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EP 1408292 B1 20100922 - Heating device

Title (en)

Heating device

Title (de)

Heizgerät

Title (fr)

Appareil de chauffage

Publication

EP 1408292 B1 20100922 (EN)

Application

EP 03078069 A 20031002

Priority

NL 1021594 A 20021007

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1408292A1] A hydraulic block has two passages (26,27) which transport central heating water between a primary heat exchanger and a feed line or a return line of a central heating system. A valve connection (33,34) is closed off when a secondary circuit is connected to a primary circuit. A branch connection transport central heating water between first passage and secondary circuit. An independent claim is also included for a method for producing at least one heating device.

IPC 8 full level

F24H 9/14 (2006.01); F24H 1/52 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F24H 9/14 (2013.01); F24H 9/142 (2013.01); F24H 1/52 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1408292 A1 20040414; EP 1408292 B1 20100922; EP 1408292 B2 20130731; DE 60334272 D1 20101104; NL 1021594 C2 20040408

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 03078069 A 20031002; DE 60334272 T 20031002; NL 1021594 A 20021007