooves in the inner ring, supported on the sleeve wabblingly, supporting the wabble plate fixedly on the outer circumference and supporting a swash plate rotatably via a bearing, and (d) a plurality of balls held by t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Sanden Corporation
    Inventor: Shinji Tagami
  • Publication number: 20120269656
    Abstract: A first swash plate (30) and a second swash plate (40) are disposed on either side of a cylinder block (4), and a plurality of cylinders (6) are disposed in the cylinder block (4). A first piston (8) and a second piston (9) are inserted opposite to each other in each cylinder (6) such that the first piston (8) slides on the first swash plate (30) and the second piston (9) slides on the second swash plate (40). By providing a servo mechanism (33) that tilts the first swash plate (30) and a tilt linking mechanism (40, 70) that tilts the second swash plate (40) in conjunction with the tilting of the first swash plate (30), tilt angles of the two swash plates (30, 40) can be controlled by the single servo mechanism (33).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: KAYABA INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takeo SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20120198992
    Abstract: A capacity control valve capable of enhancing the function of discharging liquid refrigerant in a control chamber during startup of a variable capacity compressor, and improving the control speed of a swash plate during control is provided. The valve has an adapter that has an annular bearing surface and is provided to a free end of a pressure-sensitive body in the elongation and constriction direction, and a valve body for discharging liquid refrigerant, moveably provided inside the adapter. A slit is provided to an engaging part of the adapter with a third valve part, and an introduction hole for causing the control chamber pressure to act on a bottom surface of the valve body for discharging the liquid refrigerant is provided to the base part side, and an urging force is provided whereby the valve body for discharging the liquid refrigerant is urged in a valve-opening direction away from the third valve part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Inventors: Masayuki Futakuchi, Ryosuke Cho, Kohei Fukudome
  • Publication number: 20120198993
    Abstract: A capacity control valve for a variable-capacity compressor such as used in an air-conditioning system in a motor vehicle is provided, wherein foreign matter is prevented from being caught in the sliding parts and leakage on the sliding parts is prevented from occurring by configuring the capacity control valve so that there are no sliding parts between the valving element and the housing (valve body).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Inventors: Kohei Fukudome, Ryosuke Cho, Masayuki Futakuchi
  • Patent number: 8235681
    Abstract: A first swash plate (30) and a second swash plate (40) are disposed on either side of a cylinder block (4), and a plurality of cylinders (6) are disposed in the cylinder block (4). A first piston (8) and a second piston (9) are inserted opposite to each other in each cylinder (6) such that the first piston (8) slides on the first swash plate (30) and the second piston (9) slides on the second swash plate (40). By providing a servo mechanism (33) that tilts the first swash plate (30) and a tilt linking mechanism (40, 70) that tilts the second swash plate (40) in conjunction with the tilting of the first swash plate (30), tilt angles of the two swash plates (30, 40) can be controlled by the single servo mechanism (33).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Kayaba Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takeo Shimizu
  • Patent number: 8230773
    Abstract: Axial piston compressor, especially a compressor for the air-conditioning system of a motor vehicle, having a housing and, for drawing in and compressing a coolant, a compressor unit arranged in the housing and driven by means of a drive shaft, the compressor unit comprising pistons, which move axially back and forth in a cylinder block, and a tilt plate 10 (tilt ring; wobble plate or swash plate), which drives the pistons and rotates together with the drive shaft, wherein the tilt plate 10 or a tiltable part thereof associated therewith has locations 14, 15 of reduced amassing of material and/or locations which consist of a material which is different from the material from which the rest of the tilt plate 10 or tiltable part thereof is made, those locations bringing about a specific effect on the regulation behavior of the compressor in such a way that in a region of small tilt angles of the tilt plate 10 or tiltable part thereof, especially in a tilt angle range from 0° to 8°, especially 0° to 3°, a moment
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Valeo Compressor Europe GmbH
    Inventor: Otfried Schwarzkopf