Global Patent Index - EP 1280403 A1

EP 1280403 A1 20030205 - EXTERNAL TANK FILTER, IN PARTICULAR FOR AN AQUARIUM

Title (en)

EXTERNAL TANK FILTER, IN PARTICULAR FOR AN AQUARIUM

Title (de)

AUSSENFILTER, INSBESONDERE FÜR AQUARIEN

Title (fr)

FILTRE EXTERIEUR A UN BAC, NOTAMMENT A UN AQUARIUM

Publication

EP 1280403 A1 20030205 (FR)

Application

EP 01931775 A 20010502

Priority

  • FR 0101342 W 20010502
  • FR 0005590 A 20000502

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0182686A1] The invention concerns a filter comprising a vessel (2) sealingly closed with a lid, the vessel containing at least a basket (4) housing filtering components (5) and including an upper wall (9) supported sealed in the central part of the lid (3) and enabling communication with said central part which contains a pump (16) circulating water, the water being brought through the lid by a pipe (13) passing therethrough, descending into the vessel outside the basket, penetrating therein through its base, passing through the basket (4) from down upwards passing over the filtering components (5) and emerging from the basket at the top and into the central part thereof to be sucked up by the pump (16) and delivered into the pipe (18) passing through the lid towards the delivery conduit towards the tank, including means (25, 26, 27, 28, 29) automatically evacuating air on the side delivering water.

IPC 1-7

A01K 63/04; B01D 35/26; B01D 36/00

IPC 8 full level

A01K 63/04 (2006.01); B01D 29/01 (2006.01); B01D 35/027 (2006.01); B01D 35/26 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

A01K 63/045 (2013.01 - EP US); B01D 29/01 (2013.01 - EP US); B01D 29/92 (2013.01 - EP US); B01D 35/26 (2013.01 - EP US); C08F 228/00 (2013.01 - KR); C08F 293/00 (2013.01 - KR)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0182686A1

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 0182686 A1 20011108; CA 2407305 A1 20011108; EP 1280403 A1 20030205; FR 2808459 A1 20011109; FR 2808459 B1 20030110; JP 2003531594 A 20031028; KR 101123614 B1 20120313; KR 20060007050 A 20060123; US 2003178353 A1 20030925; US 6764597 B2 20040720

DOCDB simple family (application)

FR 0101342 W 20010502; CA 2407305 A 20010502; EP 01931775 A 20010502; FR 0005590 A 20000502; JP 2001579581 A 20010502; KR 20057021043 A 20040504; US 27535403 A 20030522