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EP 1593334 B1 20130605 - Travelling floor cleaning machine

Title (en)

Travelling floor cleaning machine

Title (de)

Fahrbare Bodenreinigungsmaschine

Title (fr)

Machine mobile de nettoyage de sols

Publication

EP 1593334 B1 20130605 (DE)

Application

EP 05008343 A 20050416

Priority

DE 102004022359 A 20040430

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1593334A2] The ride-on floor cleaning machine has an ignition switch (43) and a direction control switch (45). A knob (57) rotates to control the cleaning functions, e.g. the brush and vacuum function.

IPC 8 full level

A47L 11/40 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A47L 11/4008 (2013.01); A47L 11/4066 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1593334 A2 20051109; EP 1593334 A3 20080319; EP 1593334 B1 20130605; DE 102004022359 A1 20051117

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 05008343 A 20050416; DE 102004022359 A 20040430