Safety valve, pneumatic actuator, and vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12338904-B2
Application number	US-202118292471-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 29, 2021
Priority date	Jul 29, 2021
Publication date	Jun 24, 2025
Grant date	Jun 24, 2025

Abstract

A safety valve ( 100 ) for a pneumatic conduit ( 798 ) includes a valve body ( 120 ) having a pressure port ( 122 ) pneumatically connected to a pressure side ( 840 ) of the pneumatic conduit ( 798 ) and a release port ( 124 ) pneumatically connected to a release side ( 860 ) of the pneumatic conduit ( 798 ), a valve piston ( 140 ) axially movable along a valve axis (AV) relative to the valve body ( 120 ) between a release-side end position (SP 1 ) and a pressure-side end position (SP 2 ), and a valve piston spring ( 160 ) that pushes the valve piston ( 140 ) into the pressure-side end position (SP 2 ). The safety valve ( 100 ) includes a pressure-side gasket ( 130 ), which is adapted to inhibit the air flow (AF) between the pressure port ( 122 ) and the release port ( 124 ) when the valve piston ( 140 ) is in the pressure-side end position (SP 2 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A safety valve for a pneumatic conduit ( 798 ), the safety valve ( 100 ) comprising:
a valve body ( 120 ), arranged in the pneumatic conduit ( 798 ), the valve body including a pressure port ( 122 ) pneumatically connected to a pressure side ( 840 ) of the pneumatic conduit ( 798 ) and a release port ( 124 ) pneumatically connected to a release side ( 860 ) of the pneumatic conduit ( 798 ),
a valve piston ( 140 ), arranged in the valve body ( 120 ) and axially movable along a valve axis (AV) relative to the valve body ( 120 ) between a release-side end position (SP 1 ) on an axial side facing the release port ( 124 ) and a pressure-side end position (SP 2 ) on another axial side facing the pressure port ( 122 ), and
a valve piston spring ( 160 ) that pushes the valve piston ( 140 ) toward the pressure-side end position (SP 2 ),
wherein the safety valve includes a pressure-side gasket ( 130 , 130 ′, 130 ″), which inhibits the air flow (AF) between the pressure port ( 122 ) and the release port ( 124 ) when the valve piston ( 140 ) is in the pressure-side end position (SP 2 ).

2. A safety valve according to claim 1 , wherein
the pressure-side gasket ( 130 , 130 ″) inhibits the air flow (AF) in an annular passage ( 146 ) when the valve piston ( 140 ) is in the pressure-side end position (SP 2 ), wherein
the annular passage ( 146 ) is between a circumferential surface ( 145 ) of the valve piston ( 140 ) and an inner surface ( 126 ) of the valve body ( 120 ).

3. A safety valve according to claim 2 , further comprising
a release-side gasket ( 134 ), which inhibits the release airflow (AF) between the pressure port ( 122 ) and the release port ( 124 ) when the valve piston ( 140 ) is in the release-side end position (SP 1 ).

4. A safety valve according to claim 1 , wherein
the pressure-side gasket ( 130 , 130 ″) is arranged between a pressure-side end face ( 142 ) of the valve piston ( 140 ) and a pressure-side stop ( 128 ) of the valve body ( 120 ), and protrudes axially in the direction of the valve axis (AV).

5. A safety valve according to claim 4 , wherein
the pressure-side gasket ( 130 , 130 ″) is arranged on the pressure-side end face ( 142 ) of the valve piston ( 140 ), or
the pressure-side gasket ( 130 , 130 ″) is arranged on a pressure-side stop ( 128 ) of the valve body ( 120 ) or of a valve body lid ( 125 ).

6. A safety valve according to claim 1 , wherein
the pressure-side gasket ( 130 ) is arranged in the annular passage ( 146 ), and protrudes radially in a plane perpendicular to the valve axis (VA).

7. A safety valve according to claim 6 , wherein
the pressure-side gasket ( 130 ′) is arranged on the circumferential surface ( 145 ) of the valve piston ( 140 ).

8. A safety valve according to claim 7 , wherein
the safety valve ( 100 ′) includes a bypass conduit ( 150 ), which permits the air flow (AF) to bypass the valve piston ( 140 ) and to flow between the pressure port ( 122 ) and the release port ( 124 ), wherein
the bypass conduit ( 150 ) extends in the valve body ( 120 ), wherein the bypass conduit ( 150 ) is a groove ( 154 ) extending axially or in a substantially axial direction on an inner surface ( 126 ) of the valve body ( 120 ).

9. A safety valve according to claim 1 , wherein
the valve body ( 120 ) includes a valve body lid ( 125 , 125 ′), which includes the pressure-side stop ( 128 ) and/or the pressure port ( 122 ).

10. A safety valve according to claim 9 , wherein
the valve body lid ( 125 ′) is releasably connected to the valve body ( 120 ) and includes a lid thread ( 131 ) that engages a corresponding body thread ( 132 ) of the valve body ( 120 ).

11. A safety valve according to claim 9 , wherein
the valve body lid ( 125 ) is mounted to the valve body ( 120 ) in a positively locking manner in a lid recess ( 135 ) by a body rim ( 133 ), wherein
the body rim ( 133 ) is created by a bordering process after inserting the valve body lid ( 125 ) into the lid recess ( 135 ).

12. A safety valve according to claim 1 , further comprising
a fixation bushing ( 910 ) that engages with the pneumatic conduit ( 798 ) in a positively locking manner via a fixation bushing thread ( 918 ), and which axially locks the safety valve in the pneumatic conduit ( 798 ).

13. A pneumatic actuator ( 800 ) comprising:
a pneumatic conduit ( 798 ) with a pressure side ( 840 ) and a release side ( 860 ), and
a safety valve according to claim 1 .

14. A vehicle ( 1000 ) comprising a pneumatic actuator ( 800 ) according to claim 13 .

15. The safety valve of claim 2 , wherein the annular passage is the only passage for the release airflow to pass from the pressure port to the release port.

16. The safety valve of claim 3 , wherein the release-side gasket is arranged in a release-side gasket recess, wherein the release-side gasket recess is an axial segment with a reduced diameter for accommodating the release-side gasket at a specified axial position.

17. The safety valve of claim 12 , wherein the valve body is not in threaded engagement with the pneumatic conduit.

18. The safety valve of claim 12 , further comprising a check valve disposed between the valve body and the fixation bushing at the release port, which permits the air flow out through the release port and blocks return flow.

19. The safety valve according to claim 1 , wherein the valve piston permits the release airflow (AF) to flow from the pressure port ( 122 ) to the release port ( 124 ) depending on the position of the valve piston, wherein the release airflow (AF) is blocked from flowing through the release port when the valve piston is in the release-side end position and when the valve piston is in the pressure-side end position, wherein the release airflow is permitted when the valve piston is between the release-side end position and the pressure-side end position.

20. The safety valve according to claim 8 , wherein the bypass conduit permits the release airflow when the valve piston is between its two end positions, and the pressure-side gasket ( 130 ′) blocks the release airflow from the pressure port to the release port when the valve piston is in the release-side end position and when the valve piston is in the pressure-side end position.

Assignees

• Zf Cv Systems Europe Bv

Inventors

• Gora Rafal
• Kaszuba Damian

Classifications

• F15B13/0401

  Valve members; Fluid interconnections therefor · CPC title

• F16K2200/402

  arranged on the valve housing or seat · CPC title

• F16D2048/0221

  Valves for clutch control systems; Details thereof · CPC title

• F16D2500/1028

  Pneumatic · CPC title

• F16D25/088

  the line of action of the fluid-actuated members being distinctly separate from the axis of rotation · CPC title