Valve manifold
AssigneeBuerkert Werke GmbH
InventorsAlexander Equit, Ralf Kettemann
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Abstract
A valve manifold has a housing including a central mixing chamber and a shell surface. The shell surface has at least two valve ports that are each associated with one valve. A first valve port has three openings and the additional valve ports each have at least two, preferably three openings. A respective first opening of the valve ports is in direct fluid communication with the central mixing chamber, and the second and third openings of the valve ports are each in fluid communication with an inflow or outflow via a duct. An external port is provided which is in direct fluid communication with the mixing chamber via a duct.
Claims16
A valve manifold comprising:
- a housing including a central mixing chamber and a shell surface, the shell surface having at least two valve ports provided thereon with each valve port being associated with one valve;
- a first valve port of the at least two valve ports having three openings, and further valve ports of the at least two valve ports each having at least two, preferably three openings;
- a respective first opening of the valve ports being in direct fluid communication with the central mixing chamber and second and third openings of the valve ports each being in fluid communication with an inflow or outflow via a duct;
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- an external port in direct fluid communication with the mixing chamber via a duct.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.