EP 0487939 B1 19930901 - CAN OPENER
Title (en)
CAN OPENER
Publication
Application
Priority
FR 9014944 A 19901129
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0487939A1] The invention relates to a can opener comprising an electric motor (2) driving in rotation a shaft (4) carrying a small wheel (7) as well as a cutting roller (9), the said shaft being mounted both in a rotary manner and so that it is axially movable by means of a two-directional drive mechanism comprising a compression spring (14) and of a device for reversing the direction of rotation of the shaft comprising two electric "start" (16) and "stop" (17) switches which are mounted in the supply circuit of the motor. <??>According to the invention, the spring (14) comprises two parts, a cylindrical part (19) with contiguous turns and a frustoconical part (21) with non-contiguous turns of which a free end (22) is capable either of coming up against a finger (23) arranged on a wall (6) of the casing (1) or of coming up against the stop switch (17) so as to cut the supply to the motor. <??>Application to domestic can openers. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B26D 1/14 (2006.01); B67B 7/00 (2006.01); B67B 7/40 (2006.01); B67B 7/54 (2006.01); B67B 7/72 (2006.01); B67B 7/74 (2006.01); B67B 7/76 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR US)
Citation (examination)
Sempre caro mi fu quest'ermo colle
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE ES GB LI NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0487939 A1 19920603; EP 0487939 B1 19930901; AT E93814 T1 19930915; AU 643336 B2 19931111; AU 8797091 A 19920604; BR 9105124 A 19920721; CA 2056764 A1 19920530; DE 69100330 D1 19931007; DE 69100330 T2 19940113; EG 18826 A 19940330; ES 2044671 T3 19940101; FR 2669912 A1 19920605; FR 2669912 B1 19930730; KR 100215521 B1 19990816; KR 920009685 A 19920625; MX 9102278 A 19921001; PT 8873 T 19940131; PT 8873 U 19960229; US 5170565 A 19921215
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 91118756 A 19911104; AT 91118756 T 19911104; AU 8797091 A 19911119; BR 9105124 A 19911126; CA 2056764 A 19911128; DE 69100330 T 19911104; EG 71891 A 19911124; ES 91118756 T 19911104; FR 9014944 A 19901129; KR 910021522 A 19911128; MX 9102278 A 19911128; PT 887393 U 19930830; US 79131491 A 19911114