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EP 1623920 B1 20070214 - Submarine with telescopable conning tower

Title (en)

Submarine with telescopable conning tower

Title (de)

Unterseeboot mit teleskopierbarem Schacht

Title (fr)

Sous marin avec kiosque téléscopique

Publication

EP 1623920 B1 20070214 (DE)

Application

EP 05016488 A 20050729

Priority

DE 102004037951 A 20040805

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1623920A1] The submarine includes a pressure hull (1) with at least one manhole shaft. The manhole shaft forms a lock between the inside of the pressure hull and the surrounding outer atmosphere. The manhole shaft is formed so as to be telescopically extendable.

IPC 8 full level

B63G 8/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

B63G 8/06 (2013.01 - EP KR); B63G 8/40 (2013.01 - EP KR)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1623920 A1 20060208; EP 1623920 B1 20070214; DE 102004037951 A1 20060316; DE 102004037951 B4 20060504; DE 502005000376 D1 20070329; ES 2281868 T3 20071001; KR 100980130 B1 20100903; KR 20060049293 A 20060518

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 05016488 A 20050729; DE 102004037951 A 20040805; DE 502005000376 T 20050729; ES 05016488 T 20050729; KR 20050071371 A 20050804