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EP 0933432 A3 20000517 - Apparatus for fleshing hides

Title (en)

Apparatus for fleshing hides

Title (de)

Vorrichtung zum Entfleischen von Häuten

Title (fr)

Dispositif pour l'écharnage des peaux

Publication

EP 0933432 A3 20000517 (DE)

Application

EP 99100864 A 19990119

Priority

DE 19803393 A 19980129

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0933432A2] A high speed hide-scraping device with improved resilient support where the hide (15) support (5) is a thin-walled, highly-flexible air cushion (6), covered by highly-flexible, tensioned belting (7). The cushion is connected to a pressure compensation chamber (13).

IPC 1-7

C14B 1/04

IPC 8 full level

C14B 1/04 (2006.01); C14B 1/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C14B 1/08 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[A] GB 240472 A 19260304 - ALEXANDER KEHRHAHN
[A] DE 2756758 A1 19780706 - MERCIER GEORGES

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0933432 A2 19990804; EP 0933432 A3 20000517; EP 0933432 B1 20030611; DE 19803393 A1 19990805; DE 59905897 D1 20030717

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 99100864 A 19990119; DE 19803393 A 19980129; DE 59905897 T 19990119