EP1710447B1 - Appareil de commande électro-fluidique - Google Patents

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EP1710447B1
EP1710447B1 EP20050400012 EP05400012A EP1710447B1 EP 1710447 B1 EP1710447 B1 EP 1710447B1 EP 20050400012 EP20050400012 EP 20050400012 EP 05400012 A EP05400012 A EP 05400012A EP 1710447 B1 EP1710447 B1 EP 1710447B1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F15—FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
    • F15B—SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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    • F15B—SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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  • the invention relates to an electrofluidic control unit, with a plurality of successively arranged in a Aukahungsrhythm and at least partially having at least one control valve, electrically operated working modules, which are connected together to a running in the line-up direction electrical Verkettungsstrang be transmitted via the control signals used for the control of the working modules and via which the working modules are supplied with a first operating voltage which can be fed in via a base connection provided on a connection module and connected to the linking strand.
  • One from the DE 103 04 324 A1 known control unit of this type includes a mounted on a control module distributor, which is equipped with working modules in the form of electrically actuated control valves and includes a modular electrical wiring harness that connects the drives of the control valves with the control module.
  • the daisy chain is used to transmit control signals responsible for the actuation pattern of the control valves from the control module to the electrical drives of the control valves. Also for applying the necessary for the operation of the valve operating voltage of the chain can be used.
  • a control unit of comparable design also describes the DE 103 16 129 A1 ,
  • the controller can be equipped only with a limited number of working modules. If it concerns work modules that require a particularly high operating performance, such as proportional valves, the equipment of the control unit is even further limited. For the fulfillment of complex control tasks, it is therefore very often necessary to use several control units in parallel, with a correspondingly high financial outlay, because usually a separate electronic control module is required in each case.
  • connection module there is at least one feed module having an electrical feed connection, which enables the feed of at least one further operating voltage and which is switched on or switched on at a distance from the connection module in the course of the chain.
  • the number of feed modules used is practically arbitrary.
  • the distances between successive feed modules will be chosen to compensate for the voltage drop and maximum power consumption occurring in the intermediate length of the daisy chain.
  • connection module and the at least one supply module are assigned to one another galvanically separated operating voltage zones of the chain.
  • connected working modules are at completely galvanically isolated potentials. Possibly occurring in one of the operating voltage zones disturbances can therefore not adversely affect the operation of the other operating voltage zones associated work modules. It is also possible to work within the individual operating voltage zones with different levels of operating voltages, for example, to operate from a given standard deviating work modules also.
  • an installed supply module causes no interruption of existing in the daisy chain control lines and / or supply lines, despite serving with respect to the operating voltage isolation, which serve for the transmission of the control signals and the power supply of local control electronics and / or sensors. It is thereby ensured that the working modules associated with a non-deactivated operating voltage zone as well as any electronics and / or sensors associated therewith can continue to be operated without restriction.
  • connection module with its base connection can have an independent structure.
  • connection module with its base connection in favor of a high degree of modularity and the cost-saving use of identical parts, can basically also have the same structure as the feed module designed with a feed connection.
  • the operating voltage which can be fed in several times is expediently the actuating voltage used for the actuation of the respective valve drive.
  • the valve drive may have as drive unit, for example, one or more magnetic coils or piezo actuators.
  • the daisy chain also serves to supply the necessary supply energy to locally available control electronics and / or sensor equipment, it is connected for this purpose in particular to a separate electrical supply connection. At the same time, electrical outlets of the control unit can be supplied via this supply connection if required.
  • the signals used for the control of the working modules are expediently generated in a bus station of the control unit, which is part of an electronic control module.
  • the control signals can either be performed in a 1: 1 connection to the working modules or in serial bus technology - for example, with a so-called C-bus or Profibus - are transmitted to the various work modules, the latter the work modules associated local control electronics conditional.
  • Each working module can have its own control electronics. Alternatively, several working modules can be controlled via a common control electronics.
  • the electronic control module can be designed such that it simultaneously forms one or the connection module. As a result, it is generally possible to dispense with a separate connection module.
  • a particularly compact design is possible if at least one feed module is formed directly by a correspondingly designed working module, which has a suitable feed connection.
  • the electrical conductors of the linking strand which are referred to as linking conductors, are in pairs opposite one another in at least one feed-in zone provided for switching on a feeding module with resilient electrical contact sections.
  • the feed module has an electrically connected to its feed terminal contacting part, which dips between the opposite contact portions and this according to the intended use of the associated interlinking leads together or for the purpose of a galvanically separate power supply separates each other.
  • the contacting part expediently contains a carrier board equipped with the necessary contacting means and fixed to a module housing of the respective feed module.
  • the connection with the daisy chain is expediently made automatically here, when the feed module is attached to a mounting surface of the control unit.
  • FIG. 1 shows in its entirety an electro-fluidic control device 1 which has an electronic control module 2, to which a working unit 3 designed in the manner of a subassembly is mounted on one side.
  • the working unit 3 has a strip-like or plate-like distributor 4, which can be composed of a plurality of distributor segments 4a, which are arranged in the direction of a Aukahungsachse 5 consecutively.
  • FIG. 2 shows such a distributor segment 4a in a single representation.
  • the distributor 4 is flanged to the control unit 1. At its upper side facing the viewer in FIG. 1, it is detachably equipped with a plurality of device components. Among these device components are a plurality of electrically operated working modules 6, which at least partially have at least one electrically actuable, the control of fluid flows serving control valve 6a. In the exemplary embodiment, the working modules 6 are each formed in total by such a control valve 6a.
  • Each control valve 6a includes at least one adjustable valve member 7 which, depending on its switching position, produces different fluidic connections between distribution channels 8 extending in the distributor 4 and consumer connections 12 provided laterally on the distributor 4.
  • the latter are suitable for being able to connect to actuated consumers, for example, fluid-operated drives, leading fluid lines.
  • the distribution channels 8 include at least one feed channel 8a communicating with one or more fluid supply ports 14 disposed on an outer surface of the manifold 4.
  • the fluid used for the operation of the control unit 1 can be fed via fluid lines, not shown, which is in particular compressed air, however, another gas or a hydraulic medium would also be used.
  • Two further distribution channels 8 are formed as ventilation channels 8b and open into sitting on the mounting surface 13 exhaust modules 15, taken over the back flowing from the consumer compressed air or can be dissipated via muffler.
  • Each control valve 6a has an electrically actuated valve drive 16. It can, depending on the configuration of the control valve 6a, actuate the valve member 7 directly or, as in the exemplary embodiment, be designed as a pilot valve with electrical actuators.
  • the electrical actuator includes, for example, one or two electromagnets.
  • the work modules 6 are successively placed on the mounting surface 13 in the direction of the alignment axis 5. They can be combined to form individual valve groups.
  • all the control valves 6a are connected in common to an electrical linking strand 17 running in the line-up direction 5. This happens to all the control valves 6a in the region of its valve drive 16, which is contacted via not-shown interface means releasably electrically connected to the chain strand 17.
  • the electrical interlinking strand 17 extends from the electronic control module 2 in a chain passage 18 passing through the distributor 4 in the longitudinal direction.
  • the interlinking channel 18 is open to the mounting surface 13 and thus allows access for the aforementioned electrical interface means ,
  • the interlinking strand 17 is composed of individual interlinking modules 22 which are attached to one another in the interlinking direction and which are connected to one another mechanically and electrically.
  • the modular design allows the realization of virtually any length of the chain strand 17 in adaptation to the respective fluidic equipment of the control unit. 1
  • the electrical interlinking strand 17 has a plurality of electrical conductors running in the longitudinal direction of the strand, which are designated as interlinking conductors 23. They serve different tasks, which are explained in more detail below.
  • interlinking conductors 23 are control lines 23a, which form an internal serial bus, via which control signals are transmitted to the working modules 6 from the electronic control module 2, which predetermine the operating modules 6 their operating patterns, for example the sequence of actuation and the duration of the activation ,
  • control lines 23a can also be used to report diagnostic signals from separate or from the working modules 6 associated sensors 24 to the electronic control module 2.
  • the diagnostic signals are, for example, pressure or switching position signals converted into electrical signals.
  • the electronic control module 2 has at least one field bus connection 25, via which it can be connected to a superordinate electronic control device.
  • the electronic control module 2 itself is expediently an internal bus station 26, the signals coming from the electronic control device in control signals for the internal bus, and vice versa.
  • the electronic control module 2 is also equipped with a microprocessor, not shown, via which an internal control program for the control of the working modules 6 can run, either independently or in coordination with the parent control device.
  • One of the external programming and possibly also monitoring and visualization serving interface can be seen at 27.
  • the individual working modules 6 are each assigned an electronic control unit 27 which, in accordance with the existing addressing, assumes an assignment-correct reading and distribution of the control signals. It can be assigned to each working module 6 its own control electronics, which is then conveniently integrated directly into the respective working module 6.
  • individual control electronics 27 are responsible for groups of working modules 6 and therefore expediently designed as separate components. They are preferably interposed between the working modules 6 and the control lines 23a of the linking module 22. In the embodiment, they are below the valve actuators 16th
  • the supply voltage Uv required for the operation of the control electronics 27 and the sensor systems 24 is likewise applied via the electrical linkage 17.
  • this contains suitable supply lines 23b, into which the supply voltage Uv is fed via a supply connection 28, which is expediently arranged on the electronic control module 2.
  • the supply lines 23b shown in dashed lines are intended to be the separate positive conductors for, on the one hand, the control electronics 27 and, on the other hand, the sensor systems 24 represent.
  • a common ground conductor of the supply lines 23b is indicated by dash-dotted lines.
  • the supply lines 23b like the control lines 23a, extend uninterruptedly over the entire length of the warp strand 17.
  • the supply voltage Uv fed into the supply lines 23b, 23c is expediently a regulated voltage.
  • a voltage suitable for the components is 24 volts.
  • the electrical interlinking strand 17 also serves to supply the working modules 6 with the operating voltage U B necessary for their operation.
  • This is a separate voltage from the supply voltage Uv, which is usually used in particular for those activities of the working modules 6, which have a high energy requirement.
  • the operating voltage U B acts as an actuating voltage for the actuation of the valve actuators 16 of the control valves 6a, which is individually caused by the control signals supplied via the control lines 23a.
  • the operating voltage U B contains the electrical interlinking strand 17 as a positive pole (dashed) and as a ground conductor (dot-dashed lines) formed operating voltage conductor 23 d, which extend in the longitudinal direction of the interlinkage 17 and are fed past the working modules 6 to be supplied.
  • a particular advantage for the operation of the control unit 1 results from the fact that measures are taken which allow a feed of the operating voltage U B in the interlinking strand 17 at points spaced from each other in the running direction of the interlinking strand 17. As a result, not all work modules 6 need to be powered by the same operating voltage.
  • the control unit 1 of the embodiment has for feeding a first operating voltage U B1 via a connection module 34 with an application of the voltage enabling base terminal 35.
  • the base terminal 35 is connected to a first strand portion 36 of the operating voltage conductor 23d in electrical connection, which extends along the chain strand 17 and is tapped by a first group 36a of working modules 6.
  • a second strand section 37 of the operating voltage conductors 23d adjoining the first strand section 36 is picked up by a second group 36b of working modules 6 and is supplied with a second operating voltage U B2 via a feed module 38 separate with respect to the connection module 34.
  • the latter is equipped with an electrical feed terminal 42, which is formed as the base terminal 35 and preferably also the supply terminal 28 in particular as a plug connection.
  • the feed module 38 is switched on in the longitudinal direction of the strand 17 at a distance from the connection module 34 in the course of the strand 17 and is connected exclusively to the second strand section 37 of the operating voltage conductors 23 d.
  • This second strand section 37 is galvanically separated from the first strand section 36 connected to the connection module 34. This results in two successive, separate operating voltage zones 43, 44, which can be supplied with their operating voltage U B independently of each other.
  • the present in the embodiment potential separation also has the advantage that in the operating voltage zones 43, 44 can be used with different voltage levels of the operating voltage. This allows, for example, the simultaneous operation of working modules 6 with different power consumption in one and the same control unit 1.
  • connection module 34 provided with the base connection 35 has the same structure as the feed module 38 and is installed in particular in the same way as the feed module 38 on the control unit 1.
  • Both modules 34, 38 are mounted alternately with groups of working modules 6 in the line-up direction 5 on the mounting surface 13 of the distributor 4.
  • connection module 34 can also be an integrated component of the electronic control module 2, or in other words, the electronic control module 2 can simultaneously form the connection module 34.
  • the connection module 34 shown in FIG. 1 as part of the working unit can then be omitted if required.
  • the electronic control module 2 is also equipped with operating voltage conductors 23d belonging to the chain 17, as indicated in dotted lines in FIG.
  • the electronic control module 2 could in this case be equipped with separate supply and base terminals.
  • This variant is also indicated by dotted lines in FIG.
  • connection module and / or the feed module can also itself already have a distributor segment tuned to the design of the distributor 4 4a include.
  • the aforementioned components can each be combined to form a structural unit which can be easily installed.
  • the feed module 38 which is shown separately again in FIGS. 3 and 4, is expediently designed so that it can be attached to a mounting space 13 of the mounting surface 13 provided for mounting in a mounting direction 45 that is perpendicular to the mounting surface 13. It has elongated shape, with its longitudinal axis in the installed state as well as that of the working modules 6 is aligned at right angles to the alignment axis 5.
  • the feed module 38 has an elongated module housing 46, which carries the feed terminal 42.
  • the latter is preferably found on one of the housing end faces.
  • the module housing 46 is expediently hood-shaped and is attached with its resulting housing opening 47 ahead of the mounting surface 13.
  • the attachment is made in particular by a screw, wherein the module housing 46 in the edge region passing through fastening screws 48 in the underlying distributor 4 can be detachably screwed.
  • the housing opening 47 is covered by the distributor 4.
  • a seal 52 extending along the edge of the housing opening 47 prevents the entry of contaminants into the interior 53 of the module housing 46.
  • the contacting part 54 is designed plate-like, with its plate plane perpendicular to that of the chain strand 17. At its lower end region 55, the contacting part 54 is provided with a plurality of contact surfaces 56, 57 which come into contact with the interlinking conductors 23 in a feed-in zone 58 when the feed module 38 is attached to the mounting surface 13.
  • the contacting part 54 passes through a shaft 62 of the distributor which is open at the top to the mounting surface 13 and at the bottom to the linking channel 18.
  • the contact surfaces 56, 57 are provided in pairs on mutually opposite plate sides of the contacting part 54.
  • the one contact surfaces 56 therefore point in one direction of the chain strand 17 and the other contact surfaces 57 in the other strand direction.
  • the contacting part 54 contains a support plate 63 as a self-supporting component, on which the contact surfaces 56, 57 are provided.
  • the interlinking conductors 23 are subdivided in the region of the feed zone 28 into successive strand sections 64, 65. Among these strand sections 64, 65 are also the first and second strand sections 36, 37 of the operating voltage conductors 23d.
  • the strand sections 64, 65 terminate in the feed zone 58 with resilient electrical contact sections 66 spaced from each other in the strand longitudinal direction. When the feed module 38 is not mounted, the distance between the opposing resilient contact sections 66 is less than the distance between the contact surfaces 56 , 57 of a respective pair of contact surfaces on the contacting part 54.
  • the contacting part 54 with its contact surfaces 56, 57 supporting the lower end portion 57 in the feed zone 58 between the resilient contact portions 66, wherein the resilient contact portions 66 each acted upon by a contacting surface 56, 57 and spread apart. They are then biased to the respective associated contact surface 56, 57, as indicated by dash-dotted lines in Figure 1.
  • those strand sections 64, 65 which belong to the control lines 23a and the supply lines 23b are simply looped through, so that there is also a continuous electrical connection within these conductors across the feed zone 58.
  • the looping is achieved in that those contact surfaces 56, 57, which rest against the contact sections 66 belonging to the strand sections 64, 65 to be connected, are electrically connected to one another.
  • this is realized according to Figure 5, characterized in that one provides the corresponding contact surfaces 56, 57 of U-shaped connecting conductors 67, which are guided around the lower edge of the support plate 63.
  • first and second strand portions 36, 37 of the operating voltage conductors 23d are kept electrically separated from each other by the inserted contacting portion 54.
  • the associated contact surfaces 56, 57 are therefore electrically insulated from one another and prevent electrical contact between the resilient contact portions 66 resting thereon.
  • the voltage applied according to Figure 6 at the contact portions 66 of the second strand section 37 contact surfaces 57 are used for the supply of the operating voltage in the For this purpose, the respective contact surfaces 57 are connected via electrical conductors 68 to the electrical feed connection 42.
  • these electrical conductors 68 are partially designed as flexible cables 72, which extend in the interior 53 between the feed terminal 42 and an electromechanical interface 73 seated on the carrier board 63. Starting from the latter, conductor tracks or wire conductors 74 are guided on or in the carrier board 63 to the contact surfaces 57 to be contacted.
  • the first strand portion 36 facing contact surfaces 56 serve as a simple termination surfaces and as a facility for the associated contact portions 66. They could theoretically also be omitted because no energy input takes place over them.
  • the linking modules 22 used in the strand longitudinal direction can in principle have a standardized structure, with a feed-in linking module 22a being inserted into the series of standardized linking modules 22 for the purpose of voltage supply. which defines the feed zone 58 with its resilient contact sections 66. This allows virtually any placement of the electrical feed point.
  • At least one feed module 38 can also be formed directly by a correspondingly designed working module 6.
  • a working module containing at least one control valve 6a at the same time include a dot-dash line indicated in Figure 1 electrical feed terminal 42 'and the associated circuitry for electrical contact with the daisy chain 17.

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  1. Dispositif de commande électro-fluidique, comportant plusieurs modules de travail (6) actionnés électriquement, qui sont disposés en enfilade dans une direction d'alignement et dont au moins une partie comporte au moins une vanne pilote (6a) et qui sont raccordés conjointement à une ligne d'interconnexion (17) électrique orientée dans la direction d'alignement, par l'intermédiaire de laquelle sont transmis des signaux de commande utilisés pour l'activation des modules de travail (6) et par l'intermédiaire de laquelle les modules de travail (6) sont alimentés avec une première tension de service (UB1), qui peut être introduite par l'intermédiaire d'un raccord de base (35), prévu sur un module de raccordement (34) et relié à la ligne d'interconnexion (17), caractérisé en ce que, pour l'introduction d'au moins une tension de service supplémentaire (UB2), il est prévu en plus du module de raccordement (34) au moins un module d'alimentation (38), qui est muni d'un raccord d'alimentation (42, 42') électrique et qui est insérable ou est inséré dans le trajet de la ligne d'interconnexion (17) à distance du module de raccordement (34).
  2. Dispositif de commande selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par plusieurs modules d'alimentation (38) qui sont insérables ou sont insérés dans le trajet de la ligne d'interconnexion (17) indépendamment les uns des autres.
  3. Dispositif de commande selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que le module de raccordement (34) et ledit au moins un module d'alimentation (38) sont associés à des zones de tension de service (43, 44) de la ligne d'interconnexion (17), séparées les unes des autres par une séparation galvanique.
  4. Dispositif de commande selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que la ligne d'interconnexion (17) comporte des conducteurs de tension de service (23d) orientés dans la direction d'alignement, lesquels, pour former des zones de tension de service (43, 44) séparées les unes des autres, sont interrompus sur le plan du potentiel par le module d'alimentation (38) respectif insérable ou inséré.
  5. Dispositif de commande selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que le module de raccordement (34) avec son raccord de base (35) a la même structure que le module d'alimentation (38) avec son raccord d'alimentation (42).
  6. Dispositif de commande selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce que la ligne d'interconnexion (17) comporte, indépendamment dudit au moins un module d'alimentation (38) présent, des lignes continues sans interruption sous la forme de lignes de commande (23a) mises en contact avec les modules de travail (6) et/ou sous la forme de lignes d'alimentation (23b) pour l'alimentation en énergie d'au moins une électronique de commande (27) et/ou un système de détection (24), associés aux modules de travail (6).
  7. Dispositif de commande selon l'une des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que, en association avec des modules de travail (6) réalisés sous forme de vannes pilotes (6a), la tension de service pouvant être introduite de manière multiple, est la tension d'actionnement destinée à actionner l'entraînement de vanne (6) correspondant.
  8. Dispositif de commande selon l'une des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisé en ce qu'une électronique de commande (27) et/ou un système de détection (24) sont associés au moins en partie localement aux modules de travail (6), dont la tension d'alimentation est acheminée par l'intermédiaire de la ligne d'interconnexion (17) sans être influencée par ledit au moins un module d'alimentation (38).
  9. Dispositif de commande selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que la ligne d'interconnexion (17) est reliée à un raccord d'alimentation électrique (28) pour fournir la tension d'alimentation nécessaire au fonctionnement de ladite au moins une électronique de commande (27) locale et/ou du système de détection (24).
  10. Dispositif de commande selon la revendication 9, caractérisé par des sorties électriques (32) qui sont également reliées au raccord d'alimentation (28) via la ligne d'interconnexion (17).
  11. Dispositif de commande selon l'une des revendications 8 à 10, caractérisé en ce que la tension d'alimentation est une tension régulée et la tension d'actionnement est une tension non régulée.
  12. Dispositif de commande selon l'une des revendications 1 à 11, caractérisé en ce que, pour délivrer des signaux de commande, il comporte un module de commande électronique (2) raccordé à la ligne d'interconnexion (17).
  13. Dispositif de commande selon la revendication 12, caractérisé en ce que le module de commande électronique (2) forme en même temps le module de raccordement (34).
  14. Dispositif de commande selon la revendication 13, caractérisé en ce que le module de commande électronique (2) est réalisé pour introduire une tension de service, de même qu'une tension d'alimentation.
  15. Dispositif de commande selon la revendication 14, caractérisé en ce que le module de commande électronique (2), pour introduire une tension de service, de même qu'une tension d'alimentation, comporte un dispositif de raccordement (29) commun.
  16. Dispositif de commande selon l'une des revendications 12 à 15, caractérisé en ce que sur le module de commande électronique (2) est montée une unité de travail (3), qui contient sous forme de groupe les modules de travail (6) et dans laquelle s'étend la ligne d'interconnexion (17).
  17. Dispositif de commande selon l'une des revendications 1 à 16, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins un module d'alimentation (38) est formé directement par un module de travail (6) muni d'un raccord d'alimentation (42').
  18. Dispositif de commande selon l'une des revendications 1 à 17, caractérisé par une transmission sérielle des signaux de commande via la ligne d'interconnexion (17) électrique.
  19. Dispositif de commande selon l'une des revendications 1 à 18, caractérisé en ce que les conducteurs d'interconnexion (23) électriques de la ligne d'interconnexion (17) sont situés face à face par paires dans au moins une zone d'alimentation (58) prévue pour la connexion d'un module d'alimentation (38) et munie de parties de contact (66) électriques flexibles, le module d'alimentation (38) comportant un élément de mise en contact (54) qui est relié électriquement au raccord d'alimentation (42, 42') et qui, lorsque le module d'alimentation (38) est mis en place, plonge entre les parties de contact (66) et, suivant les fins d'utilisation des conducteurs d'interconnexion (23) associés, relie lesdites parties de contact entre elles par paires ou les maintient séparées l'une de l'autre, et relie dans ce cas en même temps l'une des parties de contact (66), alors séparées l'une de l'autre, avec le raccord d'alimentation (42, 42').
  20. Dispositif de commande selon la revendication 19, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de mise en contact (54) comporte une platine support (63) qui, sur une zone d'extrémité (55), enfichable entre les parties de contact (66), est munie, sur des côtés opposés l'un à l'autre, de surfaces de contact (56, 57), qui sont destinées à mettre en contact les parties de contact (66) et qui, en partie, sont reliés entre elles pour boucler un conducteur d'interconnexion (23) et, en partie, sont en liaison avec le raccord d'alimentation (42, 42') pour introduire une tension de service.
  21. Dispositif de commande selon l'une des revendications 1 à 20, caractérisé par un distributeur (4) qui est muni des modules de travail (6) et dudit au moins un module d'alimentation (38) et qui comporte, dans une disposition parallèle les uns aux autres, la ligne d'interconnexion (17) électrique et plusieurs canaux de distribution (8) qui communiquent avec au moins un module de travail (6).
  22. Dispositif de commande selon la revendication 21, caractérisé en ce que ledit au moins un module d'alimentation (38) est monté, en particulier de manière amovible, en série avec les modules de travail (6) sur une surface de montage (13) du distributeur (8).
  23. Dispositif de commande selon la revendication 22, caractérisé en ce que le module d'alimentation (38) comporte un boîtier (46) en forme de capot, qui est orienté avec son ouverture vers le distributeur (8) et qui porte le raccord d'alimentation (42).
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