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EP 1387993 B1 20070704 - THROUGH-FLOW CYLINDER

Title (en)

THROUGH-FLOW CYLINDER

Title (de)

DURCHSTRÖMZYLINDER

Title (fr)

CYLINDRE A PASSAGE D'AIR

Publication

EP 1387993 B1 20070704 (DE)

Application

EP 02738035 A 20020506

Priority

DE 10123809 A 20010516
EP 0204987 W 20020506

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO02093096A1] A through-flow cylinder for a through-flow drying unit, in particular for tissue is disclosed, which at least partly comprises fibre-reinforced plastic.

IPC 8 full level

F26B 13/16 (2006.01); D21F 3/10 (2006.01); D21F 5/18 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D21F 5/182 (2013.01 - EP US); D21F 5/184 (2013.01 - EP US); F26B 13/16 (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)

WO 02093096 A1 20021121; AT E366398 T1 20070715; DE 10123809 A1 20021121; DE 50210415 D1 20070816; EP 1387993 A1 20040211; EP 1387993 B1 20070704; US 2004216323 A1 20041104; US 2006254075 A1 20061116; US 7331120 B2 20080219

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 0204987 W 20020506; AT 02738035 T 20020506; DE 10123809 A 20010516; DE 50210415 T 20020506; EP 02738035 A 20020506; US 49174006 A 20060724; US 71260803 A 20031113