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EP 0843758 B1 20000315 - ROLLER

Title (en)

ROLLER

Title (de)

WALZE

Title (fr)

ROULEAU

Publication

EP 0843758 B1 20000315 (DE)

Application

EP 96919626 A 19960604

Priority

DE 9600976 W 19960604
DE 19529711 A 19950811
DE 29607233 U 19960422

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9707281A1] A roller (10) for treating webs of paper, cardboard, plastic, textiles and the like has a cylindrical roller body (1) and a coating (2) of a lead alloy applied to it and forming the processing surface (5) of the roller. The coating (2) is in turn coated with a layer (4) of hard materials providing wear resistance.

IPC 1-7

D21G 1/02

IPC 8 full level

B32B 1/08 (2006.01); D21G 1/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

D21G 1/0233 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FI FR GB IT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9707281 A1 19970227; CA 2229214 A1 19970227; DE 59604698 D1 20000420; EP 0843758 A1 19980527; EP 0843758 B1 20000315; JP H11509279 A 19990817

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 9600976 W 19960604; CA 2229214 A 19960604; DE 59604698 T 19960604; EP 96919626 A 19960604; JP 50879997 A 19960604