Patent ID: 8375986

Claim:
A pneumatic device control system comprising: a plurality of valve assemblies, each valve assembly including a plurality of sequentially connected manifold valves and at least one electric connector for connection with lead wires, and lead wire assemblies that electrically couple the respective electric connectors of adjacent valve assemblies, such that the plurality of valve assemblies are electrically coupled in a row via the lead wire assemblies, wherein each manifold valve includes one or two solenoids, a plurality of valve input terminals, and a plurality of valve output terminals, wherein each solenoid is connected to a valve input terminal, and the valve input terminals are connected to valve output terminals, connections between the valve input terminals and the valve output terminals being shifted by an amount corresponding to the number of valve input terminals connected to the solenoids in each manifold valve, wherein at least one of the plurality of the valve output terminals in each manifold valve, except for a last manifold valve in a leading end side of the row, are connected to adjacent valve input terminals of respective adjacent manifold valves in the row, wherein the valve input terminal or the valve output terminal of a manifold valve disposed adjacent to an electric connector is connected to a connector terminal of the adjacent electric connector, wherein each lead wire assembly is includes a plurality of lead wires, and an electric connection member attached to each end, respectively, of the lead wires, the electric connection members being detachable with respect to the respective electric connectors of the respective valve assemblies, and wherein each number of the valve input terminals and the valve output terminals of each manifold valve, the connector terminals of the electric connectors, the lead wires of each lead wire assembly, and the connection terminals of each electric connection member are set to a value such that a parallel power signal is allowed to be transmitted in parallel to the respective solenoids of the manifold valves in a whole system, and the power signal is transmitted in parallel from the valve assemblies at a proximal side of the row to the respective manifold valves of the valve assemblies toward a leading end side sequentially via the respective manifold valves of the valve assemblies and the lead wire assemblies.