IP Library Granted Patent US 12,030,581
Granted Patent B2
US 12,030,581 · App. 17/031,434 · Granted Jul 9, 2024

Flow path control device and vehicle height adjustment device

Inventor: Hiroyuki Miyata (Fukuroi, JP)
Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
B62K25/04F16F9/34F16F9/46F16F9/56B62K2025/045
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Patent No.
US 12,030,581
App. No.
17/031,434
Granted
Jul 9, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A flow path control device includes: an on-off valve for opening or closing a flow path through which fluid flows from a first chamber to a second chamber; a control valve which controls the opening and closing of the on-off valve by transiting between a first state and a second state; and a push rod which includes a rod-shaped portion of which one end is pressed and moved to the other side and the other end causes the control valve to transition from the first state to the second state and a protruding portion which protrudes radially outward of the rod-shaped portion from an outer peripheral surface of the rod-shaped portion so as to receive pressure of fluid flowing from the first chamber to the second chamber.

Claims (60)

1. A flow path control device, comprising:

an on-off valve for opening or closing a flow path through which fluid flows from a first chamber to a second chamber;

a control valve which controls the opening and closing of the on-off valve by transiting between a first state in which the on-off valve is moved to a position where the flow path is closed and a second state in which the on-off valve is moved to a position where the flow path is opened; and

a push rod which includes a rod-shaped portion and a protruding portion, said rod-shaped portion having one end and other end in a longitudinal direction thereof, the other end being configured to cause the control valve to transition from the first state to the second state when the one end is pressed and moved toward the control valve, and said protruding portion protruding radially outward of the rod-shaped portion from an outer peripheral surface of the rod-shaped portion so as to receive pressure of fluid flowing from the first chamber to the second chamber, wherein

a washer fitted on the outer peripheral surface of the rod-shaped portion is the protruding portion.

2. The flow path control device according to claim 1 , wherein

a space between the outer peripheral surface of the rod-shaped portion and an inner peripheral surface of a member surrounding an outer periphery of the rod-shaped portion is a part of the flow path, and

the protruding portion is disposed in the space.

3. The flow path control device according to claim 2 , wherein

the washer has a through-hole in which the rod-shaped portion is fitted in a central portion and an inclined portion which is continuous with the through-hole and is inclined with respect to an axial direction of the rod-shaped portion and an inner diameter of the inclined portion is reduced as it goes away from the control valve.

4. The flow path control device according to claim 3 , wherein

the rod-shaped portion has a groove recessed from the outer peripheral surface, and

the washer is fitted to the outer peripheral surface of the rod-shaped portion at the groove.

5. The flow path control device according to claim 2 , wherein

a detour in which fluid bypasses a position which is closed by the on-off valve and flows from the first chamber to the second chamber when the on-off valve closes the flow path is provided inside the on-off valve, and

the push rod has an inner protruding portion which protrudes radially outward of the rod-shaped portion from the outer peripheral surface of the rod-shaped portion inside the on-off valve.

6. The flow path control device according to claim 2 , wherein

the protruding portion has a plurality of holes penetrating in the axial direction of the rod-shaped portion.

7. A vehicle height adjustment device, comprising:

a spring with one end supported on a vehicle body side and the other end supported on a wheel side;

a changing device which changes a length of the spring according to an amount of fluid in the first chamber for accommodating fluid; and

the flow path control device according to claim 2 .

8. The flow path control device according to claim 1 , wherein

a detour in which fluid bypasses a position which is closed by the on-off valve and flows from the first chamber to the second chamber when the on-off valve closes the flow path is provided inside the on-off valve, and

the push rod has an inner protruding portion which protrudes radially outward of the rod-shaped portion from the outer peripheral surface of the rod-shaped portion inside the on-off valve.

9. The flow path control device according to claim 8 , wherein

the washer has a through-hole in which the rod-shaped portion is fitted in a central portion and an inclined portion which is continuous with the through-hole and is inclined with respect to an axial direction of the rod-shaped portion and an inner diameter of the inclined portion is reduced as it goes away from the control valve.

10. The flow path control device according to claim 1 , wherein

the washer has a through-hole in which the rod-shaped portion is fitted in a central portion and an inclined portion which is continuous with the through-hole and is inclined with respect to an axial direction of the rod-shaped portion and an inner diameter of the inclined portion is reduced as it goes away from the control valve.

11. The flow path control device according to claim 10 , wherein

the rod-shaped portion has a groove recessed from the outer peripheral surface, and

the washer is fitted to the outer peripheral surface of the rod-shaped portion at the groove.

12. The flow path control device according to claim 1 , wherein

the protruding portion has a plurality of holes penetrating in the axial direction of the rod-shaped portion.

13. A vehicle height adjustment device, comprising:

a spring with one end supported on a vehicle body side and the other end supported on a wheel side;

a changing device which changes a length of the spring according to an amount of fluid in the first chamber for accommodating fluid; and

the flow path control device according to claim 1 .

14. A flow path control device, comprising:

an on-off valve for opening or closing a flow path through which fluid flows from a first chamber to a second chamber;

a control valve which controls the opening and closing of the on-off valve by transiting between a first state in which the on-off valve is moved to a position where the flow path is closed and a second state in which the on-off valve is moved to a position where the flow path is opened; and

a push rod which includes a rod-shaped portion and a protruding portion, said rod-shaped portion having one end and other end in a longitudinal direction thereof, the one end being configured to cause the control valve to transition from the first state to the second state when the one end is pressed and moved toward the control valve, and said protruding portion protruding radially outward of the rod-shaped portion from an outer peripheral surface of the rod-shaped portion so as to receive pressure of fluid flowing from the first chamber to the second chamber, wherein

the protruding portion has a plurality of holes penetrating in an axial direction of the rod-shaped portion.

15. The flow path control device according to claim 14 , wherein

a space between the outer peripheral surface of the rod-shaped portion and an inner peripheral surface of a member surrounding an outer periphery of the rod-shaped portion is a part of the flow path, and

the protruding portion is disposed in the space.

16. The flow path control device according to claim 15 , wherein

a detour in which fluid bypasses a position which is closed by the on-off valve and flows from the first chamber to the second chamber when the on-off valve closes the flow path is provided inside the on-off valve, and

the push rod has an inner protruding portion which protrudes radially outward of the rod-shaped portion from the outer peripheral surface of the rod-shaped portion inside the on-off valve.

17. The flow path control device according to claim 15 , wherein

the protruding portion is joined to the rod-shaped portion.

18. The flow path control device according to claim 14 , wherein

a detour in which fluid bypasses a position which is closed by the on-off valve and flows from the first chamber to the second chamber when the on-off valve closes the flow path is provided inside the on-off valve, and

the push rod has an inner protruding portion which protrudes radially outward of the rod-shaped portion from the outer peripheral surface of the rod-shaped portion inside the on-off valve.

19. The flow path control device according to claim 14 , wherein

the protruding portion is joined to the rod-shaped portion.

20. A vehicle height adjustment device, comprising:

a spring with one end supported on a vehicle body side and the other end supported on a wheel side;

a changing device which changes a length of the spring according to an amount of fluid in the first chamber for accommodating fluid; and

the flow path control device according to claim 14 .

Assignments (2)
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 23, 2021
From: SHOWA CORPORATION; HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
To: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058195/0590 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 24, 2020
From: MIYATA, HIROYUKI
To: SHOWA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 053876/0616 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2018021240 · Jun 1, 2018
Related Publication 20210009230A1 · Jan 14, 2021