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EP 0856603 B1 20020522 - Gully mangle

Title (en)

Gully mangle

Title (de)

Muldenmangel

Title (fr)

Calandre à cuvette

Publication

EP 0856603 B1 20020522 (DE)

Application

EP 98100055 A 19980105

Priority

DE 19700158 A 19970107
DE 19702644 A 19970125

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0856603A2] The rotary iron assembly has two ironing rollers (12,13), each with a trough (10,11) mounted to the lower frame assembly (15) by a fixed mounting (35,36) and a moving mounting (37,38).

IPC 1-7

D06F 67/08

IPC 8 full level

D06F 65/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

D06F 65/10 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB IT LI NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0856603 A2 19980805; EP 0856603 A3 19990310; EP 0856603 B1 20020522; AT E217921 T1 20020615; DK 0856603 T3 20020916; ES 2174340 T3 20021101

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 98100055 A 19980105; AT 98100055 T 19980105; DK 98100055 T 19980105; ES 98100055 T 19980105