Patent · US Expired

Contacting means for valve drives and a valve arrangement fitted with it

US6761596B2 · kind B2 · utility

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24References

17Claims

0Family size

Assignee

FESTO AG & CO. · US

Inventors

Heiko Kühbauch · Köngen, DE
Stefan Paech · Eßlingen, DE
Achim Ziegele · Baltmannsweiler, DE
Ralf Forcht · Wissen, DE
Christian Waldeck · Eßlingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 7, 2003
Grant date	Jul 13, 2004
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 7, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF15B13/0867
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A contacting means for making electrical contact between a valve drive and a printed circuit board. It comprises a support housing having through ducts in which axially resiliently elastic contacting units are arranged. The contacting units are at one end acted upon by a first contact element of the valve drive and at the other end by a second contact element of the printed circuit board and accordingly rest on such components with a biasing action. Furthermore, a valve arrangement with such a contacting means is provided.

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