EP 1637330 A1 20060322 - Thermal actuator with corrugated heater element

Title (en)

Thermal actuator with corrugated heater element

Title (de)

Thermisches Betätigungselement mit gezahntem Heizelement

Title (fr)

Élément thermique d'actuation avec ondulations

Publication

EP 1637330 A1 20060322 (EN)

Application

EP 05109700 A 19980715

Priority

EP 98933352 A 19980715
AU PO807897 A 19970715
AU PO793397 A 19970715
AU PO807597 A 19970715
AU PO807997 A 19970715
AU PO805097 A 19970715
AU PO805297 A 19970715
AU PO794897 A 19970715
AU PO795197 A 19970715
AU PO807497 A 19970715
AU PO794197 A 19970715
AU PO805197 A 19970715
AU PO804597 A 19970715
AU PO795297 A 19970715
AU PO804697 A 19970715
AU PO804297 A 19970715
AU PO804097 A 19970715
AU PO805797 A 19970715
AU PO805697 A 19970715
AU PO800197 A 19970715
AU PO803897 A 19970715
AU PO793797 A 19970715
AU PO800297 A 19970715
AU PO806897 A 19970715
AU PO806297 A 19970715
AU PO803497 A 19970715
AU PO803997 A 19970715
AU PO803797 A 19970715
AU PO804397 A 19970715
AU PO806497 A 19970715
AU PO794697 A 19970715
AU PO794397 A 19970715
AU PO800697 A 19970715
AU PO800797 A 19970715
AU PO800897 A 19970715
AU PO801097 A 19970715
AU PO794497 A 19970715
AU PO794797 A 19970715
AU PO794597 A 19970715
AU PO803397 A 19970715
AU PO801197 A 19970715
AU PO850397 A 19970811
AU PO939097 A 19970923
AU PO939397 A 19970923
AU PO939297 A 19970923
AU PO938997 A 19970923
AU PO939197 A 19970923
AU PP087397 A 19971212
AU PP089397 A 19971212
AU PP088897 A 19971212
AU PP089197 A 19971212
AU PP089097 A 19971212
AU PP089497 A 19971212
AU PP088997 A 19971212
AU PP087297 A 19971212
AU PP088297 A 19971212
AU PP087497 A 19971212
AU PP087597 A 19971212
AU PP089297 A 19971212
AU PP139898 A 19980119
AU PP139698 A 19980119
AU PP259398 A 19980325
AU PP259298 A 19980325
AU PP259198 A 19980325
AU PP399198 A 19980609
AU PP398398 A 19980609
AU PP398598 A 19980609
AU PP398998 A 19980609
AU PP398798 A 19980609
AU PP399098 A 19980609
AU PP398698 A 19980609
AU PP398498 A 19980609

Abstract (en)

A thermal actuator comprising a heater element encased within an actuat

IPC 8 full level

B41J 2/14 (2006.01); B41J 2/045 (2006.01); B41J 2/055 (2006.01); B41J 2/16 (2006.01); B41J 2/165 (2006.01); B41J 2/175 (2006.01); B41J 2/19 (2006.01); B41J 3/42 (2006.01); B41J 3/44 (2006.01); G12B 1/02 (2006.01); H01H 1/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B41J 2/14314 (2013.01); B41J 2/14427 (2013.01); B41J 2/1623 (2013.01); B41J 2/1628 (2013.01); B41J 2/1629 (2013.01); B41J 2/1631 (2013.01); B41J 2/1632 (2013.01); B41J 2/1635 (2013.01); B41J 2/1639 (2013.01); B41J 2/1642 (2013.01); B41J 2/1643 (2013.01); B41J 2/1645 (2013.01); B41J 2/1646 (2013.01); B41J 2/1648 (2013.01); B41J 2/17596 (2013.01); B41J 3/445 (2013.01); B41J 2002/041 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

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Citation (search report)

[X] GB 1428239 A 19760317 - CIBIE PROJECTEURS
[A] DE 4031248 A1 19920409 - KERNFORSCHUNGSZ KARLSRUHE [DE]
[A] DE 3716996 A1 19881208 - VDO SCHINDLING [DE]
[A] DE 8802281 U1 19880519

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9903681 A1 19990128; AT E358019 T1 20070415; AT E359915 T1 20070515; AT E386638 T1 20080315; AT E409119 T1 20081015; EP 0999934 A1 20000517; EP 0999934 A4 20010627; EP 0999934 B1 20051026; EP 1637330 A1 20060322; EP 1637330 B1 20070418; EP 1640162 A1 20060329; EP 1640162 B1 20070328; EP 1650030 A1 20060426; EP 1650030 B1 20080924; EP 1650031 A1 20060426; EP 1650031 B1 20080220; ES 2302134 T3 20080701; JP 2003521389 A 20030715; JP 4160250 B2 20081001

DOCDB simple family (application)

AU 9800550 W 19980715; AT 05109700 T 19980715; AT 05109701 T 19980715; AT 05109707 T 19980715; AT 05109756 T 19980715; EP 05109700 A 19980715; EP 05109701 A 19980715; EP 05109707 A 19980715; EP 05109756 A 19980715; EP 98933352 A 19980715; ES 05109756 T 19980715; JP 2000502942 A 19980715