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EP 1160019 B1 20050105 - Bottle washing machine

Title (en)

Bottle washing machine

Title (de)

Flaschenwaschmaschine

Title (fr)

Machine de nettoyage de bouteilles

Publication

EP 1160019 B1 20050105 (DE)

Application

EP 00111715 A 20000531

Priority

EP 00111715 A 20000531

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1160019A1] The counter (56) determines the number of bottles passing through the machine in a given interval. The quantity of clean water delivered in the final spray zone (32) is regulated by a controller (58), as a function of the bottle rate determined by the counter. An Independent claim is included for the corresponding method.

IPC 1-7

B08B 9/30

IPC 8 full level

B08B 9/30 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B08B 9/30 (2013.01)

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 1160019 A1 20011205; EP 1160019 B1 20050105; AT E286436 T1 20050115; DE 50009163 D1 20050210; ES 2231076 T3 20050516

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 00111715 A 20000531; AT 00111715 T 20000531; DE 50009163 T 20000531; ES 00111715 T 20000531