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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 21, 1999
Ernst-August Meyer, Wennigsen, DE;
Mannesmann AG, Dusseldorf, DE;
Abstract
A plate-shaped valve arrangement has oppositely located connection surfaces and includes a baseplate element with at least two pressure medium channels and a valve element with pressure medium connections on at least one surface which is outfitted on at least one surface with corresponding pressure medium connections. An electrically controllable valve drive is arranged at a controlling narrow side which is freely accessible from the outside for selectively conveying a pressure medium between the pressure medium channels. A recess having at least two surfaces in the baseplate element cooperates in a corresponding manner with the valve element such that the pressure medium connections arranged on at least one surface of the recess are connected flush with the pressure medium connections of the valve element when the valve element is inserted. A multi-pin socket electrically connected to a control unit is arranged in the recess to cooperate in a corresponding manner with a connector arranged opposite thereto at the valve element, wherein the connector is electrically connected to the valve drive.