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EP 1233180 A2 20020821 - Compressor housing

Title (en)

Compressor housing

Title (de)

Verdichtergehäuse

Title (fr)

Boîtier de compresseur

Publication

EP 1233180 A2 20020821 (EN)

Application

EP 02003653 A 20020218

Priority

JP 2001041927 A 20010219

Abstract (en)

A compressor has a front housing, a rear housing, a plurality of bolts, and a rigid plate. The rear housing is connected to the front housing. The bolts connect the front housing and the rear housing in an axial direction. The rigid plate is disposed between an axial end surface of one of the front and rear housings and heads of the bolts. The front housing and the rear housing are connected by the bolts via the rigid plate. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

F04B 27/10

IPC 8 full level

F04B 39/12 (2006.01); F04B 27/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F04B 27/1081 (2013.01 - EP US)

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 1233180 A2 20020821; JP 2002242839 A 20020828; US 2002114709 A1 20020822

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 02003653 A 20020218; JP 2001041927 A 20010219; US 7431702 A 20020212