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EP 1466989 A3 20070919 - Cooling plate

Title (en)

Cooling plate

Title (de)

Kühlplatte

Title (fr)

Plaque de refroidissement

Publication

EP 1466989 A3 20070919 (DE)

Application

EP 04006041 A 20040313

Priority

DE 10316367 A 20030410

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1466989A2] Cooling plate has a compensator arranged between the rear side (7) of the cooling plate facing a steel oven lining (9) and the inner side (8) facing the cooling plate.

IPC 8 full level

C21B 7/10 (2006.01); F27B 1/24 (2006.01); F27D 1/12 (2006.01); F27D 9/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C21B 7/10 (2013.01); F27B 1/24 (2013.01); F27D 1/12 (2013.01); F27D 9/00 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[E] EP 1403603 A1 20040331 - SMS DEMAG AG [DE]
[X] FR 2564484 A1 19851122 - USINOR [FR]
[X] DE 20213759 U1 20030213 - VOEST ALPINE IND ANLAGEN [AT]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL LT LV MK

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1466989 A2 20041013; EP 1466989 A3 20070919; DE 10316367 A1 20041028

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 04006041 A 20040313; DE 10316367 A 20030410