Semi-active anti-yaw damper, damping system and vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12023977-B2
Application number	US-202017605183-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 18, 2020
Priority date	Jun 20, 2019
Publication date	Jul 2, 2024
Grant date	Jul 2, 2024

Abstract

A semi-active anti-yaw damper ( 100 ), a damping system and a vehicle are provided. When a piston ( 2 ) of the semi-active anti-yaw damper ( 100 ) reciprocates in the hydraulic cylinder ( 1 ), an interior of the hydraulic cylinder ( 1 ) is divided into two cylinder blocks (PA, PB). The semi-active anti-yaw damper ( 100 ) includes at least two parallel branches (B 1 , B 2 ), the two ends of each of the parallel branches (B 1 , B 2 ) are connected to the two cylinder blocks (PA, PB), respectively, and each of the parallel branches (B 1 , B 2 ) is provided with an adjustable solenoid valve (PV), and the adjustable solenoid valve (PV) is configured to adjust a damping coefficient of the semi-active anti-yaw damper ( 100 ) when the semi-active anti-yaw damper ( 100 ) is in a semi-active mode.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A semi-active anti-yaw damper, comprising:
a hydraulic cylinder; and
a piston configured to divide an interior of the hydraulic cylinder into two cylinder chambers when the piston reciprocates in the hydraulic cylinder and fluid is flowable among branches of the semi-active anti-yaw damper using oil pressure difference between the two cylinder chambers,
wherein the semi-active anti-yaw damper further comprises at least two parallel branches, each branch of the at least two parallel branches has two ends respectively connected to the two cylinder chambers through a first node and a second node and is provided with an adjustable solenoid valve, and the adjustable solenoid valve is configured to adjust a damping coefficient of the semi-active anti-yaw damper when the semi-active anti-yaw damper is in a semi-active mode;
the first node and the second node respectively communicate with the two cylinder chambers of the hydraulic cylinder through respective main oil lines, and one or more relief branches connected to each other in parallel communicate between two main oil lines.

2. A damping system, comprising a controller and at least one semi-active anti-yaw damper of claim 1 , wherein the at least one semi-active anti-yaw damper is mounted on a bogie, and a signal input end and a signal output end of the controller are respectively connected with each of the at least one semi-active anti-yaw damper.

3. The damping system of claim 2 , further comprising a data acquisition mechanism mounted on the semi-active anti-yaw damper and connected with the signal input end of the controller,
wherein the data acquisition mechanism is configured to transmit real-time running parameters of the semi-active anti-yaw damper to the controller such that a damping force required for the damper is calculated by the controller according to the real-time running parameters, and a control signal involving the damping force is fed back to the semi-active anti-yaw damper.

4. The damping system of claim 3 , wherein the data acquisition mechanism comprises a pressure sensor and a displacement sensor,
each of the two cylinder chambers of the hydraulic cylinder is provided with the pressure sensor therein, respectively,
the displacement sensor is provided on the piston, and
the pressure sensor and the displacement sensor are connected to the signal input end of the controller, respectively.

5. The damping system of claim 3 , wherein the data acquisition mechanism comprises an acceleration sensor connected to the signal input end of the controller.

6. The damping system of claim 2 , wherein the controller is provided with an external interface connected with a cut-off relay.

7. A vehicle comprising the damping system of claim 2 .

8. The semi-active anti-yaw damper of claim 1 , wherein each branch of the at least two parallel branches comprises a one-way throttle valve and the adjustable solenoid valve connected in series.

9. The semi-active anti-yaw damper of claim 8 , further comprising an emergency oil line having both ends communicated with the two cylinder chambers, respectively, the emergency oil line is provided with a non-adjustable solenoid switch valve, and the non-adjustable solenoid switch valve is configured to enable the emergency oil line when the damper is in a passive mode.

10. The semi-active anti-yaw damper of claim 9 , wherein the emergency oil line comprises a limit orifice and the solenoid switch valve connected to each other in series.

11. The semi-active anti-yaw damper of claim 1 , wherein each branch of the at least two parallel branches comprises a first branch and a second branch,
an end of the first branch and an end of the second branch are connected in parallel at a first node, and another end of the first branch and another end of the second branch are connected in parallel at a second node, and the first node and the second node are communicated with the two cylinder chambers of the hydraulic cylinder, respectively; and
the first branch has an opposite flow direction to the second branch.

12. The semi-active anti-yaw damper of claim 11 , further comprising an emergency oil line having both ends communicated with the two cylinder chambers, respectively, the emergency oil line is provided with a non-adjustable solenoid switch valve, and the non-adjustable solenoid switch valve is configured to enable the emergency oil line when the damper is in a passive mode.

13. The semi-active anti-yaw damper of claim 12 , wherein the emergency oil line comprises a limit orifice and the solenoid switch valve connected to each other in series.

14. The semi-active anti-yaw damper of claim 1 , further comprising an oil reservoir communicated with the two main oil lines through oil reservoir lines, respectively, and each of the oil reservoir lines is connected in series with a throttle valve.

15. The semi-active anti-yaw damper of claim 14 , wherein a relief oil line is communicated between the main oil line and the oil reservoir, the relief oil line is connected in parallel with each of the oil reservoir lines, and the relief oil line is connected in series with a relief valve.

16. The semi-active anti-yaw damper of claim 1 , further comprising an emergency oil line having both ends communicated with the two cylinder chambers, respectively, the emergency oil line is provided with a non-adjustable solenoid switch valve, and the non-adjustable solenoid switch valve is configured to enable the emergency oil line when the damper is in a passive mode.

17. The semi-active anti-yaw damper of claim 16 , wherein the emergency oil line comprises a limit orifice and the solenoid switch valve connected to each other in series.

18. The semi-active anti-yaw damper of claim 1 , wherein each of the one or more relief branches is connected in series with a relief valve.

19. The semi-active anti-yaw damper of claim 1 , wherein the emergency oil line comprises a limit orifice and the solenoid switch valve connected to each other in series.

Assignees

• Crrc Qingdao Sifang Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wang Xu
• Kong Haipeng
• Cao Hongyong
• Zhou Pingyu
• Song Xiaowen

Classifications

• B60G2800/016

  Yawing condition · CPC title

• B60G2600/182

  Active control means · CPC title

• B60G2500/114

  pressure regulating valves · CPC title

• B60G2400/5182

  Fluid damper · CPC title

• B60G2400/10

  Acceleration; Deceleration · CPC title