专利摘要:
SUMMARY The invention relates to a control device device (1) comprising a control device (10) for mutually controlling a first vehicle unit (2) and a second vehicle unit (3) of a articulated vehicle (1) comprising means (30, 32) for mutually pivoting said vehicle units, the control device device (50) forming a supply space between said vehicle units (2, 3), comprising means (5, 6, 8, S; 60, 62, A, O) arranged for removing the supply space (S) from the environment. stuff. The invention comprises a housing configuration arranged to also relate to a articulated vehicle with a control device. (Fig. 5)
公开号:SE1250922A1
申请号:SE1250922
申请日:2011-03-23
公开日:2012-09-24
发明作者:Thor N Max;Martin Carlsson
申请人:Bae Systems Haegglunds Ab;
IPC主号:
专利说明:

15 20 25 Due to the fact that the control unit is exposed between the vehicle units, it is still a weak point of the articulated vehicle. A problem with such a control device is consequently that when it is exposed to external influences, for example active fire in a war situation, so that for example the vehicle's steering or other sensitive function such as braking, drive function, electricity is deactivated.
RU2206859 discloses a control device for mutually controlling a first and a second vehicle unit of a articulated vehicle. The control device comprises a self-supporting housing configuration in the form of a tunnel arranged to form a supply space for protecting the crew when transporting ammunition between the vehicle units. Such a housing configuration must be relatively large and consequently requires a lot of material, which means that the control device becomes relatively heavy, whereby propulsion of the corresponding vehicle requires a relatively large amount of energy. Furthermore, the passability sometimes deteriorates other soft terrain due to weight and size.
OBJECT OF THE INVENTION An object of control device for articulated vehicle which improves the reliability of operation. with the present invention is to provide a SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION This and other objects, which will become apparent from the following description, are achieved by means of a steering device for articulated vehicle and a articulated vehicle of the type initially indicated and further having the features set forth in the appended 1 and 12. Preferred embodiments of the control device device are defined in appended dependent claims 2-11 and 13. According to the invention, the objects are achieved with a control device device comprising a control device for mutually controlling a first vehicle unit and a second vehicle unit of a articulated vehicle comprising means for mutually pivoting said vehicle units, the control device device comprising a housing configuration arranged to form a supply space between said vehicle units, comprising means arranged for removing dust in the supply space from the environment. control, thus improving reliability. stuff. Hereby the risk of the housing configuration is avoided / reduced. According to an embodiment of the control device device, said means comprise a heating device arranged to heat air intended to flow through the housing configuration. This makes it possible to remove snow and / or ice coming from the surroundings by heating said snow / ice by means of the air flowing through the house configuration and / or preventing icing by keeping the space warm by means of the air flowing through the house configuration. Thereby, the risk of snow and / or ice in the housing configuration affecting the control is avoided / reduced, whereby the reliability is thus improved.
According to an embodiment of the control device device, said means comprise an air intake arranged in a vehicle unit, a radiator arranged in the vehicle arranged downstream of the air intake, wherein air heated by heat exchange downstream of the radiator is arranged to flow through the housing configuration.
According to an embodiment of the control device device, air intakes and coolers are arranged in connection with the first vehicle unit, which constitutes the front vehicle unit. In this way, efficient air flow through the housing configuration is obtained during operation of the vehicle.
According to an embodiment of the control device device, the housing configuration comprises a plurality of air emissions. In this way, efficient heating of the space is obtained in that the air is spread over the space in accordance with the location of the air emissions. According to an embodiment of the control device device, said control means comprise a substantially vertical hinge axis around which said vehicle units are pivotable.
This enables simple and efficient oscillation of the vehicle units.
According to an embodiment of the control device device, said means for mutually pivoting said vehicle units comprise first and second control elements.
In this way, efficient control of the vehicle is obtained in that the control is facilitated by two control elements. The control elements preferably consist of control cylinders which are preferably hydraulic.
According to an embodiment of the control device device, said means comprise the bottom part of the housing configuration, which comprises two mutually movable protective elements arranged to in a non-oscillating state of the vehicle partially sealingly overlap each other and in a oscillating state of the vehicle provide a drainage opening of the bottom part. This makes it possible to remove substances that have come in from the environment, such as stone, gravel or the like. This avoids that stone, gravel or the like in the housing configuration and the drive shaft affect the control through the control device, whereby the reliability is thus improved.
According to an embodiment of the guide device device, said protective elements are mutually pivotable about said vertical hinge axis. This enables a simple overlapping seal and drainage opening when pivoting said vehicle units about the hinge axis.
According to an embodiment of the control device device, said housing configuration constitutes a separate unit. This enables easy upgrading of existing control devices by the control device device being configured to be connected to the existing control device.
According to an embodiment of the control device device, said housing configuration has a tunnel configuration. This enables simple implementation of supply means such as propellant, brake fluid, hydraulics, propeller shaft, etc. According to an embodiment of the control device device, said housing configuration has ballistic protective properties. This provides protection against fireworks.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The present invention will be better understood with reference to the following detailed description read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like reference numerals refer to like parts throughout the many views, and in which: Fig. 1 schematically illustrates a side view of a articulated vehicle with a control device device according to an embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 2 schematically illustrates a plan view of a part of the articulated vehicle in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 schematically illustrates a cross-sectional side view of a part of a articulated vehicle with a control device according to an embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 4 schematically illustrates a perspective view obliquely from above of a control device according to an embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 5 schematically illustrates a perspective view obliquely from below of the control device in Fig. 4; Fig. 6 schematically illustrates a side view of the control device in Fig. 4; Fig. 7 schematically illustrates a top plan view of the control device of Fig. 4; Fig. 8 schematically illustrates a bottom plan view of the control device of Fig. 4; Fig. 9 schematically illustrates a bottom plan view of a part of a housing configuration of the control device in Fig. 4; DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Supply space here refers to a space of the control device through which supply means such as hydraulics, hose for fuel supply, propeller shaft for drive supply of transmission to the other vehicle unit of the articulated vehicle, and / or control of the vehicle ledas.
Figs. 1 and 2 schematically illustrate a side view and a plan view, respectively, of a articulated vehicle 1, here articulated track vehicle comprising a first front vehicle unit 2 and a second rear vehicle unit 3. The articulated vehicle 1 comprises a steering device device I according to the present invention.
The control device device 1 comprises a control device 10 for mutually controlling the first and a second vehicle unit 2, 3 of the articulated vehicle 1.
The first and second vehicle units 2, 3 of the articulated vehicle 1 are consequently controllably connected by means of the control device device I. The articulated vehicle 1 comprises an air intake 5 arranged to receive air L from the surroundings. The vehicle further comprises a cooler 6 arranged downstream of the air intake 5 for cooling components in the vehicle 1. The air L heated downstream of the cooler 6 is arranged to flow through a housing configuration 50 of the control device device I.
The housing configuration 50 is arranged to form a supply space S between said vehicle units 2, 3. The housing configuration 50 is arranged to form a protection around at least a part of the control device 10. Accordingly, the housing configuration 50 forms a protected space in which at least a part of the control device 10 is arranged. The control device device I comprises means for removing substance entered into the supply space from the environment, wherein said substance according to a variant comprises snow and / or ice. Said means for fabric heating device arranged to flow air from the radiator 6 of the vehicle 1 to be removed inside the housing configuration 50 includes one through the housing configuration for heating.
Said heating device comprises the air intake 5 arranged in the first vehicle unit 2 and the radiator 6 arranged in the vehicle 1 arranged downstream of the air intake 5 to cool components in the vehicle 1 by means of said air L received by the air intake 5, whereby air L heated downstream of the radiator 6 is heated by heat exchange. to flow through the housing configuration 50 so that it heats on and adjacent to the controller 10 of the housing configuration 50.
According to a variant, the air L is arranged to be released through openings in the housing configuration.
Figs. 3-9 control device device I for mutually controlling a first vehicle unit 2 and one schematically illustrates different views and details of a second vehicle unit 3 of a articulated vehicle 1, for example according to Fig. 1, according to an embodiment of the present invention. The control device device 1 comprises a control device 10 for mutually controlling the first vehicle unit 2 and the second vehicle unit 3, and a housing configuration 50 arranged to enclose the control device 10 enclosing it.
As can be seen from Fig. 3, the articulated vehicle 1 comprises an air intake 5 arranged in the upper part of the front vehicle unit 2, and a cooler 6 arranged in the front vehicle unit 2 arranged downstream of the air intake 5 to cool the vehicle by means of said air L , whereby air L heated by heat exchange downstream of the cooler is arranged to flow through the housing configuration 50.
The air is arranged to flow in through the air intake 5 and further via the cooler 6 into an air flow path 8, the heated air L being arranged to flow into the housing configuration 50 and out through openings of the housing configuration 50 constituting air emissions. The air intake 5 and the radiator 6 constitute a heating device.
This makes it possible to remove snow and / or ice received from the surroundings by heating it by means of the heated air L which is arranged to flow through the housing configuration 50. Furthermore, ice formation is prevented by pouring the space hot by means of the air flowing through the housing configuration 50. This avoids / reduces the risk that snow and / or ice in the housing configuration 50 will affect the control, thus improving the reliability.
The control device 10 of the control device device I comprises a front fastening member 12 arranged to be mounted at the first vehicle unit 2. According to this embodiment, the first vehicle unit 2 constitutes the front vehicle unit 2, the front fastening member 12 being intended to be arranged on the rear end of the first front vehicle unit 2. .
The guide member 10 further comprises a rear fastening means 14 arranged to be mounted at the second vehicle unit 3, which consequently here constitutes the rear vehicle unit 3 so that the rear fastening means 12 is intended to be arranged at the front end of the second rear vehicle unit 3.
The control device 10 comprises a substantially vertical hinge axis A around which said vehicle units 2, 3 are pivotable.
The front fastening member 12 is intended for rotationally fixed mounting at the rear end of the front vehicle unit 2. The fastening means comprises a number of brackets 12a, 12b, 12 having a configuration in which openings are formed for said supply means. 12c, 12d. The front fastener a substantially X-shaped guide member 10 further comprises a front guide link 16 which is rotatably connected to said front fastener 12 about a first transverse horizontal axis B. The rear fastener 14 is intended for mounting at the front end of the rear vehicle unit 3. The rear fastener 14 is arranged to allow rotation relative to the rear vehicle unit 3.
The guide member 10 further comprises a rear guide link 18 which is rotatably connected to said rear fastening means 14 about a longitudinal axis, i.e. rotatably mounted to allow by means of the control device 10 different lateral inclination positions of the front and rear vehicle unit 2, 3.
The rear guide link 18 is rotatably connected to said rear fastener 14 about a second transverse horizontal axis C.
The front and rear guide links 16, 18 are articulated to each other over a guide joint with the vertical hinge axis A, where the front and rear guide links 16, 18 form a guide link unit 20.
The control member 10 further comprises a front tilt cylinder unit 22 and a rear tilt cylinder unit 24 as shown in Fig. 3. The respective tilt cylinder unit 22, 24 comprises a cylinder part 22a, 24a and a piston rod part 22b, 24b.
According to one embodiment, the respective tilt cylinder unit 22, 24 is a hydraulic tilt cylinder unit 22, 24.
The front fastener 12 is hingedly connected in the upper portion to an end region of said front tilt cylinder assembly 22 about a third transverse horizontal axis D, an opposite end region of the front tilt cylinder assembly 22 being hingedly connected in the upper portion of the guide link assembly 20.
The rear fastener 14 is hingedly connected in the upper portion to an end region of said rear tilt cylinder assembly 24 about a fourth transverse horizontal axis E parallel to the third axis D with an opposite end region of the rear tilt cylinder assembly 24 being hingedly connected in the upper portion of the guide link assembly. The control device 10 further comprises first and second control elements in the form of a first and a second control cylinder unit 30, 32 arranged to pivot said first and second vehicle unit 2, 3 about the axle axis A. The respective control cylinder unit 30, 32 is in its one end region connected to the front 12 at F, G. The respective steering cylinder unit is in its second end region connected to the rear steering link at respective vertical hinge axes H, I. the steering link and vertical hinge shafts, respectively. 30b, 32b arranged to move in the cylinder part 30a, 32a.
The steering cylinder units 30, 32 are arranged to cooperate in such a way that when one piston rod part 30b, 32b is retracted into its cylinder part 30a, 32a, the other piston rod part 32b, 30b is ejected from its cylinder part 32a, 30a. This brings the associated vehicle units 2, 3 either left or right about the vertical load axis A. According to this embodiment, said control cylinder units 30, 32 are hydraulic.
The four parallel transverse horizontal axes B, C, D, E of the control unit enable the control unit 10 and thus the associated vehicle units 2, 3 to perform vertical pivoting and articulation movements, whereby the horizontal axes B, C, D, E can form articulated axes in a parallelogram, so that the fastening means 12, 14 and thus the vehicle units 2, 3, can also perform mutually parallel for fl vertical movements.
The control device device I further comprises said housing configuration 50 arranged to form a supply space S between the first and second vehicle units 2, 3. The housing configuration 50 is arranged in such a way that the control cylinder units 30, 32 and also the tilt cylinder units 22, 24 are substantially enclosed so that they are protected from external such as fireworks.
The housing configuration 50 has ballistic protective properties. The control device device further comprises hoses 40 from the front vehicle unit 2 to the rear vehicle unit 3 for supplying the heating system in the rear vehicle unit 3.
The housing configuration 50 comprises a front protection element arranged in connection with the front fastening member 12. The front protection element comprises a first protection element part 52a arranged to run along one side around the underside and covering a piece of the front side. The front protection element comprises a second protection element part 52b opposite the first protection element part 52a arranged to run along the other side around the protection element, an intermediate protection element part 52c arranged on the underside comprises the protection element part of the front protection element. the underside and covering a piece of the front side. The front arrangement between the first and second housing configurations 50 further comprises front side protection elements 54a, 54b, 55a, 55b arranged on each side in connection with the front guide link.
Said front side protection elements comprise respective outer protection element parts 54a, 54b and inner protection element parts 55a, 55b at least partially overlapping each other.
The inner protection member portion 55a is fixedly connected to the steering cylinder assembly 30 and will consequently pivot to the steering cylinder assembly 30. The inner protection member portion 55b is connected to the steering cylinder assembly 32 and will consequently pivot to the steering cylinder assembly 32.
The space between the outer and inner protective element parts forms openings for air discharge of the air flowing through the air intake via the radiator.
The housing configuration 50 further includes a rear guard member 56 disposed adjacent to the rear fastener 14. The rear guard member includes a first guard member portion 56a disposed to extend along one side and a second guard member portion 56b disposed to extend along the opposite side, and an intermediate member 56 upper guard member 10. 12 between the first and second protective element portions, wherein said protective element portions 56a, 56b, 56c are formed in one piece.
The housing configuration 50 further comprises first and second rear side protection elements 58a, 58b arranged on each side in connection with the rear guide rail. The rear side guard member 58a is rotatably mounted to the shaft H and the rear side guard member 58b is rotatably mounted to the shaft 1.
The control device device comprises guide means 70a, 70b arranged on each side in connection with the respective inner protection element part 55a, 55b and rear side protection element 58a, 58b. The respective rear side protection elements 58a, 58b are connected to the respective guide means, the respective guide means being arranged to retain the respective rear side protection elements 58a, 58b next to the side by preventing them from pivoting out, and the respective guide means 70a, 70b allowing the respective side side protection elements to move relative to the respective inner protective element part in the control device longitudinal extension direction.
The housing configuration further comprises at the top intermediate between the rear side protection elements 58a, 58b arranged rear protection element 59 arranged to protectively cover the rear guide rail 18 and the rear tilt cylinder unit 24.
The housing configuration further includes rear side guard members 58c, 58d partially projecting from the side. The third and fourth housing configurations 50 further include a front guard member 60 disposed on the underside of the guide rotatably about the vertical hinge axis A adjacent to the front guide rail 16.
The housing configuration 50 further comprises a rear protection element 62 arranged on the underside of the guide member rotatably about the vertical guide axis A in connection with the rear guide rail 18. The front protection element 60 and the rear protection element 62 are consequently pivotally arranged around the vertical joint axis A. Accordingly, the front and rear protection members 60, 62 are mutually movable relative to each other.
The front and rear protection elements 60, 62 are arranged to overlap each other in a non-pivoting state of the vehicle in a sealing manner and in a pivoting condition of the vehicle to provide a drainage opening 0 of the bottom part. Fig. 8 shows the front and rear protection elements 60, 62 in a protection element 60, 62 in a pivoting condition. This enables non-swinging condition and Fig. 9 shows the front and rear to drain the vehicle on incoming material such as gravel and stone in the swinging condition by allowing the fabric to fall out through the drainage opening O. provided between the front and rear protection elements 60, 62.
As shown in Fig. 3, the front vehicle unit in the rear portion has a housing-like housing 64 which is arranged to protectively cover the front fastener 12, the front guide link 16 and the front tilt cylinder unit 22.
The housing configuration 50 has a telescopic configuration in that the housing configuration 50 comprises on each side of the same partially on each other and relatively slidably arranged protective elements / protective element parts 55a, 55b, 58a, 58b. In this case, said relatively slidably arranged protective elements / protective element parts are arranged so that when the vehicle units pivot relative to each other about the hinge axis A the protective elements on one side slide together so that they cover more of each other and the protective elements on opposite sides slide apart so that they cover less of each other. In this way, a more comprehensive protection is obtained even when the vehicle units are pivoted relative to each other.
The housing configuration comprises a plurality of air emissions formed through openings between the above-mentioned protective elements and protective element parts for air emissions of the air L flowing through the air intake via the cooler so that the flowing air is discharged through the sides and downwards, among other things.
The control device of the control device device I above comprises first and second control elements arranged to pivot said vehicle units relative to each other, wherein said control elements consist of control cylinder units with cylinder and piston, which control cylinder units are hydraulic.
Any suitable control elements could alternatively be used.
According to an embodiment, the control elements of the control device described above consist of rack elements. According to one embodiment, the control elements of the control device described above consist of a linear motor, which according to a variant is built with a ball screw and a ball nut which is arranged to run along the ball screw, the nut being arranged to be moved by rotating the ball screw by means of an electric motor or hydraulic motor or equivalent.
The control cylinder units of the control device described above are arranged so that they are protected by the housing configuration 50. According to an alternative embodiment of the control device device I, said control elements are arranged so as to protect a variant of one of the vehicle units, according to the interior of one vehicle unit, according to another variant below one the vehicle unit.
The control device described above comprises tilt elements, said tilt elements consisting of tilt cylinder units with cylinder and piston rod, which tilt cylinder units are hydraulic.
Any suitable tilt elements could alternatively be used. According to one embodiment, the tilt elements of the control device described above consist of rack elements. According to one embodiment, the tilt elements of the control device described above consist of a linear motor, which according to a variant is built with a ball screw and a ball nut which is arranged to run along the ball screw, the nut being arranged to be moved by rotating the ball screw by means of an electric motor or hydraulic motor or equivalent. Above has a control device device with a control device for mutually controlling a first vehicle unit and a second vehicle unit of a articulated vehicle, where control means comprise a substantially vertical lead axis about which said vehicle units are pivotable, first and second control elements in the form of hydraulic control cylinders arranged to pivot said vehicle units relative to each other, the control device device comprising a housing configuration arranged to form a supply space between said vehicle units.
Any suitable control device with a housing configuration arranged to form a supply space between said vehicle units, comprising means arranged for dust entering from the supply space surrounding, said means comprising a heating device arranged to heat air intended to flow through the housing configuration. entered into the housing configuration can be reduced / eliminated by the hot flowing air.
The above description of the preferred embodiments of the present invention has been provided for illustrative and descriptive purposes. It is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the variations described. Obviously, many modifications and variations will occur to those skilled in the art. The embodiments have been selected and described to best explain the principles of the invention and its practical applications, thereby enabling one skilled in the art to understand the invention for various embodiments and with the various modifications appropriate to the intended use.
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Claims (13)
[1]
Steering device device (I) comprising a control device (10) for mutually controlling a first vehicle unit (2) and a second vehicle unit (3) of a articulated vehicle (1) comprising means (30, 32) for mutually pivoting said vehicle units, wherein the control device device comprises a housing configuration (50) arranged to form a supply space between said vehicle units (2, 3), characterized by means (5, 6, 8, S; 60, 62, A, O) arranged for removing in the supply space (S substance obtained from the environment, said means comprising the bottom part of the housing configuration (50), which comprises two mutually movable protective elements (60, 62) arranged in a non-oscillating state of the vehicle to partially seal each other and in a oscillating state of the vehicle provide a drainage opening (O) of the bottom part.
[2]
Control device device according to claim 1, wherein said control device (10) comprises a substantially vertical hinge axis (A) around which said vehicle units (2, 3) are pivotable.
[3]
Guide device according to claim 2, wherein said protective elements (60, 62) are mutually pivotable about said vertical hinge axis (A).
[4]
A control device device according to any one of claims 1-3, wherein said housing configuration (50) constitutes a separate unit.
[5]
Guide device according to any one of claims 1-4, wherein said housing configuration (50) has a tunnel configuration.
[6]
A control device device according to any one of claims 1-5, wherein said housing configuration (50) has ballistic protective properties.
[7]
A control device device according to any one of claims 1-6, wherein said means further comprises a heating device (5, 6, 8) arranged to heat air (L) intended to flow through the housing configuration (50). 10 15 17
[8]
Guide device device according to claim 7, wherein said means comprise an air intake (5) arranged in a vehicle unit, a radiator (6) arranged downstream of the vehicle (5) arranged, wherein heat exchange means arranged that air (L) downstream of the radiator (6) ) is streamed through the housing configuration (50).
[9]
Control device device according to claim 8, wherein air inlets (5) and coolers (6) are arranged in connection with the first vehicle unit (2), which constitutes the front vehicle unit.
[10]
A control device device according to any one of claims 1-9, wherein the housing configuration (50) comprises a plurality of air emissions.
[11]
Steering device device according to any one of claims 1-10, wherein said means for pivoting said vehicle units (2, 3) comprise first and second control elements (30, 32).
[12]
Articulated vehicle (1) comprising a control device device (I) according to any one of claims 1-11.
[13]
An articulated vehicle (1) according to claim 12, wherein said articulated vehicle (1) is a tracked vehicle.
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