Unloading relief valve

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9764671-B2
Application number	US-201514706716-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 7, 2015
Priority date	May 7, 2015
Publication date	Sep 19, 2017
Grant date	Sep 19, 2017

Abstract

A valve for a brake cooling system may include a body including a first and a second end, a first at least one radial passage, and a second at least one radial passage fluidly communicable with the first end. A first seat may be disposed within the body proximate the first end, while a plug may include a stop, a collar, and a first trunk disposed between the stop and the collar. The collar and the first trunk may be disposed in the body while an adapter may include a second seat, a head, and a second trunk disposed between the second seat and the head. The second seat and the second trunk may be disposed in the plug with a chamber, fluidly communicable with the adapter and the first at least one radial passage, being defined in the first trunk of the plug. An actuator may be slidably disposed in the chamber, and be in operative association with a biasing member. A poppet may be in operative association with the biasing member and the first seat.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A valve for a brake cooling system, the valve comprising:
a body including a first end, a second end, a first at least one radial passage, and a second at least one radial passage fluidly communicable with the first end;
a first seat disposed within the body proximate the first end;
a plug including a stop, a collar, and a first trunk disposed between the stop and the collar, the collar and the first trunk disposed in the body;
an adapter including a second seat, a head, and a second trunk disposed between the second seat and the head, the second seat and the second trunk disposed in the plug;
a chamber defined in the first trunk of the plug, the chamber fluidly communicable with the adapter and the first at least one radial passage;
an actuator slidably disposed in the chamber;
a biasing member in operative association with the actuator; and
a poppet in operative association with the biasing member and the first seat.

2. The valve of claim 1 , further including a check valve in fluid communication with the adapter.

3. The valve of claim 1 , further including a stem in operative association with the actuator, the collar of the plug, and the biasing member, the stem penetrating through the collar and a bore of the actuator.

4. The valve of claim 3 , further including a first fit between the stem and the collar, a second fit between the actuator and the chamber, and a third fit between the stem and the actuator.

5. The valve of claim 4 , wherein the first fit is less than the second fit and the second fit is less than the third fit.

6. The valve of claim 3 , further including a retainer extending radially outwardly from the stem and a snap ring disposed on the stem, the retainer being in operative association with the biasing member and the poppet, the snap ring operatively engageable with the actuator.

7. The valve of claim 1 , wherein the biasing member is disengageable from the poppet.

8. A work machine, the machine comprising:
a carrier including a rod end and a head end;
a valve including a body, the body including a first end, a second end, a first at least one radial passage, and a second at least one radial passage fluidly communicable with the first end, the first end fluidly communicable with the rod end;
a first seat disposed within the body proximate the first end;
a plug including a stop, a collar, and a first trunk disposed between the stop and the collar, the collar and the first trunk disposed in the body;
an adapter including a second seat, a head, and a second trunk disposed between the second seat and the head, the second seat and the second trunk disposed in the plug;
a chamber defined in the first trunk of the plug, the chamber fluidly communicable with the adapter and the first at least one radial passage;
an unloading actuator slidably disposed in the chamber;
a biasing member in operative association with the unloading actuator;
a poppet in operative association with the biasing member and the first seat; and
a check valve disposed in the adapter and fluidly communicable with the head end.

9. The machine of claim 8 , wherein the work machine is one of a mining truck and an off-highway truck.

10. The machine of claim 8 , further including a stem in operative association with the unloading actuator, the collar of the plug, and the biasing member, the stem penetrating through the collar and a bore of the unloading actuator.

11. The machine of claim 10 , further including a first fit between the stem and the collar, a second fit between the unloading actuator and the chamber, and a third fit between the stem and the unloading actuator.

12. The machine of claim 11 , wherein the first fit is less than the second fit and the second fit is less than the third fit.

13. The machine of claim 10 , further including a retainer extending radially outwardly from the stem and a snap ring disposed on the stem, the retainer being in operative association with the biasing member and the poppet, the snap ring operatively engageable with the unloading actuator.

14. The machine of claim 8 , wherein the biasing member is disengageable from the poppet.

15. The machine of claim 8 , wherein the first at least one radial passage and the second at least one radial passage are both in fluid communication with a tank, the first end being fluidly communicable with the tank via the second at least one radial passage.

Assignees

• Caterpillar Inc

Inventors

• Vacca John Cody
• Balashanmugam Bala Natarajan
• Chengalvarayan Partiban
• Mather Daniel T
• McIlheran Carl Andrew
• Morris Thomas Dale

Classifications

• B60P1/162 Primary

  the hydraulic system itself · CPC title

• F16K15/18

  with actuating mechanism; Combined check valves and actuated valves · CPC title