Patent ID: 6913037
Filing Date: 2005-07-05
Classification: F15B,F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A manifold valve with a sensor, the manifold valve being formed by mounting a solenoid valve directly or through an intermediate block onto a manifold base, wherein the solenoid valve includes a casing having a plurality of valve ports and a valve hole with which the valve ports communicate, a spool housed for sliding in the valve hole to select a flow path, one or two solenoid-operated pilot valve(s) for driving the spool, a sensor chamber formed to be open to an outside in an upper face of the casing and covered with a detachable cover, one or more pressure sensors disposed in the sensor chamber to detect fluid pressure in the valve hole, and a wiring block connected to the casing to form a portion of the casing and having in itself a wiring path connecting the sensor chamber and the manifold base or the intermediate block, and a signal conductor from the pressure sensor(s) is introduced into the wiring path in the wiring block.