Global Patent Index - EP 1553028 B1

EP 1553028 B1 20100324 - Sealing device for the annular space between a container internal wall of a vertical cylindrical container for fluid and the floating roof

Title (en)

Sealing device for the annular space between a container internal wall of a vertical cylindrical container for fluid and the floating roof

Title (de)

Vorrichtung zum Abdichten des Ringspalts zwischen einer Behälterinnenwand eines für eine Flüssigkeit bestimmten vertikalen Rundbehälters und einer schwimmenden Abdeckung

Title (fr)

Moyen d'étanchéité pour l'espace annulaire entre la paroi interne d'un réservoir cylindriqe à parois verticales pour liquides, et le toit flottant

Publication

EP 1553028 B1 20100324 (DE)

Application

EP 04030876 A 20041228

Priority

DE 102004001206 A 20040106

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1553028A2] The device for the sealing of the annular gap (5) between an inner wall of a vertical round container for a liquid and a floating cover (2) has a sealing profile (7) with at least one absorbent mat to absorb especially rain water draining from the wall region above the floating cover. The vertical edge sections of the mat (9) are turned away from the container wall (3). The mat is flexibly constructed and retained at least by the aforesaid edge sections by a support element (8) in such a way that the mat, viewed in vertical section, is curved convexly to the inner wall of the container.

IPC 8 full level

B65D 88/46 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65D 88/46 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE GB IT NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1553028 A2 20050713; EP 1553028 A3 20051102; EP 1553028 B1 20100324; DE 102004001206 A1 20050804; DE 102004001206 A8 20051117; DE 102004001206 B4 20060504; DE 502004010934 D1 20100506

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 04030876 A 20041228; DE 102004001206 A 20040106; DE 502004010934 T 20041228