IP Library Granted Patent US 9,194,404
Granted Patent B2
US 9,194,404 · App. 13/522,234 · Granted Nov 24, 2015

Oil hydraulic system for moving a gate

Inventor: Luca Palmieri (Zola Predosa, IT)
Assignee: FAAC S.P.A.
F15B15/204F15B7/006
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Patent No.
US 9,194,404
App. No.
13/522,234
Granted
Nov 24, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

An oil-hydraulic system for moving a gate, comprises a double-acting oil-hydraulic cylinder ( 11 ), which is intended to be kinematically connected to the gate to move it, and an electro-hydraulic pump ( 12 ) to feed and actuate the cylinder upon command. A switching valve ( 13 ) interconnects the cylinder ( 11 ) alternatively with the pump ( 12 ) or with a tank ( 14 ) of oil-hydraulic fluid. In rest conditions, the valve ( 13 ) connects the cylinder ( 11 ) to the tank ( 14 ), to allow free manual movement of a gate connected to the cylinder, and it is automatically controlled by the pressure variations in the system that are produced by the actuation of the pump ( 12 ) to disconnect the cylinder ( 11 ) from the tank ( 14 ) and connect it to the pump ( 12 ).

Claims (4)

1. Oil-hydraulic system for moving a gate, comprising a double-acting oil-hydraulic cylinder ( 11 ), intended to be kinematically connected to said gate to move it, and an electro-hydraulic pump ( 12 ), having two sides, to feed and actuate the cylinder upon command, characterised in that said oil-hydraulic system comprises a switching valve ( 1 . 3 ) that interconnects the cylinder ( 11 ) alternatively with the electro-hydraulic pump ( 12 ) or with a tank ( 14 ) of oil-hydraulic fluid, in rest conditions said valve ( 13 ) connects the oil-hydraulic cylinder ( 11 ) to the tank ( 14 ), to allow free manual movement of said gate connected to the oil-hydraulic cylinder ( 11 ), the valve ( 13 ) being automatically controlled by the pressure variations in the system that are produced by the actuation of the electro-hydraulic pump ( 12 ) to disconnect the oil-hydraulic cylinder ( 11 ) from the tank ( 14 ) and connect said oil-hydraulic cylinder ( 11 ) to the electro-hydraulic pump ( 12 ) wherein said switching valve ( 13 ) comprises an elongated seat ( 31 ) in which there are two shutters ( 34 , 35 and 36 , 37 ) that can slide coaxially and separated from one another by a central chamber ( 38 ) into which said two shutters ( 34 , 35 and 36 , 37 ) face and in which there is an actuation piston ( 39 ) that can slide coaxially with respect to the two shutters, the two shutters being pushed into a rest position, towards the actuation piston ( 39 ) through respective springs ( 27 , 28 ), and being able to slide the opposite way against the action of the springs a switching position; in said rest position the two shutters each connecting a chamber of the oil-hydraulic cylinder ( 11 ) to the tank and in the opposite switching condition the two shutters each connecting a chamber of the cylinder to the electro-hydraulic pump ( 12 ); the central chamber ( 38 ) being connected, on opposite sides of the actuation piston ( 39 ), to the two sides of the electro-hydraulic pump ( 12 ) so that, when the electro-hydraulic pump ( 12 ) is actuated, the pressure on the delivery side of the electro-hydraulic pump ( 12 ) reaches a central chamber part ( 38 ) on one of the opposite sides of the actuation piston ( 39 ) to directly push a shutter located on that side of said actuation piston ( 39 ) towards a switching position and, through the movement of the actuation piston ( 39 ), to push a shutter on an opposite side of said actuation piston ( 39 ) towards a switching position.

2. System according to claim 1 , characterised in that the shutters are each made with a first piston ( 34 and 36 ) and a second piston ( 35 , 37 ) axially coupled, the first piston, closer to the central chamber, having a smaller diameter than the second piston to at least partially insert with little clearance in the central chamber, made with a smaller diameter than that of the rear chambers ( 40 , 41 ) in which the second pistons ( 35 , 37 ) slide with minimal clearance.

3. System according to claim 1 , characterised in that the actuation piston ( 39 ) has a central part that slides in a sealed manner in the central chamber ( 38 ) and end parts that have a smaller diameter and are intended to rest against the opposite faces of the shutters.

4. System according to claim 1 , characterised in that the two sides of the pump are also connected to the tank through respective one-way intake valves ( 21 , 22 ) from the tank.

Assignments (4)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNOR'S EXECUTION DATE ON THE COVER SHEET PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 054413 FRAME: 0972. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Mar 11, 2021
From: NUOVA FAAC S.R.L.
To: FAAC S.P.A.
Reel/Frame 056269/0904 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 13, 2020
From: NUOVA FAAC S.R.L
To: FAAC S.P.A
Reel/Frame 054413/0972 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Nov 13, 2020
From: FAAC S.P.A.
To: NUOVA FAAC S.R.L
Reel/Frame 055569/0689 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 13, 2012
From: PALMIERI, LUCA
To: FAAC S.P.A.
Reel/Frame 029289/0905 →
Priority Claims (1)
IT MI2010A0030 · Jan 14, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
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