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EP 1857629 B1 20150624 - Drive unit for a vertical blind

Title (en)

Drive unit for a vertical blind

Title (de)

Antriebseinheit für eine Vertikaljalousie

Title (fr)

Unité d'actionnement pour un store vertical

Publication

EP 1857629 B1 20150624 (DE)

Application

EP 07108279 A 20070515

Priority

DE 102006023789 A 20060516
DE 202007000605 U 20070110

Abstract (en)

[origin: DE202007000605U1] A drive unit for a vertical louvre shutter has a common drive for the tilt and slide movements. This is achieved by an additional differential between the two drive modules. This operates on a tilt adjustment for the louvres. The drive unit includes planetary drive stages.

IPC 8 full level

E06B 9/36 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

E06B 9/361 (2013.01 - EP US)

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 MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 202007000605 U1 20070712; DK 1857629 T3 20150928; EP 1857629 A2 20071121; EP 1857629 A3 20110316; EP 1857629 B1 20150624; US 2007267154 A1 20071122; US 7717153 B2 20100518

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 202007000605 U 20070110; DK 07108279 T 20070515; EP 07108279 A 20070515; US 74876307 A 20070515