Adjustable damping valve arrangement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9297437-B2
Application number	US-201313923536-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 21, 2013
Priority date	Jun 21, 2012
Publication date	Mar 29, 2016
Grant date	Mar 29, 2016

Abstract

An adjustable damping valve arrangement for a vibration damper comprises an actuator which exerts an actuating force on a multiple-part auxiliary valve body of an auxiliary valve. The auxiliary valve influences a closing force on a main stage valve via an auxiliary valve closing body which is movable axially relative to a shaft portion on the actuator side. During a lift movement, a main stage valve body of the main stage valve compresses a rear space connected to the control space via the auxiliary valve. An auxiliary valve closing spring acts upon the auxiliary valve closing body in closing direction independently from the actuator control, and the rear space has a flow-off channel having a damping valve which generates a damping force during a lift movement of the main stage valve body when the rear space is closed.

First claim

I claim:

1. An adjustable damping valve arrangement for a vibration damper comprising:
an auxiliary valve ( 23 ) having a multiple-part auxiliary valve body ( 21 ); and auxiliary valve seat body ( 32 ) and an auxiliary valve closing spring ( 30 );
a main stage valve ( 37 ) including a main stage valve body ( 35 ) and a control space ( 57 );
an actuator ( 15 ) exerting an actuating force on said multiple-part auxiliary valve body ( 21 ) of said auxiliary valve ( 23 ), said the auxiliary valve ( 23 ) influencing a closing force on said main stage valve ( 37 ) via said auxiliary valve seat body ( 32 ) which is movable axially relative to a shaft portion ( 83 ) on the actuator side by determining the pressure level in said control space ( 57 ), wherein said main stage valve body ( 35 ) of said main stage valve ( 37 ) during a lift movement causes compression in a rear space ( 59 ) connected to said control space ( 57 ) via said auxiliary valve ( 23 ); said auxiliary valve closing spring ( 30 ) acting upon said auxiliary valve seat body ( 32 ) in closing direction independently from the actuator control, and the rear space ( 59 ) comprises a flow-off channel ( 63 ) including a damping valve ( 81 ) which generates a damping force during a lift movement of said main stage valve body ( 35 ) when the rear space ( 59 ) is closed;
additionally comprising a check valve ( 79 ), wherein said auxiliary valve ( 23 ) comprises two separate flow connection portions ( 55 ; 61 ; 77 ) to said control space ( 57 ) for two separate incident flow surfaces (A SchlieβD , A SchlieβD2 ) of said main stage valve ( 37 ); and wherein said check valve ( 79 ) controls the entrance of damping medium from said flow connection portions ( 55 ; 61 ; 77 ) into said control space ( 57 ).

2. The damping valve arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein said flow-off channel ( 63 ) is formed in said main stage valve ( 37 ).

3. The damping valve arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein said flow connection portions ( 55 ; 61 ; 77 ) are constructed in said main stage valve body ( 35 ).

4. The damping valve arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein said main stage valve body ( 35 ) is constructed of a plurality of parts and a flow portion ( 55 ) is constructed in a separation plane between said main stage valve ( 37 ) and said auxiliary valve ( 23 ).

5. The damping valve arrangement according to claim 1 , additionally comprising at least one valve disk ( 109 ) and a clamping pin ( 107 ) in said main stage valve body ( 35 ) preloading said at least one valve disk ( 109 ) at least indirectly in closing direction.

6. The damping valve arrangement according to claim 5 , wherein said clamping pin ( 107 ) is constructed as a component separate from said main stage valve body ( 35 ).

7. The damping valve arrangement according to claim 6 , wherein said at least one valve disk ( 109 ) is flexible.

8. The damping valve arrangement according to claim 1 , additionally comprising an emergency operation valve ( 67 ) having an emergency valve body ( 69 ) and wherein said auxiliary valve closing spring ( 30 ) is supported at said valve body ( 69 ) of said emergency operation valve ( 67 ).

9. The damping valve arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein said auxiliary valve body ( 21 ) includes a shaft portion ( 83 ) and wherein said auxiliary valve closing spring ( 30 ) is arranged spatially between said shaft portion ( 83 ) and said auxiliary valve seat body ( 32 ).

Assignees

• Förster Andreas
• Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen

Inventors

• Förster Andreas

Classifications

• F16F9/446 Primary

  Adjustment of valve bias or pre-stress (F16F9/443 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F16F9/464 Primary

  Control of valve bias or pre-stress, e.g. electromagnetically (F16F9/465 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F16F9/465

  using servo control, the servo pressure being created by the flow of damping fluid, e.g. controlling pressure in a chamber downstream of a pilot passage (self-adjustment of damping F16F9/50) · CPC title

• F16F9/34

  Special valve constructions ({F16F9/44, F16F9/50 take precedence; filtering details F16F9/3285} ; valves in general F16K); Shape or construction of throttling passages · CPC title