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EP 1780421 B1 20080319 - Valve array

Title (en)

Valve array

Title (de)

Ventilbatterie

Title (fr)

Batterie de soupapes

Publication

EP 1780421 B1 20080319 (DE)

Application

EP 06007244 A 20060406

Priority

DE 202005016766 U 20051026

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1780421A1] The battery has an intermediate module (17) activated using a module supply channel (53). A secondary channel is detached for providing corresponding directional control valve (18) with control pressure medium. The secondary channel is connected to a control channel of each directional control valves so that the module supply channel and the control channel are separated from a pressure supply by an isolating device.

IPC 8 full level

F15B 13/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F15B 13/0814 (2013.01); F15B 13/0832 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1780421 A1 20070502; EP 1780421 B1 20080319; AT E389814 T1 20080415; DE 202005016766 U1 20060112; DE 502006000493 D1 20080430

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 06007244 A 20060406; AT 06007244 T 20060406; DE 202005016766 U 20051026; DE 502006000493 T 20060406