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EP 1845182 B1 20081015 - Warp-knitting machine

Title (en)

Warp-knitting machine

Title (de)

Wirkmaschine

Title (fr)

Machine à tricoter du type chaîne

Publication

EP 1845182 B1 20081015 (DE)

Application

EP 06075860 A 20060411

Priority

EP 06075860 A 20060411

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1845182A1] A knitting machine (1), with a thread source (2), a knitting region (3), a remover (4) for the knitted product (11) and a piece length counter (17) (connected to the machine controller (16)) with a specific action on the machine on reaching a specific piece length, has a second piece length counter (17) (also connected to the machine controller) with a second specific action on the machine on reaching a specific piece length.

IPC 8 full level

D04B 27/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

D04B 27/34 (2013.01); D04B 35/10 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1845182 A1 20071017; EP 1845182 B1 20081015; DE 502006001828 D1 20081127; ES 2313540 T3 20090301; IL 176593 A0 20061031; IL 176593 A 20100531

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 06075860 A 20060411; DE 502006001828 T 20060411; ES 06075860 T 20060411; IL 17659306 A 20060628