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EP 1015862 A2 20000705 - REMOTE AND PROXIMAL GUARD AND INTERLOCK TESTING MECHANISMS AND TESTING SYSTEMS EITHER SEPARATELY OR IN COMBINATION

Title (en)

REMOTE AND PROXIMAL GUARD AND INTERLOCK TESTING MECHANISMS AND TESTING SYSTEMS EITHER SEPARATELY OR IN COMBINATION

Title (de)

PRÜFMECHANISMUS FÜR NAH ODER ENTFERNT ANWESENDE SCHUTZ-UND VERRIEGELUNGSSTRUKTUREN UND PRÜFUNG DIESER SYSTEMEN, ZUSAMMEN ODER GETRENNT

Title (fr)

MECANISMES VERIFICATEURS POUR DISPOSITIFS DE PROTECTION ET DE VERROUILLAGE ELOIGNES OU PROCHES ET SYSTEMES DE VERIFICATION AGISSANT SEPAREMENT OU EN COMBINAISON

Publication

EP 1015862 A2 20000705 (EN)

Application

EP 98908916 A 19980302

Priority

US 9804196 W 19980302
US 3977097 P 19970303
US 86132897 A 19970521

IPC 1-7

G01M 1/00

IPC 8 full level

F16P 3/08 (2006.01); G01M 1/00 (2006.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB IT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1015862 A2 20000705; EP 1015862 A4 20030528

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 98908916 A 19980302