This invention discloses an adaptive proximity valve block
assembly and its control method based on hydraulic
potential energy recovery. The valve block
assembly is fixedly connected to a
hydraulic cylinder. The valve block internally includes a balance and stabilization passage, a pre-charge buffer passage, a flow-limiting access passage, a main
recovery passage, and a buffer chamber. The pre-charge buffer passage has a one-way throttling element and connects to the buffer chamber. The flow-limiting access passage has a fixed throttling orifice connecting the buffer chamber and an
energy storage unit. The main
recovery passage has a hydraulically controlled
directional valve driven by the
pressure difference between the buffer chamber and the
energy storage unit. After recovery is enabled, the high-pressure return oil preferentially enters the buffer chamber to absorb the first wave of pressure redistribution due to the fast-forward characteristic of the one-way throttling element. Then, it slowly releases the second wave of
impact by charging the
energy storage unit at a low flow rate through the fixed throttling orifice. After the
pressure difference shrinks to a threshold, the hydraulically controlled
directional valve automatically opens the main recovery passage. This invention reconstructs the recovery entry from a one-step opening to a hydraulically automatic graded access sequence, significantly suppressing entry pulsation, avoiding main control misjudgment, and improving execution stability.