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US 5,458,048 AGranted
Electro-pneumatic control device
AssigneeFesto AG & Co.
InventorHeinz Hohner
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Abstract
This is an electro-pneumatic control device which includes a valve station (2) designed similar to a subassembly. The valve station (2) is provided with a fluid conductor (4) which is equipped with a plurality of valves (12) and a central electronic control unit which is formed by a control block (19). The control block (19) is a direct component of the valve station (2),so that a external central control unit is eliminated.
Claims15
An electro-pneumatic control device comprising:
- a first valve station designed as a subassembly, said first valve station being provided with a first fluid distributor which is equipped with a plurality of first valve station valves;
- a plurality of electrically actuable first valve station valve drives for said first valve station valves;
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- a first central electronic control unit designed as a first control block, said first control block supplying first valve station electric actuating signals for the first valve station valve drives, said first control block being a direct component of said first valve station, said first control block containing a control program, said control program containing parameters to be considered for actuating at least said first valve station valve drives.
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