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EP 1380361 B1 20060816 - Bending device with bending tool and bending drive

Title (en)

Bending device with bending tool and bending drive

Title (de)

Biegeeinrichtung mit Biegewerkzeug und Biegeantrieb

Title (fr)

Dispositif de cintrage avec outil de cintrage et entraînement de cintrage

Publication

EP 1380361 B1 20060816 (DE)

Application

EP 02015759 A 20020713

Priority

EP 02015759 A 20020713

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1380361A1] The bending machine has such as a tube (8) fed into the space between rollers (12) and the bending tool (18). The rollers are mounted on the drive shaft of an electric motor (22). The bending tool is mounted on a carriage (3) supported on bearings at both ends of the motor frame and swings through an angle to bend the tube.

IPC 8 full level

B21D 7/024 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B21D 7/024 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

CH DE ES FR GB IT LI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1380361 A1 20040114; EP 1380361 B1 20060816; DE 50207853 D1 20060928; ES 2271154 T3 20070416; US 2004065131 A1 20040408; US 7017380 B2 20060328

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 02015759 A 20020713; DE 50207853 T 20020713; ES 02015759 T 20020713; US 61907503 A 20030711