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EP 1179315 B1 20070214 - Cleaning apparatus for receptacles

Title (en)

Cleaning apparatus for receptacles

Title (de)

Reinigungsgerät für Behältnisse

Title (fr)

Appareil de nettoyage pour conteneurs

Publication

EP 1179315 B1 20070214 (DE)

Application

EP 01119164 A 20010808

Priority

DE 10040036 A 20000811

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1179315A2] The cleaning device has a transport arrangement (6) for delivering the containers (2) to a cleaning station for applying cleaning liquid to the containers. The transport arrangement has a circulating conveyor device (8) with a number of holders for the containers so that they can be transported continuously from an input station to an output station.

IPC 8 full level

A47L 15/00 (2006.01); A47L 15/24 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A47L 15/0065 (2013.01); A47L 15/247 (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 1179315 A2 20020213; EP 1179315 A3 20030319; EP 1179315 B1 20070214; AT E353589 T1 20070315; DE 10040036 A1 20020221; DE 50112028 D1 20070329

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 01119164 A 20010808; AT 01119164 T 20010808; DE 10040036 A 20000811; DE 50112028 T 20010808