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EP 1508651 A3 20051228 - Acoustical panel with slotted structure

Title (en)

Acoustical panel with slotted structure

Title (de)

Akustikplatte mit Rillenstruktur

Title (fr)

Panneau acoustique à structure rainurée

Publication

EP 1508651 A3 20051228 (DE)

Application

EP 04450165 A 20040819

Priority

AT 13102003 A 20030820
DE 10426644 A 20040526

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1508651A2] The panel (7) contains cavities (3, 4, 12-17, 23, 24) which lead off sideways from one or both sides of the grooves (5) in a laterally offset manner or which slant off sideways from one or both sides of the grooves.

IPC 1-7

E04B 1/86

IPC 8 full level

E04B 1/86 (2006.01); E04B 1/84 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E04B 1/86 (2013.01); E04B 2001/849 (2013.01); E04B 2001/8495 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[X] EP 0786759 A1 19970730 - NITTO BOSEKI CO LTD [JP]
[DX] DE 19857419 A1 19990722 - DIAPLAN LIEGENSCHAFTENVERWALTU [AT]
[A] EP 0150500 A2 19850807 - DANZER KG KARL [DE]

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 1508651 A2 20050223; EP 1508651 A3 20051228

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 04450165 A 20040819