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US 5,295,511 AGranted
Valve module for fluidic connector strip
AssigneeMannesmann Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsHermann-Josef Schleinhege, Jens-Olaf Hartig, Ernst A. Meyer
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AssigneeMannesmann Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsHermann-Josef Schleinhege, Jens-Olaf Hartig, Ernst A. Meyer
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A valve module for fluidic connector strips is furnished in each case with a base plate (1). Parallel disposed, fluidic connector channels (2) are placed in the base plate (1). The base plate (1) is furthermore immediately connectable with a main valve (3), communicating with the connector channels (2). The valve module further exhibits a precontrol pilot valve (4) disposed on the main valve (3). The motion of the valve member of the main valve (3) is controllable by the precontrol pilot valve (4) based on a passage flow through a control channel (5) of the main valve (3). The precontrol pilot valve (4) includes an electromagnetic valve with electrical plug contacts (6). The electric plug contacts (6) are protected against humidity and moisture. In order to furnish a quick, safe and adaptable, as well as an easily assembled electrical connection of the electrical connector lines to the electromagnet valves and from one valve module to the next valve module and in order to provide additional electric connections for such valve modules, a hollow cable casing (8) is disposed at a narrow side front face (7) of the base is guided telescopically plate (1). A plug-in casing (9) is guided telescopically adjustable in the cable casing (8). The plug-in casing (9) is attached to an angle cover structure (10). The angle cover structure (10) includes an electrical connector socket (11) for the plug contacts (6) of the electromagnet (12) in the precontrol pilot valve (4) as well as an electrical contact transition structure (49) to the plug-in casing (9).
A valve module comprising
A valve module for fluidic connector strips with in each case a base plate, wherein parallel disposed, fluidic connector channels are placed into the base plate, wherein the base plate is immediately connectable with a main valve communicating with the connector channels, and wherein a precontrol pilot valve is disposed on the main valve, wherein the precontrol pilot valve controls the motion of the valve member of the main valve based on a passage flow through a control channel of the main valve, wherein the precontrol pilot valve includes an electromagnetic valve with electrical plug contacts, which are protected against humidity, wherein a hollow cable casing (8) is disposed at a narrow side front face (7) of the base plate (1), wherein a plug-in casing (9) is guided telescopically adjustable in the cable casing (8), and wherein an angle cover structure is attached to the plug-in casing (9), which includes an electrical connector socket (11) for the plug contacts (6) of the electromagnet (12) in the precontrol pilot valve (4), as well as an electrical contact transition structure (49) to the plug-in casing (9).
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