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EP 0472934 B1 19931013 - CEILING AIR OUTLET

Title (en)

CEILING AIR OUTLET

Publication

EP 0472934 B1 19931013 (DE)

Application

EP 91112777 A 19910730

Priority

DE 4026932 A 19900825

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0472934A1] In a ceiling air outlet with outlet slots (4) and air-deflection slats (10) for blowing in supply air from an air-guidance system into a room, bearings (8) for holding slats (10) are to be bent off from a metal sheet (R), a steel plate or a plate of another material. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

F24F 13/06

IPC 8 full level

F24F 13/06 (2006.01); F24F 13/068 (2006.01); F24F 13/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F24F 13/06 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0472934 A1 19920304; EP 0472934 B1 19931013; AT E95911 T1 19931015; DE 4026932 A1 19920430; DE 59100485 D1 19931125; DK 0472934 T3 19940314; ES 2045992 T3 19940116; JP H04251151 A 19920907; US 5156569 A 19921020

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 91112777 A 19910730; AT 91112777 T 19910730; DE 4026932 A 19900825; DE 59100485 T 19910730; DK 91112777 T 19910730; ES 91112777 T 19910730; JP 21190791 A 19910823; US 73726991 A 19910729