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EP 0915298 B1 20030903 - Current feedthrough

Title (en)

Current feedthrough

Title (de)

Stromdurchführungselement

Title (fr)

Transversée de courant

Publication

EP 0915298 B1 20030903 (DE)

Application

EP 98119860 A 19981020

Priority

DE 19749105 A 19971106

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0915298A2] The current leadthrough element has at least one electrode (4) mounted in an insulator (1) seated tightly in a ceramic holder (5) for fixing the current leadthrough element. The holder and insulator can be made in one piece from a ceramic material.

IPC 1-7

F23Q 3/00

IPC 8 full level

F23Q 3/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F23Q 3/006 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT CH DE FR IT LI SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0915298 A2 19990512; EP 0915298 A3 20000426; EP 0915298 B1 20030903; AT E249014 T1 20030915; DE 19749105 A1 19990610; DE 59809477 D1 20031009

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 98119860 A 19981020; AT 98119860 T 19981020; DE 19749105 A 19971106; DE 59809477 T 19981020