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EP 0848134 B1 20000223 - Gasproof door

Title (en)

Gasproof door

Title (de)

Gasdichte Türe

Title (fr)

Porte à l'épreuve des gaz

Publication

EP 0848134 B1 20000223 (DE)

Application

EP 96890189 A 19961212

Priority

EP 96890189 A 19961212

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0848134A1] The door has a pair of cooperating door panels (1,2), each provided with an inflatable gas-tight seal (4), cooperating with a frame (3) which has rounded corner edges. The abutting sides of the door panels have rounded corner edges, with packing pieces (8) inserted in the triangular gaps between the door panels and the frame at the top and bottom. The packing pieces are held against the top and bottom sections if the frame by the inflated door panel seals.

IPC 1-7

E06B 5/14

IPC 8 full level

E06B 5/14 (2006.01); E06B 7/23 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E06B 5/14 (2013.01); E06B 7/2318 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0848134 A1 19980617; EP 0848134 B1 20000223; AT E189911 T1 20000315; DE 59604501 D1 20000330

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 96890189 A 19961212; AT 96890189 T 19961212; DE 59604501 T 19961212