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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 1978
Filed:
Mar. 30, 1977
George T Hardin, Knoxville, TN (US);
Robertshaw Controls Company, Richmond, VA (US);
Abstract
A manifold adapted to detachably carry on one side thereof a plurality of pneumatically and electrically operated control units each of which is adapted to be fluidly and electrically interconnected to pneumatic structure and electrical structure of the manifold. That one side of the manifold has external interconnecting structure for the pneumatic structure and electrical structure whereby external pneumatic and electrical lines can be interconnected to the same side of the manifold that the units are adapted to be interconnected thereto. The manifold is formed from a frame plate and a plurality of like manifold modules secured to the frame plate to provide a manifold unit, each manifold module having part of the pneumatic structure and the electrical structure and having one side thereof forming part of the one side of the manifold. That one side of each manifold module is adapted to carry one of the control units and has external interconnecting structure respectively for the pneumatic structure and electrical structure thereof.