Pneumatic distribution systems

• US 20020013077A1
• Filed: 07/09/2001
• Published: 01/31/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Asco Joucomatic
• Original Assignee: Asco Joucomatic
• Inventors: Lepine, Michel, Guenard, Yannick, Meziane, Boualem
• Granted Patent: US 6,454,583 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 439/191
• CPC Class Codes: F15B 13/0814 Monoblock manifolds
• CPC Class Codes: F15B 13/0832 Modular valves
• CPC Class Codes: F15B 13/0857 Electrical connecting means, e.g. plugs, sockets
• CPC Class Codes: F15B 13/0882 using identical modular elements
• CPC Class Codes: F15B 13/0896 using different types or sizes of valves

Abstract

Modular assembly or islet for pneumatic distribution, which comprises a number of modules or blocks each constituting a slice and each incorporating, on the one hand, pneumatic connectors and, on the other hand, electrical connectors, two pneumatic distributors being mounted at 900° to one another on two adjacent sides of the said block or module so that the said pneumatic connectors and the said electrical connectors are common to the two distributors, the said blocks or modules with their respective pairs of distributors being mounted, removably, on the said connectors so as to assemble them side by side, thus constituting the said modular assembly or islet for distribution, comprising the desired number of pneumatic distributors.

Claims

1. Modular assembly or islet for pneumatic distribution, which comprises a number of modules or blocks each constituting a slice and each incorporating, on the one hand, pneumatic connectors and, on the other hand, electrical connectors, two pneumatic distributors being mounted at 90°

to one another on two adjacent sides of the said block or module so that the said pneumatic connectors and the said electrical connectors are common to the two distributors, the said blocks or modules with their respective pairs of distributors being mounted, removably, on the said connectors so as to assemble them side by side, thus constituting the said modular assembly or islet for distribution, comprising the desired number of pneumatic distributors.

2. Modular assembly according to claim 1, wherein the distributors have different dimensions, particularly different thicknesses.

3. Modular assembly according to claim 1, wherein each slice can accommodate a number of pairs of pneumatic distributors.