Check valve and modulator block including same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11512789-B2
Application number	US-201917296198-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 22, 2019
Priority date	Nov 22, 2018
Publication date	Nov 29, 2022
Grant date	Nov 29, 2022

Abstract

Disclosed is a check valve and a modulator block including the same. An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a check valve comprising a valve housing including first and second internal flow passages each formed to pass through an interior of the valve housing and having an inlet through which a fluid is introduced and an outlet through which the fluid is discharged; a first opening and closing member provided in the first internal flow passage and opened and closed by a hydraulic pressure of the fluid; a second opening and closing member provided in the second internal flow passage and opened and closed by the hydraulic pressure of the fluid; and a stopper member press-fitted to the valve housing.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A check valve comprising:
a valve housing including first and second internal flow passages each formed to pass through an interior of the valve housing and having an inlet through which a fluid is introduced and an outlet through which the fluid is discharged;
a first opening and closing member provided in the first internal flow passage and opened and closed by a hydraulic pressure of the fluid;
a second opening and closing member provided in the second internal flow passage and opened and closed by the hydraulic pressure of the fluid; and
a stopper member press-fitted to the valve housing,
wherein
the valve housing includes a body in which the outlet of the first internal flow passage and the outlet of the second internal flow passage are formed,
on an upper end of the body, a first opening communicating with the first internal flow passage and a second opening communicating with the second internal flow passage are provided, and
the stopper member is press-fitted to the first and second openings.

2. The check valve according to claim 1 , wherein
the stopper member includes:
a first support press-fitted into the first opening and having a first support groove recessed inwardly, and
a second support press-fitted into the second opening and having a second support groove recessed inwardly.

3. The check valve according to claim 2 , wherein
the first and second supports are provided to be press-fitted into the first and second openings and partially exposed toward the outlet of the first internal flow passage and the outlet of the second internal flow passage.

4. The check valve according to claim 1 , further comprising: a filter member installed in the valve housing to filter foreign substances in the fluid flowing into each of the inlets.

5. The check valve according to claim 1 , wherein
the first opening and closing member includes:
a first ball configured to open and close in contact with a first orifice provided in the first internal flow passage, and
a first elastic member configured to elastically press the first ball toward the first orifice, and

the second opening and closing member includes
a second ball configured to open and close in contact with a second orifice provided in the second internal flow passage, and
a second elastic member configured to elastically press the second ball toward the second orifice.

6. The check valve according to claim 1 , wherein
the valve housing further includes first and second coupling portions on a lower end of the body, and
the first coupling portion protrudes downward so as to form the inlet of the first internal flow passage and the second coupling portion protrudes downward so as to form the inlet of the second internal flow passage.

7. The check valve according to claim 1 , wherein
the valve housing includes a guide wall partitioned between the first and second internal flow passages and press-fitted with the stopper member.

8. A modulator block with a three-way flow passage with one suction passage and two discharge passages or two suction passages and one discharge passage, the modulator block comprising:
one coupling bore communicating with the three-way flow passage,
wherein
the coupling bore includes a check valve that is press-fitted so as to control one-way flow of a fluid, the check valve comprising:
a valve housing including first and second internal flow passages each formed to pass through an interior of the valve housing and having an inlet through which a fluid is introduced and an outlet through which the fluid is discharged;
a first opening and closing member provided in the first internal flow passage and opened and closed by a hydraulic pressure of the fluid;
a second opening and closing member provided in the second internal flow passage and opened and closed by the hydraulic pressure of the fluid; and
a stopper member press-fitted to the valve housing,

the valve housing includes a body in which the outlet of the first internal flow passage and the outlet of the second internal flow passage are formed,
on an upper end of the body, a first opening communicating with the first internal flow passage and a second opening communicating with the second internal flow passage are provided, and
the stopper member is press-fitted to the first and second openings.

9. The modulator block according to claim 8 , wherein
in response to the one suction passage being provided, the one suction passage is provided to be connected to each inlet of the first and second internal flow passages formed in the check valve, and the two discharge passages are provided to be respectively connected to each outlet of the first and second internal flow passages.

10. The modulator block according to claim 8 , wherein
in response to the two suction passages being provided, the two suction passages are provided to be respectively connected to each inlet of the first and second internal flow passages formed in the check valve, and the one discharge passage is provided to be connected to each outlet of the first and second internal flow passages.

11. The modulator block according to claim 8 , wherein
the stopper member is press-fitted to close the coupling bore.

12. The modulator block according to claim 8 , further comprising: a filter member installed in the valve housing to filter foreign substances in the fluid flowing into each of the inlets.

13. The modulator block according to claim 8 , wherein
the first opening and closing member includes:
a first ball configured to open and close in contact with a first orifice provided in the first internal flow passage, and
a first elastic member configured to elastically press the first ball toward the first orifice, and

the second opening and closing member includes
a second ball configured to open and close in contact with a second orifice provided in the second internal flow passage, and
a second elastic member configured to elastically press the second ball toward the second orifice.

14. The modulator block according to claim 8 , wherein
the valve housing further includes first and second coupling portions on a lower end of the body, and
the first coupling portion protrudes downward so as to form the inlet of the first internal flow passage and the second coupling portion protrudes downward so as to form the inlet of the second internal flow passage.

15. The modulator block according to claim 8 , wherein
the stopper member includes:
a first support press-fitted into the first opening and having a first support groove recessed inwardly, and
a second support press-fitted into the second opening and having a second support groove recessed inwardly.

16. The modulator block according to claim 15 , wherein
the first and second supports are provided to be press-fitted into the first and second openings and partially exposed toward the outlet of the first internal flow passage and the outlet of the second internal flow passage.

17. The modulator block according to claim 8 , wherein
the valve housing includes a guide wall partitioned between the first and second internal flow passages and press-fitted with the stopper member.

Assignees

• Mando Corp

Inventors

• Byun Seung Hwan

Classifications

• B60T15/02

  Application and release valves · CPC title

• B60T15/36 Primary

  Other control devices or valves characterised by definite functions {(electrically controlled valves in fluid-pressure brake systems B60T15/027, B60T15/028)} · CPC title

• B60T8/3685

  characterised by the mounting of the modulator unit onto the vehicle · CPC title

• F16K15/044

  spring-loaded · CPC title

• Y10T137/7927

  Ball valves · CPC title