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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 16, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kazuo Hiramatsu, Ibaraki, JP;
Assignee:
SMC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F15B 1/343 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F15B 1/343 ;
Abstract
For the purpose of obtaining a manifold for a change-over valve capable of corresponding with given situations easily and reliably even when some of piping directions of the change-over valves are different or piping directions are altered during an operation, port surfaces,are respectively formed on a front end surface and a bottom surface of a manifold,output openings,a,,b commonly in communication with output passages,a,,b are respectively formed on the port surfaces,and a port block,having output ports A, B in communication with the output openings,a,,b and a closing plate,for closing the output openings,a,,b are allowed to be selectively mounted.