Manifold for change-over valve
AssigneeSMC Corporation
InventorKazuo Hiramatsu
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Abstract
For the purpose of obtaining a manifold for a change-over valve capable of corresponding with given situations easily and reliably even when some of piping directions of the change-over valves are different or piping directions are altered during an operation, port surfaces 21, 22 are respectively formed on a front end surface and a bottom surface of a manifold 1, output openings 23a, 23b commonly in communication with output passages 14a, 14b are respectively formed on the port surfaces 21, 22, and a port block 26 having output ports A, B in communication with the output openings 23a, 23b and a closing plate 27 for closing the output openings 23a, 23b are allowed to be selectively mounted.
Claims10
A manifold for a change-over valve comprising:
- a valve mounting surface on which the change-over valve is mounted;
- a plurality of through holes opened in said valve mounting surface;
- supply passages for working fluids in communication with each of said plurality of through holes;
- exhaust passages;
- output passages;
- a first port surface and a second port surface facing in different directions, wherein said first and second port surfaces each have output openings commonly in communication with said output passages;
- a port block having output ports in communication with said output openings;
- and
- a closing plate for closing said output openings, wherein said port block and said closing plate can be selectively mounted on any one of said first and second port surfaces, respectively, and said second and first port surfaces, respectively.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.