Control valve means and furthermore a valve suitable for use as a component thereof
AssigneeFesto AG & Co.
InventorsManfred Rüdle, Michael Berner
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Abstract
A control means which possesses an electrical control unit having a bus connection, electronic circuitry and at least one electrical output. On the latter a valve is connection by means of cooperating connection means, said valve serving for the control of fluid flows, the two connection means providing for both electrical contact and also fixation of the valve in place. Furthermore, an electrically actuated valve is provided by the invention, which is held in place exclusively by a single connection means on a control unit and is provided with electrical plug contact means, which render possible connection with such electrical plug contact means of the electronic control unit, whose plug contact elements are arranged in quicunx.
Claims16
A control means comprising an electronic control unit having a bus connection, electronic circuitry and at least one electrical output, the electrical output being provided with a first connection means exhibiting first electrical plug contact means and first mechanical attachment means, such first connection means serving for making electrical contact and at the same time for mechanical attachment for a connect component, such connect component possessing a second connection means cooperating in a detachable manner with the first connection means, such connection means having second electrical plug contact means and second mechanical attachment means, wherein the connect component is directly constituted by an electrically actuated valve, which is exclusively electrically contacted and mechanically mounted with the aid of the mutually cooperating connection means.
An electrically actuated valve, comprising a second connection means for direct connection with a first connection means of an electrical output, of an electronic control unit, the second connection means having second electrical plug contact means, for cooperating with first electrical plug contact means of the first connection means, the second electrical plug contact means of the valve enabling a direct electrical contact connection with the first electrical plug contact means of the control unit, and having plug contact elements in a quincunx pattern.
An electrically actuated valve comprising a plug for mechanically and electrically connecting the valve to an electrical output of an electronic control unit, said plug including a plurality of electrical plug contact elements, a sleeve surrounding said plug contact elements and a screw part coaxially mounted on said sleeve, said screw part being rotatable with respect to said sleeve and including an annular section having an external screw thread for engaging an internal screw thread of the electrical output of the electronic control unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.