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EP 1216648 B1 20081001 - Door for household apparatus

Title (en)

Door for household apparatus

Title (de)

Tür für Haushaltgeräte

Title (fr)

Porte pour appareil ménager

Publication

EP 1216648 B1 20081001 (DE)

Application

EP 01127265 A 20011116

Priority

DE 10063354 A 20001219

Abstract (en)

[origin: DE10063354A1] The door consists of at least one inner door and at least one outer door (5) in a shell construction. The outer door is shortened according to the dimensions of the machine front of an adjacent machine of a different type and cladding (7) is applied to a part (6) of the inner door extending beyond the shortened outer door.

IPC 8 full level

A47L 15/42 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A47L 15/4257 (2013.01); F25D 2400/08 (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 1216648 A2 20020626; EP 1216648 A3 20030827; EP 1216648 B1 20081001; AT E409438 T1 20081015; DE 10063354 A1 20020620; DE 50114361 D1 20081113; ES 2313925 T3 20090316

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 01127265 A 20011116; AT 01127265 T 20011116; DE 10063354 A 20001219; DE 50114361 T 20011116; ES 01127265 T 20011116