Valve assembly and fluidic system

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PATENT NO 9857806
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14766678

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A valve assembly for influencing at least one fluid flow, the valve assembly including a control unit and at least one valve device, wherein the control unit includes a bus interface for connection to a bus communication system for the reception of movement instructions, a processing device for processing the movement instructions into control commands for valve devices and at least one connecting device for the electric coupling of valve devices, and wherein the at least one valve device is electrically connected to one of the connecting devices of the control unit and includes a processing means designed for processing the control commands, wherein the processing means is assigned at least one first connecting means for the electric coupling of valves and at least one second connecting means for the electric coupling of sensor means, and wherein the processing means is designed for linking sensor signals of connected sensor means to the control commands.

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FESTO SE & CO KGRUITER STRASSE 82 ESSLINGEN 73734

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Forcht, Ralf Wendlingen, DE 10 34
Hufnagl, Herbert Aichwald, DE 2 10
Maichl, Martin Salach, DE 23 289

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