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EP 1919678 A1 20080514 - METHOD FOR PRODUCING THIN STONE SLABS

Title (en)

METHOD FOR PRODUCING THIN STONE SLABS

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON DÜNNSTEINPLATTEN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE DE FABRICATION DE DALLES MINCES

Publication

EP 1919678 A1 20080514 (DE)

Application

EP 06761801 A 20060714

Priority

DE 2006001221 W 20060714
DE 102005033325 A 20050716

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2007009436A1] Thin natural stone slabs (1), which are glued to a support (2, 3), can be produced by sawing thick natural stone slabs with the aid of a splitting machine (4).

IPC 8 full level

B23D 45/10 (2006.01); B28D 1/00 (2006.01); B28D 1/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B28D 1/005 (2013.01); B28D 1/048 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2007009436A1

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)

DE 102005063318 A1 20070125; EP 1919678 A1 20080514; WO 2007009436 A1 20070125

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102005063318 A 20050716; DE 2006001221 W 20060714; EP 06761801 A 20060714