Patent ID: 6164335
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: F15B,F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
In a manifold solenoid valve that comprises a required number of solenoid valves and manifold blocks on which the solenoid valves are individually mounted and which are interconnected, supplies and exhausts compressed air to and from the respective solenoid valves through the manifold blocks, and transmits serial signals for operation control through the manifold blocks to control operations of the solenoid valves by the serial signals,a manifold solenoid valve driven by serial signals wherein;female and male connecting terminals for transmitting serial signals to and from the manifold blocks consecutively connected are provided on each manifold block and projected to openings in top surfaces of the manifold blocks, and solenoid valves are provided with transmission and power supply connectors for transmitting serial signals for controlling the drive of the solenoids and for supplying drive power for switching a main valve;transmission and power receiving connectors that are connected to the transmission and power supply connectors when the solenoid valves are mounted are provided at positions corresponding to the transmission and power supply connectors of the solenoid valves mounted on the manifold blocks, and the solenoid valves are provided with slave chips that extract operation signals for the solenoid valves from serial signals received through the connectors.