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EP 2354563 B1 20130515 - Valve assembly

Title (en)

Valve assembly

Title (de)

Ventilanordnung

Title (fr)

Agencement de vannes

Publication

EP 2354563 B1 20130515 (DE)

Application

EP 10001254 A 20100208

Priority

EP 10001254 A 20100208

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2354563A1] The valve arrangement has a valve group (32) with multiple electrically actuated valve units (27) that are arranged one after another in an alignment direction (28). Each valve unit has a valve interface (47a) for receiving electric valve actuation signals. One of the valve units has another additional valve interface (47b) for receiving electric valve actuation signals.

IPC 8 full level

F15B 13/08 (2006.01); F15B 20/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F15B 13/0857 (2013.01); F15B 20/002 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2354563 A1 20110810; EP 2354563 B1 20130515; CN 102146939 A 20110810; CN 102146939 B 20150520

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 10001254 A 20100208; CN 201110034269 A 20110201