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EP 1166902 B1 20060802 - Device for cleaning crates

Title (en)

Device for cleaning crates

Title (de)

Vorrichtung zum Reinigen von Kästen

Title (fr)

Dispositif pour nettoyer des caisses

Publication

EP 1166902 B1 20060802 (DE)

Application

EP 01115069 A 20010621

Priority

DE 20011170 U 20000630

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1166902A2] The machine for cleaning of bottle crates has conveyor belts (9-11) defining a chamber (4) in which the crates are washed. There are guides (17,17A) for the crates as they pass along a cleaning path in a set direction (A). The guides have an adjusting or raising drive (18,26,27) to vary their spacing from the feed conveyor plane (TE) for discharge of the crates.

IPC 8 full level

B08B 9/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B08B 9/0861 (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 TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1166902 A2 20020102; EP 1166902 A3 20030709; EP 1166902 B1 20060802; AT E334752 T1 20060815; DE 20011170 U1 20010301; DE 50110587 D1 20060914

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 01115069 A 20010621; AT 01115069 T 20010621; DE 20011170 U 20000630; DE 50110587 T 20010621