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EP 1473268 B1 20051207 - lifting device

Title (en)

lifting device

Title (de)

Hubeinrichtung

Title (fr)

Dispositif de levage

Publication

EP 1473268 B1 20051207 (DE)

Application

EP 04005754 A 20040311

Priority

AT 6422003 A 20030428

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1473268A2] The reciprocating drive has a spindle (1) mounted for rotation in a housing (4) and carrying a nut (5) for positioning the spindle. The spindle nut has a rotation lock formed by a tube (9) surrounding it and with an insert (10) to engage the spindle. The insert has an outer surface with two transverse recesses to receive wedges (22).

IPC 1-7

B66F 3/18

IPC 8 full level

B66F 3/18 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B66F 3/18 (2013.01); B66F 2700/04 (2013.01)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1473268 A2 20041103; EP 1473268 A3 20041222; EP 1473268 B1 20051207; AT 412643 B 20050525; AT A6422003 A 20041015; AT E312049 T1 20051215; DE 502004000162 D1 20060112; ES 2255006 T3 20060616

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 04005754 A 20040311; AT 04005754 T 20040311; AT 6422003 A 20030428; DE 502004000162 T 20040311; ES 04005754 T 20040311