WO2013042569A1 - 緩衝器 - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16F—SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16F—SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION
- F16F9/00—Springs, vibration-dampers, shock-absorbers, or similarly-constructed movement-dampers using a fluid or the equivalent as damping medium
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16F—SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION
- F16F9/00—Springs, vibration-dampers, shock-absorbers, or similarly-constructed movement-dampers using a fluid or the equivalent as damping medium
- F16F9/10—Springs, vibration-dampers, shock-absorbers, or similarly-constructed movement-dampers using a fluid or the equivalent as damping medium using liquid only; using a fluid of which the nature is immaterial
- F16F9/14—Devices with one or more members, e.g. pistons, vanes, moving to and fro in chambers and using throttling effect
- F16F9/16—Devices with one or more members, e.g. pistons, vanes, moving to and fro in chambers and using throttling effect involving only straight-line movement of the effective parts
- F16F9/18—Devices with one or more members, e.g. pistons, vanes, moving to and fro in chambers and using throttling effect involving only straight-line movement of the effective parts with a closed cylinder and a piston separating two or more working spaces therein
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16F—SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION
- F16F9/00—Springs, vibration-dampers, shock-absorbers, or similarly-constructed movement-dampers using a fluid or the equivalent as damping medium
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- F16F9/34—Special valve constructions; Shape or construction of throttling passages
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- This relates to a shock absorber that generates a damping force by controlling the flow of the working fluid in the cylinder with respect to the stroke of the piston rod.
- a cylindrical case is disposed vertically on the side surface of the cylinder portion and coupled by welding or the like
- Some cases have a structure in which a valve mechanism as a damping force generating means is accommodated in the case.
- the cylindrical case is conventionally manufactured from a pipe material, and the coupling surface with the cylinder portion is machined into a curved shape along the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder portion.
- shock absorber has the following problems.
- the joint between the cylinder and the cylindrical case requires high dimensional accuracy and strength in order to seal the working fluid, such as oil and gas, and to securely hold the valve mechanism housed in the case. Is done.
- the present invention controls a cylindrical case coupled to a side surface of a cylinder portion and a flow of a working fluid that is accommodated in the case and is generated by sliding of the piston.
- a cylindrical shock absorber having a damping force generating means for generating a damping force
- the case has a bottomed cylindrical shape having a bottom surface formed with a coupling surface coupled to the cylinder portion in a curved shape along the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder portion and an inner surface including a flat surface portion.
- the case for accommodating the damping force generating means can be easily manufactured.
- a damping force adjustment type shock absorber 1 that is a shock absorber according to the present embodiment has a double cylinder structure in which an outer cylinder 3 is provided outside a cylinder 2.
- a reservoir 4 is formed between the two.
- a piston 5 is slidably fitted in the cylinder 2, and the inside of the cylinder 2 is defined by the piston 5 as two chambers, a cylinder upper chamber 2A and a cylinder lower chamber 2B.
- One end of a piston rod 6 is connected to the piston 5 by a nut 7, and the other end side of the piston rod 6 passes through the cylinder upper chamber 2 ⁇ / b> A and is a rod guide attached to the upper ends of the cylinder 2 and the outer cylinder 3. 8 and an oil seal 9 are extended to the outside of the cylinder 2.
- a base valve 10 that partitions the cylinder lower chamber 2 ⁇ / b> B and the reservoir 4 is provided at the lower end of the cylinder 2.
- the piston 5 is provided with passages 11 and 12 for communicating between the cylinder upper and lower chambers 2A and 2B.
- the passage 12 is provided with a check valve 13 that allows only fluid to flow from the cylinder lower chamber 2B side to the cylinder upper chamber 2A side, and the passage 11 contains fluid in the cylinder upper chamber 2A side.
- a disk valve 14 is provided that opens when the pressure reaches a predetermined pressure and relieves it to the cylinder lower chamber 2B side.
- the base valve 10 is provided with passages 15 and 16 for allowing the cylinder lower chamber 2B and the reservoir 4 to communicate with each other.
- the passage 15 is provided with a check valve 17 that allows only fluid to flow from the reservoir 4 side to the cylinder lower chamber 2B side.
- the pressure of the fluid on the cylinder lower chamber 2B side is provided.
- a disk valve 18 is provided that opens when a predetermined pressure is reached and relieves it to the reservoir 4 side. As the working fluid, an oil liquid is sealed in the cylinder 2, and an oil liquid and a gas are sealed in the reservoir 4.
- a separator tube 20 is externally fitted to the cylinder 2 via seal members 19 at both upper and lower ends, and an annular passage 21 is formed between the cylinder 2 and the separator tube 20.
- the annular passage 21 is communicated with the cylinder upper chamber 2 ⁇ / b> A by a passage 22 provided in a side wall near the upper end portion of the cylinder 2.
- a cylindrical connection port 23 is formed in the lower part of the separator tube 20 so as to protrude sideways and open. Further, an opening 24 that is concentric with the connection port 23 and larger in diameter than the connection port is provided on the side wall of the outer cylinder 3, and a cylindrical case 25 is joined by welding or the like so as to surround the opening 24.
- a damping force generation mechanism 26 is attached to the case 25.
- the damping force generation mechanism 26 is provided on the downstream side of the pilot type (back pressure type) main valve 27, a pilot valve 28 that is a solenoid-driven pressure control valve that controls the valve opening pressure of the main valve 27, and the pilot valve 28.
- the valve block 30 is integrated with a fail-safe valve 29 that is operated when a failure occurs, and a solenoid block 31 that operates the pilot valve 28. Then, the annular spacer 32 and the passage member 33 are inserted into the case 25, the valve block 30 and the solenoid assembly 31 are combined and integrated, and this is inserted into the case 25, and the nut 34 is screwed to the case 25. Fix by doing.
- the spacer 32 is fixed in contact with an inner flange 25 ⁇ / b> A formed at the end of the case 25.
- the spacer 32 is formed with a plurality of notches 32A for allowing the reservoir 4 and the chamber 25B in the case 25 to communicate with each other.
- the passage member 33 has a shape in which a flange portion 33A is formed on the outer periphery of one end portion of the cylindrical member, and the distal end portion is inserted into the connection port 23 through the spacer 32, and the flange portion 33A abuts on the spacer 32 and is fixed. ing.
- the passage member 33 is covered with a seal member 33B, and seals a joint portion between the connection port 23 and the valve block 30 with a main body 35 described later.
- the valve block 30 includes a main body 35, a pilot pin 36 that is a coupling member, and a pilot body 37 that is a case member having an opening.
- the main body 35 is substantially annular and has one end in contact with the flange portion 33 ⁇ / b> A of the passage member 33.
- the main body 35 is provided with a plurality of passages 38 penetrating in the axial direction along the circumferential direction.
- the passage 38 communicates with the passage of the passage member 33 via an annular recess 100 formed at one end of the main body 35.
- an annular seat 39 projects from the outer periphery of the openings of the passages 38, and an annular clamp 40 projects from the inner periphery.
- An outer peripheral portion of a main disc valve 41 that is a disc valve constituting the main valve 27 is seated on the seat portion 39 of the main body 35.
- the inner peripheral portion of the main disc valve 41 is clamped by the clamp portion 40 and the pilot pin 36 together with the retainer 42 and the washer 43.
- An annular sliding seal member 45 is fixed to the outer peripheral portion on the back side of the main disc valve 41 by a method such as baking.
- the pilot pin 36 has a stepped cylindrical shape having a large-diameter portion 36A at an intermediate portion, and an orifice 46 is formed at one end portion.
- One end of the pilot pin 36 is press-fitted into the main body 35, and the main disc valve 41 is clamped by the large diameter portion 36A.
- the other end of the pilot pin 36 which is a fitting portion that is press-fitted into the passage 50 of the pilot body 37, is chamfered so that the outer peripheral portion is chamfered at equal intervals as a cutout portion extending in the axial direction and the cross-sectional shape is substantially triangular. It becomes part 47.
- the chamfered portion 47 forms three passages 47 ⁇ / b> A extending in the axial direction between the inner wall of the passage 50 and the chamfered portion 47 when press-fitted into the passage 50 which is a fitting hole in the center of the pilot body 37.
- the pilot pin 36 having a chamfered portion 47 that is chamfered and has a substantially triangular diameter in cross section can be easily formed by, for example, forging.
- the pilot pin 36 may be formed by forging, or the chamfered portion 47 may be formed by cutting from a cylindrical shape.
- the pilot body 37 has a substantially bottomed cylindrical shape having a bottom portion 37A at an intermediate portion.
- a chamfered portion 47 of the pilot pin 36 is press-fitted into a passage 50 penetrating through the center of the bottom portion 37A, and the bottom portion 37A is a flexible disk described later. It is fixed in contact with the large-diameter portion 36A of the pilot pin 36 via 48.
- the sliding seal member 45 of the main disc valve 41 is slidably and fluid-tightly fitted to the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 37B on one end side of the pilot body 37, and the back pressure chamber 49 is placed on the back of the main disc valve 41. Is forming.
- the main disc valve 41 receives the pressure on the passage 38 side, lifts from the seat portion 39 and opens, and connects the passage 38 to the chamber 25B in the case 25 on the downstream side.
- the internal pressure of the back pressure chamber 49 acts on the main disc valve 41 in the valve closing direction.
- a passage 51 is passed through the bottom portion 37 ⁇ / b> A of the pilot body 37, and a flexible disc 48 is seated on a seat portion protruding around the opening of the passage 51.
- the flexible disc 48 is caused by the internal pressure of the back pressure chamber 49.
- the back pressure chamber 49 is given volume elasticity. That is, in order to prevent the internal pressure of the back pressure chamber 49 from excessively rising due to the valve opening operation of the main disk valve 41 and the valve opening of the main disk valve 41 becoming unstable, the flexible disk 48 bends. As a result, the volume of the back pressure chamber 49 is increased.
- An elongated notch 52 extending in the diametrical direction is formed on the inner peripheral edge of the disk 48 ⁇ / b> A that contacts the pilot pin 36.
- the back pressure chamber 49 and the passage 50 communicate with each other by a passage 47 ⁇ / b> A formed between the notch 52 and the chamfered portion 47 of the pilot pin 36 and the passage 50 of the pilot body 37.
- a valve chamber 54 is formed in a cylindrical portion 37C on the other end side of the pilot body 37.
- An annular seat portion 55 is formed on the bottom portion 37 ⁇ / b> A of the pilot body 37 so as to protrude from the peripheral edge portion of the opening of the passage 50.
- a pilot valve member 56 which is a valve body constituting the pilot valve 28 that opens and closes the passage 50 by being seated on the seat portion 55, is provided in the valve chamber 54.
- the pilot valve member 56 has a substantially cylindrical shape, a distal end portion that is attached to and detached from the seat portion 55 is formed in a tapered shape, and a large-diameter flange-shaped spring receiving portion 57 is formed in the outer peripheral portion on the proximal end side. .
- a small-diameter rod receiving portion 58 is formed on the inner peripheral portion on the distal end side of the pilot valve member 56.
- An inner peripheral edge portion of the opening at the rear portion of the pilot valve member 56 is expanded by forming a tapered portion 56A.
- the spring receiving portion 57 serves as a pressure receiving surface for the chamber 54 in a state of being in contact with the fail safe disk 61. Therefore, in order to reduce the force when moving against the pressure of the chamber 54, the pilot spring 59, It is desirable to make the diameter as small as possible while securing the diameter necessary to contact the fail-safe disk 61.
- the pilot valve member 56 is elastically held so as to be movable in the axial direction facing the seat portion 55 by a pilot spring 59, a fail-safe spring 60 and a fail-safe disc 61 which are urging members.
- the cylindrical portion 37C on the other end side of the pilot body 37 has an inner diameter that gradually increases toward the opening side, and two step portions 62 and 63 are formed on the inner peripheral portion.
- the radially outer end of the pilot spring 59 is supported by the stepped portion 62, and the failsafe spring 60, the annular retainer 64, the failsafe disc valve 61, the retainer 65, the spacer 66, and the holding plate 67 are stacked on the stepped portion 63.
- the cap 68 is fixed to the end of the cylindrical portion 37C.
- the solenoid assembly 31 includes a solenoid 72, a coil 72, cores 73 and 74 inserted into the coil 72, a plunger 75 guided by the cores 73 and 74, and a hollow operating rod connected to the plunger 75. 76 is integrated and integrated. These are fixed by an annular spacer 77 and a cup-shaped cover 78 attached to the rear end of the solenoid case 71 by caulking.
- the coil 72, the cores 73 and 74, the plunger 75, and the operating rod 76 constitute a solenoid actuator. Then, by energizing the coil 72 via the lead wire 79, an axial thrust is generated in the plunger 75 in accordance with the current.
- the distal end portion of the actuating rod 76 has a tapered shape with a tapered portion 76A formed at the outer peripheral edge portion.
- the passage 50, the valve chamber 54, and the chamber at the back of the actuation rod 76 are communicated with each other by the communication passage 76B formed in the hollow actuation rod 76, and the chambers formed at both ends of the plunger 75 are connected to each other.
- a communication path 75A for communication is provided, and these communication paths 76B and 75A balance the fluid force acting on the actuating rod 76 and the plunger 75, and impart an appropriate damping force to these movements.
- the solenoid case 71 has a cylindrical portion 71A fitted into the case 25 on one end side, and a large-diameter portion 69B of a cap 68 attached to the pilot body 37 is fitted into the cylindrical portion 71.
- the cylindrical portion 71 ⁇ / b> A and the case 25 are sealed with an O-ring 80.
- the solenoid case 71 is attached to the pilot body 37 by inserting the tip end portion of the operating rod 76 projecting into the cylindrical portion 71A into the pilot valve member 56 incorporated in the valve block 30 and contacting the rod receiving portion 58.
- the large-diameter portion 69B of the cap 68 is fitted into the cylindrical portion 71A and connected to the valve block 30.
- the solenoid case 71 is fixed to the case 25 by holding the retaining ring 81 mounted in the outer peripheral groove with the nut 34.
- the spring portion 59B of the pilot spring 59 is brought into contact with the stepped portion 62, and the pilot valve member 56 is seated against the spring force of the fail-safe spring 60 and the pilot spring 59.
- the valve opening pressure is controlled by an energizing current.
- a coupling surface 25B coupled to the outer cylinder 3 of the bottom portion 25A is formed in a curved shape along the outer peripheral surface of the outer cylinder 3, and an inner surface 25C with which the spacer 32 of the bottom portion 25A abuts is formed flat.
- the case 25 having such a structure is manufactured by machining the screw portion 25D after being integrally formed by forging. As shown in FIG.
- the spacer 32 is a plate-like annular member, has an opening 32 ⁇ / b> B communicating with the opening 25 ⁇ / b> E of the bottom 25 ⁇ / b> A of the case 25, and has a flat end surface that contacts the bottom 25 ⁇ / b> A of the case 25.
- a plurality of (six in the illustrated example) recesses 32A are formed at equal intervals on the other end surface with which the damping force adjusting valve 27 abuts, and the chamber 102 and the reservoir 4 in the case 25 are connected via these recesses 32A. It comes to connect.
- the recess 32A can have any shape as long as a necessary flow path area such as a V-shaped groove or an arc-shaped groove is obtained.
- the case 25 is coupled to the outer cylinder 3 by bringing the coupling surface 25B of the bottom portion 25A into contact with the outer cylinder 3 and welding the periphery thereof. A welding part is shown by the code
- the pipe material is cut into the shape of the coupling surface 25B, that is, the shape along the cylinder, and the bottom portion is not welded to the inside, but by forging, casting, and cutting, from the bottom 25A of the case 25 to the coupling surface 25B. Since there is no space between them and they are integrally formed of only metal, the accuracy of the positional relationship between the coupling surface and the bottom surface can be easily increased. In addition, since the area of the coupling surface can be widened, there is less fear of being attached at an incline than when the cut surface obtained by cutting the pipe material is used as the contact surface, and the attachment surface can be attached with high accuracy.
- the coupling surface 25B is formed on a curved surface along the outer peripheral surface of the outer cylinder 3, and the inner surface 23C of the bottom 25A is formed flat, the distance from the coupling surface 25B to the bottom 25A increases as the distance from the opening 25E increases. Thickness increases. Thus, when the thickness is not uniform, the formation by forging is more desirable than the casting.
- the step angle at both ends in the circumferential direction of the recess 32A is tapered surfaces 32E, and the angle with which the cutting tool (bite) contacts is increased. This is desirable because it becomes loose (for example, 45 °), and as a result, burrs are hardly formed.
- FIG. 2 shows a structure in which the screw portion 25D is processed in the case 25 and the case 25 and the solenoid case 71 are fixed via the nut 34.
- the solenoid case 71 is formed in the case 25 by caulking.
- the thickness of the cylindrical portion 25F of the case 25 can be reduced.
- forming by forging is a more desirable forming method.
- the damping force adjustment type shock absorber 1 is mounted between the sprung springs of the vehicle suspension device, the lead wire 79 is connected to an in-vehicle controller or the like, and in a normal operation state, the coil 72 is energized to be a pilot valve member. 56 is seated on the seat surface of the pilot body 37 and pressure control by the pilot valve 28 is executed.
- the check valve 13 of the piston 5 is closed by the movement of the piston 5 in the cylinder 2, and the fluid on the cylinder upper chamber 2A side is pressurized before the disc valve 14 is opened. Then, it passes through the passage 22 and the annular passage 21 and flows into the passage member 33 of the damping force generation mechanism 26 from the connection port 23 of the separator tube 20.
- the oil corresponding to the movement of the piston 5 opens the check valve 17 of the base valve 10 from the reservoir 4 and flows into the cylinder lower chamber 2B.
- the pressure in the cylinder upper chamber 2A reaches the valve opening pressure of the disk valve 14 of the piston 5
- the disk valve 14 is opened, and the pressure in the cylinder upper chamber 2A is relieved to the cylinder lower chamber 2B. Prevent excessive pressure rise of 2A.
- the oil liquid flowing in from the passage member 33 is before the main disk valve 41 of the main valve 27 is opened (piston speed low speed region), and the orifice passage 46 of the pilot pin 36 and the pilot body 37.
- the pilot valve member 56 of the pilot valve 28 is pushed open through the passage 50 and flows into the valve chamber 54. Then, it flows from the valve chamber 54 to the reservoir 4 through the opening of the fail-safe disc 65, through the opening 67A of the holding plate 67, the notch 70A of the cap 68, the chamber 25B in the case 25, and the notch 32A of the spacer 32 (see FIG. 2 see upper half).
- the check valve 13 of the piston 5 is opened by the movement of the piston 5 in the cylinder 2, the check valve 17 of the passage 15 of the base valve 10 is closed, and before the disk valve 18 is opened.
- the fluid in the piston lower chamber 2B flows into the cylinder upper chamber 2A, and the fluid corresponding to the piston rod 6 that has entered the cylinder 2 flows from the cylinder upper chamber 2A through the same path as in the extension stroke to the reservoir. It flows to 4.
- the pressure in the cylinder lower chamber 2B reaches the valve opening pressure of the disk valve 18 of the base valve 10
- the disk valve 18 is opened, and the pressure in the cylinder lower chamber 2B is relieved to the reservoir 4, thereby Prevent excessive pressure rise of 2B.
- the internal pressure of the back pressure chamber 49 communicating with the upstream passage 50 through the passage 47A formed by the chamfered portion 47 of the pilot pin 36 and the notch 52 of the disk 48A. Since the internal pressure of the back pressure chamber 49 acts in the valve closing direction of the main disk valve 41, the valve opening pressure of the main disk valve 41 is adjusted simultaneously by controlling the valve opening pressure of the pilot valve 28. Accordingly, the adjustment range of the damping force characteristic can be widened.
- the pilot valve member 56 When the thrust of the plunger 75 is lost due to the occurrence of a failure such as a broken wire of the coil 72 or a failure of the vehicle-mounted controller, the pilot valve member 56 is retracted by the spring force of the fail-safe spring 60 and the passage 50 is opened. The spring receiving portion 57 of the pilot valve member 56 abuts on the face-safe disc 61 to close the flow path between the valve chamber 54 and the chamber 25B in the case 25.
- the case 25 of the damping force generating mechanism 26 By integrally forming the case 25 of the damping force generating mechanism 26 by forging, a bottom portion formed with a curved coupling surface 25B along the outer peripheral surface of the outer cylinder 3, a flat inner surface 25C with which the spacer 32 abuts, and an opening 25E is formed.
- the case 25 having 25A can be easily manufactured, and necessary strength and dimensional accuracy can be obtained.
- the machined parts can be greatly reduced compared to the case of manufacturing a case by machining a conventional pipe material, shortening the processing time, improving the yield, and reducing the manufacturing cost. be able to.
- the laminated parts inserted into the case 25 are pressed against the inner flange 25A by tightening the nut 34, and are securely fixed without being separated from each other by being given an axial force.
- an axial force is also applied to the spacer 32 and the case 25. Since the spacer 32 is provided with the recesses 32A and the flesh portions 32C alternately in the circumferential direction, the axial force can be reliably received by the flesh portions 32C.
- the case 25 has a configuration in which the bottom portion 25A is formed by forging, since the bottom portion 25A can receive an axial force, the stress applied to the outer cylinder 3 by the axial force can be reduced.
- the axial force is easily transmitted to the outer cylinder 3, and it is necessary to make the outer cylinder 3 thick, but in this embodiment, since the axial force is not directly applied, The outer cylinder 3 can be thinned or a large axial force can be applied.
- the spacer 32 of the damping force generation mechanism 26 is omitted, and a recess 32D is formed on the inner surface 25C of the bottom 25A of the case 25 instead.
- the concave portion 32D can be formed on the inner surface 26C of the bottom portion 25A at the time of forging the case 25, the number of parts can be reduced without adding a machining step, and the productivity can be increased and the manufacturing cost can be increased. Can be reduced. In order to further improve the accuracy, only the inner surface 25C may be cut.
- the present invention is applied to a multi-cylinder shock absorber provided with the reservoir 4 as an example.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and a cylinder You may apply to the single cylinder type buffer which formed the gas chamber by the free piston in the inside.
- the working fluid is not limited to oil liquid and gas, but may be other liquid and gas, or only gas. When the working fluid is only gas, the reservoir 4, the base valve 10 and the free piston are not necessary.
- the structure which applies an axial force to the damping force generation mechanism 26 was shown, even if it uses as a case which accommodates the damping force generation mechanism which does not provide an axial force, there can exist an effect of productivity and a manufacturing cost reduction.
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シリンダ部と円筒状のケースとの結合部には、作動流体である油液やガスを密封するため、また、ケース内に収容するバルブ機構を確実に保持するため、高い寸法精度や強度が要求される。
前記ケースは、前記シリンダ部の外周面に沿った曲面状で該シリンダ部に結合する結合面と、平面部を含む内面とが形成された底部を有する有底円筒状であることを特徴とする。
図1に示すように、本実施形態に係る緩衝器である減衰力調整式緩衝器1は、シリンダ2の外側に外筒3を設けた複筒構造となっており、シリンダ2と外筒3との間にリザーバ4が形成されている。シリンダ2内には、ピストン5が摺動可能に嵌装されており、このピストン5によってシリンダ2内がシリンダ上室2Aとシリンダ下室2Bとの2室に画成されている。ピストン5には、ピストンロッド6の一端がナット7によって連結されており、ピストンロッド6の他端側は、シリンダ上室2Aを通り、シリンダ2及び外筒3の上端部に装着されたロッドガイド8およびオイルシール9に挿通されて、シリンダ2の外部へ延出されている。シリンダ2の下端部には、シリンダ下室2Bとリザーバ4とを区画するベースバルブ10が設けられている。
減衰力発生機構26は、パイロット型(背圧型)のメインバルブ27、メインバルブ27の開弁圧力を制御するソレノイド駆動の圧力制御弁であるパイロットバルブ28、及び、パイロットバルブ28の下流側に設けられてフェイル時に作動するフェイルセーフバルブ29とが一体に組込まれたバルブブロック30と、パイロットバルブ28を作動させるソレノイドブロック31とから構成されている。そして、ケース25内に環状のスペーサ32及び通路部材33を挿入し、バルブブロック30とソレノイドアセンブリ31とを結合して一体化し、これをケース25内に挿入し、ナット34をケース25に螺着することによって固定する。
ケース25は、底部25Aの外筒3に結合される結合面25Bが外筒3の外周面に沿って曲面状に形成され、底部25Aのスペーサ32が当接する内面25Cが平坦に形成されている。このような構造のケース25は、鍛造によって一体成形した後、ネジ部25Dを機械加工することによって製造される。図3に示すように、スペーサ32は、板状の環状部材であり、ケース25の底部25Aの開口25Eに連通する開口32Bを有し、ケース25の底部25Aに当接する一端面が平坦で、減衰力調整弁27が当接する他端面に放射状に複数(図示の例では6つ)の凹部32Aが等間隔で形成され、これらの凹部32Aを介してケース25内の室102とリザーバ4とを接続するようになっている。なお、凹部32Aは、図示の長方形の形状のほか、V字形の溝、円弧状の溝等、必要な流路面積が得られれば、任意の形状とすることができる。ケース25は、底部25Aの結合面25Bを外筒3に当接させ、その周囲を溶接することによって外筒3に結合される。溶接部を符号101で示す(図1及び図2参照)。
なお、ケース25は鍛造に限らず鋳造や円柱材からの削出しによって成形してもよい。
さらに、鍛造や鋳造で形成した場合には、Oリング80が挿入されて配置される間を切削により平面を滑らかにしたほうが、Oリング80のシール性を向上させるために望ましい。また、鍛造や鋳造で形成する場合、一度結合面25Bを全面形成した後、開口25Eを切削により形成したほうが加工が容易である。
減衰力調整式緩衝器1は、車両のサスペンション装置のバネ上バネ下間に装着され、リード線79が車載コントローラ等に接続され、通常の作動状態では、コイル72に通電して、パイロット弁部材56をパイロットボディ37のシート面に着座させて、パイロットバルブ28による圧力制御を実行する。
減衰力発生機構26のケース25を鍛造によって一体成形することにより、外筒3の外周面に沿った曲面状の結合面25B、スペーサ32が当接する平坦な内面25C及び開口25Eが形成された底部25Aを有するケース25を容易に製造することができ、必要な強度及び寸法精度を得ることができる。これにより、従来のパイプ材を機械加工してケースを製造する場合に比して、機械加工部位を大幅に削減することができ、加工時間を短縮し、歩留まりを向上させて製造コストを低減することができる。
なお、以下の説明において、上記実施形態に対して、同様の部分には同一の参照符号を付して、異なる部分についてのみ詳細に説明する。また、減衰力調整機構26については、詳細な説明及び内部の図示を省略する。
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- 作動流体が封入された円筒状のシリンダ部と、該シリンダ部の内部を摺動するピストンと、前記ピストンに連結されて前記シリンダ部の外部に延出されたピストンロッドと、前記シリンダ部の側面部に結合された円筒状のケースと、該ケース内に収容されて前記ピストンの摺動によって生じる作動流体の流れを制御して減衰力を発生させる減衰力発生手段とを備えた筒型の緩衝器において、
前記ケースは、前記シリンダ部の外周面に沿った曲面状で該シリンダ部に結合する結合面と、平坦部を含む内面とが形成された底部を有する有底円筒状であることを特徴とする緩衝器。 - 前記ケースは鍛造によって結合面と底部とが一体成形されていることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の緩衝器。
- 前記ケースの底部の内面には、凹部が設けられ、前記減衰力発生手段が前記底部の内面に当接して前記凹部によって作動流体の流路が形成されることを特徴とする請求項1、2の何れかに記載の緩衝器。
- 前記ケースの底部の内面には板状のスペーサが配され、該スペーサは前記底部と当接する一端面が平坦で、前記減衰力発生手段が当接する他端面に凹部が形成されることを特徴とする請求項1,2の何れかに記載の緩衝器。
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