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EP 1199538 B1 20070502 - Armoured vehicle

Title (en)

Armoured vehicle

Title (de)

Gepanzertes Fahrzeug

Title (fr)

Véhicule blindé

Publication

EP 1199538 B1 20070502 (DE)

Application

EP 01123000 A 20010926

Priority

DE 10052048 A 20001020

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1199538A2] The armored vehicle has an observation slit which contains a transparent block (4) mounted between two opaque sections (3). These have a curved cross-section, allowing the block to be rotated from a position where the opaque sections block the slit to a position where the block allows passengers to see out.

IPC 8 full level

F41H 5/26 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F41H 5/263 (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 1199538 A2 20020424; EP 1199538 A3 20040421; EP 1199538 B1 20070502; AT E361457 T1 20070515; DE 10052048 A1 20020502; DE 50112431 D1 20070614

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 01123000 A 20010926; AT 01123000 T 20010926; DE 10052048 A 20001020; DE 50112431 T 20010926