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EP 1724080 B1 20080319 - Furniture assembly line

Title (en)

Furniture assembly line

Title (de)

Möbelkorpus-Montagelinie

Title (fr)

Ligne de montage pour corps de meuble

Publication

EP 1724080 B1 20080319 (DE)

Application

EP 05011034 A 20050520

Priority

EP 05011034 A 20050520

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1724080A1] The assembly line (1) joins horizontal (2) and vertical (4) body parts to furniture body. It has first (10) and second (12) conveyors. The second conveyor has a straightening device for the vertical body parts, and a guide (20) above the conveyors running parallel to the first conveyor and movable in deviating direction. There are at least two horizontal pressing elements (22, 24), of which at least one can travel along the guide.

IPC 8 full level

B27M 3/18 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B27M 3/0013 (2013.01); B27M 3/18 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES IT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1724080 A1 20061122; EP 1724080 B1 20080319; DE 202005020526 U1 20060323; DE 502005003319 D1 20080430; ES 2300899 T3 20080616

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 05011034 A 20050520; DE 202005020526 U 20050520; DE 502005003319 T 20050520; ES 05011034 T 20050520