Lower control system regulating the flow rate of lifting jack oil

• US 20040187492A1
• Filed: 03/27/2003
• Published: 09/30/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Shinn Fu Corporation
• Original Assignee: Shinn Fu Corporation
• Inventors: Cheng, Hsien-Pi
• Granted Patent: US 6,823,673 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 60/481
• CPC Class Codes: B66F 3/42 with self-contained pumps, e.g. actuated by hand
• CPC Class Codes: F15B 13/023 Excess flow valves, e.g. for locking cylinders in case of hose burst
• CPC Class Codes: F15B 13/027 Check valves
• CPC Class Codes: F15B 15/204 Control means for piston speed or actuating force without external control, e.g. control valve inside the piston F15B11/02, F15B15/22 take precedence

Abstract

A lower control system serves to regulat the flow rate of lifting jack oil, and is installed between a reverse flow valve and an inner oil chamber, regulates the oil flow from the inner chamber to an outer chamber. The lower control system comprises an outer valve body, a steel ball, a spring, and a throttle body. The throttle body has a tapered portion, formed at its front end, and at least one throttling slot way and one lateral slot way, formed respectively on the tapered portion and the circumferential wall thereof. When the jack is not loaded, a reverse flow valve can lift the steel ball so that oil swiftly flows by the throttle body through the lateral slot ways to complete the reverse flow. When the jack is loaded, oil gently flows by the throttle body through the throttling slot ways, leading to a reduction of oil flow rate and a slower descending of the jack.

Claims

1. A lower control system regulating a flow rate of lifting jack oil comprising

an outer valve body being a hollow valve body and having a dividing portion which divides said outer valve body into a front chamber and a rear chamber;

a valve hole being formed on said dividing portion and an oil lead being formed through a lateral wall of said front chamber at a selected location, a steel ball controlling the closure of said valve hole, a spring, and

a throttle body having a tapered portion formed at a front end thereof;

at least one throttling slot way and one lateral slot way being formed respectively on said tapered portion and a circumferential wall of said throttle body;

said spring having one end holding against said steel ball and another end holding said throttle body;

said rear chamber receiving said steel ball, said spring, said throttle body, and a retaining ring sequentially;

said lower control system regulating the flow rate of lifting jack oil, with said steel ball holding against said valve hole, prohibiting exchange of lifting jack oil between an inner oil chamber and an outer oil chamber through said oil lead;

said lower control system regulating the flow rate of lifting jack oil, with said lifting jack being loaded, restricting the flow rate of lifting jack oil from said inner oil chamber to said outer oil chamber;

said restricting effect being realized by a close contact between said tapered portion of said throttle body and a corresponding inner wall of said rear chamber, and therefore oil flowing only through said throttling slot ways on said tapered portion;

said close contact being achieved by said throttle body being pushed by said spring that is compressed due to the high hydraulic pressure in said inner oil chamber.

2. The lower control system regulating the flow rate of lifting jack oil of claim 1, wherein said front chamber of said outer valve body receiving a spring and a reverse flow valve.

3. The lower control system regulating the flow rate of lifting jack oil of claim 1, wherein a locating pin extends from said tapered portion of said outer valve body.

4. The lower control system regulating the flow rate of lifting jack oil of claim 1, wherein said retaining ring is inserted within an end opening of said rear chamber of said outer valve body for blocking said throttle body.

5. The lower control system regulating the flow rate of lifting jack oil of claim 1, wherein said oil lead of said outer valve body leads to said outer oil chamber of said lifting jack.

6. The lower control system regulating the flow rate of lifting jack oil of claim 1, wherein said outer valve body has a thread portion and a polygon portion formed on an outer wall of said front chamber thereof.

7. The lower control system regulating the flow rate of lifting jack oil of claim 1, wherein said outer valve body contains at least one oil seal slot for receiving an oil seal component.

8. The lower control system regulating the flow rate of lifting jack oil of claim 2, wherein said reverse flow valve has a lifting pin.