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EP 0882842 A2 19981209 - Improved motor sweeper

Title (en)

Improved motor sweeper

Title (de)

Motorangetriebene Kehrvorrichtung

Title (fr)

Balayeuse entraînée par un moteur

Publication

EP 0882842 A2 19981209 (EN)

Application

EP 98109300 A 19980522

Priority

IT MI970395 U 19970602

Abstract (en)

An improved roadsweeper (1) comprises: a body (3), a driver's seat (7,9) on the body (3), a container (11) which may be moved from a dirt collecting position to a dirt dumping position by means of activating mechanisms (12, 13) located between the body (3) and the container (11). Said roadsweeper has a device (15) for protecting the operator from the dirt. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

E01H 1/00

IPC 8 full level

E01H 1/00 (2006.01); E01H 1/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E01H 1/00 (2013.01); E01H 1/047 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT DE FR IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0882842 A2 19981209; EP 0882842 A3 20000301; IT 237539 Y1 20000913; IT MI970395 U1 19981202; IT MI970395 V0 19970602

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 98109300 A 19980522; IT MI970395 U 19970602