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EP 1886955 B1 20100113 - Folding apparatus

Title (en)

Folding apparatus

Title (de)

Falzapparat

Title (fr)

Dispositif de pliage

Publication

EP 1886955 B1 20100113 (DE)

Application

EP 07114134 A 20070810

Priority

DE 102006037876 A 20060811
DE 102006057459 A 20061206

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1886955A1] Folding unit with a cutter for cutting up a material strip into individual panels (Nutzen, sic) and a collection cylinder for collection of the panels (sic). The cutter includes a cutting cylinder with 3 blades arranged around the cutting cylinder periphery, where one blade is shorter than the two other blades.

IPC 8 full level

B65H 45/28 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65H 45/28 (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 MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1886955 A1 20080213; EP 1886955 B1 20100113; AT E455070 T1 20100115; DE 502007002596 D1 20100304

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 07114134 A 20070810; AT 07114134 T 20070810; DE 502007002596 T 20070810