公开(公告)号：US20240360944A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-31

申请号：US18580923

申请日：2022-07-19

Applicant: ABB SCHWEIZ AG

Inventor： Alexandre CAILLOT ,  Christopher PIERCE

IPC: F16L41/03 ,  F16K11/22 ,  F16K31/00

CPC classification number: F16L41/03 ,  F16K11/22 ,  F16K31/003

Abstract: A Robotized manifold system including a pipe matrix including a first series of pipes extending according to a first direction and being comprised in a first layer of the pipe matrix and a second series of pipes extending according to a second direction transverse to the first direction and extending in a second layer of the pipe matrix, the pipe matrix being organized according to at least two walls extending transversally to each other or at least one curved wall, each wall including a portion of the first layer and the second layer; a plurality of bistable valves being distributed on the at least two walls or at least one curved wall, each bistable valve including a shutter body configured to constitute a portion of a pipe of the first series and a portion of a pipe of the second series in a line position and to link the pipes of the first series and second series in a transverse position; a robot with an arm configured to individually actuate each shutter body of the bistable valves.

公开(公告)号：US20250164018A1

公开(公告)日：2025-05-22

申请号：US18695163

申请日：2022-09-22

Applicant: ABB SCHWEIZ AG

Inventor： Alexandre CAILLOT ,  Christopher PIERCE ,  Mahesh VAZE ,  Subhashish DASGUPTA

IPC: F16K11/076 ,  B25J9/14 ,  F16K27/04

Abstract: A hydraulic valve configured to connect a first pipe extending according to a first axis and a second pipe extending according to a second axis, the hydraulic valve comprising a body having two first ports that are aligned and configured to connect two fractions of the first pipe and two second ports that are aligned and configured to connect two fractions of the second pipe; a rotating shutter mounted in the body and configured to rotate according to an actuating axis that is transverse to the first axis and the second axis when the two first ports are connected to the first pipe and the two second ports are connected to the second pipe, the rotating shutter being provided with a first straight channel and a second straight channel, the first straight channel connecting the two first ports and the second straight channel connecting the two second ports in a closed angular position of the rotating shutter; the hydraulic valve further having a passage channel distinct from the first straight channel and the second straight channel and being configured to connect one of the first ports to one of the second ports in an open angular position of the rotating shutter.