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EP 0069847 B1 19850911 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPENING TEXTILE FIBRE BALES

Title (en)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPENING TEXTILE FIBRE BALES

Publication

EP 0069847 B1 19850911 (DE)

Application

EP 82104454 A 19820521

Priority

CH 462481 A 19810715

Abstract (en)

[origin: US4477944A] A method and apparatus for opening fiber bales including a fiber removal element, compression means disposed upstream of said fiber removal element and advancing means near said compression means to advance the surface layer fiber material of a bale toward said fiber removal element.

IPC 1-7

D01G 7/12

IPC 8 full level

D01G 7/00 (2006.01); D01G 7/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D01G 7/12 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

CH DE FR GB IT LI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0069847 A1 19830119; EP 0069847 B1 19850911; DE 3266149 D1 19851017; JP H0219207 B2 19900501; JP S5818422 A 19830203; US 4477944 A 19841023

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 82104454 A 19820521; DE 3266149 T 19820521; JP 12226682 A 19820715; US 39818582 A 19820714