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EP 1518643 B1 20091104 - Finishing apparatus

Title (en)

Finishing apparatus

Title (de)

Finishvorrichtung

Title (fr)

Dispositif de finition

Publication

EP 1518643 B1 20091104 (DE)

Application

EP 03400054 A 20030916

Priority

EP 03400054 A 20030916

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1518643A1] A surface fine finishing tool (10) has a finishing belt (26) that advances longitudinally to a presentation zone (62) where it makes contact with a work piece (26). In the contact zone the finishing belt moves around a convex surface.

IPC 8 full level

B24B 21/00 (2006.01); B24B 5/42 (2006.01); B24B 19/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B24B 5/42 (2013.01); B24B 19/12 (2013.01); B24B 21/004 (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 PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1518643 A1 20050330; EP 1518643 B1 20091104; AT E447461 T1 20091115; DE 50312089 D1 20091217

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 03400054 A 20030916; AT 03400054 T 20030916; DE 50312089 T 20030916