Global Patent Index - EP 1252116 A1

EP 1252116 A1 20021030 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EXPANDING FUSED MATERIALS

Title (en)

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EXPANDING FUSED MATERIALS

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM SCHÄUMEN VON SCHMELZFLÜSSIGEN MATERIALIEN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF POUR L'EXPANSION DE MATIERE EN FUSION

Publication

EP 1252116 A1 20021030 (DE)

Application

EP 01900033 A 20010110

Priority

  • CH 2032000 A 20000202
  • IB 0100011 W 20010110

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0156943A1] The invention relates to a method and to a device for expanding fused materials (1). According to the inventive method, the fused material is processed to a fused film (6), an expansion agent (3) is admixed to the fused film, the fused film is atomized by means of an atomizer (13), the mixture (4) is applied to an expansion surface (15) where the mixture is expanded to the expanded material (5).

IPC 1-7

C03C 11/00; C03B 19/08; C03B 19/10; C04B 38/02; B09B 3/00; B05B 3/10

IPC 8 full level

C03B 19/08 (2006.01); B09B 3/00 (2006.01); C03C 11/00 (2006.01); C04B 5/06 (2006.01); C04B 38/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B09B 3/29 (2022.01 - EP US); C03C 11/007 (2013.01 - EP US); C04B 5/065 (2013.01 - EP US); C04B 38/02 (2013.01 - EP US)

C-Set (source: EP US)

  1. C04B 38/02 + C04B 32/005
  2. C04B 38/02 + C04B 28/08

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0156943A1

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)

WO 0156943 A1 20010809; AU 2213601 A 20010814; EP 1252116 A1 20021030; JP 2004508255 A 20040318; US 2003097857 A1 20030529

DOCDB simple family (application)

IB 0100011 W 20010110; AU 2213601 A 20010110; EP 01900033 A 20010110; JP 2001556797 A 20010110; US 18287902 A 20020909