A valve has a valve housing which is connected to an electronics unit. The electronics unit has an electronics unit housing which has an aperture in order to establish electrical contacting with an actuator of the valve. A portion of the actuator may protrude into the aperture. Here, play is provided between the aperture and the portion of the actuator.

Various embodiments of a controller for controlling at least one solenoid comprise a first electrical connector for electrically communicating with a vehicle communications bus; a second electrical connector for transmitting messages to a plurality of solenoids; and a processor having control logic. The control logic is capable of associating each of a plurality of solenoids with a vehicle function when the plurality of solenoids are in electrical communication with the controller; receiving a control message at the first electrical connector in a first format to enable a first vehicle function; and electrically communicating a control message in a second format at the second electrical connector in response to receiving the control message in the first format to control one of the plurality of solenoids associated with the first vehicle function.

A solenoid valve island having a base body that includes a housing for a respective solenoid valve, main feeding duct that is in fluid communication with the housing to supply compressed air entering the solenoid valve and that is provided with an inlet mouth for connection with a source of compressed air, a main collection duct in fluid communication with the housing to collect air leaving the solenoid valve and a discharge mouth for discharging the collected air, a hollow seat in which an electric or electronic supply and control circuit of the solenoid valve is housed and includes an opening at each housing for the electric connection, through it, of the respective solenoid valve with the electric or electronic supply and control circuit, wherein the electric or electronic supply and control has a male or female type power supply and signal transmitting connector that is partially housed in the hollow seat of the base body and that can be coupled with a corresponding end connector of a cable for the connection of the electric or electronic supply and control circuit to a remote supply and control unit, the corresponding end connector being respectively female or male.

A solenoid valve manifold (10) includes a connector member (70) that is formed by integrating a base portion (71) with a first connector portion (80) configured to electrically connect a first conductive member (52) to a circuit board (41) and a second connector portion (90) configured to electrically connect a second conductive member (62) to the circuit board (41). The base portion (71) has a through-hole (72). The base (30) includes two engagement projections (46). The base portion (71) is elastically deformable in a direction intersecting an insertion direction when the two engagement projections (46) are inserted into the through-hole (72). The connector member (70) is configured to be attached to the base (30) when a part of the base portion (71) around the through-hole (72) is engaged with the two engagement projections (46).

A hydraulic control device for an automatic transmission, the hydraulic control device including: a first layer having a first parting surface and a plurality of first grooves formed in the first parting surface; and a second layer that has a second parting surface and a plurality of second grooves formed in the second parting surface and facing the plurality of first grooves, and that is stacked on the first layer in a stacking direction with the second parting surface facing the first parting surface of the first layer, so that the plurality of first grooves and the plurality of second grooves form a plurality of first oil passages.

A hydraulic control device for a vehicle drive device that includes a first layer having a first opposing surface, a first groove formed in the first opposing surface, and a first bonding formed on the first opposing surface and surrounding the first groove; and a second layer having a second opposing surface facing the first opposing surface, a second groove facing the first groove and formed in the second opposing surface, and a second bonding facing the first bonding, surrounding the second groove, and bonded to the first bonding, the second opposing surface being placed on, and bonded to, the first opposing surface, so that the first groove and the second groove form a first oil passage.

A valve module for mounting to a fluid distribution device, including a main body, which has two mutually opposed interface surfaces, which are designed for connection to a valve module or to a fluid distribution device wherein a distribution device connection for fluid coupling to a distribution device connection of the fluid distribution device or to a distribution device connection of another valve module and a working connection for fluidic coupling to a working connection of the fluid distribution device or a working connection of another valve module, is formed on each of the interface surfaces, wherein the main body is permeated by a fluid channel which extends between the two distribution device connections and the two working connections and to which a valve device is assigned to influence an open fluid channel cross-section.

A pneumatic control including a bus node, which is equipped with a first type communication interface and with a first type supply interface, further including a coupling module, which is equipped with the first type communication interface and with the first type supply interface and with a second type communication interface and a second type supply interface, and further including a valve module which is equipped on both coupling surfaces with the second type communication interface and with the second type supply interface, wherein a connection module is connected with the valve module, which connection module is equipped at a first coupling surface with the second type communication interface and with the second type supply interface, and which connection module is equipped at a second coupling surface with the first type communication interface and the first type supply interface.

A valve controller for electrically actuating at least one valve drive, with a control circuit, which is designed to influence an electric energy flow between an electric source and the valve drive and which includes a bus interface for communication with a superordinate control arrangement (2) as well as a sensor means, which is designed to determine physical variable of the energy flow changeable by electrically actuating the valve drive as well as for providing a sensor signal dependent upon the determined physical variable to the control circuit wherein the control circuit is designed to determine a status value for the valve drive based on the sensor signal and at least one characteristic value of a physical variable from the group: energy flow duration, energy flow voltage, energy flow current, fluid pressure and is designed to provide the status value to the bus interface.

A valve island has at least one valve module (12) and on a first outer surface (20) a fastening structure (18) extending in a line-up direction (A), in particular for fastening to a mounting rail (24). On at least one second surface (30), which extends substantially perpendicularly to the line-up direction (A), a first and a second electrical contact area (26, 28) are provided, wherein the fastening structure (18) lies between the two electrical contact areas (26, 28).