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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2002
Manfred Rüdle, Esslingen, DE;
Festo AG & Co., Esslingen, DE;
Abstract
A valve arrangement, which possesses a plurality of valve units mounted on each other in sequence in an array direction ( ) on each other. For this purpose each valve unit ( ) possesses, on opposite sides, a first mounting face ( ) and a second mounting face ( ). In the interior of each valve unit ( ) there extends, in a direction athwart the array direction ( ), at least one internal flow duct ( and ). On its longitudinal side, facing the first mounting face ( ), same is delimited by a lateral duct wall ( and ) of the respective valve unit ( ). On the opposite longitudinal side it is at least partially open, the open length section ( and ) being covered by the mounted neighboring valve unit. Accordingly compact width dimensions are possible.