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EP 0894876 B1 20020904 - Roller for a carding machine

Title (en)

Roller for a carding machine

Title (de)

Walze für eine Karde

Title (fr)

Rouleau pour Carde

Publication

EP 0894876 B1 20020904 (DE)

Application

EP 98810678 A 19980715

Priority

CH 183897 A 19970731

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0894876A1] The card roller (10), of fibre-reinforced plastics, has the reinforcement fibres (12) extending at least partially round the roller circumference.

IPC 1-7

D01G 15/16

IPC 8 full level

D01G 15/16 (2006.01); D01G 15/24 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

D01G 15/16 (2013.01); D01G 15/24 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

CH DE GB IT LI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0894876 A1 19990203; EP 0894876 B1 20020904; DE 59805385 D1 20021010

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 98810678 A 19980715; DE 59805385 T 19980715