Hydraulic system for a brake release device, brake release device with such a hydraulic system and brake system
A hydraulic system for a brake release device has a pump device, a tank, a valve assembly and at least one working port, where the working port is connectable to the tank or the pump device via the valve assembly. The pump device is switchable between an operating mode and a shutdown mode, where the valve assembly connects the working port to the tank in the shutdown mode and the valve assembly is only hydraulically operable. A brake release device having such a hydraulic system is also disclosed.
1 . A hydraulic system for a brake release device or brake system, the hydraulic system comprising:
a pump device comprising a first pump element and a second pump element;
a tank;
a valve assembly that is only hydraulically operable, the valve assembly comprising a circulation device; and
at least one working port, wherein the at least one working port is connectable to the tank or the pump device via the valve assembly,
wherein the pump device is switchable between an operating mode and a shutdown mode,
wherein the valve assembly is switchable at least partially by a pressure at the at least one working port to fluidly couple the at least one working port to the tank in the shutdown mode,
wherein the valve assembly is switched by a pressure delivered by the pump device to fluidly couple the at least one working port to the pump device in the operating mode, and
wherein the circulation device connects the first pump element of the pump device to the tank when a limit pressure is reached at the at least one working port, and the second pump element hydraulically controls the valve assembly such that the limit pressure at the at least one working port is maintained when the first pump element of the pump device is connected to the tank by the circulation device.
2 . The hydraulic system according to claim 1 , wherein the second pump element is connected to the tank via at least one leakage point.
3 . The hydraulic system according to claim 1 , wherein the first pump element and the second pump element are connected to the valve assembly via a common pressure line.
4 . The hydraulic system according to claim 3 , wherein the valve assembly is connected to the tank via a relief line, the common pressure line being connected to the relief line via at least one leakage line.
5 . The hydraulic system according to claim 4 , wherein a hydraulic resistor is disposed in the leakage line.
6 . The hydraulic system according to claim 1 , wherein the valve assembly comprises at least one hydraulically operable pressure switch, wherein the at least one hydraulically operable pressure switch connects the pump device to the at least one working port in the operating mode and wherein the at least one hydraulically operable pressure switch connects the at least one working port to the tank in the shutdown mode.
7 . The hydraulic system according to claim 1 , wherein the first pump element is connected to the valve assembly via a pressure line, and the second pump element is connected to the valve assembly via a control line arrangement.
8 . The hydraulic system according to claim 7 , wherein the valve assembly comprises at least one 2/2-way directional valve for connecting the at least one working port to the tank, the 2/2-way directional valve being connected on a closing side to the control line arrangement and being spring-loaded on an opening side.
9 . The hydraulic system according to claim 7 , wherein the control line arrangement is connected to the tank via at least one leakage line.
10 . The hydraulic system according to claim 1 , wherein the first pump element is a positive displacement pump and/or the second pump element is a positive displacement pump or a flow pump.
11 . The hydraulic system according to claim 1 , further comprising a lowering brake downstream of the at least one working port in a direction of flow to the tank.
12 . The hydraulic system according to claim 1 , further comprising an actuating cylinder connected to the at least one working port and comprising a pressure chamber and a piston rod movable between an initial position and an end position,
wherein the pressure chamber of the actuating cylinder is connected via the valve assembly to the pump device or the tank, and the piston rod moves into the end position when the pressure chamber is pressurized via the pump device, and the piston rod moves into the initial position when the pressure chamber is connected to the tank.
13 . A brake release device comprising the hydraulic system according to claim 1 .
14 . A brake system comprising a hydraulic brake and the hydraulic system according to claim 1 , wherein the hydraulic brake is connected to the at least one working port.
15 . A hydraulic system for a brake release device or brake system, the hydraulic system comprising:
a pump device comprising a first pump element;
a tank;
a valve assembly that is only hydraulically operable, the valve assembly comprising a circulation device; and
at least one working port connectable to the tank or the pump device via the valve assembly,
wherein the pump device is switchable between an operating mode and a shutdown mode,
wherein the valve assembly is switchable at least partially by a pressure at the at least one working port to fluidly couple the at least one working port to the tank in the shutdown mode,
wherein the valve assembly is switched by a pressure delivered by the pump device to fluidly couple the at least one working port to the pump device in the operating mode,
wherein the first pump element is connected to the valve assembly via a pressure line,
wherein the circulation device connects the pressure line to the tank when a limit pressure is reached at the at least one working port, and
wherein a control line arrangement branches off from the pressure line between the first pump element and the at least one working port at a branch point, wherein the control line arrangement is connected to the valve assembly, such that a pressure in the control line arrangement hydraulically operates the valve assembly to block a connection between the at least one working port and the tank in the operating mode of the pump device.
16 . The hydraulic system according to claim 15 , wherein a preloading element is disposed in the pressure line between the branch point and the at least one working port, wherein the preloading element is a hydraulic resistor or a preloaded check valve.