Modular Hydraulic Control Block for Multi-Cylinder Axle Interfaces
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional hydraulic control blocks are inflexible and require a high number of different components due to fixed input drive module orientations, leading to increased complexity and costs in managing various hydraulic cylinder configurations, as each cylinder type necessitates a unique mechanical and hydraulic connection solution.
Innovation Solution
A hydraulic control block with removably insertable adapter parts that adjust hydraulic interfaces to accommodate different hydraulic cylinder structural forms, allowing for a single control block design to support multiple cylinder types without altering the base body, thereby shifting complexity and cost to the simpler adapter components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional hydraulic control blocks use fixed input drive module orientations, then the control block structure is simple, but the adaptability to different hydraulic cylinder configurations is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The control block is segmented into a base body and removable adapter parts. The adapter parts are separate components that can be inserted into or onto the base body to provide different connection configurations. This segmentation allows the same base body to support multiple hydraulic cylinder types through different adapters, improving adaptability without increasing base body complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The base body is designed with universal features that can accommodate multiple types of hydraulic cylinders. By providing a standardized base body with various adapter options, the control block achieves multi-functionality, allowing a single base body design to serve multiple application scenarios with different cylinder configurations.
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional hydraulic control blocks are designed for each specific hydraulic cylinder type, then the connection is optimized, but the number of different components increases
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of creating a unique control block for each hydraulic cylinder type, the invention uses a universal base body that can work with multiple cylinder types through interchangeable adapter parts. This reduces the total number of different components needed, as the base body design is standardized while only the adapter parts vary between applications.
Solution Approach 2:
The specific adaptation features are extracted from the base body and placed into separate adapter parts. This allows the base body to remain simple and standardized, while the customization for different cylinder types is achieved through removable adapter components that can be selected and installed as needed.
3Ease of operation
If conventional hydraulic control blocks use fixed orientations, then manufacturing is simpler, but the ease of operation for different configurations is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The control block is divided into a standardized base body and configurable adapter parts. The base body can be manufactured once with fixed, simple orientations, while the adapter parts provide the flexibility for different connection configurations. This segmentation maintains manufacturing simplicity for the base body while achieving operational flexibility through the adapter system.
Solution Approach 2:
The control block system becomes dynamically configurable through removable adapter parts that can be changed based on operational requirements. While the base body maintains fixed orientations for manufacturing simplicity, the ability to swap adapters provides dynamic adaptability for different connection and orientation needs without requiring changes to the base body itself.
Data Source
AI summary
A hydraulic control block for controlling a supply of pressurizing medium to an electrohydraulic or servo hydraulic axle includes a plurality of internally situated hydraulic interfaces configured to fluidically connect at least one of a source of pressurizing medium and a pressurizing medium sink of the axle to any hydraulic cylinder selected from a group of hydraulic cylinders of different structural forms, wherein the internally situated hydraulic interfaces are configured to selectively supply pressurizing medium to the selected hydraulic cylinder. The control block further includes an insert part configured as a function of the structural form of the selected hydraulic cylinder such that each of the plurality of internally situated hydraulic interfaces is one of tapped and blocked for the purpose of the fluidic connection.