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EP 0906875 B1 20020130 - Silo

Title (en)

Silo

Title (de)

Silobehälter

Title (fr)

Silo

Publication

EP 0906875 B1 20020130 (DE)

Application

EP 98118656 A 19981002

Priority

DE 29717657 U 19971002

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0906875A1] A building site silo (1) has two separate chambers (3,4) holding bulk solids which are released through a dosing assembly (13) and mixed (16) for use. The two silo (1) chambers (3,4) are arranged sequentially from top (5) to bottom within the silo (1). Bulk solids from the upper chamber (3) are released through a pipe (15) which passes through the lower chamber (4). Mixing does not occur until the respective bulk solids reach the mixer unit (16).

IPC 1-7

B65D 88/08; B28C 7/00

IPC 8 full level

B28C 7/00 (2006.01); B65D 88/08 (2006.01); B65D 88/30 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65D 88/30 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT CH DE IT LI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0906875 A1 19990407; EP 0906875 B1 20020130; AT E212598 T1 20020215; DE 29717657 U1 19990128; DE 59802948 D1 20020314

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 98118656 A 19981002; AT 98118656 T 19981002; DE 29717657 U 19971002; DE 59802948 T 19981002