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EP0607069B1
EP0607069B1 EP19940400045 EP94400045A EP0607069B1 EP 0607069 B1 EP0607069 B1 EP 0607069B1 EP 19940400045 EP19940400045 EP 19940400045 EP 94400045 A EP94400045 A EP 94400045A EP 0607069 B1 EP0607069 B1 EP 0607069B1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03C—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT ENGINES DRIVEN BY LIQUIDS
    • F03C1/00—Reciprocating-piston liquid engines
    • F03C1/02—Reciprocating-piston liquid engines with multiple-cylinders, characterised by the number or arrangement of cylinders
    • F03C1/04—Reciprocating-piston liquid engines with multiple-cylinders, characterised by the number or arrangement of cylinders with cylinders in star or fan arrangement
    • F03C1/0403—Details, component parts specially adapted of such engines
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  • a piston which can be used in a hydraulic motor comprising a casing and a cylinder block rotatably mounted relative to the casing around an axis of rotation, cylinder block in which at least one cylinder is formed and has first and second cylindrical wall having parallel axes, possibly merging, the first cylindrical wall being further from the axis of rotation than the second cylindrical wall and having a cross section greater than that of said second cylindrical wall, the piston comprising a first and a second piston body, the generators of which are parallel to the same axis, which are slidably mounted inside, and with respect to said first and second cylindrical walls of the cylinder and with which they delimit first and second working chambers of a fluid, respectively, a sealing means sealing between the first pi body ston and the first cylindrical wall and a communication means providing permanent communication between said first and second working chambers.
  • the means of communication comprises a central conduit formed in the central part of the second piston body, and at least one transverse conduit, also formed in this second piston body connecting the central duct to the first working chamber, said central duct opening into the second working chamber.
  • This embodiment has, inter alia, the drawbacks of reducing the mechanical resistance of the second piston body, and of being at the origin of large, constant and permanent pressure losses with regard to the communication between the two working chambers.
  • longitudinal grooves are formed in the second cylindrical wall and connect the two working chambers.
  • a drawback of this type of embodiment lies in the weakening of the second cylindrical wall and in the poor guidance it provides to the piston.
  • said means of communication comprises at least one reduction in the cross section of the second piston body, each reduction in the cross section extending longitudinally at the radial periphery of said second piston body between an end cross section of the second piston body and the first piston body.
  • the main advantage of the embodiments in accordance with the invention lies in obtaining reduced pressure drops and, in a preferred embodiment, in obtaining a good ability to adapt the guidance of the piston to possible unevenness of the cam. , all this by adopting a mechanically resistant piston, simple to machine.
  • each cylinder duct 11 communicates alternately with a distribution duct 22, then with a distribution duct 23, then again with a distribution duct 22 , during the relative rotation of the cylinder block 7 with respect to the pressurized fluid distributor 12.
  • a plurality of cylinders is provided in the cylinder block 7, these cylinders each comprising a first cylindrical wall 26, of axis 27, and, a second cylindrical wall 28, coaxial with the first cylindrical wall, also of axis 27, the axes 27 of the various cylinders being arranged substantially radially with respect to the axis of rotation 5 and being angularly regularly spaced around the axis of rotation 5.
  • first and second cylindrical walls could have separate axes, but nevertheless parallel.
  • a shoulder 29, contained in a plane perpendicular to the axis 27 of the cylindrical walls connects them.
  • the diameter D28 of the second cylindrical wall is also less than that, D26, of the first cylindrical wall, the second cylindrical wall 28 being located between the axis of rotation 5 and the first cylindrical wall 26.
  • this first cylindrical wall 26 opens, opposite the shoulder 29, into the enclosure 30 delimited by the casing 1.
  • a piston comprises a first piston body 31, having a cylindrical face 32 of diameter equal to D26, with play close to operation allowing the sliding of the first piston body 31 relative to the first cylindrical wall 26, and, a second body of piston 33, coaxial with the first body 31, having a cylindrical face 34 of diameter equal to D28, with play close to operation allowing the sliding of this second piston body 33 relative to the second cylindrical wall 28.
  • a transverse face 37 belonging to the first piston body 31 and the delimitation, substantially perpendicular to the axis 27, connects the cylindrical faces 32 and 34, a groove 38 making the connection of the transverse face 37 to the second cylindrical face 34.
  • the first (31) and second (33) piston bodies are inserted into, and slidably mounted relative to the first (26) and second (28) cylindrical walls, and determine working chambers (35, 25) n fluid, respectively.
  • the working chamber 35 is delimited by the first cylindrical wall 26, the shoulder 29, the transverse face 37 and the groove 38.
  • the second working chamber 25 is delimited by a transverse face 39, perpendicular to the axis 27, constituting the internal end of the second piston body 33, by the bottom 40, perpendicular to the axis 27, delimiting the second cylindrical wall 28, and by this second cylindrical wall 28 itself.
  • the working chamber 25 is also connected to the cylinder duct 11.
  • a transverse groove 41 is formed in the first piston body 31, opens into the cylindrical face 32 and receives a sealing member 42 , which provides the seal between the first cylindrical wall 26 and the first piston body 31.
  • a roller 52 cylindrical, with axis 53 and generators parallel to the axis of rotation 5, is rotatably mounted on the end of the first piston body 31 opposite to the second piston body 33 and supports the piston on cam 9.
  • a means of communication carries out the communications between the second working chamber 25 and the first working chamber 35.
  • two flats 43 defined by planes parallel to each other and, at the axis 27, equidistant from this axis 27, extending between the transverse face 39 and the groove 38, delimit two reductions 44 of the cross section of the second piston body 33, which are symmetrical with respect to the axis 27, and each correspond to the surface between the second cylindrical wall 28 and the flat 43 intersecting said second cylindrical wall.
  • the flats 43 are furthermore symmetrical with respect to the transverse plane T, containing the axis 27, perpendicular to the direction D5 of the axis of rotation 5.
  • Two longitudinal conduits 45 are thus provided, at the location of the reductions 44, between the second cylindrical wall 28 and the two flats 43 and connect the two working chambers 25 and 35, opening into the groove 38. These conduits 45, because of their constitution, open at the radial periphery 34 of the second piston body 33.
  • the plane P containing the axis of rotation 5 and the axis 27 is also the plane of symmetry of each reduction 44.
  • FIGS. 3A, 3B, 3C close to the previous one, is distinguished by the replacement of the flats 43 by flats 143, symmetrical with respect to the transverse plane T perpendicular to the direction D5, containing the axis 27, these flats 143 being oblique to said plane T, converging towards the face transverse 39 of the end of the second piston body 33, and thereby defining two longitudinal conduits 145, of transverse sections 144 increasing from the groove 38 to the transverse face 39.
  • These conduits 145 which open at the radial periphery 34 of the second piston body 33, are also symmetrical with respect to the axis 27, and connect the working chambers 25 and 35.
  • the plane P, containing the axis of rotation 5, and the axis 27, is a plane of symmetry of each reduction 144.
  • FIGS. 4A, 4B, 4C adopt two reductions 244 of the cross section of the second piston body 33, each consisting of the intersection of a rectangle, of which a median 246 is contained in the plane P, radial, containing the axis of rotation 5 and the axis 27 and whose two sides 247 parallel to the plane P intersect the second cylindrical wall 28 (and therefore the radial periphery 34 of the second piston body 33).
  • two longitudinal conduits 245 are formed, which open at the radial periphery of the second piston body 33, which are symmetrical with respect to the transverse plane T perpendicular to the axis of rotation 5 and to the direction D5 and containing the axis 27, which are also symmetrical with respect to the axis 27, and which connect the two working chambers 25 and 35, opening into the groove 38.
  • the plane P is a plane of symmetry of each reduction 244.
  • FIGS. 5A, 5B, 5C close to that of FIGS. 4A, 4B, 4C, is distinguished by the form of two reductions 344 of the cross section of the second piston body 33.
  • the cross section 344 of each reduction corresponds to the intersection of a U, whose concave transverse bar 348, constituted by a semicircle, joins two parallel branches 349, the straight line 350, equidistant from the two branches 349, being contained in the plane P, radial, containing the axis of rotation 5 and the axis 27, intersection of said U with the radial periphery 34 of the second piston body 33, and therefore with the second cylindrical wall 28.
  • two longitudinal conduits 345 are formed in the second piston body 33, open in its radial periphery, connect the working chambers 25 and 35 by opening into the groove 38, and are symmetrical with respect to the transverse plane T, perpendicular to the direction D5 of the axis of rotation 5 and containing the axis 27, and, with respect to the axis 27 itself.
  • the cross sections 344 are also constant along each conduit 345, from the transverse face 39 to the groove 38.
  • the plane P is a plane of symmetry of each reduction 344.
  • FIGS. 6A, 6B, 6C close to that of FIGS. 5A, 5B, 5C, is distinguished only by the fact that the section of a reduction 444, also constituted by the intersection of a U with the cylindrical face 34 of the second piston body 33, and therefore with the second cylindrical wall 28, grows along the corresponding conduit 445 from the groove 38 to the transverse face 39 of this second piston body 33.
  • the edges 451 which are in contact with the second cylindrical wall 28 diverges symmetrically with respect to the radial plane P, containing the axis of rotation 5 and the axis 27, from the groove 38 to the transverse face 39.
  • the symmetries with respect to the plane T, relative to the axis 27 and relative to the plane P remain, as is the connection between the working chambers 25 and 35.
  • the plane P which contains the axis of rotation 5 and the axis 27, also contains the contact edge of the roller 52 with the cam 9.
  • the various reductions 44; 144; 244; 344; 444 of the cross section of the second piston body 33 have led to the removal of the material constituting said second piston body 33 in the areas of intersection of said plane P with the second cylindrical surface 28.
  • the concomitance of these characteristics allows a certain pivoting , in fact limited, but nevertheless useful and sufficient, of the piston around an axis orthogonal to the axis of rotation 5 and to the axis 27 of the piston.
  • the longitudinal conduits 45; 145; 245; 345; 445 first make the connection of the working chambers 25 and 35, and therefore allow the fluid under pressure admitted by the distribution conduits 22, or 23, to act on the surface of the transverse face 39, on those of the reductions of section 44; 144; 244; 344; 444, and, on the surface of the transverse face 37, that is to say, in total, on the surface of the entire cross section of the first cylindrical wall 26.
  • these same longitudinal conduits allow the evacuation of the fluid out of the cylinders via the other distribution conduits (23, or, 22).
  • the length of the longitudinal conduits 45; 145; 245; 345; 445 is not constant: maximum when the transverse face 39 is closest to the bottom 40, this length decreases as the distance between the transverse face 39 and the bottom 40 increases, and also decreases the pressure drop longitudinal ducts. This characteristic is naturally sought after and allows a high efficiency of the hydraulic motor to be obtained.
  • the sections of the longitudinal conduits can be progressive (FIGS. 3A, 3B and 3C, and, FIGS. 6A, 6B, 6C), these conduits being moreover easy to produce, since they open out at the radial periphery 34 of the second body piston 33.
  • the machining is carried out on small parts - the pistons - which makes them economical and easy.
  • the central parts of the pistons, free of conduits, are not weakened, neither by a central conduit, nor by transverse conduits.
  • the machining of the embodiments of FIGS. 2A, 2B, 2C, and, 3A, 3B, 3C are simple millings using "one size” cutters.
  • the machining of the embodiments of FIGS. 4A, 4B, 4C; 5A, 5B, 5C; and, 6A, 6B, 6C can be made by "three size” cutters. That of FIGS. 4A, 4B, 4C, can also be obtained by electroerosion.

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  1. Kolben zur Verwendung in einem hydraulischen Motor mit einem Gehäuse (1) und einem Zylinderblock (7), der um eine Drehachse (5) bezüglich des Gehäuses drehbar gelagert ist, und in dem mindestens ein Zylinder angeordnet ist, der eine erste (26) und eine zweite (28) zylindrische Wand mit parallelen, ggf. zusammenfallenden, Achsen (27) aufweist, wobei die erste zylindrische Wand (26) von der Drehachse (5) weiter entfernt ist als die zweite zylindrische Wand (28) und einen Querschnitt aufweist, der größer ist als derjenige der zweiten zylindrischen Wand,
       wobei der Kolben einen ersten (31) und einen zweiten (33) Kolbenkörper hat, deren Mantellinien zu einer gemeinsamen Achse (27) parallel sind, und die innerhalb und bezüglich der genannten ersten (26) bzw. zweiten (28) zylindrischen Wand des Zylinders gleitend angeordnet sind und mit diesen eine erste (35) bzw. zweite (25) Arbeitskammer für ein Fluid begrenzen, wobei eine Dichtungsanordnung (42) zwischen dem ersten Kolbenkörper (31) und der ersten zylindrischen Wand (26) abdichtet und eine Verbindungsanordnung eine ständige Verbindung zwischen der ersten und der zweiten Arbeitskammer herstellt,
       dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß d-ie Verbindungsanordnung mindestens eine Querschnittsabnahme (44; 144; 244; 344; 444) des zweiten Kolbenkörpers (33) umfaßt, wobei jede Querschnittsabnahme sich in Längsrichtung an der radialen Peripherie des zweiten Kolbenkörpers zwischen einem Endquerschnitt (39) des zweiten Kolbenkörpers (33) und dem ersten Kolbenkörper (31-38) erstreckt.
  2. Kolben nach Anspruch 1, bei dem der zweite Kolbenkörper (33) eine Kolbenachse (27) besitzt, die eine zu den Mantellinien dieses zweiten Kolbenkörpers parallele Symmetrieachse bildet,
       dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Verbindungsanordnung zwei Querschnittsabnahmen des zweiten Kolbenkörpers umfaßt, welche von zwei Längskanälen (45; 145; 245; 345; 445) gebildet sind, die an der radialen Peripherie des zweiten Kolbenkörpers münden, wobei sie symmetrisch zur Kolbenachse (27) angeordnet sind.
  3. Kolben nach Anspruch 1 oder 2,
       dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Verbindungsanordnung ferner eine Querrille (38) umfaßt, die dem Übergangsbereich zwischen dem ersten (31) und dem zweiten (33) Kolbenkörper benachbart ist, und in welche die Querschnittsabnahme(n) des zweiten Kolbenkörpers mündet bzw. münden.
  4. Kolben nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, bei dem der Kolben über eine Rolle (52), die um eine zur Drehachse des Zylinderblockes im wesentlichen parallele Achse (53) drehbar ist, an einer als Widerlager dienenden Kurvenscheibe (9) abstützbar ist, die am Gehäuse (1) des hydraulischen Motors befestigt ist,
       dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der zweite Kolbenkörper (33) mit seiner Kolbenachse (27) eine zentrale Symmetrieachse bildet und zwei der genannten Abnahmen (44; 144; 244; 344; 444) seines Querschnittes aufweist, die gegenseitig bezüglich der Kolbenachse (27) und bezüglich der zur Drehachse (5) lotrechten, die Kolbenachse (27) enthaltenden Ebene (T) symmetrisch sind.
  5. Kolben nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4,
       dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Querschnitt (44) jeder Abnahme von der Fläche gebildet ist, die zwischen der Begrenzungsfläche der zweiten zylindrischen Wand (28) und einer diese Begrenzungsfläche schneidenden Sehne (43; 143) eingeschlossen ist.
  6. Kolben nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, bei dem der zweite Kolbenkörper (33) eine Kolbenachse (27) aufweist, die eine Symmetrieachse bildet,
       dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß in der Ausgestaltung, in welcher der zweite Kolbenkörper mindestens teilweise der zweiten zylindrischen Wand (28) gegenüberliegend angeordnet ist, der Querschnitt jeder Abnahme gebildet ist von der Durchdringung einerseits eines Rechtecks (247), von dem eine Mittellinie (246) in einer die Kolbenachse (27) enthaltenden Ebene (P) liegt, und von dem zwei Seiten (247) die radiale Peripherie (34) des zweiten Kolbenkörpers (33) schneiden, und andererseits der die zweite zylindrische Wand (28) begrenzenden Fläche.
  7. Kolben nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, bei dem der zweite Kolbenkörper (33) eine Kolbenachse (27) aufweist, die eine Symmetrieachse bildet,
       dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß in der Ausgestaltung,in welcher der zweite Kolbenkörper mindestens teilweise der zweiten zylindrischen Wand gegenüberliegend angeordnet ist, der Querschnitt jeder Abnahme (344; 444) gebildet ist von der Durchdringung einerseits eines U, dessen von einem Halbkreis gebildeter Quersteg (348) die beiden parallelen Schenkel (349) des U verbindet, wobei die von diesen Schenkeln (349) des U gleichweit entfernte Gerade (350) in einer die Kolbenachse (27) enthaltenden Ebene (P) liegt, wobei die beiden Schenkel (349) des U die Begrenzungsfläche der radialen Peripherie des zweiten Kolbenkörpers schneiden, und andererseits der die zweite zylindrische Wand (28) begrenzenden Fläche.
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