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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2022
Knorr-bremse Systeme Fuer Nutzfahrzeuge Gmbh, Munich, DE;
Michael Belling-Hoffmann, Renningen, DE;
Alexander Matt, Bruchsal, DE;
Christian Kaufmann, Sindelfingen, DE;
Dominikus Drayss, Wallduern, DE;
KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FUER NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A valve device or a vehicle system, the system including first and second control units which are electrically connectable or connected to the valve device, which includes a valve unit with at least one actuator for actuating the valve unit, first/second supply ports for the electrical connection of the actuator to the first/second control units, first/second main ports for the electrical connection of the actuator to the first/second control units, first/second electric protective circuits, and a valve housing for accommodating the valve unit and the protective circuits. The first protective circuit is electrically connected between the first/second supply ports, and the actuator. The second protective circuit is electrically connected between the actuator and the first/second main ports. Each protective circuit includes an electrical fuse device and a diode element that are integrated in series in at least the first/second supply ports or at least the first/second main ports.