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EP 1035930 A1 20000920 - FORMING TOOL HEATING DEVICE

Title (en)

FORMING TOOL HEATING DEVICE

Title (de)

ERWÄRMUNGSVORRICHTUNG EINES VERFORMUNGSWERKZEUGS

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF DE CHAUFFAGE D'UN OUTIL DE MISE EN FORME

Publication

EP 1035930 A1 20000920 (FR)

Application

EP 98954516 A 19981105

Priority

FR 9802360 W 19981105
FR 9714259 A 19971107

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9924189A1] The tube (2) forming tool (24) comprises means for heating (25) by dielectric loss using frequencies adapted to the polar materials constituting the tube (2) so as to shape them.

IPC 1-7

B21D 7/16

IPC 8 full level

B21D 7/022 (2006.01); B21D 7/16 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B21D 7/022 (2013.01); B21D 7/16 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE DE DK ES FI FR GB IT NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

FR 2770794 A1 19990514; FR 2770794 B1 20000121; AT E213183 T1 20020215; CA 2309306 A1 19990520; DE 69803879 D1 20020321; DE 69803879 T2 20021010; EP 1035930 A1 20000920; EP 1035930 B1 20020213; WO 9924189 A1 19990520

DOCDB simple family (application)

FR 9714259 A 19971107; AT 98954516 T 19981105; CA 2309306 A 19981105; DE 69803879 T 19981105; EP 98954516 A 19981105; FR 9802360 W 19981105