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Unitary poppet valve assembly for a proportioning valve

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CA1283021C
CA1283021C CA000563104A CA563104A CA1283021C CA 1283021 C CA1283021 C CA 1283021C CA 000563104 A CA000563104 A CA 000563104A CA 563104 A CA563104 A CA 563104A CA 1283021 C CA1283021 C CA 1283021C
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Donald Arthur Crumb
John Evan Steer
Richard Anthony Zander
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Honeywell International Inc
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Abstract

UNITARY POPPET VALVE ASSEMBLY
FOR A PROPORTIONING VALVE

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
The unitary poppet valve assembly (50) comprises an annular retainer (52) having an open end (54) and an opposite end (55) with a small diameter opening (56) therein. The annular retainer (52) has a plurality of fingers (58) extending laterally therefrom for engagement with the body (12) of a proportioning valve assembly (10). A poppet (70) comprises a poppet head (72) extend-ing radially outwardly from a longitudinal shaft (74), and an oppositely disposed abutment (76). The shaft (74) extends slidably through the small diamater opening (56) in the annual retainer (52), the abutment (76) engaging the retainer (52) adjacent the opening (56). A spring (60) is disposed between a corner or shoulder (57) of the annular retainer (52) and a shoulder (77) defined between the poppet head (72) and poppet shaft (74). The poppet (70) includes a central through opening (78) extending through the abutment (76) and to the head (72), wherein the opening (78) communicates with a lateral through opening (80) of the shaft (74). The unitary poppet valve assembly (50) may be inserted directly within an inlet opening (13) of the proportioning valve assembly (10) so that the fingers (58) engage the body (12) of the propor-tioning valve assembly (10).

Description

12~33(~21 UNITARY POPPET VALVE ASSEMBLY
FOR A PROPORTIONING VALVE
The invention relates generally to a unitary poppet valve assembly for a proportioning valve, and in particular to a poppet valve assembly that eliminates many assembly tolerance problems.
Proportioning valve assemblies have been uti-lized for many years in conjunction with vehicle braking systems. Depending on the fluid pressure generated by the master cylinder of the brake system, the proportion-ing valve may operate to restrict fluid pressure beingcommunicated through the brake lines to the rear wheel brakes, and thereby prevent the communication of e~ces-sive brake pressure which would cause lockup of the rear wheels and skidding of the vehicle. Typical prior propor-tioning valve assemblies are those such as illustrated inU. S. Patent No. 4,213,655 wherein the body of the prop-ortioning valve includes at the inlet end an opening in which is machined a groove for positioning one end of a ~, spring, the spring biasing a valve member or poppet down-wardly toward the differential piston of the proportion-ing valve assembly. The machining of the groove in the very small inside diameter of the inlet opening is diffi~
cult and expensive. More importantly, the machining of the opening and assembly of the spring and poppet encom-pass an accumulation or "stack-up" of tolerances which affect the kneepoint of the output pressure curve of the proportioning valve assembly~ The knee of the output curve is determined by the spring load at the position of contact and seal of the differential piston with the poppet. It is desirable to eliminate the stack-up of tolerances so that the proportioning valve assembly oper-ates in accordance with its intended design characteris-tics, and also to eliminate the more expensive manufac-turing costs inherent therein.

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The present invention solves the above problems by providing a unitary poppet valve assembly which may be assembled inexpensively and separately from the main structure of the proportioning valve assembly. The unitary poppet valve assembly is press-fitted into the inlet opening of the proportioning valve assembly, so that the stack-up of tolerances of the components is effectively eliminated and the proportioning valve assembly operates in accordance with the predetermined output curve characteristic.
The present invention may be therefore considered as providing A poppet valve assembly disposed within a body of a proportioning valve structure, the assembly comprising an annular retainer having an opening at one end thereof, a poppet extending longitudinally and slidably through the opening in the one end and into an interior cavity within the annular retainer, the poppet having a poppet head at an end disposed opposite from an abutment located at the other end, the poppet head located entirely within the cavity, resilient means extending between a cavity shoulder located within the cavity and the poppet head, the abutment engaging a retainer shoulder of the annular retainer disposed adjacent the opening in the one end, and at least one lateral retainer extension extending away from an outer surface of the annular retainer, the lateral retainer extension engaging the body of the proportioning valve structure so that the poppet valve assembly is retainably positioned thereby, the other end of the annular retainer comprising a retainer opening for permitting fluid flow therethrough, the retainer opening having a width substantially the same as a maximum width of the interior cavity, the proportioning valve structure ; having a piston end with a valve seat, and the piston end extending within the retainer opening and movable therethrough to position the valve seat relative to the poppet head.

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One way of carrying out the invention is described in detail below with reference to the drawings which illustrate an embodiment in which:
Figure 1 is a cross-section view of a proportioning - valve assembly utilizing the unitary poppet valve assembly of the present invention, and Figure 2 is an enlarged section view of the unitary poppet valve assembly.
Figure 1 illustrates a proportioning valve assembly referenced generally by numeral 10. Proportioning valve assembly 10 includes a body 12 having an open end 14 receiving threadably end plug 16. A lip seal 18 is sd/ . -2A-J'~' ~ . .

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Differential area piston 30 has ring seals 32 and 34 disposed thereabout, and a through opening 36. A spring 24 biases the differential area piston toward end plug 16. Piston end 38 e~tends into housing inlet opening 13 which receives the ring seal 34. Valve seat 3.9 is posi-tioned adjacent a unitary poppet valve assembly 50.
Unitary poppet valve assembly 50 comprises an annular retainer 52 formed generally in the shape of a cylinder, the cylinder having an open end 54 opposite a small diameter opening 56 in end 55. End 55 includes a shoul-der or flange area 53 disposed adjacent the opening 56.
A plurality of e~tensions or fingers 58 extend outwardly from the surface of annular retainer 52. Annular re-tainer 52 defines an interior cavity 59 which has spring 60 disposed therein. Spring 60 extends between a corner or shoulder 57 and a poppet head 72 of poppet 70. Poppet 70 comprises the poppet head 72, longitudinal shaft or body 74, abutment 76, central through opening 78, and lateral through opening 80. Head 72 includes a diameter which is larger than the diameter of shaft 74 to define a shoulder 77 which receives an end of spring 60. The abutment 76 e~tends radially outwardly of sha~t 74 to provide an abutment surface 79 which engages shoulder 53 adjacent opening 56. The central through opening 78 and lateral through opening 80 permit fluid flow therethrough so that hydraulic brake fluid may communicate with the interior of the proportioning valve assembly lOo Unitary poppet valve assembly 50 is assembled by placing spring 60 on a pin fi~ture (not shown), placing annular retainer 52 onto the spring, and then moving poppet head 72 through opening 56 and snapping head 72 through the small end coils of spring 60. This provides a subassembly which is inserted within inlet opening 13 ', ,.. ,:. - . . .:

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of proportioning valve assembly 10. Proportioning valve assembly 10 is assembled by inserting an arbor 90 (see Figure 1) into opening 20 so that the arbor engages an end 31 of the differential area piston 30. Body 12 of the proportioning valve is supported while the arbor is displaced into the opening 20 so that piston 30 is dis-placed against the load ot spring 24. The piston is displaced and the spring compressed until the fluid pres-sure load required for displacing the piston into engage-ment with the poppet is attained. Then unitary poppet valve assembly 50 is installed in body 12 by pressfitting the subassembly into opening 13. The unitary poppet valve assembly is press-fitted into inlet opening 13 until head 72 of poppet 70 engages valve seat 39, wherein the piston is utilized as the installation stop. Thus, the instal-lation force applied to the unitary poppet valve assemblyis applied against abutment 76 of the poppet, which also pushes annular retainer 52 into opening 13. Fin~ers 58 engage the surface of the opening 13 so that the poppet valve assembly will remain at the position to which it has been pressed-fitted. Then arbor 90 is removed so that piston 30 may return to the at-rest position shown in Figure 1, whereby seat 39 is displaced away from head 72. Thus, the assembly procedure has eliminated nearly all of the "knee" tolerances inherent within prior designs, and also provides an ine~pensive and easily assembled unitary poppet valve assembly.
The unitary poppet valve assembly is illustrated as utilizing a spring in compression. The spring may be revised to accommodate a tension spring. The annular retainer 52 also provides a stop for O-ring seal 34. As piston 30 is displaced during operation, it is possible for seal 3~ to be moved along piston end 38 and toward poppet head 72. However, seal 34 will engage the end of annular retainer 52 which retains the seal in place about end 38 of piston 30.

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Various modifications of the above-described embodiment of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art. It is to be understood that such modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the in~ention.

Claims (14)

1. A poppet valve assembly disposed within a body of a proportioning valve structure, the assembly comprising an annular retainer having an opening at one end thereof, a poppet extending longitudinally and slidably through the opening in the one end and into an interior cavity within said annular retainer, the poppet having a poppet head at an end disposed opposite from an abutment located at the other end, the poppet head located entirely within the cavity, resilient means extending between a cavity shoulder located within the cavity and said poppet head, the abutment engaging a retainer shoulder of said annular retainer disposed adjacent said opening in the one end, and at least one lateral retainer extension extending away from an outer surface of the annular retainer, the lateral retainer extension engaging the body of the proportioning valve structure so that the poppet valve assembly is retainably positioned thereby, the other end of the annular retainer comprising a retainer opening for permitting fluid flow therethrough, the retainer opening having a width substantially the same as a maximum width of the interior cavity, the proportioning valve structure having a piston end with a valve seat, and the piston end extending within the retainer opening and movable therethrough to position said valve seat relative to the poppet head.
2. The poppet valve assembly in accordance with claim 1, wherein the lateral retainer extension comprises a finger extending outwardly from the retainer body.
3. The proportioning valve structure having a poppet valve assembly in accordance with claim 2, wherein the poppet valve assembly is positioned within an opening of the body of the proportioning valve and is maintained in place by the finger which engages the body.
4. The proportioning valve structure having a poppet valve assembly in accordance with claim 3, wherein a seal is located about an end of the piston disposed within said proportioning valve, the seal maintained in place by means of the annular retainer.
5. The poppet valve assembly in accordance with claim 1, wherein the poppet comprises a central opening extending through the abutment and a body portion of the poppet, whereby fluid may enter through the central opening and into the interior cavity.
6. The poppet valve assembly in accordance with claim 5, wherein the poppet includes a lateral through opening which communicates with the central opening.
7. The poppet valve assembly in accordance with claim 6, wherein the retainer shoulder comprises an annular flange area adjacent the opening in the one end of the retainer.
8. The poppet valve assembly in accordance with claim 7, wherein the cavity shoulder comprises a corner of the annular retainer.
9. The poppet valve assembly in accordance with claim 8, wherein the poppet head has a diameter larger than the body portion of the poppet to define a shoulder therebetween which receives an end of said resilient means.
10. A poppet valve assembly disposed within a body of a proportioning valve structure, the assembly comprising an annular retainer having an opening at one end thereof, a poppet extending longitudinally and slidably through the opening in the one end and into an interior cavity within said annular retainer, the poppet having a poppet head at an end disposed opposite from an abutment located at the other end, characterized in that the poppet head is located entirely within the cavity, resilient means extends between a cavity shoulder located within the cavity and said poppet head, the abutment engaging a retainer shoulder of said annular retainer disposed adjacent said opening in the one end, and at least one lateral retainer extension extending away from an outer surface of the annular retainer, the lateral retainer extension engaging the body of the proportioning valve structure so that the poppet valve assembly is retainably positioned thereby, the other end of the annular retainer comprising a retainer opening for permitting fluid flow therethrough, the retainer opening having a width sub-stantially the same as a maximum width of the interior cavity, the proportioning valve structure having a piston end with a valve seat, the piston end extending within the retainer opening and movable therethrough to position said valve seat relative to the poppet head, and the poppet head having a diameter larger than a body portion of the poppet to define a shoulder therebetween which receives an end of said resilient means.
11. The poppet valve assembly in accordance with claim 10, characterized in that the poppet comprises a central opening extending through the abutment and the body portion of the poppet, whereby fluid may enter through a central opening and into the interior cavity.
12. The poppet valve assembly in accordance with claim 11, characterized in that the poppet includes a lateral through opening which communicates with the central opening.
13. The proportioning valve structure having a poppet valve assembly in accordance with claim 12, characterized in that the poppet valve assembly is positioned within an opening of the body of the proportioning valve and is maintained in place by the extension which engages the body.
14. The proportioning valve structure having a poppet valve assembly in accordance with claim 13, characterized in that a seal is located about an end of the piston disposed within said proportioning valve structure, the seal maintained in place by means of the annular retainer.
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