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EP 0107218 B1 19900411 - PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF ENDLESS METAL BANDS

Title (en)

PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF ENDLESS METAL BANDS

Publication

EP 0107218 B1 19900411 (EN)

Application

EP 83201337 A 19830919

Priority

NL 8203686 A 19820923

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0107218A1] A process for the manufacture of endless metal bands, suitable as part of a composite metal drive belt. The endless metal bands can be manufactured from plate metal (1) which is welded together edge to edge to obtain a pipe (2) whose length is equal to at least a multiple of the width of the metal bands. Ringshaped parts (4) having substantially the same width as the bands are cutted off from the pipe.

IPC 1-7

B21D 53/14

IPC 8 full level

B21D 53/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B21D 53/14 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0107218 A1 19840502; EP 0107218 B1 19900411; AT E51779 T1 19900415; DE 3381430 D1 19900517; JP S5978736 A 19840507; NL 8203686 A 19840416

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 83201337 A 19830919; AT 83201337 T 19830919; DE 3381430 T 19830919; JP 17617683 A 19830922; NL 8203686 A 19820923