Valve arrangement
AssigneeFesto AG & Co.
InventorsKurt Stoll, Stefan Demuth, Magnus Henzler
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AssigneeFesto AG & Co.
InventorsKurt Stoll, Stefan Demuth, Magnus Henzler
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A valve arrangement comprising a fluid distributor and a signal distributor arranged adjacent to the same. On the fluid distributor a main valve with a control unit is mounted. The signal distributor has a set of upwardly directed plug connectors. Furthermore there is a set of upwardly directed plug connectors on the control unit, which set is however at a higher level than the that of the signal distributor. In order to produce an electrical connection between the control unit and the signal distributor there is an electrical connection bridge, which comprises internal electrical conductors, which connect together two further sets of electrical plug connectors. Since these sets of plug connectors are directed downwards the connection bridge may be plugged in position from above without any difficulty, respectively associated sets of plug connectors entering into a plugged connection with one another. The result is then a valve arrangement in which the electrical connection part may be very quickly replaced without other valve arrangements being affected thereby.
A valve arrangement comprising a fluid distributor and a signal distributor arranged adjacent to the fluid distributor for distributing electrical signals, at least one main valve arranged on a component mounting area of the fluid distributor which communicates with fluid ducts of the fluid distributor, and at least one electrically operated control unit arranged adjacent to the main valve, said control unit having a first set of electrical plug connectors electrically connected to an upwardly directed second set of electrical plug connectors of the signal distributor through an L-shaped intermediate part, the intermediate part forming a connection bridge with a first leg having a third set of electrical plug connectors associated with the first leg and a second leg extending from an end of the first leg and having a fourth set of electrical plug connectors associated with the second leg, the third and fourth sets of plug connectors being electrically connected with each other, the control unit being aligned so that the first set of electrical plug connectors is directed upwards and is at a higher level than the second set of electrical plug connectors of the signal distributor, the first leg extending over the control unit with the third set of plug connectors being in plugged connection with the first set of plug connectors of the control unit and the second leg extending past the control unit toward the signal distributor with the fourth set of plug connectors being in plugged connection with the second set of plug connectors, the second set of plugged connectors being arranged clear of the component mounting area of the fluid distributor.
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