Delivery control device for the supply to hydraulic apparatuses

• US 6,789,573 B2
• Filed: 11/15/2002
• Issued: 09/14/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Francesco Knapp
• Original Assignee: Francesco Knapp
• Inventors: Knapp, Francesco
• Primary Examiner(s): Hepperle, Stephen M.
• Application Number:
  US10/204,378
• Publication Number:
  US 20030145889A1
• Time in Patent Office: 669 Days
• Field of Search: 137/597, 137/625.11, 137/625.12, 137/625.15, 137/625.41, 137/270, 137/269, 137/315.15, 137/876
• US Class Current: 137/625.15
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 11/0743 with both the supply and the discharge passages being on one side of the closure plates
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/6024 Particular handle or handle fastening means
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/7668 Retained by bonnet or closure
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/86533 Rotary
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/86823 Rotary valve
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/87249 Multiple inlet with multiple outlet

Abstract

A delivery control device, intended to allow the control of the supply to several hydraulic apparatuses to achieve activation of these individually or in various combinations, including a pair of shutter plates, one fixed and one moveable, of which the fixed shutter plate offers a central inlet passage aperture and several peripheral delivery passage apertures, each of these having essentially the form of a sector of a circle and all of them together occupying no more than one third of the circle of the peripheral region of the fixed shutter plate, while the moveable shutter plate offers a central inlet passage aperture, a single peripheral delivery passage aperture, of a form which essentially corresponds to that of one of the delivery passage apertures of the fixed shutter plate and, in a position at least approximately diametrically opposite to this single delivery passage aperture, a collective delivery passage aperture of a form which essentially corresponds to the whole form of two or more delivery passage apertures adjacent to the fixed shutter plate.

Claims

1. Delivery control device, intended to allow control of the supply of various hydraulic apparatuses to achieve activation of these individually or in various combinations, characterized by the fact that it includes a pair of shutter plates, one fixed and one moveable, in which the fixed shutter plate offers several peripheral delivery passage apertures, each of which has essentially the form of a sector of a circle, while the moveable shutter plate offers a single peripheral delivery passage aperture, of a form essentially corresponding to that of one of the delivery passage apertures of the fixed shutter plate and, in a position at least approximately diametrically opposed to this single delivery passage aperture, a collective delivery passage aperture of a form essentially corresponding to the whole form of two or more delivery passage apertures adjacent to the fixed shutter plate.

2. Delivery control device as in claim 1, characterised by the fact that all the delivery passage apertures of the fixed shutter plate occupy no more than one third of the circle of the peripheral area of the fixed shutter plate.

3. Delivery control device as in claim 1, characterised by the fact that either the fixed shutter plate referred to or the moveable shutter plate each offer in addition a respective central inlet passage aperture.

4. Delivery control device as in claim 1, characterised by the fact that it offers mutual positioning of the two shutter plates by which the delivery may be intercepted, and that from this position and by rotating the moveable shutter plate in a given direction the delivery may be directed, in succession, individually to each of the delivery apparatuses, and then, still rotating the moveable shutter plate in the same direction, the delivery may be directed collectively to two or more delivery apparatuses, in a succession of pre-set combinations.

5. Delivery control device as in claim 1, characterised by the fact that the passage apertures of the fixed shutter plate referred to are crosswise.

6. Delivery control device as in claim 1, characterised by the fact that the passage apertures of the moveable shutter plate referred to are crosswise, and that the moveable shutter plate is connected to a rotating element consisting of a chamber which connects these passage apertures by establishing a seal to the exterior.

7. Delivery control device as in claim 1, characterised by the fact that the passage apertures of the moveable shutter plate referred to are not crosswise, or consist of hollows, and are connected to each other.

8. Delivery control device as in claim 1, characterised by the fact that, to make it easier for the user to find the various operating positions of the delivery control, it includes a trigger device acting between a rotating element together with the moveable shutter plate and a fixed body to stabilise the correct positions selected or some of these.

9. Delivery control device as in claim 1, characterised by the fact that it is achieved by mounting the parts directly in a body.

10. Delivery control device as in claim 1, characterised by the fact that it is made in the form of a cartridge intended to be introduced into the body of an apparatus.

11. Delivery control device as in claim 1 or 10, characterised by the fact that a rotating element together with the moveable shutter plate does not itself have a control pin, and offers instead a means of connection, and that a control pin is made separately from the rotating element and offers an internal means of connection, complementary to the means of connection offered by the rotating element, and an external means of connection appropriate for the requirements of a handle for which the cartridge controller is designed.

12. Device as in claim 11, characterised by the fact that the previously mentioned means of connection of the rotating element and the control pin consist of portions of not entirely circular section, especially splined or prismatic sections or circular sections interrupted by projections, hollows or level parts, these sections being liable, when they are used together, to transmit a rotating movement from the control pin to the internal rotating element.

13. Device as in claim 11, characterised by the fact that the control pin is designed to be inserted into the rotating element, during assembly of the device, from the interior towards the exterior.

14. Device as in claim 13, characterised by the fact that the control pin is fixed in its axial position by means of a fixing element, such as an elastic ring, inserted into the external part of the control pin after its connection with the rotating element.

15. Delivery control device as in claim 11, characterised by the fact that the control pin is also fixed axially by for purposes of means of connection with the rotating element.

16. Device as in claim 12, characterised by the fact that the means of connection offered by the rotating element, and/or the internal means of connection offered by the control pin are composed of a metal insert.

17. Device as in claim 16, characterised by the fact that a metal insert is formed when the plastic material of the rotating element is made.

18. Device as in claim 1, characterised by the fact that it includes a control pin capable of carrying out other functions in addition to that of transmitting the rotating movement from an external handle to an internal rotating element.

19. Device as in claim 18, characterised by the fact that the control pin contains within it a plunger which by means of a threaded part may be arranged in an axially adjustable position opposite the inlet passage aperture of the moveable shutter plate, for the purpose of regulating the maximum flow rate range which may be delivered by the delivery control.