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EP 0349953 A3 19901114 - APPARATUS FOR WORKING ROD MATERIAL

Title (en)

APPARATUS FOR WORKING ROD MATERIAL

Publication

EP 0349953 A3 19901114 (DE)

Application

EP 89112119 A 19890703

Priority

DE 3822713 A 19880705

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0349953A2] An apparatus for working rod material (12) is proposed, in which the material to be bent can be held in clamping fashion in a gap provided between two bending slides (14, 16). To bend the materials counterholders (26, 28), which are steplessly adjustable in a plane extending perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the material, are used. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

B21D 11/12

IPC 8 full level

B21D 11/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B21D 11/12 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

FR 2615131 A1 19881118 - OSCAM SPA [IT]
CH 348031 A 19600731 - GHIRINGHELLI ENRICO [IT]
GB 2128913 A 19840510 - SHIMIZU CONSTRUCTION CO LTD
DE 1139351 B 19621108 - KRUPP DOLBERG G M B H

Designated contracting state (EPC)

CH DE FR GB GR IT LI NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0349953 A2 19900110; EP 0349953 A3 19901114; EP 0349953 B1 19931006; DE 3822713 A1 19900118; DE 58905813 D1 19931111

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 89112119 A 19890703; DE 3822713 A 19880705; DE 58905813 T 19890703