JPH03181689A - Electromagnetic valve manifold - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To connect an electromagnetic valve to its control system easily by composing an electromagnetic valve manifold with a wiring collecting body to energize the electromagnetic valve, a connector connected to the electromagnetic valve, and a block body to feed the control signal to the electromagnetic valve through the connector. CONSTITUTION:The second connector 34 to fit to the first connector 32 projecting from an electromagnetic valve 30 is provided. On the upper side of a main body 28 of a rectangular parallelepiped form which composes an electromagnetic valve manifold. On the other hand, a connector 36 is provided on the rear surface side of a connection block 40 on the front side of the main body 28, in the same manner. The connection block 40 is furnished with a selection switch 12 on its front side. A connector 38 is provided on the rear surface side of the selection switch 12, and a connector 46 to fit to a connector 56 is provided on the side opposite to the selection switch 12. As a result, the block body can be installed on the electromagnetic valve simply, and the selection of electric circuits can be carried out freely.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a solenoid valve manifold, in particular:
This invention relates to a solenoid valve manifold in which a wiring assembly, connectors, etc. for sending control signals to each solenoid valve are made into a block, and this is integrated with each solenoid valve or manifold.

In fluid control systems, when a large number of solenoid valves are used in equipment or machinery, they are often assembled into a single block by constructing a manifold to simplify piping work and reduce installation space. In this case, when connecting the wiring to the solenoid coils etc. that constitute each solenoid valve, it is usually necessary to use several electric wires for each solenoid valve, and in particular, it is necessary to connect the terminals of the solenoid coils and the electric wires. This makes the work extremely complicated, and it is also difficult to easily increase or decrease the number of solenoid valves installed on the manifold body.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to harmonize the entire manifold, to facilitate the connection between the solenoid valves and the control system for controlling them, and to make it extremely easy to increase or decrease the number of solenoid valves connected to the manifold. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a solenoid valve manifold that can be protected.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a solenoid valve manifold in which a plurality of solenoid valves are arranged in series, a wiring assembly for energizing each solenoid valve, and a wiring assembly electrically connected to the solenoid valve. and a block body for supplying a control signal to a predetermined solenoid valve via the connector.

Next, preferred embodiments of the solenoid valve manifold according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, FIG. 1 is an electrical wiring diagram of a solenoid valve manifold according to the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 10 indicates a solenoid, and reference numeral 12 indicates a selection switch of a flat cable as a wiring assembly. shows. Selection switch 12
A plurality of wires 14a to 14h are led out, and each of the wires 14a to 14h is connected to the wires 18a to 18h constituting the flat cable 16, respectively. One end of the wires 18a to 18h is connected to a first connector, as will be described later, and the other end is connected to a second connector. Further, one line 20 of the two lines derived from the IO is connected to the selection switch 12, and the other line 22 is connected to a common line 24.

Although not shown in the figure, it goes without saying that the number of solenoids 10 corresponding to the number of flat cables 16 excluding the common line 24 is provided.

In this case, the selection switch 12 may be one in which one terminals of a number of switches are connected to each other as shown in FIG. 2(A), or a rotary type switch as shown in FIG. 2(B). Furthermore, it may be of a selection push button type.

Therefore, the selection switch 12 and the like configured as described above are actually incorporated as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5.

That is, according to this embodiment, the solenoid valve manifold 2
A second connector 3 into which a first connector 32 protruding from a solenoid valve 30 is fitted onto the upper surface of a rectangular parallelepiped main body 28 constituting a second connector 3;
4 are installed. On the other hand, a connector 36 is similarly formed on the front surface of the main body 28, and a connector 38 that fits with this connector 36 is formed protruding from the back surface of the connection block 40.

As can be easily understood from FIG. 3, the connection block 40 is formed in a stepped shape, and the selection switch 12 is disposed on the front surface of this block 40. A plurality of connectors 42 are arranged vertically on the back side of the selection switch 12, while a connector 44 to which a connector 42 of a separately prepared connection block 40 is fitted is arranged on the opposite surface of the connector 38. (See Figures 4 and 5)
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Therefore, the connector 32 of the solenoid valve 30 is fitted into the connector 34 on the upper surface of the manifold body 28, and the third
As shown by broken lines in the figure, a plurality of tangent blocks 40 containing the wiring aggregates formed in the step shape are connected to the connector 4.
2 is connected so as to fit into the connector 44 of another connection block 40, and the pair of connectors 38 protruding from the connection block 40 is fitted into the connector 36 formed on the manifold body 28, so that the solenoid valve 30 and the manifold are connected. 28 and connection block 40 are electrically connected, thus configuring the circuit shown in FIG.

Therefore, if any button of the selection switch 12 is selected, wire 1 of the flat cable 16 is selected.
One of the lines 8a to 18h is selected, and the solenoid valve 30 is energized or deenergized by the signal sent through that line.

Next, FIG. 6 shows another embodiment. Note that the same reference numerals as those shown in the above embodiments indicate the same components.

In this embodiment, the connection block 40 is configured in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped, and a connector 46 and a connector 48 are vertically connected near both ends of the front surface of the block 40.
A selection switch 12 is provided at the upper middle portion of the connectors 46 and 48. On the other hand, flat cable 1
A flat cable 50 containing 6 is prepared, and its both ends are held between blocks 52 and 54, and the wire 18 of the bus line 16 is
A connector 56 that fits into the connector 46 is provided at one end of the connectors a to 18h, and a connector 58 that fits into the connector 48 is provided in a protruding manner at the other end.

Therefore, the connector 32 of the solenoid valve 30 is fitted into the connector 34 of the manifold body 28, and further, the connector 38 of the connection block 40 is fitted into the connector 36 of the manifold body 28. Next, connect the connector 5 to the connector 46.
6, the connector 58 is fitted to the connector 48, and the respective connection blocks 40 are connected to the flat cable 5 in the same manner.
If the connection is made through 0, an electric circuit similar to that of the above embodiment will be connected.

Therefore, if any one of the lines 18a to 18h is selected by the selection switch 12, the solenoid valve 30 is controlled by the signal sent from the selected line, as described above. In addition, in the case of this embodiment, the connection block 40
It is also possible to integrate the manifold body 28 with the manifold body 28.

FIG. 7 shows yet another embodiment, and in this case too, the same reference numerals as those shown in the previous embodiment indicate the same components.

Therefore, in this embodiment, a connector 60 and a connector 62 are respectively disposed on the left and right side surfaces of the connection block 40 configured in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped. It was configured to be connected by 18h and 24. Therefore, the connector 60 of the minus connection block 40 is fitted into the connector 62 of the other connection block 40 to connect the flat cable. Therefore, under the selection action of the selection switch 12, control of the solenoid valve 26 connected to the connector 34 is achieved in the same manner as in the previous embodiment.

According to the present invention, as described above, the connection line switches and connectors for controlling each of the plurality of solenoid valves arranged in series are made into blocks.

Moreover, since the number of flat capes and cables for each solenoid valve is the same, the same block body can be used for any solenoid valve, and its installation is extremely simple. Furthermore, since the selection switch allows you to freely select the electrical circuit that sends the signal corresponding to each solenoid valve, the wiring of signal lines for the solenoid valves is simplified, especially for solenoid valves that include double solenoids. This simplification of wiring has a significant effect and also reduces the number of manufacturing steps. Furthermore, restrictions on the number of consecutively installed manifolds due to wiring difficulties are removed, and the advantage is that the entire device can be standardized.

Although the present invention has been described above with reference to a preferred embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. For example, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. Of course, various modifications are possible without departing from the spirit of the present invention, such as incorporating them into the interior of the present invention or later assembling them with a manifold.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The figures relate to the present invention: Figure 1 is a wiring diagram of a solenoid valve manifold, Figure 2 is an explanatory diagram of the configuration of a selection switch, and Figure 3 is a block diagram of a solenoid valve, a solenoid valve manifold, and a connection block. 4 is a plan view of the connection block, FIG. 5 is a partially omitted rear view of the connection block, and FIGS. 6 and 7 are other embodiments of the present invention. of which the 6th
The figure is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between the solenoid valve, the solenoid valve manifold, the connection block and the flat cable, and FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing the mutual relationship between the solenoid valve manifolds. 12... Selection switch 16... Flat cable 20. 22... Line 10... Solenoid 14a ~ 14h... Line 18a -18h -... Line 24... Common line 26... Solenoid valve Manifold 28... Manifold body 30... Solenoid valve 34... Connector 38... Connector 42... Connector 46... Connector 50... Flat cable 52.54... Flat cable block 56.・・・
Connector 58... Connector 60... Connector 62... Connector 32... Connector 36... Connector 40... Connection bronze 44... Connector 48... Connector

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) In a solenoid valve manifold in which a plurality of solenoid valves are arranged in series, a wiring assembly for energizing each solenoid valve, a connector electrically connected to the solenoid valve, and a predetermined connection via the connector. A solenoid valve manifold comprising a block body for supplying a control signal to the solenoid valve. (2) A solenoid valve manifold according to claim 1, wherein the block body is integrated with each solenoid valve. (3) The solenoid valve manifold according to claim 1, wherein the block body is integrated with the manifold.