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US 12,398,817 · App. 18/340,858 · Granted Aug 26, 2025

Hydraulic control valve, hydraulic control system, and transmission

Inventors: Zhiling Qiu (Zhejiang, CN); Wenjiang Zhao (Zhejiang, CN); Lingling Fu (Zhejiang, CN); Yanjun Tan (Zhejiang, CN); Xiaozhe Lin (Zhejiang, CN); Ruiping Wang (Zhejiang, CN); Ingo Scholten (Zhejiang, CN)
Assignee: WUXI INFIMOTION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 12,398,817
App. No.
18/340,858
Granted
Aug 26, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a hydraulic control valve, a hydraulic control system, and a transmission. The hydraulic control valve includes a valve body, a slidable valve cartridge, and a pressing mechanism. A valve hole, a first oil supply port, a second oil supply port, and an oil discharge port are formed at the valve body, and each of the first oil supply port, the second oil supply port, and the oil discharge port is in communication with the valve hole. Both the slidable valve cartridge and the pressing mechanism are accommodated within the valve hole. The slidable valve cartridge has a small end close to an end of the valve hole and a large end abutting against the pressing mechanism. The pressing mechanism is disposed at another end of the valve hole.

Claims (55)

1. A hydraulic control valve, comprising a valve body, a slidable valve cartridge, and a pressing mechanism, wherein:

a valve hole, a first oil supply port, a second oil supply port, and an oil discharge port are formed at the valve body, each of the first oil supply port, the second oil supply port, and the oil discharge port being in communication with the valve hole;

both the slidable valve cartridge and the pressing mechanism are accommodated within the valve hole;

the slidable valve cartridge has an end close to an end of the valve hole and a part that has a greater diameter than the end close to the end of the valve hole and abuts against the pressing mechanism;

the pressing mechanism is disposed at another end of the valve hole; and

the hydraulic control valve has a first operation state and a second operation state, wherein:

the oil discharge port directly leads to an oil sump;

wherein the slidable valve cartridge further comprises:

a first pressure sensing end configured to sense an oil supply pressure from the first oil supply port, the first pressure sensing end being an annular surface between the end of the slidable valve cartridge and the part of the slidable valve cartridge; and

a second pressure sensing end configured to sense an oil supply pressure from the second oil supply port, the second pressure sensing end being a small end surface of the slidable valve cartridge; and

in the first operation state, a force on the slidable valve cartridge resulting from a total oil supply pressure on the slidable valve cartridge from the first oil supply port and the second oil supply port is smaller than or equal to a pressing force from the pressing mechanism, and the first oil supply port, the second oil supply port, and the oil discharge port are not in communication with each other; and

in the second operation state, the force on the slidable valve cartridge resulting from the total oil supply pressure on the slidable valve cartridge from the first oil supply port and the second oil supply port is greater than the pressing force from the pressing mechanism, and the slidable valve cartridge moves towards the pressing mechanism to bring the first oil supply port into communication with the oil discharge port via the valve hole.

2. The hydraulic control valve according to claim 1 , wherein:

the valve body further comprises a valve port formed at the valve hole between the first oil supply port and the oil discharge port; and

the slidable valve cartridge further comprises a sealing portion configured to close or open the valve port through a movement of the slidable valve cartridge to change a communication state between the first oil supply port and the oil discharge port, a shape of the sealing portion matching with a shape of the valve port.

3. The hydraulic control valve according to claim 2 , wherein the sealing portion is of a frustum shape having a small end close to the end of the slidable valve cartridge and a large end close to the part of the slidable valve cartridge.

4. The hydraulic control valve according to claim 2 , wherein:

a third oil supply port is further formed at the valve body and is in communication with the valve hole;

when the valve port is in a closed state, the third oil supply port is in communication with the first oil supply port, and the first oil supply port and the oil discharge port are not in communication with each other; and

when the valve port is in an open state, the first oil supply port is in communication with the oil discharge port, and the third oil supply port is blocked by the slidable valve cartridge.

5. The hydraulic control valve according to claim 1 , wherein a damping orifice is further formed at the slidable valve cartridge, the damping orifice being configured to guide the oil supply pressure from the first oil supply port to the first pressure sensing end, and the damping orifice being in communication with the valve hole.

6. The hydraulic control valve according to claim 1 , wherein the pressing mechanism comprises:

a spring, an end of the spring abutting against the part of the slidable valve cartridge; and

a spring seat being disposed at the other end of the valve hole and connected to another end of the spring.

7. The hydraulic control valve according to claim 6 , wherein the pressing mechanism further comprises a spring sleeve coaxially arranged with the slidable valve cartridge and sleeved over the slidable valve cartridge, the end of the spring being connected to the spring sleeve, and the spring sleeve being at least partially wrapped by the spring.

8. A hydraulic control system, comprising:

a first oil cylinder;

a second oil cylinder;

a first proportional valve;

a second proportional valve; and

the hydraulic control valve according to claim 1 , wherein:

an outlet of the first proportional valve is in communication with each of the first oil cylinder and the first oil supply port; and

an outlet of the second proportional valve is in communication with each of the second oil cylinder and the second oil supply port.

9. The hydraulic control system according to claim 8 , wherein:

the valve body further comprises a valve port formed at the valve hole between the first oil supply port and the oil discharge port; and

the slidable valve cartridge further comprises a sealing portion configured to close or open the valve port through a movement of the slidable valve cartridge to change a communication state between the first oil supply port and the oil discharge port, a shape of the sealing portion matching with a shape of the valve port.

10. The hydraulic control system according to claim 9 , wherein the sealing portion is of a frustum shape having a small end close to the end of the slidable valve cartridge and a large end close to the part of the slidable valve cartridge.

11. The hydraulic control system according to claim 9 , wherein:

a third oil supply port is further formed at the valve body and is in communication with the valve hole;

when the valve port is in a closed state, the third oil supply port is in communication with the first oil supply port, and the first oil supply port and the oil discharge port are not in communication with each other; and

when the valve port is in an open state, the first oil supply port is in communication with the oil discharge port, and the third oil supply port is blocked by the slidable valve cartridge.

12. The hydraulic control system according to claim 8 , wherein the slidable valve cartridge further comprises:

a first pressure sensing end configured to sense an oil supply pressure from the first oil supply port, the first pressure sensing end being an annular surface between the end of the slidable valve cartridge and the part of the slidable valve cartridge; and

a second pressure sensing end configured to sense an oil supply pressure from the second oil supply port, the second pressure sensing end being a small end surface of the slidable valve cartridge.

13. The hydraulic control system according to claim 12 , wherein a damping orifice is further formed at the slidable valve cartridge, the damping orifice being configured to guide the oil supply pressure from the first oil supply port to the first pressure sensing end, and the damping orifice being in communication with the valve hole.

14. The hydraulic control system according to claim 8 , wherein the pressing mechanism comprises:

a spring, an end of the spring abutting against the part of the slidable valve cartridge; and

a spring seat being disposed at the other end of the valve hole and connected to another end of the spring.

15. The hydraulic control system according to claim 14 , wherein the pressing mechanism further comprises a spring sleeve coaxially arranged with the slidable valve cartridge and sleeved over the slidable valve cartridge, the end of the spring being connected to the spring sleeve, and the spring sleeve being at least partially wrapped by the spring.

16. The hydraulic control system according to claim 8 , wherein the hydraulic control valve further comprises a third oil supply port in communication with the outlet of the first proportional valve.

17. A transmission, comprising the hydraulic control system according to claim 8 .

18. The transmission according to claim 17 , wherein:

the valve body further comprises a valve port formed at the valve hole between the first oil supply port and the oil discharge port; and

the slidable valve cartridge further comprises a sealing portion configured to close or open the valve port through a movement of the slidable valve cartridge to change a communication state between the first oil supply port and the oil discharge port, a shape of the sealing portion matching with a shape of the valve port.

19. The transmission according to claim 17 , wherein the hydraulic control valve further comprises a third oil supply port in communication with the outlet of the first proportional valve.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 8, 2024
From: ZHEJIANG GEELY HOLDING GROUP CO., LTD.; WUXI INFIMOTION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: WUXI INFIMOTION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 068206/0747 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2023
From: QIU, ZHILING; ZHAO, WENJIANG; FU, LINGLING; TAN, YANJUN; LIN, XIAOZHE; WANG, RUIPING; SCHOLTEN, INGO
To: WUXI INFIMOTION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; ZHEJIANG GEELY HOLDING GROUP CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 064399/0892 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021093988 · May 16, 2021
Related Publication 20230349399A1 · Nov 2, 2023
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