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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2015
Applicant:
Festo Ag & Co. KG, Esslingen, DE;
Inventor:
Ralf Starzmann, Reichenbach, DE;
Assignee:
FESTO AG & CO. KG, Esslingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/02 (2006.01); F15B 13/044 (2006.01); F16K 27/00 (2006.01); F15B 13/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/02 (2013.01); F15B 13/0825 (2013.01); F15B 13/0857 (2013.01); F15B 13/0889 (2013.01); F15B 13/0814 (2013.01); F15B 13/0839 (2013.01);
Abstract
A valve assembly includes a valve unit, which is mounted on a valve support and composed of a valve and a connecting bridge fitted to the valve. The connecting bridge is used for electrically contacting the valve to signal transmission means located in the valve support. It has an L-shape with a first L-leg overlapping the valve and a second L-leg projecting downwards laterally adjacent to the valve. For its location on the valve support, the valve is provided on its underside with a mounting base with a laterally protruding base projection, with which the connecting bridge engages with its second L-leg for stabilisation.