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EP 0137483 A2 19850417 -

Publication

EP 0137483 A2 19850417 (DE)

Application

EP 84112059 A 19841009

Priority

DE 3337236 A 19831013

Abstract (en)

[origin: US4619121A] The present invention concerns a seal for addition and/or removal of gaseous or liquid media in a tunnel washing machine, with which two sealing gaskets are arranged on a fixed trough for the receiving of units.

Abstract (de)

Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft eine Schleuse zum Zu und/oder Abführen gasförmiger oder flüssiger Medien in eine Tunnelwaschmaschine, bei der zwischen Dichtlippen eine ortsfeste Rinne zur Aufnahme von Aggregaten angeordnet ist.

IPC 1-7

D06F 31/00

IPC 8 full level

D06F 37/04 (2006.01); D06F 31/00 (2006.01); D06F 39/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 31/005 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT FR GB IT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0137483 A2 19850417; EP 0137483 A3 19860813; DE 3337236 A1 19850425; JP S60116398 A 19850622; US 4619121 A 19861028

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 84112059 A 19841009; DE 3337236 A 19831013; JP 21063784 A 19841009; US 65860184 A 19841009