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EP 1701362 A2 20060913 - Power cable

Title (en)

Power cable

Title (de)

Stromkabel

Title (fr)

Câble d'alimentation

Publication

EP 1701362 A2 20060913 (DE)

Application

EP 05450202 A 20051215

Priority

AT 4112005 A 20050310

Abstract (en)

The power cable (21,21a) is approximately circular in cross section and is deformed in at least one middle area into a flat cable (22) with a rectangle-shaped cross section. The respective flat cable is formed with an insulation (3) which is rectangular in cross section. An independent claim is also included for the method for the manufacture of the power cable.

IPC 8 full level

B60R 16/02 (2006.01); H01B 7/08 (2006.01); H02G 3/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01B 7/0892 (2013.01); H01B 7/0045 (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 LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1701362 A2 20060913; EP 1701362 A3 20070214

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 05450202 A 20051215