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EP 1938928 B1 20140416 - Screwdrivers

Title (en)

Screwdrivers

Title (de)

Schraubendreher

Title (fr)

Tournevis

Publication

EP 1938928 B1 20140416 (EN)

Application

EP 07025132 A 20071227

Priority

JP 2006355108 A 20061228

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1938928A1] A guide device (30) of a screw feeding device (20) has a guide member (31) defining a guide path for the movement of a screw strip (J) into a feeder (22) that can reciprocally move in a screw driving direction. A clearance (31e) is provided between guide portions (31a) of the guide member (31), so that the screw strip (J) can be positioned to extend across the clearance (31e) and can move along the clearance (31e) as the position of the feeder (22) changes.

IPC 8 full level

B25B 23/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B25B 23/045 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1938928 A1 20080702; EP 1938928 B1 20140416; JP 2008161984 A 20080717; JP 4891061 B2 20120307

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 07025132 A 20071227; JP 2006355108 A 20061228