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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Grzegorz Bogdanowicz, Ostfildern, DE;
Siegfried Becker, Ostfildern, DE;
Richard Harscher, Aichwald, DE;
Assignee:
Festo AG & Co., Esslingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 3/106 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 3/106 ;
Abstract
A valve arrangement having an integral rail-like valve carrier body fitted with a plurality of valve units placed in a row or in-line. Each valve unit comprises a valve and at least one valve drive, the latter making electrical contact by way of a plug contact with electrical connector. Each valve is provided with its own connection module having the associated electrical connector, all connection modules being placed in a row free of mutual electrical control connection in sequence. Electrical conductors extend from each connection module and are in the form of flexible wire conductors.